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
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 …
sshm.org
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
Great problem solving by an #Australian #veterinarian in response to #intravenousfluid shortage. Dr Cole is a @sydneyuni.bsky.social graduate #animalwelfare www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Faced with an IV fluid shortage, a vet finds the perfect solution
With the world running low on saline IV, a NSW vet discovers how to keep the precious resource flowing to animal clinics and zoos across Australia.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Great problem solving by an #Australian #veterinarian in response to #intravenousfluid shortage. Dr Cole is a @sydneyuni.bsky.social graduate #animalwelfare www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
January 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Reposted by Anne Quain
For god’s sake, quit using Chatgpt & similar programs as a Google search!!
Has immense carbon impact and frankly it’s ability to synthesize information — if you ever actually fact check it, which I have — is dumspter quality.
Novel concept: read a book, research it yourself what you want to know!
Has immense carbon impact and frankly it’s ability to synthesize information — if you ever actually fact check it, which I have — is dumspter quality.
Novel concept: read a book, research it yourself what you want to know!
January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For god’s sake, quit using Chatgpt & similar programs as a Google search!!
Has immense carbon impact and frankly it’s ability to synthesize information — if you ever actually fact check it, which I have — is dumspter quality.
Novel concept: read a book, research it yourself what you want to know!
Has immense carbon impact and frankly it’s ability to synthesize information — if you ever actually fact check it, which I have — is dumspter quality.
Novel concept: read a book, research it yourself what you want to know!
Love the colours and patterns of this #crab in a Sydney rockpool. #crustacean
January 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Love the colours and patterns of this #crab in a Sydney rockpool. #crustacean