COUNCIL NEWS
A SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS FROM MARCH COUNCIL
The College Council met virtually for a two-day meeting on March 23 and 24 . Council meetings are open to the public and you are welcome to watch the proceedings through a livestream .
Following each meeting , College President Dr . Lorie Gold provides a
summary which is available by video . Highlights from the meeting as well as replays from various aspects of the agenda are available on the
College website . The following replays from the March meeting are posted :
College Council met on March 23 & 24 . The next meeting will be held on June 22 . As Council continues to meet virtually , you are welcome to watch the proceedings via livestream . Highlights and minutes are available at www . cvo . org / Council .
Compassionate Regulation
Krithika Jeyaraman , the College ’ s Community Engagement Coordinator ,
presented Council with an overview on the College ’ s approach to incorporating compassionate regulation into its programs . College Council is committed to regulatory effectiveness and that includes improving the experience for customers , including the public , veterinarians , and applicants . Compassionate regulation is an emerging concept among regulators around the world .
Building a Shared Language
Harmony Johnson provided an informative presentation on “ Building a Shared Language .” Harmony works in indigenous wellness and reconciliation with Providence Health Care in British Columbia . The session focused on the key terms and concepts related to truth and reconciliation to equip Council members with a shared language for reconciliation work and provided insight on colonialism , racism and anti-racism , cultural safety , and privilege .
Public Policy – Veterinarian-Client- Patient Relationship
In its policy work , the College Council discussed the feedback submitted during the recent consultation on the draft standard on the veterinarianclient-patient relationship . As always , Council appreciates the veterinarians and members of the public who contribute to policy development by participating in consultations . Following
discussion , Council directed staff to continue to work on the VCPR standard and will review a next draft at a meeting later this year .
Strategic Planning
The College Council approved the year three tactics for its current strategic plan ,
Strategy 2023 . The tactics include launch of the pilot project to trial the proposed new facility accreditation standards , release of the revised telemedicine standard , endorsement of the North American Essential Competencies Profile , completion of regulatory changes to the accreditation program , introduction of a case administrator to support the complaints system , and establishment of a working group on an integrated
approach to veterinary wellness , just to name a few . The
complete list of year three tactics is available on the College website . College Council is pleased with the progress made towards achieving its goals .
In looking ahead to Strategy 2026 , Council had a discussion about the issues that should be resolved in the College ’ s next strategic plan . The process to build the next strategic plan will begin in June .
Finance – Revenue Review
College Council discussed an increase in licensure fees for 2023 . The College will have additional operating costs in the coming year due to inflation , moving to leased office space , and an increase in per diems for Council and Committee members . Following discussion , Council decided to increase the licensing fee by $ 85 . This change requires a by-law change which is now open for consultation . The
consultation is open until June 8 , 2022 and background materials can be found on the
website .
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