Dermatology Specialists

Successful use of insect‐based ( Hermetia illucens ) diet in dogs with food‐responsive enteropathy

Objective Diet is an integral component of the management of chronic enteropathy in dogs. The role of insect‐based diets in this disease remains unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an insect‐based ( Hermetia illucens ) diet in dogs with presumed foo...

EXPRESS: Common bile duct adenocarcinoma in a cat treated with surgical excision, choledochoduodenostomy and adjuvant toceranib phosphate

Case summary A 2-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was referred one month after medical management of extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction (EHBTO) for progressive lethargy and hyperbilirubinemia. Abdominal ultrasonography identified a 10mm obstructive common bile du...

Enhanced molecular diagnosis of Onchocerca lupi using droplet digital PCR in clinically suspected companion animals

Abstract Background Onchocerca lupi , a zoonotic filarial nematode documented in southwestern North America and the Old World, is associated with ocular onchocerciosis in dogs and cats. Clinical signs range from ocular discharge and conjunctivitis to chronic nodular lesions invol...

Closing the Value-Voice Disconnect: Operational Pointers for Healthcare Governance

The Value-Voice Disconnect is the gap between what hospital administration can count, meaning cost, throughput and measurable output, and what clinicians know from the bedside, which is contextual and largely uncounted. Naming the gap has not closed it. This paper turns the conce...

Closing the Value-Voice Disconnect: Operational Pointers for Healthcare Governance

The Value-Voice Disconnect is the gap between what hospital administration can count, meaning cost, throughput and measurable output, and what clinicians know from the bedside, which is contextual and largely uncounted. Naming the gap has not closed it. This paper turns the conce...

Closing the Value-Voice Disconnect: Operational Pointers for Healthcare Governance

The Value-Voice Disconnect is the gap between what hospital administration can count, meaning cost, throughput and measurable output, and what clinicians know from the bedside, which is contextual and largely uncounted. Naming the gap has not closed it. This paper turns the conce...