VETERINARY EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE

WHAT IS VETCOMPASS SINGAPORE?

The Veterinary Companion Animal Surveillance System (VetCompass™) is an initiative focused on improving companion animal health. VetCompass™ Singapore is an extension of the VetCompass™ project, an initiative focused on improving companion animal health. This not-for-profit research project is part of, and wholly owned by, The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and aims to investigate the range and frequency of companion animal health problems and identify important risk factors for the most common disorders.

Every day, vets in general practice examine, diagnose and treat large numbers of animal patients. This information is stored in individual computerised practice management systems. Until recently, the potential of these computerised records to generate vital information on national companion animal health has remained largely untapped.

The VetCompass™ vision is to collect clinical data in a de-identified format, and merge them into a single dataset for research that will benefit the long term health and welfare of animals.