New evidence-based resource for vets in clinical practice

PA 47/10 It will cost £3.5m and take 10 years, but once established the new Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine (CEVM) will be the very first initiative that integrates the most up to date, accurate and relevant evidence with clinical decision making in the veterinary profession. Hosted by The University of Nottingham and partly funded by Novartis Animal Health, the new Centre aims to develop and promote the principles of evidence-based veterinary medicine in all aspects of the veterinary profession. It will be officially launched at 5.30pm on Wednesday March 17 2010 at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, The University of Nottingham. Director of the Centre, Dr Rachel Dean, Clinical Associate Professor in Feline Medicine, said: "Whether the patient is a small animal in a consulting room, a thoroughbred racehorse or a herd of dairy cows, to make the best possible decision for those animals, a clinician requires skill, expertise and knowledge. It is important that this knowledge is based on the best current evidence available. We want to help further bridge the gap between veterinary research and everyday clinical practice by providing and delivering the evidence in an accessible, and clear way to veterinary clinicians. The CEVM will answer research questions generated by the veterinary profession that are important to clinical practice and to animal health and welfare.