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Veterinary Evidence Student Awards winners revealed
First prize went to University of Sydney student Amelia Cannadine.
Students from Australia and the UK received awards.

The winners of this year’s Veterinary Evidence Student Awards have been announced.

The annual awards give an opportunity for undergraduate veterinary students to produce a written knowledge summary of a publishable standard after critically examining the evidence around a topic.

First prize went to University of Sydney student Amelia Cannadine for her knowledge summary on the use of anti-inflammatory medication in cows: 'Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug administration to periparturient cows to reduce postpartum pain-related behaviours’.

Ms Cannadine said: “I entered the competition to contribute to the veterinary evidence base focused on improving the welfare of livestock. It is a topic gaining more and more interest in the veterinary industry and there is a lot of room for growth.

“I feel this Knowledge Summary will allow clinicians and producers to improve the welfare of their breeding cows.”

Oliver Wilkinson of the University of Bristol was awarded second place for ‘The therapeutic effectiveness of oral cannabidiol in addition to current treatment in cats with osteoarthritis’.

Third place went to Isobel Lawrence of the University of Liverpool for her knowledge summary ‘Methadone or buprenorphine: which is the better analgesic for feline ovariohysterectomy?’

The awards are run by Veterinary Evidence, a peer-reviewed journal owned and published by RCVS Knowledge.

Peter Cockcroft, Veterinary Evidence editor in chief, said: “I would like to congratulate the winners of the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards 2024 and acknowledge their achievements in researching and writing knowledge summaries of such high quality and of a publishable standard.

“The key scientific skills used are an important professional toolkit in the practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine, and the publication of knowledge summaries further supports the profession in this endeavour.

“I would also like to thank everyone who submitted a knowledge summary for consideration for an award.”

Applications for the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards 2025 are open until 10 January 2025 and can be made here.

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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