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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 .
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