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PEER ADVISORY CONVERSATION
CONVERSATION PILOT PHASE LAUNCHED
Learning about the delivery of veterinary
medicine from someone who understands
our profession firsthand can be valuable.
As recent grads or longtime practitioners, a
conversation with a peer is always a welcome
opportunity to learn, share and grow.
That is why the College is proud to launch
the pilot phase of the Peer Advisory
Conversation and invite your participation!
and both of their practices, benefit from the
conversation.
Be part of the conversation. The College
is currently accepting applications from
those interested in serving as Peer Advisors
through the pilot phase. Volunteers are also
welcome as Conversation Participants.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute
to quality care in the veterinary profession.
The Peer Advisory Conversation provides a
positive learning experience for veterinarians.
Through conversation, veterinarians will find
support in their efforts to deliver quality care
and service. The conversation includes tips
for managing risk areas; insight into practice
standards and regulatory requirements;
and suggestions for continuing professional
development
Available online ...
It’s a conversation - not an interview or an
investigation. It’s one veterinarian speaking to
another veterinarian - one of whom happens
to be a trained peer advisor. Both of them,
Sign up today!
RECRUITING PEER ADVISORS
The new Peer Advisory Conversation is
an exciting opportunity and the College is
pleased to invite your participation!
The College is currently recruiting peer
advisors for the pilot phase of the project.
To be eligible to serve in the peer advisor
role, a licensed member is required to meet
specific criteria which includes:
• hold an active general licence with the
College and be in clinical practice;
• have excellent interpersonal and
communication skills;
• have at least five years practice experience;
• have no discipline findings;
• no complaints proceedings with action taken
within the last six years;
• able to commit to a three-year term as
advisor;
• no current involvement on a College
committee, task force or staff role; and
• have a degree of flexibility in work schedule.
Visit the College website to review the Peer
Advisor Selection and Orientation Policy
Statement and to complete an online form to
apply to serve as a Peer Advisor.
The selection process will include an
interview and review by the Quality Assurance
Committee. Those chosen as Peer Advisors
will participate in an orientation and training
program prior to beginning advisory sessions.
Peer Advisors will receive a modest per diem.
Get involved!
College Connection is the official publication
of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario,
informing members on regulatory issues,
with the expectation that members will
govern themselves accordingly. College
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Discipline Summaries — The outcomes
of discipline hearings are public
information and are intended to
provide a greater understanding
of the veterinary profession’s
accountability to the public. The
College has posted discipline
summaries since October 1, 2012
in the Discipline Orders section of
the College website (www.cvo.org/
Discipline-Orders). All findings are
noted in the Public Register which
is available through the Find A
Veterinarian feature on this website.
A complete c opy of a disciplinary
decision is available by contacting
the College.
Discipline Summaries for hearings
recently held include the following
veterinarians:
Dr. Aidin Rahbari-Kharazi
Dr. Eran Gilady
Dr. Kenneth Metzger
Dr. Ahmad Badri
Dr. Surinder Khahra
Dr. Brian Overgaard
Dr. Kelly Volmers
Dr. Jonathan Mitelman
Dr. Judith Senior
Dr. Surinder Gandhara
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