Susan Rodger joins NewMetrica
We are delighted to have a new colleague join us in the form of researcher, lecturer and experienced veterinarian, Susan Rodger.
Prof Jacky Reid says, "Susan was one of our most able students as an undergraduate at Glasgow University Vet School and has gone on to have a distinguished career. I could not be more pleased to welcome Susan and to employ her knowledge in pursuit of our passion for measuring health and wellbeing in animals."
Susan graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow in 1999. After working in mixed practice she returned to Glasgow to undertake research in the epidemiology of antimicrobial drug resistance in pigs, completing her PhD in 2004. She then worked for the Scottish Agricultural College (now SRUC) as a veterinary investigation officer before taking up a position as a veterinary research pathologist with the Moredun Research Institute in Edinburgh. After taking a career break to raise her children, Susan has more recently been involved in teaching. veterinary public health, including animal welfare legislation, to fourth and final year students at the University of Glasgow.
At NewMetrica, Susan is primarily responsible for the collation, analysis and interpretation of data generated by our VetMetrica HRQL instruments. She has a keen interest in mathematics and statistics and their application in veterinary medicine.
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"I have been using VetMetrica for over 18 months now and have found it has revolutionised how I monitor patients and collect data. It is very easy to set up and the tools are intuitive and easy to follow
VetMetrica provides a great window into the animals’ quality of life and how it feels in its home environment. This has enabled me to better care for these patients and also collect good quality data for future publications. I cannot recommend VetMetrica enough. "
Andy Armitage, Greenside Vet Practice
Vetmetrica offers a valuable tool in assessing the impact of chronic pain on quality of life in dogs & cats. When treating chronic pain, most owners say that quality of life is paramount and they want their pet to be pain free. Vetmetrica engages owners and gives them the ability to measure quality of life.
"I found that a computer based scale run by Newmetrica... the same great people who gave us the Glasgow Pain Scales... is a wonderful way to get reliable quality of life scores. You can find it here at http://www.newmetrica.com/vetmetrica-hrql/. It generates a non-biased decision using a computer algorithum. Answers are weighted differently so it is harder for the caregiver to subconsciously manipulate the outcome. And they cannot go back and change their answers like they can on paper form" Dr Mike Petty
“Firstly I want to congratulate you and your team on the important work you are doing in the field of pain assessment and in particular the NewMetrica HRQL tool which I think is a real game changer!” – Leon Warne.
