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ADVISORY PANELS
NEW ADVISORY PANELS SHARE THOUGHTS WITH COUNCIL
The College Council welcomed the Veterinary
Practice Advisory Panel to its March meeting.
The veterinary panel includes veterinarians
from many areas of practice – companion
animal, shelter medicine, regulatory medicine,
equine, bovine, swine, small ruminant, poultry,
wildlife, bees, exotics and an OVC student.
During their meeting with Council, panel
members shared their thoughts on current
trends impacting veterinarians, how to engage
veterinarians in consultations, and advice on
how Council can best utilize the panel.
Items which were presented and discussed
included various trends in veterinary practice
such as the accessibility of affordable
veterinary care, where canine rehabilitation
fits in veterinary medicine, the impact of social
media, and the confidentiality of records.
The panel also indicated veterinarians
need more time to comment on College
consultations and more feedback on how
their input is applied. Discussion also focused
on how the College can continue to build
a stronger relationship with the veterinary
profession.
panel includes representation from the
following sectors: companion animal, equine,
food-producing animal, pharmaceutical
industry, public health and food processing.
The Veterinary Practice Advisory Panel meets
at least three times a year and provides
advice and feedback to Council on policy
matters, engagement with the veterinary
community, and trends in practice. The panel covered a range of topics during
their discussion with Council including the
need for education on zoonotic disease, the
impact of animals on human mental health,
the College role in antimicrobial stewardship,
the need for greater visibility for the facility
accreditation program and the need for public
education on cannabis and pets.
The panel members have volunteered for a
three-year-term to provide advice on policy
matters, identify areas of risk in practice, and
share trends and challenges in practice. The Council appreciates the contributions
of the advisory panels. “Speaking Frankly”
provides a report on the advsiory panels - visit
the College website to read the reports.
Members of the Public Advisory Panel met
with Council in September 2018. The public
cvo.org/SpeakingFrankly
CVMA PLATFORM
STILL AVAILABLE
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
(CVMA) created an online platform to
assist veterinarians with their decisions on
antimicrobial use. CVMA Guidelines for
Veterinary Antimicrobial Use is found at
canadianveterinarians.net/AMU-UAM. The
platform covers beef, small ruminants, dairy,
companion animals, swine and poultry.
All licensed veterinarians in Canada will have
access to the platform until December 31,
2019. After that, only active CVMA members
will have full access.
College Staff
Registrar’s Office
Ms. Jan Robinson - Registrar & CEO
Ms. Anita Lovrich (on leave)
Policy Specialist
Ms. Sarah Kirby
Policy Specialist
Ms. Kim Huson
Communications Specialist
Corporate Services
Ms. Beth Ready
Executive Partner, Corporate Services
Ms. Sarah Ellery
Records & Risk Officer
Ms. Ashley Coles
Business Intelligence Analyst
Stephanie Bennett
Ambassador, Corporate Services
Licensure
Ms. Shilo Tooze
Associate Registrar, Licensure
Ms. Lindsay Sproule
Principal, Licensure & Professional
Corporations
Ms. Sarah Adams
Associate, Licensure & Professional
Corporations
Ms. Rose Robinson
Principal, Investigations & Resolutions
Mr. Martin Fischer
Investigations & Inspections
Specialist
Ms. Cindy Rose
Associate, Investigations &
Resolutions
Ms. Gabriella Klosak
Associate, Licensure & Investigations
Quality Practice
Dr. Susan Sabatini
Practice Advisor
vacant
Principal, Quality Assurance &
Improvement
Ms. Aneeta Bharij
Principal, Accreditation
Accreditation Inspectors
Mr. Wilf Muller
Mr. Adrian Darmon
Ms. Emily Ewles
Associate, Quality Practice
Dr. Kim Lambert
Associate Registrar, Quality Practice
Spring 2019
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