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The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La... Jun 2014
Topics: Canada; Legislation, Veterinary; Professional Corporations; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 24891633
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Schweizer Archiv Fur Tierheilkunde Jan 2018The veterinary manuals by Vegetius, Pelagonius and Chiron Kentauros, all three dating from the 4th century, contain remarks about livestock being poisoned by animal...
The veterinary manuals by Vegetius, Pelagonius and Chiron Kentauros, all three dating from the 4th century, contain remarks about livestock being poisoned by animal venoms. It is suggested, that livestock bitten by contaminated shrews, reptiles, scorpions, beetles and spiders shows signs of poisoning. The authors present various possible therapies for the sick livestock.
Topics: Animal Husbandry; Animals; Bites and Stings; History, Ancient; Livestock; Scorpions; Spiders; Venoms; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 29298747
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Microbiology Spectrum May 2018While antimicrobial resistance is already a public health crisis in human medicine, therapeutic failure in veterinary medicine due to antimicrobial resistance remains... (Review)
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While antimicrobial resistance is already a public health crisis in human medicine, therapeutic failure in veterinary medicine due to antimicrobial resistance remains relatively uncommon. However, there are many pathways by which antimicrobial resistance determinants can travel between animals and humans: by close contact, through the food chain, or indirectly via the environment. Antimicrobial stewardship describes measures that can help mitigate the public health crisis and preserve the effectiveness of available antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial stewardship programs have been principally developed, implemented, and studied in human hospitals but are beginning to be adapted for other applications in human medicine. Key learning from the experiences of antimicrobial stewardship programs in human medicine are summarized in this article-guiding the development of a stewardship framework suitable for adaptation and use in both companion animal and livestock practice. The antimicrobial stewardship program for veterinary use integrates infection prevention and control together with approaches emphasizing avoidance of antimicrobial agents. The 5R framework of continuous improvement that is described recognizes the importance of executive support; highly motivated organizations and teams (responsibility); the need to review the starting position, set objectives, and determine means of measuring progress and success; and a critical focus on reducing, replacing, and refining the use of antimicrobial agents. Significant issues that are currently the focus of intensive research include improved detection and diagnosis of infections, refined dosing regimens that are simultaneously effective while not selecting resistance, searches for alternatives to antimicrobial agents, and development of improved vaccines to enhance immunity and reduce disease.
Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 29916349
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.ARBA-0023-2017 -
Preventive Veterinary Medicine Feb 2018
SVEPM 2017-Recent developments and contemporary foci in veterinary epidemiology and economics, Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine conference Inverness, Scotland 29-31 March 2017.
Topics: Animal Diseases; Animals; Epidemiology; Scotland; Societies; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 29229285
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The Veterinary Clinics of North... Jul 2015Proper health equipment management requires significant attention to detail. Establishing and following protocols during processing (eg, cleaning and disinfecting... (Review)
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Proper health equipment management requires significant attention to detail. Establishing and following protocols during processing (eg, cleaning and disinfecting equipment at the end of the work day) is required to ensure a safe product that is free of defects and residues. Overall cleanliness of equipment and facilities is important not only from a food safety standpoint but many view these as an overall indicator of attention to detail in the entire production system. Ensuring that needles are changed, implant guns are managed properly, vaccine is handled in an acceptable manner, and that proper chute operation occurs is essential.
Topics: Animal Husbandry; Animals; Disinfection; Sterilization; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 26139191
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2015.03.009 -
The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La... Jun 1999
Topics: Animal Diseases; Animals; Canada; Complementary Therapies; Curriculum; Education, Veterinary; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 10367151
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The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La... Mar 2023
Topics: Animals; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 36874541
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Veterinary Journal (London, England :... Sep 2018Precision medicine can be defined as the prevention, investigation and treatment of diseases taking individual variability into account. There are multiple ways in which... (Review)
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Precision medicine can be defined as the prevention, investigation and treatment of diseases taking individual variability into account. There are multiple ways in which the field of precision medicine may be advanced; however, recent innovations in the fields of electronics and microfabrication techniques have led to an increased interest in the use of implantable biosensors in precision medicine. Implantable biosensors are an important class of biosensors because of their ability to provide continuous data on the levels of a target analyte; this enables trends and changes in analyte levels over time to be monitored without any need for intervention from either the patient or clinician. As such, implantable biosensors have great potential in the diagnosis, monitoring, management and treatment of a variety of disease conditions. In this review, we describe precision medicine and the role implantable biosensors may have in this field, along with challenges in their clinical implementation due to the host immune responses they elicit within the body.
Topics: Animals; Biosensing Techniques; Precision Medicine; Prostheses and Implants; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 30197105
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Preventive Veterinary Medicine Jul 2023Evidence-based practices (EBPs) provide strategies to improve the health, welfare and productivity of animal species. However, ensuring implementation and uptake into... (Review)
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Evidence-based practices (EBPs) provide strategies to improve the health, welfare and productivity of animal species. However, ensuring implementation and uptake into routine practice of these EBPs is often challenging. In human health research, one approach used to improve uptake of EBPs is the use of theories, models and/or frameworks (TMFs), however the extent of the use of this approach in veterinary medicine is unknown. The aim of this scoping review was to identify existing veterinary uses of TMFs to inform the uptake of EBPs, and to understand the focus of these applications. Searches were conducted in CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus, alongside grey literature, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. The search strategy consisted of a list of known existing TMFs that have been used to improve uptake of EBPs in human health, alongside more generic terminology for implementation and terminology relevant to veterinary medicine. Peer reviewed journal articles and grey literature detailing the use of a TMF to inform uptake of EBP(s) in a veterinary context were included. The search identified 68 studies that met the eligibility criteria. Included studies represented a diverse spread of countries, areas of veterinary concern and EBP. A range of 28 different TMFs were used, although the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) predominated, featuring in 46% of included studies (n = 31). The majority of studies (n = 65, 96%) utilised a TMF with the aim to understand and/or explain what influences implementation outcomes. Only 8 studies (12%) reported the use of a TMF alongside/in conjunction with the actual implementation of an intervention. It is clear there has been some use to date of TMFs to inform uptake of EBPs in veterinary medicine, however it has been sporadic. There has been a heavy reliance on usage of the TPB and other similar classic theories. This has typically been to inform the understanding of factors, such as barriers and facilitators, that may influence the outcome of an implementation effort without then applying this knowledge to the actual implementation of an intervention. Furthermore, there has been a lack of acknowledgement of wider contextual factors and consideration of sustainability of interventions. There is clear potential to increase and expand the usage of TMFs to improve uptake of EBPs in veterinary medicine, including utilising a wider range of TMFs and developing interdisciplinary collaborations with human implementation experts.
Topics: Animals; Evidence-Based Practice; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 37224662
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The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La... Aug 2012
Topics: Animals; Humans; Nanotechnology; Veterinary Medicine
PubMed: 23372187
DOI: No ID Found