In this podcast we discuss the impact of a short video to teach owners about antimicrobial stewardship. Chris Scudder talks to authors Emma Wright and Fergus Allerton about their study entitled “Influencing attitudes towards antimicrobial use and resistance in companion animals—the impact on pet owners of a short animation in a randomized controlled trial.”

If you’d like to use the video in your practice waiting room, it’s available here and has been translated into 20 languages. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ApEAfN4dWU)

The study itself documented positive effects on owner awareness relating to antimicrobial stewardship, using a common scenario of acute onset diarrhoea as the case example. It re-affirms the importance of owner education and sets the scene for more resources with similar aims and measurable outcomes.

You can read the article here: https://academic.oup.com/jacamr/article/6/3/dlae065/7665563

and find out more about ENOVAT here: https://enovat.eu/