College Connection Spring 2023

ISSN 2370-5965 | Spring 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN

College Council approves Strategy 2026

At the March meeting , the College Council approved its new strategic plan , Strategy 2026 . The plan outlines the Council ’ s focus for the next three years .

The strategic plan has been in development for the past year and includes revisions to the mission and vision statements , and principles .

Mission : Governing the veterinary profession in the public interest

Vision : Public confidence in veterinary regulation

Further , Council developed five strategic objectives . The new strategic objectives are :

• Championing legislative reform to affirm an agile future

• Partnering for improved access to veterinary services

• Creating space for innovation and technology

• Promoting the importance of One Health

• Focusing regulation on people and context

Year One

Work is already underway on the year one tactics outlined in Strategy 2026 . In the coming year , Council will be focused on continued collaboration with our veterinary partners in modernizing the College ’ s governing legislation ; leading a national project producing a competency assessment model which facilitates an easier pathway to the workforce for internationally educated veterinarians ; encouraging early outcomes from the new Ontario Veterinary Regulatory Innovation Panel ; continuing to promote drug stewardship ; and continuing leadership on a provincial approach to veterinarian well-being .

The plan is the result of Council ’ s deliberations and consultation and provides a focus to Council ’ s priorities and financial allocations . Strategy 2026 is now available on the College website .

cvo . org / strategy2026

Team-based care

Inside this issue of College Connection , College Registrar and CEO Jan Robinson provides an overview of team-based care in veterinary medicine in Ontario .

Teams in veterinary medicine may be intra-professional ( collaborating within the practice of veterinary medicine – veterinarians , technicians , specialists ) and inter-professional ( care is delivered in partnership with other skilled providers who are not veterinary professionals ).

Turn to page 3 for insight on why team-based care is key to the future of veterinary medicine .

INSIDE Evolution of Licensure 2 Rabies questions 4 Council News 5 Learning in Practice 6 Discipline Summaries 7 IDEA Action Plan 7 Specialty Recognition 8