It might not be new, but preventive medicine is a concept that has certainly grown in importance in the past few years.
Veterinary specialist Mike Davies, who has just written a Focus article, “Preventive medicine – what it means in practice”, in Vet Times (Volume 52, Issue 34, Pages 4-7), joins this Vet Times Podcast to discuss what the profession is doing well and where there’s room for improvement.
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Mike qualified from the RVC, has RCVS postgraduate certificates in veterinary radiology and small animal orthopaedics, and holds a fellowship by examination in clinical nutrition in cats and dogs.
He is an RCVS specialist in veterinary nutrition (small animal clinical nutrition)and has worked in academia, private practice, and for several pet food manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.
He speaks internationally on clinical nutrition and geriatrics, and founded the original City and Guilds certificate in small animal nutrition, and the BVNA certificates in small animal and exotic nutrition. He runs Provet’s certificate course in clinical nutrition.
His aforementioned article for Vet Times is online at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/preventive-medicine-what-it-means-in-practice/