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EBVMA Podcast- What Is Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine?
Back in April, I was privileged to participate in the inaugural podcast of the Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association, a group I have worked with for many years, as a membership of the Board of Directors and former President. In this … Continue reading
SkeptVet Talking about Alternative Medicine for Pets on the Prism Podcast
Had a great time chatting about alternative veterinary medicine on the Prism Podcast. You can download the mp3 below if you like or listen on the web or on iTunes.
WVC 2015: Can We Trust the Scientific Literature?
INTRODUCTION Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) is the explicit and deliberate integration of scientific research evidence with the circumstances and needs of individual patients to support clinical decision making. It requires that the practitioner be able to find and critically evaluate … Continue reading
WVC 2015: EBVM in the Trenches
WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (EBVM)? Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) is the formal, explicit application of the philosophy and methods of science to generating understanding and making decisions in veterinary medicine. It is often associated with academic research and university or … Continue reading
WVC 2015: What You Know than Ain’t Necessarily So
INTRODUCTION Experienced 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 … Continue reading
WVC 2016: What You Know that Ain’t Necessarily So
Here is my presentation on the evidence for a few common veterinary practices. INTRODUCTION Experienced 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 … Continue reading
WVC 2016: The Laser Craze
Here are my notes and slides from my presentation of low-level lasers. WHAT IS LASER THERAPY? Laser therapy is, at its simplest, the application of light to living organisms to obtain health benefits. However, there is a bewildering amount of … Continue reading
WVC 2016: Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
Here are the notes and slides from my presentation on Overdiagnosis. WHAT IS OVERDIAGNOSIS? A 5 year-old Labrador retriever presents for an acute cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Otherwise, the dog is healthy in every way with no clinical symptoms other … Continue reading
Generating Evidence in Private Practice
This is the proceeding and slides from a talk I gave at the ABVP Symposium in 2015. GENERATING EVIDENCE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE INTRODUCTION “…the practitioner is an essential part of the total research effort undertaken by our profession and, further, … Continue reading
Pragmatic Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine in Private Practice
These are the proceedings and slides for a lecture I gave at the 2015 symposium of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. PRAGMATIC EVIDENCE-BASED VETERINARY MEDICINE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (EBVM)? Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) is the … Continue reading