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Professor Jacky Reid

Professor Jacky Reid

BVMS PhD DVA DipECVAA MRCA MRCVS

Director

Professor Jacky Reid is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the University of Glasgow and CEO of the innovative research company NewMetrica Ltd.

Jacky and a multi-disciplinary team of renowned academics from the University of Glasgow have dedicated over 20 years to researching the largely neglected field of pain and quality of life measurement in animals and NewMetrica was established to build on and extend this pioneering work.

Jacky is a veterinary surgeon with very varied experience in the veterinary world (her PhD was a study involving hen’s eggshells) including clinical practice, clinical anaesthesia, applied clinical research and teaching. She is a recognised RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia, a European Veterinary Specialist in Anaesthesia and Analgesia and recipient of the BSAVA Simon Award in 2016.

Since retiring from the Veterinary School in Glasgow she has enjoyed continuing, from within NewMetrica, novel pain and quality of life research with colleagues in the Glasgow Pain and Welfare Group (Professors Nolan and Scott and Dr Wiseman), which was awarded the inaugural UFAW Companion Animal Welfare Award for significant innovation or advance in animal welfare in 2009.

"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.

“It goes without saying that within our dealings with the team at NewMetrica we found them to be consistently helpful and professional throughout”.