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Fiona Mcmaster - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Zoonotic disease risk perceptions in the British veterinary profession
Preventive veterinary medicine, 2016Co-Authors: C. A. Robin, Judy M. Bettridge, Fiona McmasterAbstract:In human and veterinary medicine, reducing the risk of occupationally-acquired infections relies on effective infection prevention and control Practices (IPCs). In veterinary medicine, zoonoses present a risk to practitioners, yet little is known about how these risks are understood and how this translates into health protective behaviour. This study aimed to explore risk perceptions within the British veterinary profession and identify motivators and barriers to compliance with IPCs. A cross-sectional study was conducted using veterinary Practices registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Here we demonstrate that compliance with IPCs is influenced by more than just knowledge and experience, and understanding of risk is complex and multifactorial. Out of 252 respondents, the majority were not concerned about the risk of zoonoses (57.5%); however, a considerable proportion (34.9%) was. Overall, 44.0% of respondents reported contracting a confirmed or suspected zoonoses, most frequently dermatophytosis (58.6%). In veterinary professionals who had previous experience of managing zoonotic cases, time or financial constraints and a concern for adverse Animal reactions were not perceived as barriers to use of personal protective equipment (PPE). For those working in Large Animal Practice, the most significant motivator for using PPE was concerns over liability. When assessing responses to a range of different "infection control attitudes", veterinary nurses tended to have a more positive perspective, compared with veterinary surgeons. Our results demonstrate that IPCs are not always adhered to, and factors influencing motivators and barriers to compliance are not simply based on knowledge and experience. Educating veterinary professionals may help improve compliance to a certain extent, however increased knowledge does not necessarily equate to an increase in risk-mitigating behaviour. This highlights that the construction of risk is complex and circumstance-specific and to get a real grasp on compliance with IPCs, this construction needs to be explored in more depth.
C. A. Robin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Zoonotic disease risk perceptions in the British veterinary profession
Preventive veterinary medicine, 2016Co-Authors: C. A. Robin, Judy M. Bettridge, Fiona McmasterAbstract:In human and veterinary medicine, reducing the risk of occupationally-acquired infections relies on effective infection prevention and control Practices (IPCs). In veterinary medicine, zoonoses present a risk to practitioners, yet little is known about how these risks are understood and how this translates into health protective behaviour. This study aimed to explore risk perceptions within the British veterinary profession and identify motivators and barriers to compliance with IPCs. A cross-sectional study was conducted using veterinary Practices registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Here we demonstrate that compliance with IPCs is influenced by more than just knowledge and experience, and understanding of risk is complex and multifactorial. Out of 252 respondents, the majority were not concerned about the risk of zoonoses (57.5%); however, a considerable proportion (34.9%) was. Overall, 44.0% of respondents reported contracting a confirmed or suspected zoonoses, most frequently dermatophytosis (58.6%). In veterinary professionals who had previous experience of managing zoonotic cases, time or financial constraints and a concern for adverse Animal reactions were not perceived as barriers to use of personal protective equipment (PPE). For those working in Large Animal Practice, the most significant motivator for using PPE was concerns over liability. When assessing responses to a range of different "infection control attitudes", veterinary nurses tended to have a more positive perspective, compared with veterinary surgeons. Our results demonstrate that IPCs are not always adhered to, and factors influencing motivators and barriers to compliance are not simply based on knowledge and experience. Educating veterinary professionals may help improve compliance to a certain extent, however increased knowledge does not necessarily equate to an increase in risk-mitigating behaviour. This highlights that the construction of risk is complex and circumstance-specific and to get a real grasp on compliance with IPCs, this construction needs to be explored in more depth.
John J. Dascanio - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The use of information technology in Large Animal veterinary education.
Journal of veterinary medical education, 2003Co-Authors: John J. DascanioAbstract:To facilitate Large Animal veterinary education, information technology has to connect the classroom to the farm. Technology needs to be portable, durable, and cost-effective. Dairy production medicine was one of the first areas in veterinary medicine to use computers to manage Large sets of milk production-related data. Now equine Practice has embraced technology in almost every diagnostic imaging methodology. The personal desktop assistant (PDA) has allowed students to take Large volumes of information with them during clinical rotations. The technology is advancing so quickly that it is difficult to keep up with new software and hardware developments, let alone purchase the most current versions. This article reviews information technology as it is used in Large Animal Practice and, consequently, in Large Animal veterinary education.
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Informatic and Technology Approaches to Veterinary Education The Use of Information Technology in Large Animal Veterinary Education
2003Co-Authors: John J. DascanioAbstract:To facilitate Large Animal veterinary education, information technology has to connect the classroom to the farm. Technology needs to be portable, durable, and cost-effective. Dairy production medicine was one of the first areas in veterinary medicine to use computers to manage Large sets of milk production–related data. Now equine Practice has embraced technology in almost every diagnostic imaging methodology. The personal desktop assistant (PDA) has allowed students to take Large volumes of information with them during clinical rotations. The technology is advancing so quickly that it is difficult to keep up with new software and hardware developments, let alone purchase the most current versions. This article reviews information technology as it is used in Large Animal Practice and, consequently, in Large Animal veterinary education.
W.r. Ward - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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working Practices of cattle foot trimmers used for footcare in dairy cattle compared with those of veterinary surgeons for treatment of lameness in Large Animal Practice
Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A-physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine, 2004Co-Authors: K Ocallaghan A Lowe, Richard D. Murray, Peter J. Cripps, W.r. WardAbstract:Summary A questionnaire was sent to 270 veterinary surgeons and 135 cattle foot trimmers, investigating their perceptions on lameness and associated pain, with particular emphasis on dairy cattle. Response rates were 58 and 51%, respectively, but the number of respondents fully answering each question varied. Cattle foot trimming methods, opinions on pain associated with lameness and methods used to control pain were investigated. Responses of both groups were compared. No veterinary surgeon attended more than 50 lame cattle per month. The ‘Dutch Method’ of foot trimming was always used by 47% of veterinary respondents and 89% of trimmers. Both groups considered lameness to be potentially painful. Orthopaedic shoes were used by 79% of responding veterinary surgeons and 97% of trimmers (P < 0.001) to alleviate weightbearing by diseased digits. Housing lame cows on straw was regularly recommended by approximately one-third of both groups. Around a third of veterinary surgeons used local anaesthetics when treating lame cattle. Only 27% used analgesics when treating lame cattle.
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Working Practices of cattle foot trimmers used for footcare in dairy cattle compared with those of veterinary surgeons for treatment of lameness in Large Animal Practice.
Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A, 2004Co-Authors: K. A. O'callaghan Lowe, Richard D. Murray, Peter J. Cripps, W.r. WardAbstract:Summary A questionnaire was sent to 270 veterinary surgeons and 135 cattle foot trimmers, investigating their perceptions on lameness and associated pain, with particular emphasis on dairy cattle. Response rates were 58 and 51%, respectively, but the number of respondents fully answering each question varied. Cattle foot trimming methods, opinions on pain associated with lameness and methods used to control pain were investigated. Responses of both groups were compared. No veterinary surgeon attended more than 50 lame cattle per month. The ‘Dutch Method’ of foot trimming was always used by 47% of veterinary respondents and 89% of trimmers. Both groups considered lameness to be potentially painful. Orthopaedic shoes were used by 79% of responding veterinary surgeons and 97% of trimmers (P
Adolf K. Maas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Ambulatory Exotic and Nontraditional Species Medicine.
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice, 2018Co-Authors: Adolf K. MaasAbstract:Ambulatory veterinary Practice is anything but a new concept; although it was not a significant portion of companion Animal medicine for the last 5 decades, it has been and continues to be the mainstay of Large Animal Practice. As exotic Animal medicine has been one of the fastest growing segments of veterinary medicine, mobile and on-site care for these nontraditional species (both pets and collection based) is a rapidly growing segment of on-demand veterinary care. With good planning, organization, and equipment, ambulatory medical services can provide as good of care as what can be Practiced in any stationary Practice.
