Katie Waine
Assessing the feasibility of retrospective and prospective clinical audit in farm animal veterinary practice
Waine, Katie; White, Constance; Dean, Rachel S.; Hudson, Chris; Huxley, Jonathan N.; Brennan, Marnie L.
Authors
Constance White
Rachel S. Dean
CHRISTOPHER HUDSON chris.hudson@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Dairy Herd Health and Production
Jonathan N. Huxley
MARNIE BRENNAN MARNIE.BRENNAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor
Abstract
As a quality improvement tool, clinical audit has been extensively described in the medical literature. There is scant literature on the use of clinical audit in the farm animal veterinary setting. This study describes the process and feasibility of prospective and retrospective data collection for farm animal clinical audit performed at three different farm animal practices in the United Kingdom. Retrospective clinical audit was difficult in all three practices due to barriers in establishing diagnosis and patient identity from clinical records. Prospective data collection proved feasible but depended on adequate case accrual and practitioner engagement. The decision to conduct clinical audit retrospectively or prospectively will depend on the topic to audit, the availability of data and the wishes of the team members involved. Further work is required looking at the use of clinical coding and alternatives to using practice management software to improve retrospective data availability for clinical audit.
Citation
Waine, K., White, C., Dean, R. S., Hudson, C., Huxley, J. N., & Brennan, M. L. (2021). Assessing the feasibility of retrospective and prospective clinical audit in farm animal veterinary practice. Veterinary Sciences, 8(4), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8040062
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 30, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2021 |
Deposit Date | May 20, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | May 20, 2021 |
Journal | Veterinary Sciences |
Electronic ISSN | 2306-7381 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 4 |
Article Number | 62 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8040062 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5469818 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/4 |
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