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The first three podcasts were originally published between 2016-2017 to introduce the veterinary world to Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine. The new series launching in 2021 is called the Evidence Anxiety Series, short discussions of various topics in evidence-based veterinary medicine.

Apr 24

Evidence-based veterinary medicine—potential, practice, and pitfalls

Narrated by the author, Dr. Gary Block, this is the article that appeared in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

43 min
Apr 24

The Current State of Evidence-Based Medicine in Veterinary Practice: A Commentary

This is a reading of the open access article availabe in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association by EBVMA Board Member, Dr. Joann Lindenmayer.

28 min
04/30/2025

Evidence Anxiety Series: The QUIT Tool Episode 7

Putting what we discussed in the past six episodes together, the EBVMA has designed the QUIT tool, an accessible starting point for critical appraisal of interventional research. All levels of practice should be able to apply this tool to an article they are examining to evaluate whether it is "worth their time" and impact practice.

5 min
06/30/2023

Evidence Anxiety Series: Is a cat a small dog? Episode 6

As veterinary professionals, we strive to rely on scientific studies to guide our decision-making process when it comes to the care of our animal patients. Translating research findings into clinical practice is a crucial step in ensuring that scientific advancements make a real impact on the well-being of animals. It's not enough to have groundbreaking research sitting on the shelves; we need to bridge the gap between research and everyday veterinary medicine. Check out our website and if you haven't already, join the EBVMA!

5 min
12/16/2022

Evidence Anxiety Series: Balance: Episode 5

In order to address anxiety about trusting a truth claim, the person making the claim must provide sufficient information for veterinarians to be assured that study outcomes were measured or collected in a way that ensures equal and fair assessment of all the animals in all the treatment groups. Every outcome for every animal must be evaluated in exactly the same way by a person who is completely unaware of which animals received a different treatment or had a different risk factor from any other animal in the study. See more at the EBVMA website Podcast Series and be sure to join the EBVMA and get access to fabulous content like VetLexicon and VetMed Resource.

5 min
09/30/2022

Evidence Anxiety Series: All things being equal: Episode 4

This is the 4th episode of our Evidence Anxiety Series and will discuss the importance of allocation in study design. Infograph and transcript are available at ebvma.org. Narrated by Laura M Rey.

5 min
06/05/2022

Evidence Anxiety Series: Power: Episode 3

As a rule of thumb, if the researchers expect the treatment effect to be small, then the study has to be big, conversely, the smaller the study, the more likely it is that a small or rare effect is missed2. This relationship is the same regardless of the treatment applied, be it a surgical method, a behavior modification strategy, a drug, or a vaccine. Put even more simply, big studies have more power to detect differences. 1. Jones SR, Carley S, Harrison M. An introduction to power and sample size estimation. Emerg Med J. 2003;20(5):453-458. doi:10.1136/emj.20.5.453 2. Wilson Van Voorhis CR, Morgan BL. Understanding Power and Rules of Thumb for Determining Sample Sizes. Tutor Quant Methods Psychol. 2007;3(2):43-50. doi:10.20982/tqmp.03.2.p043 3. Feinberg WE. Teaching the Type I and Type II Errors : The Judicial Process. Am Stat. 1971;25(3):30-32.

5 min
08/31/2021

Evidence Anxiety Series: Compared to what? Episode 2

This is the second podcast in the questioning authority series. In this podcast, we look at the importance of comparison to evaluate claims made about the efficacy of any procedure or intervention. Infograph and transcript are available at ebvma.org. Narration by Dr. Sheila Keay.

4 min
07/06/2021

Evidence Anxiety Series: Questioning Authority: Episode 1

An overview of how practitioners can question any claim made in media, conferences, sales representatives and, essentially, any medical wisdom. Infograph is available at ebvm.org. Narration by Dr. Bob Larson.

6 min
06/25/2021

Forming the Clinical Question

The process of developing a clinical question is divided into four categories: 1. Patient 2. Intervention 3. Comparison 4. Outcome The practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) starts with forming a clinicalquestions. Forming a question that is highly specific, particularly in outcomes is very importantin retrieving relevant research. Originally recorded October 2016 via Skype at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology

32 min
08/21/2020

EBVM Methodology

Recorded August 2016 The process of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) is divided into 5 phases: 1. Developing the clinical question Developing the clinical question Finding the evidence Retrieve the evidence Evaluate the evidence Implement the evidence The practice of evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) starts with forming a clinical questions. Questions, like evidence, should be prioritized. Likewise, once the question is formed and the evidence is found, a critical eye should examine factors the reader understands, most clinicians are not statisticians, put emphasis on the methodology over the statistical method when evaluating quality.

35 min
07/31/2020

What is EBVM?

1st Podcast April 2016 What is EBVM? Dr. McKenzie started the podcast by discussing Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine (EBVM) and its role in the clinical environment. Key points as follows: EBVM is the integration of scientific research into clinical practice in a more systematic and less haphazard way than in the past. It is important to understand that different evidence has different reliability. EBVM allows for flexibility in practice. We aren't bound by what we were told to do, but can utilize recent science to inform new and better practices. Sometimes finding the evidence can be challenging but allows us to know the limitations of our knowledge and acknowledging information gaps. EBVM advantages in practice include: Alleviation of practitioner bias that has always existed and is well documented by Clinical Psychology. It is a methodology and system for veterinarians to check themselves in practice. Better patient care, staying current on the best interventions, which may sometimes mean no intervention. Better ethics, being able to give the degree of certainty in patient care. Client surveys conducted by Dr. McKenzie suggest that many clients are OK with clinician uncertainty but truth is paramount. Discussion points included the following themes: Communicating certainty to clients: Dr. McKenzie pointed out that Science doesn't take the art out of medicine, but the art in medicine is client communication. Clients pay the veterinarian for the background work and expertise to find answers to their pet's problems. Dr. Esposito stated that many veterinarians are interested in an honest exchange with their client and not necessarily trying to be a sales person, but at the end of the day, client wishes become a huge influence. Dr. Esposito mentioned that many clients now come out with multiple internet handouts that she helps them negotiate the information and reliability of these resources. Present information to clients as you know it and dig deeper later. A clinician can start with the common questions and create their own resource. Utilizing that background research the clinician has done can later be shared with the veterinary community and the clinician becomes a producer of evidence. Clients are OK with uncertainty, are veterinarians? Dr. McKenzie emphasizes that EBVM is not about becoming robots and clinical decisions do not have to be based on a RCT, that is where clinical experience comes into play. The culture is changing, and often more experienced clinicians can already accept their knowledge limitations, students are learning to utilize tools (like the RCVS Toolkit) to better inform theirs. Students are being trained to accept uncertainty. Finally, What are limitations to the incorporation into EBVM? Key limitations cited by many practitioners is time, two tools were mentioned in improving implementation: Leveraging nursing staff, by training them in evidence finding Utilizing and developing technology to make evidence easier to find. Much like what is being used in human medicine.

33 min

12 Episodes

The first three podcasts were originally published between 2016-2017 to introduce the veterinary world to Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine. The new series launching in 2021 is called the Evidence Anxiety Series, short discussions of various topics in evidence-based veterinary medicine.

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