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PLANNING A RABIES CLINIC
RABIES - INFORMATION FOR PLANNING RABIES CLINICS
The College Council recently adopted a Professional Practice Standard – Rabies Programs
and an accompanying Legislative Overview – Rabies to assist veterinarians in their provision of
rabies programs designed to reduce the risk of human exposure to the rabies virus.
Step 1:
Step 3:
Complete the Request for Authorization of a
Rabies Program application form and submit
the completed form to the College at least
three weeks prior to the date you wish to hold
or begin the program.
Prior to submitting your request, please
review the conditions which accompany the
Certificate.
You may request authorization for a one day
program or a periodic program spanning
six months (example: a program offered the
first Saturday of every month for six months).
Rabies programs can be administered from
unaccredited or accredited facilities.
Step 2:
Once the proposed program is approved, you
will receive a Certificate of Accreditation. The
certificate will be delivered by e-mail.
For an unaccredited facility, read the
conditions which accompany that specific
Certificate.
For an accredited facility, read the conditions
which accompany that specific Certificate.
Step 4:
Host the rabies program and engage in
procedures that ensure records for each
animal are created and retained and that the
Certificate of Rabies Vaccination is provided
to the animal’s custodian.
Step 5:
Following the conclusion of the rabies
program, submit the new Rabies Program
Data Report to the College within two weeks.
The data collected is shared with the Ministry
of Health and Long-Term Care.
As you know, the vaccination of animals
against rabies is an important public
health measure. Rabies Programs are one
opportunity for veterinarians to contribute to
the control of rabies in Ontario.
College Staff
Ms. Jan Robinson - Registrar & CEO
Ms. Sarah Ellery
Associate, Corporate Services
Ms. Aneeta Bharij
Principal, Accreditation
Mr. Martin Fischer
Investigations & Inspections
Specialist
Ms. Megan Callaway
Associate, Quality Practice
Ms. Kim Huson
Communications Specialist
Mr. James Clark
Associate, Communications
Ms. Lindsay Mitchell
P
rincipal, Licensure & Professional
Corporations
Ms. Ashley Coles
IT Project Coordinator
Ms. Sharan Ghandial
A
ssociate, Investigations &
Resolutions
Dr. Glenn Pettifer
Deputy Registrar
Ms. Beth Ready
Executive Partner, Corporate
Services
Ms. Rose Robinson
Principal, Investigations &
Resolutions
Professional Practice Standard
Rabies Programs
www.cvo.org/PPSrabies
Legislative Overview: Rabies
www.cvo.org/LOrabies
Request for Authorization of a
Rabies Program
www.cvo.org/requestrabiesprogram
Rabies Program Data Report
www.cvo.org/rabiesdatareport
Questions?
Aneeta Bharij
Principal, Accreditation
[email protected]
Online Forms
All College application forms for
temporary facilities will be moving
to an online format this spring.
Instead of completing a paper
application to mail or fax to the
College, an online form will enable
you to quickly apply for a rabies
clinic, microchip clinic or cardiac
screening program and submit your
application automatically.
Dr. Susan Sabatini
Practice Advisor
Ms. Iryna Trask
Associate, Licensure & Professional
Corporations
Ms. Michelle Williams
Ambassador, Corporate Services
Accreditation Inspectors
Mr. Don Huston Mr. Brian Redpath
M
r. Dick Stewart
Spring 2015
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