VETchat by The Webinar Vet Anthony Chadwick BVSC CertVD MRCVS, Founder of The Webinar Vet

Joining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet are Jacob Adams, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Noxsano, and Mandy Wallace, Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Georgia. Noxsano's product Restore are smart wound dressings that supply nitric oxide, the key natural mediator in the healing process, in an easy-to-use veterinary wound dressing.



In this episode, Jacob shares his background and reasoning for starting Noxsano, and Mandy shares her background as a Veterinarian and how she helps get involved with the company. They discuss the creation process of the product, such as noticing how closing chronic wounds had little help with healing and then finding a way to deliver nitric oxide to wounds. They cover how the product works, example cases, and what scenarios it is useful for. Anthony also enquires about the products use on horses, future studies for use on reptiles, and other products being added to the Noxsano line.



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Thank you to Noxsano for sponsoring this episode.

Joining Anthony for this episode of our sustainability series on VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Mauricio Porras, Co-founder and chief Mobilization Officer at HERO. HERO is the first membership platform that provides finance and capacity-building support to climate mobilizers: advocates, experts and campaigners working on a particular climate policy area. Rather than supporting only individuals, HERO supports groups of mobilizers working together, termed Circles. Circles specialize in a policy topic and geographical region.



In this episode, Anthony and Mauricio discuss the climate crisis and the HERO Circle App. Mauricio explains what HERO does and why funding climate activists is so important. They discuss how sustainability targets are a collective effort, the impact that fossil fuel companies currently have on our climate, and the politicisation of climate views. They also mention examples such as the current Rosebank oil field issues in the UK.



Learn more about HERO here

Joining Anthony for this episode of our sustainability series on VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Hannah Davies, Technical Content Lead for Vet Sustain, and lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Practice at Surrey Vet School.



In this episode, Anthony and Hannah discuss Hannah's career to date, including her different route to vet school and how she got into sustainability. They discuss topics such as veganism, Vet Sustain, and sustainability at Surrey University. Hannah explains the current work Vet Sustain is doing, such as their carbon calculator, their carbon literacy course and their soon-to-be-released greener veterinary practice checklist. Moreover, Hannah also shares how they are bringing sustainability into the curriculum at Surrey Vet School by encouraging lectures to intertwine it into their current lessons.

Joining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet are Lydia Brown, Veterinarian and Former President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and Brian Powers, Executive Director of the International Centre for Moral Injury at Durham University.



In this episode, they cover the topic of Moral Injury. Brian talks about his background in the US Military and explains what moral injury is. They discuss PTSD vs. moral injury, situations where moral injury can happen in the veterinary profession, moral injury during the pandemic and moral injury in a sustainability context. Lydia shares her own experiences and how she helped to set up the International Centre for Moral Injury at Durham University, where Brian is currently based. The centre is looking to bring together all sorts of professions for research into moral injury and they discuss how the vets should consider it as an academic discipline to follow.



Learn more about the International Centre for Moral Injury at Durham University here

Joining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Owen Atkinson, Dairy Vet and Owner & Director at Dairy Veterinary Consultancy Ltd.



In this episode, Anthony and Owen discuss the topic of dairy farming. Owen shares his personal background of becoming a vet, as well as the history of veterinarians as a whole. They talk about how the original veterinarians were mostly equine focused and how that landscape has changed today. Owen explains his term 'Vet 3.0', which outlines how he sees the future of vets and farmers working more collaboratively to create better work environments and improve farm sustainability. They also cover topics such as; the reduction of antibiotic use in dairy farming, whether funded government schemes are actually working, and the change they are seeing in the profession. Anthony also asks Owen his opinion of which method of farming is the most sustainable.



Find out more about Dairy Veterinary Consultancy here

Joining Anthony for this episode of our sustainability series on VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Jeannet Kessels, Chair of VFCA (Vets For Climate Action).



In this episode, Anthony and Jeannet discuss sustainability and the work of VFCA. Jeannet talks about her career to date and how she came to be a part of VFCA. They discuss some of the key concerns that they are facing in Australia, including; extinctions, one health, animal welfare and biosecurity concerns. Moreover, Jeannet explains VFCA's three pillar approach: Education, Collaboration and Acting as trusted advisors. Other topics such as biodiversity loss, managing our purchase trails, and analogies are also covered throughout this episode.



Find out more about VFCA here