Doctors and the farming industry are often blamed for overuse of antibiotics that spurs the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance - but the professions are using different methods to combat resistance and reduce overuse.
In this roundtable, we bring medics and vets together to discuss the problem - where antibiotic resistance arises, how resistance genes propagate through the environment and between countries, and what non-drug approaches can be used to reduce the need for antibiotics.
Sandy Trees, Vet Record editor in chief, and retired veterinary surgeon
Stuart Reid, principal of the Royal Veterinary College
Jenny Bellini, cattle and dairy vet, Friars Moor Livestock Health in Dorset
Peter Hawkey, professor of clinical and public health bacteriology, University of Birmingham
Tim McHugh, professor of medical microbiology at University College London
Emmanuel Wey, consultant in infection, Royal Free Hospital, London
Jul 11, 2018
1 hr 2 min
In this podcast, Laura Honey talks to Andrew Cobner, president of the BCVA, about his plans for the presidential year.
Feb 8, 2017
7 min
In this podcast, Georgina Mills talks to Gudrun Ravetz, president of the BVA, about her plans for the presidential year.
Jan 20, 2017
12 min
In this podcast, we chat to Rachel Dean, director of the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nottingham. The centre was this year's winner of the Veterinary Record Evidence Award.
Dec 15, 2016
19 min
Georgina Mills chats to Reuben Newsome, an author on the Veterinary Record Impact Award winning paper 'Claw length recommendations for dairy cow trimming'.
The full paper can be found here: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/177/9/222.full
Nov 8, 2016
8 min
Georgina Mills chats to Rachel Moxon, canine research assistant at the charity Guide Dogs and author on a recent article in Veterinary Record about dog attacks on guide dogs in the UK. Rachel talks about the original paper published in 2010 when this research started to take place, and discusses the update article, which was published this year.
The full 2016 article can be found at: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/178/15/367.full
May 31, 2016
22 min
Primary healthcare is the basis of the veterinary profession, but is the profession becoming more specialised? In this podcast, Georgina Mills chats to Stephen May, deputy principle of the Royal Veterinary College, about the importance of primary healthcare. It accompanies his Viewpoint article 'Towards a scholarship of primary healthcare', which can be found here: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/176/26/677.full
Dec 21, 2015
20 min
In this latest Veterinary Record podcast, we speak to Annelise Binois, a French veterinarian, who describes her job as an archaeologist. In her work, she looks at archaeological findings to decipher veterinary practices of the past.
The full article can be found here: http://bit.ly/1L3dmET
Nov 6, 2015
9 min
Human error is natural, and is something that all industries face, but what are the causes and types of error in veterinary practice? And how might this affect patient safety? In this latest Veterinary Record podcast, Georgina chats to Catherine Oxtoby, an author on a recent research article on this topic.
The full text can be viewed here: http://bmj.co/veterrors
Oct 29, 2015
14 min
In this podcast, Georgina Mills chats to Rowena Packer and Holger Volk about their recent review article on epilepsy. The article focuses on 'epilepsy beyond seizures', and looks at the quality of life of the dogs affected. In addition, it draws parallels from human epilepsy research.
The full article can be read here: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/177/12/306.full
Oct 9, 2015
16 min
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