Endnotes
1 Veterinarians Act, R. S. O. 1990, c. V. 3 2 R. R. O. 1990, Reg. 1093: General under Veterinarians Act, R. S. O. 1990, c. V. 3
3 College of Veterinarians of Ontario, 2016 Annual Report, http:// cvo. org / CVO / media / College-of-Veterinarians-of-Ontario / Resources % 20and % 20Publications / Annual % 20Reports / AnnualReportFinal. pdf? ext =. pdf
4 Professional Standards Authority, Right-Touch Regulation Revised, http:// www. professionalstandards. org. uk / docs / default-source / publications / thoughtpaper / right-touch-regulation-2015
5 David Marx,“ Patient Safety and the“ Just Culture”: A primer for health care executives,” 2001, https:// psnet. ahrq. gov / resources / resource / 1582 / patientsafety-and-the-just-culture-a-primer-for-health-care-executives; North Carolina Board of Nursing,“ Just Culture Overview,” http:// www. ncbon. com / dcp / i / discipline-compliance-employer-complaints-just-culture-resources
6 An order is an instruction for the performance of a procedure, treatment, drug or intervention. An order can be a direct order to perform an authorized activity for only one patient for a specific intervention or a medical directive, which is a written order authorizing those identified in the directive to perform an authorized activity for any patient who meets the criteria, circumstances, and / or conditions set out in the medical directive.
7 To initiate an authorized activity means to independently decide that a specified procedure is required and initiate that procedure in the absence of a specific order or medical directive, in accordance to certain conditions, which can be identified in regulation
8 Substance is inclusive of a drug 9 It is anticipated that this schedule will be drafted at a later date 10 There are currently 3200 RVT’ s in Ontario, an increase from 1200 in 2007
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