Conclusion
The Council of the College of Veterinarians has taken the initiative
to examine its governing legislation, and to identify areas in need of
modernization, amendment, and improvement. The work of the College’s
legislative reform working groups, which undertook evidence-based and
risk-focused analyses of all aspects of the legislation, has taken societal
expectations into account in all stages of the project, keeping in mind
the College’s mandate of protecting the public interest. This initiative has
resulted in the proposed concepts in this paper.
Modernizing
the Practice
of Veterinary
Medicine
CONCLUSION
The proposed concepts are focused on enhancing regulatory
transparency, flexibility, accountability, and efficiency.
The aim is to achieve government support for the reform of the
Veterinarians Act that will secure a new and robust template for the
effective regulation of veterinary medicine on behalf of the Ontario public
for years to come.
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