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CONSULTATION
CONSULTATION CONTINUES ON NEW ACCREDITATION MODEL
The College invites your input on the future of
veterinary facility accreditation.
The proposed model enables a veterinarian
to demonstrate his/her facility meets the
provincial standards for his/her practice and
facility type while at the same time supporting
responsiveness to the evolution of veterinary
medicine. Every facility type will be required to
meet and maintain Essential Standards which
pertain to items such as medical records,
biosecurity and waste management, and
pharmaceutical management.
The proposed model is more flexible than the
current model and enables a veterinarian to
define his/her practice at the outset and then
be required to fulfill the Essential Standards.
For details on the proposed new model visit:
What do you think?
www.cvo.org/public-consultations
Your input and comments are appreciated.
The consultation will be ongoing until the end
of January 2017.
Questions?
A consultation report is available through
the link above and provides a detailed
explanation of the need for the proposed new
facility accreditation model.
The College is also presenting the model
through a webinar on January 5, 2017. A
recording of the webinar will be available for
those who are unable to participate. Register
for the webinar at www.cvo.org/publicconsultations.
CPD Activity Log
TRACKS YOUR LEARNING AND HELPS YOU IDENTIFY GAPS
By Sarah Thompson, DVM
I began my career as a veterinarian in
a jurisdiction that required mandatory
Continuing Education reporting upon annual
licence renewal. As a rural practitioner,
continuing education opportunities were
limited and primarily consisted of events
lasting less than two hours.
Without careful tracking these hours would
be lost, threatening to derail the licence
renewal process. I was aware that licensees
could elect to print out a sheet to track hours
but I relied on entries into my trusty paper
calendar. In retrospect, I spent far too much
time in November reviewing a year’s worth of
scribbles.
I still use a paper calendar but have stretched
myself into new territory by signing onto
the Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) Activity Log in January of this year. As
CVO separates CPD activities into 10 types
of activities, it seemed to be more logical
to begin to track my hours in an organized
manner.
Furthermore, as a member of the Quality
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Assurance Committee I was involved with
some aspects of the development of this tool
and was excited to utilize the CPD Activity Log
as soon as it became available.
With the year ahead of me, I planned to
analyze the value of every activity as it was
completed and hoped to be able to identify
further opportunities for learning upon my
licence renewal in November. I bookmarked
the website (www.cvo.org/Portal) on three
computers (workstation, personal laptop and
tablet) and utilized all devices for my logging
activities. I set myself a deadline of activity
logging within 48 hours of completion in order
to be able to accurately input information.
Upon reflection over the past year I can state
unequivocally that I have improved in my
reporting experience. I have identified that I
tend to slip into comfortable CE events and
rely heavily on reporting hours of rounds with
colleagues and tracking my research on VIN.
I have critically evaluated where I will benefit
from further study and I have begun to frankly
assess the potential impact that upcoming CE
events may have on my identified knowledge
gaps.
The CPD Activity Log has become an
indispensable part of my continuing
professional development. Over the coming
years I look forward to challenging myself with
more diverse education opportunities both for
the benefit of my professional practice and
the clients who entrust their animals to my
care.
CPD
Activity Log
More Infomation
The CPD Activity Log is available to
veterinarians in the Professional Practice
Portal
www.cvo.org/Portal
Log CPD activities
Assign activity codes
Indicate learning outcomes
Learn more and take a video tour at:
www.cvo.org/CPD