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Clinical audit in farm animal veterinary practice: Part 1: preparing for audit (2018)
Journal Article
Waine, K., Dean, R., Hudson, C., & Brennan, M. (2018). Clinical audit in farm animal veterinary practice: Part 1: preparing for audit. In Practice, 40(8), 360-364. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.k3950

This article, the first in a two-part series providing practical advice for practitioners on carrying out clinical audits, discusses the preparation and initiation of clinical audit in farm animal practice. In the second article, to be published in a... Read More about Clinical audit in farm animal veterinary practice: Part 1: preparing for audit.

A cross-sectional study of experiences and attitudes towards clinical audit of farm animal veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article
Waine, K., Dean, R., Hudson, C., Huxley, J., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). A cross-sectional study of experiences and attitudes towards clinical audit of farm animal veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Sciences, 5(4), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci5040084

© 2018 by the authors. Clinical audit is a quality improvement tool used to assess and improve the clinical services provided to patients. This is the first study to investigate the extent to which clinical audit is understood and utilised in farm an... Read More about A cross-sectional study of experiences and attitudes towards clinical audit of farm animal veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom.

Measuring the success of canine and feline preventative healthcare consultations: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., Belshaw, Z., Brennan, M. L., & Dean, R. S. (2018). Measuring the success of canine and feline preventative healthcare consultations: a systematic review. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 158, 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.07.005

Preventative healthcare consultations account for a large proportion of the veterinary caseload. This novel study is the first to methodically review all literature on canine and feline preventative healthcare consultations. Previous research has fo... Read More about Measuring the success of canine and feline preventative healthcare consultations: a systematic review.

Owner and veterinary surgeon perspectives on the roles of veterinary nurses and receptionists in relation to small animal preventative healthcare consultations in the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article
Belshaw, Z., Robinson, N. J., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Owner and veterinary surgeon perspectives on the roles of veterinary nurses and receptionists in relation to small animal preventative healthcare consultations in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record, 183(9), Article 296. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104773

Veterinary receptionists and veterinary nurses rarely feature in published practice-based research, yet are integral to small animal veterinary practice in the United Kingdom (UK). The aim of this study was to investigate the perspectives of UK-based... Read More about Owner and veterinary surgeon perspectives on the roles of veterinary nurses and receptionists in relation to small animal preventative healthcare consultations in the United Kingdom.

Variation in the reported management of canine prolapsed nictitans gland and feline herpetic keratitis (2018)
Journal Article
White, C., Jones, G., Baker, S., Dean, R., & Brennan, M. (2018). Variation in the reported management of canine prolapsed nictitans gland and feline herpetic keratitis. Veterinary Sciences, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci5020054

Treatment variation in medicine may be driven by evidence gaps, clinician factors, and patient preferences. Although well-documented in human medicine, variation in clinical management is relatively unexplored in veterinary practice. Clinical vignett... Read More about Variation in the reported management of canine prolapsed nictitans gland and feline herpetic keratitis.

Motivators and barriers for dog and cat owners and veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom to using preventative medicines (2018)
Journal Article
Belshaw, Z., Robinson, N. J., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Motivators and barriers for dog and cat owners and veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom to using preventative medicines. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 154, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.03.020

Routine use of preventative medicines is advocated as part of responsible dog and cat ownership. However, it has been suggested that the number of owners in the United Kingdom (UK) using preventative medicines to protect their pets is in decline. The... Read More about Motivators and barriers for dog and cat owners and veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom to using preventative medicines.

Measuring the success of specific health problem consultations in cats and dogs: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Corah, L., Mossop, L., Cobb, K., & Dean, R. (in press). Measuring the success of specific health problem consultations in cats and dogs: a systematic review. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104759

Consultations are complex interactions, are central to achieving optimal outcomes for all stakeholders, yet what constitutes a successful consultation has not been defined. The aim of this systematic review was to describe the scope of the literature... Read More about Measuring the success of specific health problem consultations in cats and dogs: a systematic review.

Owners and veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom disagree about what should happen during a small animal vaccination consultation (2018)
Journal Article
Belshaw, Z., Robinson, N. J., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Owners and veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom disagree about what should happen during a small animal vaccination consultation. Veterinary Sciences, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci5010007

Dog and cat vaccination consultations are a common part of small animal practice in the United Kingdom. Few data are available describing what happens during those consultations or what participants think about their content. The aim of this novel st... Read More about Owners and veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom disagree about what should happen during a small animal vaccination consultation.

Use of clinical vignette questionnaires to investigate the variation in management of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and acute glaucoma in dogs (2018)
Journal Article
White, C., Downes, M. J., Jones, G., Wigfall, C., Dean, R. S., & Brennan, M. L. (2018). Use of clinical vignette questionnaires to investigate the variation in management of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and acute glaucoma in dogs. Veterinary Record, 182(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104390

There is little peer-reviewed research assessing therapeutic effectiveness in canine eye disease. Current treatments used in first opinion and ophthalmology referral practices are also somewhat poorly documented. The aim of this study was to investig... Read More about Use of clinical vignette questionnaires to investigate the variation in management of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and acute glaucoma in dogs.