James Michael Evans

We examined differences in valued Big Five personality traits of small animal veterinarians between members and nonmembers of the veterinary medicine community. Between fall 2019 and spring 2020, data were collected from an online survey sent to eligible persons across a US midwestern state. Eligible persons included veterinary office clients (i.e., pet owners) and persons practicing/training in veterinary medicine. Participants completed demographic questions and 10 Likert scale items about which Big Five personality characteristics they prefer in a veterinarian. Descriptive data were determined and checked for assumptions of linearity and normality. Data for the primary analyses were analyzed using Spearman’s correlations and Kruskal–Wallis H tests. Participants who were members of the veterinary community of practice valued the characteristic openness more than clients but valued emotional stability less than clients. Moreover, tests revealed that young adults (aged 18–24) valued extraversion more than all other age groups but least valued agreeableness. Last, participants aged 55 and older valued agreeableness and emotional stability more than the 18–44 age groups. Findings indicate individuals from different membership and age groups have varying preferences in what personality traits they expect in a veterinarian. Clients care more about their veterinarian being able to handle adversity. Older adults want their veterinarian to be trusting and creative. These findings encourage veterinary medical education to spotlight the development of skills congruent with these desired personality traits. Gaining such skills will be useful for veterinarians who seek to grow or build lasting relationships with clientele and colleagues.

My career has been an adventure

Veterinary Record ◽

10.1136/vr.k49 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 182 (1) ◽

pp. i-ii

Keyword(s):

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Veterinary Pharmaceutical ◽

Niche Area ◽

Set Up

Having worked in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry, vet David Renney set up his own company to explore a niche area that involves bringing new or neglected ideas, products and technologies to the veterinary market.

Developing practical recommendations for preventative healthcare consultations involving dogs and cats using a Delphi technique

Veterinary Record ◽

10.1136/vr.104970 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 184 (11) ◽

pp. 348-348 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Zoe Belshaw ◽

Natalie Jane Robinson ◽

Marnie Louise Brennan ◽

Rachel S Dean

Keyword(s):

Delphi Technique ◽

Small Animal ◽

Delphi Panel ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Extensive Experience ◽

Pet Owners ◽

Veterinary Surgeons ◽

Preventative Healthcare ◽

Practical Recommendations

Preventive healthcare is the focus of a large proportion of UK small animal veterinary consultations. The evidence base for how to optimise these consultations is limited. Therefore, evidence-based practical recommendations are needed for veterinary surgeons conducting these consultations. The aim of this study was to use an evidence-based methodology to develop the first consensus recommendations to improve dog and cat preventative healthcare consultations (PHCs).Evidence from multiple sources was systematically examined to generate a list of 18 recommendations. Veterinary surgeons and pet owners with extensive experience of PHCs were recruited to an anonymous panel to obtain consensus on whether these recommendations would improve PHCs. A Delphi technique was followed during three rounds of online questionnaire, with consensus set at 80 per cent agreement or disagreement with each recommendation. Thirteen of the original 18 recommendations reached consensus (>80per cent agreement), while the five remaining recommendations did not reach consensus.Globally, these are the first evidence-based recommendations developed specifically in relation to small animal general practice PHCs, generated via a Delphi panel including both veterinary surgeons and pet owners. Future work is needed to understand how these recommendations can be implemented in a range of veterinary practice settings.

Unable to find a pet food to recommend, I set up a business to make one

Veterinary Record ◽

10.1136/vr.k4294 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 183 (14) ◽

pp. i-ii

Keyword(s):

Small Animal ◽

Pet Food ◽

Set Up ◽

Food Manufacturer

While working in small animal practice, vet John Burns developed an interest in holistic pet health and eventually became a pet food manufacturer.

Meeting the need for better end of life care

Veterinary Record ◽

10.1136/vr.m508 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 186 (5) ◽

pp. i-ii

Keyword(s):

End Of Life ◽

End Of Life Care ◽

Life Experience ◽

Life Care ◽

Pet Owners ◽

Set Up

Years of contact with pet owners inspired Suzen Gregersen to set up the UK’s first dedicated in-home euthanasia service, helping owners to give their pets a good end-of-life experience.

Building a Multi-centre Clinical Research Facilitation Network: The ARC Experience

Veterinary Evidence ◽

10.18849/ve.v2i2.122 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ian Nicholson

Keyword(s):

General Practitioner ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Animal Health ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Small Animal ◽

Multi Centre Study ◽

Statistical Planning ◽

Set Up ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

Soft Tissue Surgery

Introduction: In order to practice evidence-based veterinary medicine, good quality clinical evidence needs to be produced, in order that it can be apprasied systematically by the EBVM network, and used by vets. There is very little good-quality veterinary evidence for most of the veterinary procedures carried out every day across the world. Very few, if any, individuals have all the necessary qualities (case-load, time, research expertise, financial support) to be able to systematically produce good-quality, and relevant, clinical research on their own, in a timely manner. The Association for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery (AVSTS) www.avsts.org.uk is an affiliate group with the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), and functions as a clinical network of like-minded individuals. In 2013 AVSTS sought to create a role for itself in facilitating the production (by its members) of multi-centre clinical research of relevance to its members.Materials and methods: Members of AVSTS were asked to join the AVSTS Research Cooperative (ARC), with a veterinary epidemiologist and an experienced multi-centre veterinary clinical researcher (to help with study design and statistical planning), and the Animal Health Trust clinical research ethics committee. An email list was established, and a page was set up on the AVSTS website, to allow information to be disseminated. The AVSTS spring and autumn meetings were used as a regular forum by ARC, to discuss its direction, to generate interest, to create and promote specific studies (in order to widen participation amongst different centres), and to update members about previous studies.Results: Membership of ARC has grown to 224 people, although the epidemiologist left. One multi-centre study has been published, two have been presented and await publication, one has been accepted for presentation, two other studies are gathering data at present, and further studies are in the pipeline. There has been interest from general practitioner members but as yet no studies of general practice procedures have been forthcoming.Discussion: Vets want to be involved with clinical research. ARC has had early successes and will continue to grow - though more work is needed to encourage general practitioner members. Multi-centre research allows more cases to be recruited more quickly, adding weight to studies and shortening the period of data-gathering. These initial retrospective studies have generated a committed core of individuals seeking to create prospective studies together. An online tool is planned, to facilitate real-time case-recruitment for prospective multi-centre studies including randomised controlled trials. Anyone can join ARC, please email [email protected]. <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access" />

How to Set Up a Small Animal Imaging Unit

Small Animal Imaging ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-12945-2_3 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 29-46

Author(s):

David Stout

Keyword(s):

Small Animal Imaging ◽

Small Animal ◽

Animal Imaging ◽

Set Up

WHO and Pharmaceutical Industry to Set Up Joint Working Group

Chemistry International ◽

10.1515/ci.1999.21.1.13a ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Keyword(s):

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Working Group ◽

Joint Working Group ◽

Set Up

Preparedness of small animal veterinary practices to communicate with Spanish-speaking pet owners with limited proficiency in English

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ◽

10.2460/javma.248.6.690 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 248 (6) ◽

pp. 690-699 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ruth E. Landau ◽

Alan Beck ◽

Larry T. Glickman ◽

Annette Litster ◽

Nicole J. Olynk Widmar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Small Animal ◽

Spanish Speaking ◽

Pet Owners

The Political Economy of Controlling Transnationals: The Pharmaceutical Industry in Sri Lanka, 1972–1976

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.2190/gbm9-5w7h-bt8j-vvf3 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 299-328 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Sanjaya Lall ◽

Senaka Bibile

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Quality Control ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Political Leadership ◽

The Political ◽

Great Care ◽

Set Up

This paper describes the experience of Sri Lanka in reforming the structure of production, importation, and distribution of pharmaceuticals in the period 1972–1976. It highlights the actions and reactions of transnational pharmaceutical corporations to these reforms, and traces the achievements and problems of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation which was set up to implement the reforms. The roles of political leadership in regulating the power of drug transnationals, and of the medical profession in resisting reform, seem to be of crucial significance. Developing countries wishing to lower the present high cost of drug delivery must proceed with great care and immense caution, since complex problems of quality control, bioequivalence, medical acceptance, and consumer reeducation are involved.