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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

Rachel Bennett

Rachel Bennett, MA VetMB, CertVA, DACVAA, PhD, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and completed a PhD in the clinical pharmacology of the peripheral α2-adrenoceptor antagonist vatinoxan in 2017. She works as a freelance anaesthetist and is co-editor-in-chief of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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