CVO ANNUAL REPORT 2018
• facilitate and support the completion of
phase one of the work of the Legislative
Reform Implementation Advisory Group
• complete collaborative dialogue
with relevant stakeholders on
authorized activities exemptions
Achieve
commitment to
the Legislative
Reform of the
Veterinarians
Act
• partial completion:
final recommendations
targeted for June 2019
• provide any additional
recommendations for Act changes
to government by early 2019
• create government interest in continuing
with modernizing the Veterinarians
Act post provincial election
• partial completion: meetings
with government in progress
• convene the first series of
practice advisory panel meetings
and report on progress
• continue planning for a 2019 “The Future
of Veterinary Medicine” symposium
Ensure agility
in public access
to veterinary
medicine
Champion
One Health
initiatives
through
veterinary
leadership
• approve a next version of the
telemedicine standard based on
the international dialogue and
changing practice context
• develop policy guidance on the
proper handling and restraint
of animals by veterinarians • partial completion: reviewed
by Council in December 2018
• review the current College
position on pain management
and consider amendments • partial completion: meetings with
partners to consider opportunity
• initiate early discussion on a 2020
symposium on animal welfare
and veterinary medicine • on hold: related to provincial
election and ministry changes
• work with the Ontario Antimicrobial
Stewardship Leadership Collaborative
to achieve a coordinated approach
to the implementation of veterinary
oversight of antimicrobials
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