Infection Control in Small Animal Clinical Practice

Fergus Allerton (Edited By) Fergus Allerton graduated from the University of Bristol in 2004. He spent six years working in a mixed practice in Worcestershire. While developing a broad range of experience, a keen interest in all things medical motivated him to pursue the Royal College Certificate in Small Animal Medicine. Fergus spent three years undertaking a medicine residency at the University of Liege in Belgium studying for the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Fergus enjoys the wide variety of internal medicine cases and the diagnostic challenges posed by these patients. He has particular interests in haematology, immune-mediated disease and critical care medicine. Fergus joined Willows in October 2013 and is enjoying being part of the specialist team at Willows, with the opportunity to provide the highest standard of care for patients, owners and referring veterinary surgeons. Kelly Bowlt Blacklock (Edited By) Kelly Bowlt Blacklock graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2005 and after 18 months in small animal general practice, completed a rotating internship at the Royal Veterinary College and a three-year ECVS approved residency programme in the Small Animal Surgery at the University of Bristol. Kelly joined the Animal Health Trust in 2011 and was awarded a PhD from the University of Liverpool for studies into the genetics of metastasis in canine cancer. In 2019, Kelly returned to the R(D)SVS as a senior lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, where she is involved in the clinical service, teaching, and research into the genetic basic and functional aspects of canine cancers. She is a Research Fellow at the Patton Lab in the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, where she studies metastasis of canine oral melanoma. Kelly is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery.

Section 1: Introduction to infection prevention and control 1: Historical perspective - Andrew Gardiner 2: Epidemiology of nosocomial infections - Tim Nuttall Section 2: Principles of infection prevention and control 3: Patient screening - Sian Frosini, Rosanne Jepson 4: Hand hygiene - Steven Murphy, Caitlin Forbes, Katie Smyth, Kelly L. Bowlt Blacklock 5: Surgical hand preparation - Alison Young 6: Personal protective equipment - Mellora Sharman, Helen Silver-MacMahon 7: Environmental cleaning and disinfection - Lucas Pantaleon Section 3: Infection control of the surgical patient 8: Infection prevention and control in theatre - Kathyrn Pratschke 9: Monitoring and prevention of surgical site infections - Denis Verwilghen, Kelly L. Bowlt Blacklock 10: Treatment of surgical site infections - Kelly L. Bowlt Blacklock, Owen Glenn, Denis Verwilghen 11: Open wound management - Kelly L. Bowlt Blacklock Section 4: Infection control of the hospitalised patient 12: Infection prevention for invasive procedures - Lindsey Ashburner, Craig R. Breheny, Martyna Godniak, Emily Gorman 13: Management of the infectious patient - Tom Reilly, Eleanor Haskey 14: Investigation and management of outbreaks - Brandy Burgess Section 5: Antibiotic use 15: Management of the immunosuppressed patient - Jocelyn Bisson 16: Antibiotic Mechanism of Action and Resistance - Thawanrut Kiatyingangsulee, Shabbir Simjee, Rungtip Chuanchuen, Faye Swinbourne, Fergus Allerton 17: Responsible antimicrobial usage in small-animal practice - Martin Whitehead 18: Antimicrobial use and resistance surveillance in companion animals - David A. Singleton, Nicola.J.Williams, Alan.D.Radford 19: Antibiotic use in surgical patients - Faye Swinbourne 20: Antibiotic use in medical (incl chemotherapy) patients - Fergus Allerton