DR ABBIE TIPLER

⁠ I often got asked what the hardest part of a surgical residency was. For me, it is was when there was a surgical complication. ⁠ ⁠ One...

Here is a quick video I made of application of a Robert-Jones dressing. Link to 'Application of a modified RJ bandage'⁠...

The key to avoiding bandage complications is to give owners home care instructions. ⁠ These are some bandage care instructions that we...

Inspiring women in veterinary leadership and the discipline of surgery is important to me (by veterinary leaders I mean practice owners,...

A residency with kids - tips that worked for me: ⁠ ⁠ There is no doubt that completing a surgical residency with young kids presents its...

Analgesia for surgical patients⁠:⁠ ⁠ ⁠Effective analgesia plans for our surgical patients is crucial. Animals can't tell us they are...

⁠ The most common location for an angular limb deformity (although they can affect any of the long bones) is the radius and ulnar due to...

Physiotherapy can be hugely beneficial to surgical patients post-operatively. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This is a link to an article looking at physiotherapy...

Residency training support team:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ It can be useful during your residency to team up with other residents for support and study...

⁠ I have learnt a great deal from surgical videos over the years. ⁠ ⁠ One procedure I used to watch every time prior to performing, was...

⁠ We are all so busy, and the busyness of life makes us forget what is really important sometimes. Put your own oxygen mask on first, but...

Anatomical bone models:⁠ ⁠ The most useful and attractive item in my office is Bitzer Maloney. I find him hugely helpful when studying...

You often don't need to look far to find your inspiration. ⁠ ⁠ This is my Mum receiving her OBE (officer of the British Empire - now up...

⁠ This is the minimum case log requirement for training. ⁠ Neurological surgery: Includes disc decompression, fenestration, fracture...

⁠Our industry faces a mental health crisis and burn-out is a real thing. When we work in a challenging, physical and emotionally draining...

Wound dehiscence - Prevention and management ⁠ 1 - Prevention;⁠ ⁠ The best way to avoid a wound dehiscence (wound breakdown), is by...

⁠ In my bid to work out how I was going to memorise the mountain of literature and knowledge involved in residency training, I employed a...

In my first year of surgical residency training, I left the family and flew to the USA to complete part of my surgical externship at UC...

"Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely...

⁠ ⁠ The most common question I get asked about my residency, is how is it possible to do it with kids. My response is that kids are...