Veterinary High-Stakes Immersive Simulation Training With Repeat Practice Following Structured Debriefing Improves Students' Ability to Cope With High-Pressure Situations.

Introduction: Immersive simulation is used increasingly in medical education, and there is increasing awareness of the impact of simulation scenarios on emotional state and cognitive load and how these impact learning. 1 There is growing awareness of the requirement to equip veterinarians with skills for managing high-pressure environments and provide training on human factors.

Methods: Veterinary students participated in a high-fidelity immersive simulation of a road traffic collision involving multiple casualties.

'Care about my animal, know your stuff and take me seriously': United Kingdom and Australian clients' views on the capabilities most important in their veterinarians.

Success in veterinary practice requires careful balancing of stakeholder needs. The aim of this study was to investigate the current expectations and needs of veterinary clients across a range of practice types. Interviews and focus groups were undertaken with veterinary clients to identify the capabilities of veterinarians that result in the best client experience, generating a 'Veterinary Capability Framework'.

Assessing the self-development potential of a pharmacy management practitioner through self-assessment survey.

Purpose: The self-development potential of pharmacy management practitioners related to self-management, team development, and network management was assessed.

Methods: A survey instrument consisting of 12 self-assessment questions and 11 questions about demographics was distributed to pharmacy management practitioners to assess their abilities to manage themselves, their teams, and their networks. The tool was distributed by e-mail hyperlink to 190 potential respondents.

Clinical evaluation of meloxicam versus ketoprofen in cats suffering from painful acute locomotor disorders.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and palatability of meloxicam 0.5mg/ml oral suspension, compared to ketoprofen tablets in cats suffering from painful acute locomotor disorders. This single blinded, positively-controlled, randomised, multicentre trial involved 121 client owned cats.

A study of owner observed behavioural and lifestyle changes in cats with musculoskeletal disease before and after analgesic therapy.

This study describes the use of a simple questionnaire-based tool to identify behavioural/lifestyle changes that are associated with chronic pain in the cat. These changes were grouped into four behavioural domains (mobility, activity, grooming and temperament). Twenty-three cats with chronic musculoskeletal pain as determined by clinical examination were included.

Stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry and physical comparison for the forensic examination of grip-seal plastic bags.

Plastic bags are frequently used to package drugs, explosives and other contraband. There exists, therefore, a requirement in forensic casework to compare bags found at different locations. This is currently achieved almost exclusively by the use of physical comparisons such as birefringence patterns.

Application of a scaling model to establish and validate an interval level pain scale for assessment of acute pain in dogs.

Objective: To establish interval level measurement in a prototype composite measure pain scale (CMPS) for assessment of acute pain in dogs and to investigate the scale's validity.

Animals: 20 clinically normal dogs, 20 dogs with medical conditions, and 117 dogs undergoing surgery.

Procedure: First, a scaling model was applied to the CMPS descriptors to establish weights for each and create a continuous scale.