Quality Practice:
Quality Assurance
The College’s Quality Practice program supports the profession in its engagement in continuous quality improvement in
the delivery of veterinary care.
In the regulated professions, Quality Practice is seen as an
outcome that follows from an alliance between a College and
its professional members. The two groups work together to
maintain and demonstrate safe, competent care and service.
Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance tools contribute to
Quality Practice.
The Quality Practice program is intended to:
• assist licensed members with meeting peer expectations in
the delivery of quality care
CPD Cycle
2014
2013
2012
All Licensed Members
(average # of hours reported)
168
hours
165
hours
173
hours
Graduated in last 5 years
185
163
226
In clinical practice
150
142
153
In non-clinical practice
234
218
230
Licensed but inactive
87
84
98
334 licensed members documented activities in the CPD Portal
• support ongoing learning across the profession to
maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills
• assure the public of access to safe, competent care
• support licensed members in their ongoing commitment to the delivery of safe, competent veterinary care
Through online learning modules, peer review of medical records and practice advice, the Quality Practice program
supports licensed members in the maintenance of skills and knowledge.
Informed Client Consent Learning Module
The Informed Client Consent Learning Module was made available to all veterinarians in February 2015.
The self-study module was created to communicate updates made to the Informed Client Consent
Professional Practice Standard . A follow-up survey of those who participated in the module indicated that
73 per cent would make changes to their practice based on participation in the module.
Examples of changes they plan to make include:
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update existing consent forms
educate staff on informed client consent
engage clients in more detail regarding procedures to be performed
record an alternate emergency contact
document who has authority to make treatment decisions regarding pets
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