Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians

Nielsen, Torben; Dean, Rachel; Massey, Andrew

doi:10.1136/vr.103068

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“…Around half of the respondents were UK-based, and the vast majority were from developed countries. EVM has been much discussed in both the Veterinary Record and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in recent years, which have both been identified as the preferred sources of veterinary information for these veterinarians [ 23 , 25 ]. Respondents were not asked to describe what they understood by the term “evidence-based veterinary medicine” or whether they implemented EVM in practice, so further interpretation of respondents’ knowledge about EVM is beyond the scope of this paper.…”

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“…The questions in the two questionnaires were almost identical, with the main difference being the structure of questions on veterinarians’ use of journals and electronic resources (open questions versus closed questions for the international survey and the UK survey, respectively). The results of veterinarians’ use of journals and electronic resources have previously been published [ 23 , 25 ], and this current paper focusses on veterinarians’ awareness of EVM and their preferred training methods.…”

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The Awareness of the International Veterinary Profession of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Preferred Methods of Training

Huntley

Dean

2017

Veterinary Sciences

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Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EVM) is an evolving discipline in veterinary medicine so it is important to periodically “benchmark” opinion about EVM across the profession. An international survey to assess veterinarians’ awareness of EVM was conducted. Veterinarians were surveyed via an online questionnaire (all countries) or a postal questionnaire (UK only). Participants were asked whether they had heard of EVM, where they had first heard the term, and their preferences of method for receiving continuing professional development (CPD). There were 6310 respondents, of which 4579 (72.5%) worked in the UK and 5384 (85.3%) were clinicians. Veterinarians that had heard of EVM (n = 5420, 85.9%) were most likely to be clinicians (OR = 4.00; 95% CI: 3.37, 4.75), respondents working in the UK (OR = 1.32; CI: 1.13, 1.54), or respondents with a postgraduate degree or qualification (OR = 1.77; CI: 1.51, 2.08). The most common sources from which respondents had heard of EVM were at vet school or university (n = 1207, 29.8%), via literature (peer-reviewed papers or other publications) (n = 1074, 26.5%), and via CPD courses (n = 564, 13.9%). Most respondents were interested in finding out more about EVM (n = 4256 of 6173, 69%). The preferred methods of CPD were day or evening seminars (n = 2992 of 6017, 49.7%), conferences (n = 1409, 23.4%), and online courses (n = 524, 8.7%), although the order of preference differed slightly between groups. There appears to be substantial awareness of EVM amongst veterinarians internationally. However, it appears that further training in EVM would be welcomed. Preferences on how CPD in general is received differs between groups, so this should be borne in mind by training providers when formulating a strategy for the dissemination of EVM training across the global profession.

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The Awareness of the International Veterinary Profession of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Preferred Methods of Training

Huntley

Dean

2017

Veterinary Sciences

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“…The lower diversity of electronic resource use may be because there are fewer electronic resources, which often cover a greater scope of material than journals or that there is less awareness of electronic resources that are freely available. In the survey of the UK veterinary profession undertaken in the same year [ 14 ], a small number of resources were also found to predominate for the majority of readers. However, the most commonly accessed journal and electronic resources nominated by veterinarians outside of the UK were different to those nominated by UK veterinarians.…”

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“…The questionnaire aimed to collect information about the demographics and place and type of employment of respondents and asked a number of questions across 4 main sections. Questions were almost identical to those asked and reported in a similar survey of UK based veterinary professionals [ 14 , 15 ]. Information was sought from respondents about whether they had heard of the term EVM, together with the resources that they used to access veterinary information.…”

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International Evidence-Based Medicine Survey of the Veterinary Profession: Information Sources Used by Veterinarians

2016

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Veterinarians are encouraged to use evidence to inform their practice, but it is unknown what resources (e.g. journals, electronic sources) are accessed by them globally. Understanding the key places veterinarians seek information can inform where new clinically relevant evidence should most effectively be placed. An international survey was conducted to gain understanding of how veterinary information is accessed by veterinarians worldwide. There were 2137 useable responses to the questionnaire from veterinarians in 78 countries. The majority of respondents (n = 1835/2137, 85.9%) undertook clinical work and worked in a high income country (n = 1576/1762, 89.4%). Respondents heard about the survey via national veterinary organisations or regulatory bodies (31.5%), online veterinary forums and websites (22.7%), regional, discipline-based or international veterinary organisations (22.7%) or by direct invitation from the researchers or via friends, colleagues or social media (7.6%). Clinicians and non-clinicians reportedly used journals most commonly (65.8%, n = 1207/1835; 75.6%, n = 216/286) followed by electronic resources (58.7%, n = 1077/1835; 55.9%, n = 160/286), respectively. Respondents listed a total of 518 journals and 567 electronic sources that they read. Differences in veterinarian preference for resources in developed, and developing countries, were found. The nominated journals most read were the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (12.7% of nominations) for clinicians and the Veterinary Record (5.7%) for non-clinicians. The most accessed electronic resource reported was the Veterinary Information Network (25.6%) for clinicians and PubMed (7.4%) for non-clinicians. In conclusion, a wide array of journals and electronic resources appear to be accessed by veterinarians worldwide. Veterinary organisations appear to play an important role in global communication and outreach to veterinarians and consideration should be given to how these channels could be best utilised for effective dissemination of key research findings.

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Study design quality of research on dogs published in peer‐reviewed journals

Schulte

Arlt

2022

Veterinary Record

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Background: In the past it has been criticised that only a low proportion of well-designed and well-reported studies in some medical specialities is available. The objective of this study was to systematically evaluate the quality of literature about canine medicine published in peer-reviewed journals in relation to six specific veterinary medicine specialities. Methods: A literature search was conducted and 25 studies per speciality were selected. The quality of the articles (n = 150) published between 2007 and 2019 was evaluated with a validated checklist. Results: In articles related to all specialities, deficits were found, such as not adequate number of animals in 60.0% of the studies. In 88.0%, information about housing and feeding of the dogs were not specified. In 69.4% of the prospective clinical studies, an ethical approval was reported, and written informed consent of the owners was obtained in 46.2%. Conclusions:The findings revealed extensive deficits in the design and reporting of studies in canine medicine. The demand for improvement is obvious and should be addressed by authors, reviewers and journal editors in the future. Our results underline that practitioners should critically appraise the quality of literature before implementing information into practice.

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Survey of the UK veterinary profession 2: sources of information used by veterinarians

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The Awareness of the International Veterinary Profession of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Preferred Methods of Training

The Awareness of the International Veterinary Profession of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Preferred Methods of Training

International Evidence-Based Medicine Survey of the Veterinary Profession: Information Sources Used by Veterinarians

Study design quality of research on dogs published in peer‐reviewed journals

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