VetCompassâ„¢ Researchers update BSAVA Congress
The RVC’s VetCompass™ Programme shares anonymised clinical data with over 20% of UK vet practices and is now the largest research database of veterinary clinical data in the world. The impact of the research flowing from VetCompass™ studies was evident at this year’s which featured 7 oralVetCompass™ presentations on topics ranging from diabetes in cats to breed-specific studies on cat and dogs.
Refreshingly, 6 of these 7 topics were presented by current RVC undergraduates which also highlights the power ofVetCompass™ as a teaching and career development tool for the next generation of RVC veterinary graduates:
| Presenter | Current Position | Title |
| Georgia Teesdale Twyford | RVC BVetMed5 student | Is previous glucocorticoid therapy associatedwith likelihood of diabetic relapse amongcats in diabetic remission? |
| Jean Lester | RVC BVetMed5 student | What’s up with Golden Retrievers underprimary veterinary care in the UK. |
| Alice Leach | RVC BVetMed5 student | Getting under the skin of the Shar Pei usingprimary-care veterinary clinical records |
| Jordon Egan | RVC BVetMed3 student | How common is common? Estimatedprevalence of recurrent seizures disorders incats under primary veterinary care in the UK |
| Rachel Ball | RVC BVetMed5 student | What’s up with sausage dogs: health ofminiature Dachshunds in UK primary practice |
| Georgina Harris | Cambridge University resident | Clinical presentation and medicalmanagement of German shepherd dogs withpresumed degenerative lumbosacral stenosisin first opinion practice in the UK |
| Charlotte Romans | RVC BVetMed5 student | Deciphering common health issues in Persiancats under primary veterinary care in the UK |