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• Kennel Club Charitable Trust Companion Animal Epidemiologist - Disorders of UK Companion Animals (In Progress)

  

  This collaborative venture between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) will investigate Canine breed-specific disorder prevalence Risk factors for important canine conditions Common disorders in other …
• Current Usage of Antimicrobials in UK Cats and Dogs (Complete)

  

  This research characterised and quantified antimicrobial use in cats and dogs attending a large group of UK veterinary practices, in order to establish companion animal antimicrobial prescribing behaviour.  
• Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats Attending UK Practices (Complete)

  

  This project, funded by Ceva, estimated the prevalence of, and risk-factors for chronic kidney disease in cats attending VetCompass-participating veterinary practices in the United Kingdom. As a second objective, the prevalence of hypertension an …
• Equine VetCompass: Guiding Evidence-Based Equine Healthcare (Complete)

  

  Funded by the RVC’s Mellon Fund for Equine Research and RCVS Knowledge, this project aims to estimate the prevalence of, and determine risk factors for, the most common disorders affecting horses attended to by veterinary practitioners in the UK. 
• Hot Dogs – investigating the epidemiology of canine heatstroke presenting to UK primary care veterinary practices (Complete)

  

  The project, funded by Dogs Trust, aims to improve our understanding of the incidence, underlying causes and risk factors associated with heatstroke in dogs. Emily Hall and Anne Carter at Nottingham Trent University are working in collaboration with …
• Antimicrobial usage in farm animal veterinary practice in the UK: A mixed-methods approach (In Progress)

  

  The aims of this study are to estimate current antimicrobial usage in Farm Veterinary Practice and investigate the intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors associated with farm veterinarian decision-making when prescribing antimicrobials as well as …
• Validating the VetCompass Clinical Grading Tool for Heat-related Illness in Dogs (In Progress)

  

  This MRes project aims to extend an earlier body of theoretical work based on general first opinion caseloads by evaluating and validating the VetCompass Clinical Grading Tool in real-world clinical cases presenting for emergency veterinary care in …
• A solution right under our nose? Exploring health implications and public demand for brachycephalic ‘designer’ outcrosses (In Progress)

  

  Do brachycephalic-outcrosses exhibit improved respiratory and ‘innate’ health characteristics compared to their extreme-brachycephalic parent-breed? Do brachycephalic-outcrosses meet the aesthetic-preferences of people who desire extreme- …

• MRes - Enhancing mitochondrial function in development neurons: a potential neuroprotective therapy for preterm brain injury

  Lead RVC Supervisor: Dr. Helen Stolp, Dr. Claire Thornton  Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences   Background, aims and objectives: In the UK, 10% of all births occur preterm, with 25-30% (~15,000) of these infants subsequently diagnosed …

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• The VetCompass Causal Inference Research Programme (In Progress)

  

  The VetCompass Causal Inference Research Programme builds on previous PhD research, applying target trial emulation to generate real-world evidence as an alternative when traditional RCTs are not feasible.