Outcomes of Cases
Before the Discipline Committee
Waiting to
be Heard by
Discipline
Committee
Agreements
Waiting to
be Heard by
Discipline
Committee
Agreements
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Contested
and Ongoing
Agreements
6
15
18
6
3
6
9
3
2015
Contested with
Guilty Findings
Waiting to
be Heard by
Discipline
Committee
1
1
2016
Contested with
Guilty Findings
2017
Contested
and Finished
Peer Review of
Medical Records
Matters Dealt with
by the Discipline Committee
From October 2016 to September 2017 46
practices participated in a peer review of their
71%
medical records.
45
40
Quality Assurance, along with Quality
Improvement, are the key components
of Quality Practice designed to assure
the public’s access to quality veterinary
care. The development and maintenance
of such programs by the profession is
in keeping with the public protection
mandate of a self-regulated profession.
40
35
30
25
31
71% of those who completed a survey after their
25
peer review indicated that they made or will
make changes to their records as a result of this
20
19
18
15
16
14
13
10
8
8
5
Days of
Hearings
Number of
Veterinarians
Cases
Heard
2015
20
8
6
8
2016
Pre-hearing
Conferences
6
6
Agreements
Reached
process.
• Record assessments of diagnostic test results
• Document more details of surgical procedures
• Ensure emergency contact
information is documented
Peer Advisory
Conversation
The College of Veterinarians of Ontario has
introduced the Peer Advisory Conversation, a
voluntary pilot program that is underway until
2019. The purpose of the pilot is to develop a
program that instills public trust in the quality
of care provided by Ontario veterinarians, and
is relevant, accessible and acceptable to the
profession. The program will also be considered
as a core component of a future mandatory
Quality Assurance program.
The Peer Advisory Conversation Pilot is being
conducted in four phases. During the first two
phases, volunteers participated in a conversation
with a Peer Advisor focused on one of the three
areas: continuing professional development, case
Examples of changes they plan to make include: based discussion, or non-technical skills. These
• Incorporate a Master Problem List validate the conversation tools prior to launching
• Improve documentation of
focused conversations provided an opportunity to
the full conversation in Pilot Phase 3.
client communication
2017
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