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CVO ANNUAL REPORT 2018
Looking ahead to 2019
The coming year is positioning to be
interesting for the regulation of all
professions in Ontario and in Canada.
With significant recommendations set
to be announced in British Columbia
related to health care regulation, and a
similar newly commissioned review in
Ontario, profession-based regulation is
likely to see change.
The College Council is well-positioned to analyze
and consider any recommendations in relation to
its own efforts for governance excellence in the
regulation of veterinary medicine.
With a risk-based culture firmly influencing our
work at all levels, the organization will continue to
strengthen an outcomes-based approach in order
to fully demonstrate the impact of regulation on
safe, quality veterinary medicine. This is not a small
nor an easy task. College Council welcomes the
challenge and looks to its regulatory colleagues
around the world for best practices and advice.
2019 marks year three of Strategy 2020. Not
only does this mean a year of furthering progress
on the five objectives established in 2017, but it
also means a year of gathering perspectives to
formulate the next strategic direction. Council will
be looking to the College’s broader stakeholder
community and will be listening to the relevant
issues that will shape our continuing journey.
Perhaps most importantly, the College looks
forward to supporting the veterinary profession
as it transitions fully to providing oversight of
antimicrobial prescribing for all animals in Ontario.
The Council has been working hard the last two
years to be innovative and solution-oriented to this
new responsibility. We look forward to working
with licensed members to strengthen existing
veterinarian-client-patient relationships and forge
new ones in areas of evolution.
Every year brings reflection and opportunity.
The College Council and staff value their varied
partnerships with veterinarians, industry,
government, associations, and, of course, the
public in assuring the effective regulation of
veterinary medicine in Ontario.