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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
COUNCIL ELECTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 2017
Dr. Marc Marin, of Sudbury, Ontario, is the new president of the College.
Dr. Marin was first elected to the Council in 2012. He graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1991 and has worked in mixed and companion animal practices. Dr. Marin, along with his partner Dr. Darren Stinson, operate Chelmsford Animal Hospital.
“ I am proud to be a member of the veterinary profession and I am committed to the College’ s mandate to protect the public interest. The public and the profession expect the College’ s standards to support safety and quality in the delivery of veterinary medicine,” said Dr. Marin.
Photo: Joining Dr. Marin( centre) on the Executive are Dr. Steven Jacobs, 1st Vice- President( left, front); Dr. Patricia Lechten, 2nd Vice-President( right, front); Dr. Larry Caven, Past President( back, right) and Ms. Claudia Newman, Public Member( back, left).
SEEKING YOUR THOUGHTS ON TELEMEDICINE
Telemedicine is an area of veterinary medicine that continues to evolve rapidly. The College is currently in the midst of the annual review of the standard which was initially published in 2015. In reviewing the evolution of telemedicine in veterinary medicine, several considerations emerged as pertinent in revising the standard, including:
• emphasis on the need to engage professional judgment each time telemedicine is contemplated;
• whether a veterinarian-client-patient relationship( VCPR) can be established
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through telemedicine;
• whether the requirements for record keeping and accreditation should be explicitly referenced in the standard; and
• if the standard should provide guidance on information that needs to be provided to clients when practising via telemedicine.
Council approved the revised standard for consultation to begin in January.
Proposed changes to the draft updated telemedicine standard include an understanding that a VCPR can be
established through telemedicine as it is inperson. However, drugs cannot be prescribed when practising soley via telemedicine. As well, it is noted that telemedicine is to be practised from an accredited facility and the client needs to be made aware of the veterinarian’ s location, licensure status and the privacy and security issues involved in accessing care via telemedicine.
The proposed telemedicine standard will be open for consultation in January at:
www. cvo. org / public-consultations.
Registrar’ s Office Ms. Jan Robinson- Registrar & CEO
Ms. Anita Lovrich Policy Specialist
Ms. Kim Huson Communications Specialist
Ms. Stephanie Bongiorno Associate, Communications
Corporate Services
Ms. Beth Ready Executive Partner, Corporate Services
Ms. Shauna Spencer Ambassador, Corporate Services
Ms. Ashley Coles Business Intelligence Analyst
Licensure
Ms. Shilo Tooze Associate Registrar, Licensure
Ms. Lindsay Mitchell Principal, Licensure & Professional Corporations
Ms. Sarah Kirby Associate, Licensure & Professional Corporations
Ms. Rose Robinson Principal, Investigations & Resolutions
Ms. Sharan Ghandial Associate, Investigations & Resolutions
Mr. Martin Fischer Investigations & Inspections Specialist
Quality Practice
Dr. Kim Lambert Associate Registrar, Quality Practice
Dr. Susan Sabatini Practice Advisor
Ms. Megan Callaway Principal, Quality Practice
Ms. Aneeta Bharij Principal, Accreditation
Accreditation Inspectors Mr. Brian Redpath Mr. Wilf Muller Mr. Adrian Darmon
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