FOCUS continued…
LEGISL ATIVE REFORM
The College is working with the Ontario
government to modernize and improve the
Veterinarians Act.
• Developing regulations to support a revised
Veterinarians Act
• Proposing recommendations for Council
composition and selection
INNOVATION &
TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH
The College is engaged in broad dialogue
on the changing components of veterinary
practice and the delivery of safe veterinary
medicine. The impact of changing technology
on treatment and on the delivery of veterinary
medicine is at the forefront of Council’s
policy deliberations.
• Telemedicine
• Artificial intelligence
• Future of veterinary medicine symposium
The College supports veterinary initiatives which
promote public and animal health and welfare.
Physicians, ecologists and veterinarians all share
the responsibility of managing and controlling
threats to public health.
• Policy development on humane animal handling
and restraint and on pain management
• Antimicrobial stewardship program education
• Monitoring provincial animal welfare agenda
COLLEGE OF VETERINARIANS OF ONTARIO ANNUAL REPORT 2019