Anne Quain
@drquain.bsky.social
Animal welfare veterinarian, general practitioner, and lecturer in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. Co-author of Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases (5M) and the Veterinary General Practice Casebook: Small Animal Clinics (Taylor & Francis)
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Anne Quain
@drquain.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Starting a list of veterinarians on Bluesky (sorry if I've missed you - I cannot always ID from people's handles or descriptions). A starter pack of veterinarians, veterinary schools and veterinary associations to follow on bluesky. go.bsky.app/3T7UGCz
Loved, loved, loved this book about who is included in our sphere of moral considerations. A fascinating discussion about #animalethics in the #anthropocene.
January 14, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Loved, loved, loved this book about who is included in our sphere of moral considerations. A fascinating discussion about #animalethics in the #anthropocene.
When we launched our book, #veterinarian & florist Edelicia Lopez created this educational floral arrangement of toxic-to-pets #plants complete with a quiz so attendees could test their knowledge! (We ensured no animals came near). Learning never stops in vetmed! www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
When we launched our book, #veterinarian & florist Edelicia Lopez created this educational floral arrangement of toxic-to-pets #plants complete with a quiz so attendees could test their knowledge! (We ensured no animals came near). Learning never stops in vetmed! www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...
As another Australian veterinary society journal (the Australian Veterinary Practitioner) goes on "pause" this year, this brilliant article on the junkification of academic research should give us all pause to consider why these are vital forums: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
As another Australian veterinary society journal (the Australian Veterinary Practitioner) goes on "pause" this year, this brilliant article on the junkification of academic research should give us all pause to consider why these are vital forums: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A useful resource for #dog owners re #fireworks during the festive and New Year season - check out Table 6 in this article. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A survey investigating owner perceptions and management of firework‐associated fear in dogs in the Greater Sydney area
Objective To investigate the prevalence of firework-associated fear in dogs in Sydney, owner perception of their dog's response to fireworks, perceived efficacy of interventions to manage fearful be...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A useful resource for #dog owners re #fireworks during the festive and New Year season - check out Table 6 in this article. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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...
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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...
Remarkable footage. It is incredible what we learn when we can observe #animals including #reptiles up close #photography #animalscience aeon.co/videos/the-m...
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
aeon.co
February 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Remarkable footage. It is incredible what we learn when we can observe #animals including #reptiles up close #photography #animalscience aeon.co/videos/the-m...
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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
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
I live with a #cat with #urinarytract disease. These are fantastic guidelines for owners #cats #FUS #FLUTD #feline icatcare.org/resources/ca...
icatcare.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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
cve.edu.au/Web/Continui...
cve.edu.au/Web/Continui...
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia Instead of a Seizure? WebinarLIVE!
cve.edu.au
February 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Can you tell #paroxysmaldyskinesia apart from a #seizure in a #dog or #cat? #veterinary #neurology with Prof Thomas Flegel tonight
cve.edu.au/Web/Continui...
cve.edu.au/Web/Continui...
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...
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.
theconversation.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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
February 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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
Animal Lovers for Climate 200
Animals can't vote. Help us to support Politicians who care about our climate and environment into Parliament.
vets4climate200.raiselysite.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Please consider supporting #climateaction for #animals in Australia, shared by my colleague @kswindells.bsky.social : vets4climate200.raiselysite.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Textbook edited by @profandrewgardiner.bsky.social and myself on #veterinarygeneralpractice can now be ordered online. #primarycare #generalpractice #companionanimals #veterinarystudents #veterinarians We loved writing this!
www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...
www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...
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...
www.routledge.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Textbook edited by @profandrewgardiner.bsky.social and myself on #veterinarygeneralpractice can now be ordered online. #primarycare #generalpractice #companionanimals #veterinarystudents #veterinarians We loved writing this!
www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...
www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...
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
Home | Herminthology
www.herminthology.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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
One of my friend's very friendly pet sheep.
February 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
And with the current backlash against rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, it’s even more important to advocate for gender equality
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
And with the current backlash against rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, it’s even more important to advocate for gender equality
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Chapter on #psychologicalsafety for #veterinaryteams from Kemba Marshall's book on #diversity #equality and #inclusion in #veterinarymedicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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 ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Chapter on #psychologicalsafety for #veterinaryteams from Kemba Marshall's book on #diversity #equality and #inclusion in #veterinarymedicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
A friend borrowed my motion activated camera to film her driveway (ignore the date, I hadn't set it). #wildlife #kangaroos #Australia
January 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A friend borrowed my motion activated camera to film her driveway (ignore the date, I hadn't set it). #wildlife #kangaroos #Australia
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...
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
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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...
#Veterinary #morbidity and #mortality rounds are critical for #patientsafety, so how do we ensure confidentiality while maximising learning from #adverseevents? #humanfactors #rootcauseanalysis #medicationerror #safetyculture
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#Veterinary #morbidity and #mortality rounds are critical for #patientsafety, so how do we ensure confidentiality while maximising learning from #adverseevents? #humanfactors #rootcauseanalysis #medicationerror #safetyculture
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Anne Quain
Reposted by Anne Quain
☎️Calling #HistMed Students & New Graduates📢
The Roy Porter Essay Prize deadline is 1 Feb! Submit for the chance to win cash, a conference plenary slot, mentoring, & places at our publication masterclass! Details, eligibility & entry form 👇
#HistSTM
sshm.org/portfolio/pr...
The Roy Porter Essay Prize deadline is 1 Feb! Submit for the chance to win cash, a conference plenary slot, mentoring, & places at our publication masterclass! Details, eligibility & entry form 👇
#HistSTM
sshm.org/portfolio/pr...
Prizes
2024/5 ROY PORTER STUDENT ESSAY PRIZE COMPETITION 2024-roy-porter-prize-entry-formDownload Rules and Entry Form The Society for the Social History of Medicine invites submissions to its 2024/5 Roy …
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January 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
☎️Calling #HistMed Students & New Graduates📢
The Roy Porter Essay Prize deadline is 1 Feb! Submit for the chance to win cash, a conference plenary slot, mentoring, & places at our publication masterclass! Details, eligibility & entry form 👇
#HistSTM
sshm.org/portfolio/pr...
The Roy Porter Essay Prize deadline is 1 Feb! Submit for the chance to win cash, a conference plenary slot, mentoring, & places at our publication masterclass! Details, eligibility & entry form 👇
#HistSTM
sshm.org/portfolio/pr...
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
January 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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