Anne Quain

One of the most excellent side-quests I've had the honour to be involved in...The Vet Cookbook is a project to promote #collegiality and #wellbeing in the #veterinary sector. The second edition features recipes and artwork by vets and is now available for pre-order. www.cve.edu.au/Web/Web/Reso...

Was taught this too!

This is a great resource! Will share w my students. Love the Stephen King quote re adverbs.

The many ways a lizard tongue sticks, grasps, pinches and plops – in slo-mo | Aeon Videos Striking slow-motion footage captures the awesome evolutionary diversity – and handy usefulness – of a lizard’s tongue

Remarkable footage. It is incredible what we learn when we can observe #animals including #reptiles up close #photography #animalscience aeon.co/videos/the-m...

Trump's freeze on all US foreign aid has halted numerous #USAID funded research studies.

This puts many thousands of people globally at risk of violations of their fundamental rights as research participants, write @bachynski.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social
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It just came out...a nice article accompanying it too! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

I live with a #cat with #urinarytract disease. These are fantastic guidelines for owners #cats #FUS #FLUTD #feline icatcare.org/resources/ca...

Can you tell #paroxysmaldyskinesia apart from a #seizure in a #dog or #cat? #veterinary #neurology with Prof Thomas Flegel tonight
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Thousands of Australian pets may soon have ‘useless’ microchips. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem One of Australia’s pet microchip registries, HomeSafeID, could soon go defunct. Here’s how to make sure your pet’s details are up to date.

If you live in #Australia pls check which #registry your pets #microchip is on and update if needed. #dogs #cats #companionanimals #welfare #identification theconversation.com/thousands-of...

For those in Sydney interested in #antimicrobialresistance #mosquitoes #insecticideresistance #infectiousdisease

Please consider supporting #climateaction for #animals in Australia, shared by my colleague @kswindells.bsky.social : vets4climate200.raiselysite.com

A bluetongued skink is hiding below the corner of a wooden deck. You can just see the face peering out between the rocks.

Can you spot the #bluetonguedskink? #bluetongue #lizard

The Veterinary General Practice Casebook: Companion Animal Clinics A harmless-looking papilloma on Monday morning, a fitting Bulldog on Wednesday afternoon, a pyometra last thing on Friday – The Veterinary General Practice Casebook echoes life at the coalface of comp...

Textbook edited by @profandrewgardiner.bsky.social and myself on #veterinarygeneralpractice can now be ordered online. #primarycare #generalpractice #companionanimals #veterinarystudents #veterinarians We loved writing this!
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A photo of a collie sitting in sternal position holding a stick between her forelegs. Her fur looks windswept by a summer breeze.

Had the honour of briefly looking after a colleague's #collie today. Such windswept beauty! #dog #canine #pets

My colleague Dr Calvani runs #herminthology, an initiative to promote gender equity in the field of #parasitology. You can read and sign her openletter about #DEI #EDI and its vital contribution to science here www.herminthology.com

Close up of the face of a ewe behind a wire fence, looking at the camera.

One of my friend's very friendly pet sheep.

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Men’s monopoly on global health leadership is at odds with the scientific evidence, writes @jocalynclark.bsky.social.

And with the current backlash against rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, it’s even more important to advocate for gender equality
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Psychological Safety Psychological safety is an important emergent property of high-performing teams. On such teams, members have little need to manage interpersonal risk and fear because they know that their ability to ...

Chapter on #psychologicalsafety for #veterinaryteams from Kemba Marshall's book on #diversity #equality and #inclusion in #veterinarymedicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

A blurry image in low morning light on a driveway in Australian bushland featuring three kangaroos. The first is in full hop, the second standing and the third in an alert position.

A friend borrowed my motion activated camera to film her driveway (ignore the date, I hadn't set it). #wildlife #kangaroos #Australia

I am so sorry. This is really terrifying.

‘It’s Already Hard and It’s Nearing Impossible’: A Thematic Analysis of Submissions by Rural Veterinarians to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Veterinary Workforce Shortage There is a global veterinary workforce shortage, particularly in rural and regional areas. In response to this shortage in New South Wales (NSW), the State Parliament launched a Parliamentary Inquiry ...

There is certainly a need. Here's a recent analysis focusing on #ruralveterinarians in #Australia that we worked on www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12...

Veterinary workforce white paper released Veterinary workforce white paper released

Its a good question and no simple answers. This is a useful contribution by former @austvetassoc.bsky.social President Bronwyn Orr www.ava.com.au/news/veterin...

The veterinarian shortage in Australia is not a looming crisis – we’re already in it | Calla Wahlquist Federal government intervention is required, and as 69% of Australian households own a pet, it should receive broad support

The #workforce #shortage of #veterinarians disproportionately impacts those in #rural and #regional areas. Multiple organisations calling for #government support including @austvetassoc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Categorising reported errors and incidents from morbidity and mortality meetings (M&Ms) in a small animal multi‐specialty veterinary teaching hospital Background Errors in veterinary clinical settings can lead to patient harm. Morbidity and mortality meetings (M&Ms) are forums to discuss errors and incidents that can lead or have led to adverse ou.....

#Veterinary #morbidity and #mortality rounds are critical for #patientsafety, so how do we ensure confidentiality while maximising learning from #adverseevents? #humanfactors #rootcauseanalysis #medicationerror #safetyculture
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A two-toned female Italian greyhound with her ears up, looking beyond the camera in expectation of a treat.

The loveliest #dogears on a young #Italiangreyhound. A striking breed, susceptible to #fractures secondary to joyfully leaping around the place, so one must take care (apologies for my #veterinary negative cognitive bias. We tend to look at animals and think "what can go wrong here?") . #dogs

Faced with an IV fluid shortage, a vet finds the perfect solution With the world running low on saline IV, a NSW vet discovers how to keep the precious resource flowing to animal clinics and zoos across Australia.

Great problem solving by an #Australian #veterinarian in response to #intravenousfluid shortage. Dr Cole is a @sydneyuni.bsky.social graduate #animalwelfare www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Two skinks basking on a rock in a gap with another rock above. A large skink lies at right angles to a small skink whose tail is across the large skink's tail

#Skinks crossing tails sighted in #Sydney, #Australia.

For god’s sake, quit using Chatgpt & similar programs as a Google search!!

Has immense carbon impact and frankly it’s ability to synthesize information — if you ever actually fact check it, which I have — is dumspter quality.

Novel concept: read a book, research it yourself what you want to know!