Monthly Archives: February 2023

VIN Veritas Award

Posted on February 24, 2023 by skeptvet

I received some exciting news today. As always, I am very grateful to everyone who has been supportive of my advocacy and science communication work over the years and who has found it useful (that means all of you!!). The … Continue reading →

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Evidence-based Veterinary Palliative and Hospice Care: Can We Get There?

Posted on February 22, 2023 by skeptvet

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINEThere are many characterizations of evidence-based medicine (EBM),1–3 but nearly all include the following core elements: Figure 1. Hierarchy of evidence, from most available and least reliable at the bottom to most reliable and least available at the top.4 EBM … Continue reading →

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Choosing Wisely- Things to Stop Doing in Your Practice (Maybe)- From WVC 2023

Posted on February 22, 2023 by skeptvet

INTRODUCTIONExperienced clinicians often have an enormous knowledge base about the health problems their patients present with and the available diagnostic and therapeutic options. This knowledge is built over time from a variety of sources: basic pathophysiology and clinical information learned … Continue reading →

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Evidence-based Geriatric Small Animal Medicine- Cats (from WVC 2023)

Posted on February 22, 2023 by skeptvet

WHAT IS AGING?How we define aging depends on our goals and our frame of reference. From the biomedical perspective of the veterinary clinician, the important elements are: As cats age, they lose robustness (the ability to maintain a state of … Continue reading →

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