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PHASE A: PROPOSED
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Table 9 (continued): Categorized suggestions from 48 Survey 1 respondents on what specific steps could be taken by the Ontario food-producing
animal veterinary profession to champion the implementation of the six Priority Initiatives
Priority Initiative and Implementation Suggestions
Frequency *
# (%**)
Mandatory producer training
Create a certificate program for proof of completion on a routine basis (e.g. annual vs. 3-5 years) 6 (19)
Recruit veterinarians to provide assistance and input in development 6 (19)
Require completion of a course to obtain license to purchase antibiotics 6 (19)
Need agreement and participation from all commodity groups; look to experience from mandatory pesticide use training 5 (16)
Create an online process (e.g. webinars, online modules) 4 (12)
Implement programs across commodity groups similar to CQM, CQA 4 (12)
Bring back (create courses similar to) livestock medicines course 3 (9)
Involve drug reps (sales and resource people) in training 1 (3)
Hands on training 1 (3)
Link training to development of the VCPR 1 (3)
Implement training programs through existing CE conferences or OVC Learning Centre 1 (3)
Standardize lab data/reporting
Have veterinary organizations (e.g. CVO, CVMA, OVMA, etc.) lobby labs to standardize and report data on a consistent basis (i.e.
every six months) 13 (62)
Develop working group/collaborations between AHL, IDEXX, OVC, etc. to work together 4 (19)
Need access to broader based data to refine drug choices/decisions 3 (14)
Step up culturing of clinical cases 1 (5)
Could be a job for OAHN 1 (5)
* total number of responses exceeds number of respondents as multiple responses were permitted per respondent.
** total may not total 100 due to rounding
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