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Improving Surgical Technique: Choosing the best suture type, suture pattern and knots in soft tissue surgery by Alison Moores. Alison graduated from the University of Bristol in 1996. After three years in general practice she spent a year as an Intern at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). After a further year in practice she returned to the RVC in 2001 to undertake a three year Senior Clinical Training Scholarship (Residency) in Small Animal Surgery. She stayed at the RVC as a Lecturer in Surgery from 2004 until 2007 followed by 6 months working at a referral practice in Surrey. She joined Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2008 where she works as a Soft Tissue Surgeon seeing referrals in all types of soft tissue cases. She is interested in and competent in all aspects of soft tissue surgery. Alison is also involved with post-graduate teaching in the UK, providing webinars and teaching on post-graduate courses. She works for the RVC’s Cert AVP program and for BSAVA assisting in the running of their postgraduate certificate. She is external examiner at Edinburgh University. Alison became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2005 and was re accredited as a specialist in 2010 and 2015, and is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She is involved with the veterinary community and as a volunteer has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Small Animal Practice, a member of the BSAVA Education committee and spent 10 years on the committee of the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons, most recently as President.