SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
PRACTICE ADVISORY SERVICE
1,822
requests for practice advice
The College ’ s Practice Advisory Service is available to anyone seeking information related to the regulations , policy and expectations associated with the practice of veterinary medicine in Ontario . This service offered by the College is free and confidential .
PEER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS The Peer Review of Medical Records program is a mandatory component of the College ’ s Quality Assurance Program . The program was put on hold due to the pandemic and resumed in July 2021 . To date , 76 reviews have been completed with 53 % successful , 41 % partially successful , and 7 % not successful . The College uses data from the program to identify the areas requiring more attention in medical records . The College is committed to supporting the profession with continued improvement in recordkeeping .
ETHICS RESOURCE HUB In April 2021 , the College launched the Ethics Resource Hub . It is a collection of online resources on the College ’ s website to assist veterinarians including an e-learning module , decision-making tools , a resource library , various case scenarios and recorded discussions . Since the launch in April , the Ethics E-learning Module has been viewed 41 times and the various pages in the hub have been viewed more than 1,500 times .
VIRTUAL INSPECTIONS Throughout the pandemic , the College conducted facility inspections via video , when appropriate to do so . Those facilities that had a video inspection completed an undertaking acknowledging that an in-person inspection would take place in the future . Onsite inspections resumed in July 2021 .
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