Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

The Royal Veterinary College

Welcome to the RVC veterinary clinical podcast. In these shows, Dominic Barfield, with the technical help of Brian Cox talks to a variety of different faculty/specialists/clinicians from the RVC about clinical relevant material to everyone in practice, if you are just about to start your veterinary career or you are a seasoned professional we aim to provide something for everyone. Whether you’re listening whilst you are cooking dinner, driving home, walking the dog or even at the gym, we want to give you some practical tips and advice that you won’t necessarily find in the text books or journal articles that we hope makes a difference to your patients. Find the show notes on https://goo.gl/ECRxGh you can follow me on instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast or email any suggestions/comments to dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Oct 30

    156 Conservative management of acute thoracolumbar disk extrusion

    Joining us in our virtual study we are delighted to be joined by not one but two neurologists. Professor Paul Freeman from the University of Cambridge and our own Associate Professor Joe Fenn. Paul, a Cambridge graduate, after 21 years in practice starting in mixed practice and then orthopaedic and neurology referrals, undertook an alternative track neurology and neurosurgery residency. Joe likewise is an RVC graduate, and after a few years in practice returned to the RVC to complete his post graduate training in neurology and neurosurgery and is no stranger to the podcast, discussing acute vestibular disease (pod 39) Levetiracetam (pod 50) Hypophysectomy (pod 70) and MUO (pod104). We discuss decision making in management of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease and in addition the use of intradiscal chondroitinase, which seems to be keeping Prof Freeman busy recently. We hope that you enjoy. Prof Paul Freeman’s bio: https://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-paul-freeman Assoc Prof Joe Fenn’s bio: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/joe-fenn Links to some relevant papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39051966/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28190499/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40043683/ Current ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of acute canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9511077/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 156 Conservative management of acute thoracolumbar disk extrusion with Paul Freeman and Joe Fenn. Published on Oct 30 2026 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    156 Conservative management of acute thoracolumbar disk extrusion

  2. Mar 20

    155 Tick paralysis

    Joining us on the podcast we are delighted to have the fabulous Dr Rebekah Donaldson. Dr Donaldson, who completed her emergency and critical care specialist training at the RVC, is now working at Queensland Veterinary Specialists on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. We thought we would stay in the Southern hemisphere for this podcast and talk about tick paralysis. From presentation to treatment, we hope that you enjoy.  Links to some relevant papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31762008/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37089405/   To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 155 Tick paralysis with Rebekah Donaldson. Published on Mar 20 2026 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    155 Tick paralysis

  3. Feb 27

    154 Snake envenomation

    Joining us on the podcast we are delighted to have the amazing Dr Claire Sharp. Claire is Associate Professor at Murdoch University (Perth, Australia) and has such a wide range of academic interests we could talk to her about anything from trauma to sepsis, coagulation to CPR but we thought we would have an antipodean chat about snake envenomation. From clinical presentation, to tips on treatment recommendations as well as what the future holds, we hope that you enjoy.  Links to some relevant papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32743816/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32390184/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29857087/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 154 Snake envenomation with Claire Sharp. Published on Feb 26 2026 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    154 Snake envenomation

  4. Feb 6

    153 Myths in osteoarthritis

    Joining Brian and myself in a room on campus, we are delighted to have Professor Richard Meeson join us. Richard is one of our fantastic orthopaedic surgeons here at the RVC. We thought we’d ask him some questions separating the fact from the fiction in osteoarthritis. The reason we are not in the studio is that it might not look so good visually, and yes if you are keen you can watch this as a video podcast. We hope that you enjoy.  Links to some relevant papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29618832/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32411739/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35372534/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32835227/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 153 Myths in Osteoarthritis with Richard Meeson. Published on Feb 6 2026 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    153 Myths in osteoarthritis

  5. 10/31/2025

    152 Erythrocytosis

    Joining Brian and myself in our studio we are delighted to have Dr Catriona Jenkinson join us. Catriona is one of our fantastic internal medicine residents here at the RVC. Cat gave a talk to the hospital on erythrocytosis and thought that it would have interest to a wider audience, not a common condition, though how often can you prescribe a course of leeches? We hope that you enjoy. Links to some relevant papers:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31472727/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38383003/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38452480/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38452480/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29364032/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 152 Erythrocytosis with Catriona Jenkinson. Published on Oct 31 2025 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    152 Erythrocytosis

  6. 10/24/2025

    151 Gastrointestinal surgery

    Joining Brian and myself in our studio we are delighted to have Dr Matthew Simpson. Matt is one of our fabulous lecturers in soft tissue surgery here at the RVC. We thought we’d talk about approach to GI surgery, from suture techniques to staples.  We hope that you enjoy. Link to relevant paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35090778/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 151 Gastrointestinal Surgery with Matthew Simpson. Published on Oct 24 2025 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    151 Gastrointestinal surgery

  7. 08/01/2025

    150 Intravenous catheters

    Joining Brian and myself in our studio we are delighted to have Dr Chris Scudder join us. Chris is one of our outstanding internal medics here at the RVC and interested in all things endocrine, but we thought we’d catch up with him about one of his other passions, intravenous catheters. How much do we know about the most common intervention in small animal practice? We hope that you enjoy.   Link to the main paper we discuss:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39238283/   To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 150 Intravenous catheters with Chris Scudder. Published on Aug 1 2025 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Spotify or whatever platform you listen from and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    150 Intravenous catheters

  8. 05/02/2025

    149 Vetlife

    Joining Brian and myself in our virtual studio we are delighted to have Dr Rosie Allister join us. She has kindly spoken to us before, the last time in 2021 (Podcast 124). Rosie manages the Vetlife helpline, a 24-hour support service for everyone in the UK veterinary community.  Her research, based at the University of Edinburgh, looks at veterinary mental health, wellbeing at work, and veterinary suicide prevention. She has written and spoken extensively about veterinary mental health nationally and internationally. She is an expert in the transition of veterinary student to veterinarian and we thought we’d catch up on Vetlife and provide tips for new graduates on how to plan for the upcoming transition. We hope that you enjoy. Contact vetlife:https://www.vetlife.org.ukOr 0303 040 2551   Links to some of Rosie’s research:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32220989/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33739493/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39395434/ To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Clinical Podcast 149 Vetlife 2025 with Rosie Allister. Published on May 2 2025 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; or podcast@rvc.ac.uk or Instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast, Acast or Spotify and kindly write us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to the RVC veterinary clinical podcast. In these shows, Dominic Barfield, with the technical help of Brian Cox talks to a variety of different faculty/specialists/clinicians from the RVC about clinical relevant material to everyone in practice, if you are just about to start your veterinary career or you are a seasoned professional we aim to provide something for everyone. Whether you’re listening whilst you are cooking dinner, driving home, walking the dog or even at the gym, we want to give you some practical tips and advice that you won’t necessarily find in the text books or journal articles that we hope makes a difference to your patients. Find the show notes on https://goo.gl/ECRxGh you can follow me on instagram @rvcclinicalpodcast or email any suggestions/comments to dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Royal Veterinary College
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    158
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Royal Veterinary College
  • Show Website
    Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

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