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PHASE B: MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUM
Table 14 (continued): Draft Tactics for Priority Initiatives - for Stakeholder Consultation
Initiative Draft Tactics
Mandatory
producer
training 1. Veterinarians and producers analyze and understand drivers for the introduction of, as well as the successes and challenges
associated with, existing examples of mandatory training programs for product purchase and use, such as the Ontario
Pesticides Training and Certification program
2. Veterinarians and producers consider aspects of implementation, including:
a. pros and cons of voluntary versus mandatory
b. identification of potential funding channels
c. opportunities for recognition/certification of course completion
d. identify redundancies with existing programs
e. consider where exemptions might be warranted
f. possibility of integration with existing food safety/quality assurance programs and/or utilization of supply management
driven marketing/producer organizations
g. possible incentives for producers
h. messaging value of program to producers
i. enforcement strategies
3. Veterinarians and producers research, and write, a supportive information document for key stakeholders on the merits of
producer training programs on antibiotic use to improve antibiotic use and to reduce the potential for antibiotic resistance.
Standardize lab
data/reporting 1. Ontario laboratories lead a collaborative discussion to:
a. develop recommended strategies for a standardized process of microbial identification and antimicrobial testing, from
sample collection and handling through to reporting of results
b. identify similarities and differences in methodology, documentation, and reporting of bacterial identification and
resistance/susceptibility testing among laboratories in Ontario
c. identify reporting strategies that are helpful at point-of-treatment decision-making and instilling public confidence in
food safety, possibly through the OAHN
d. work with laboratories across Canada to share information about bacterial identification, resistance/susceptibility
testing, through an agency such as the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN)
2. Ontario laboratories, together with existing antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance programs identify tools, with experts
such as OAHN, to increase knowledge of veterinarians related to the complexity of antimicrobial resistance/susceptibility,
with respect to laboratory testing
3. Ontario laboratories identify methods:
a. to disseminate laboratory data reports and antibiotic resistance trend data for the purpose of creating awareness
b. to promote action within the species-specific commodities
c. to inform training proposed for veterinarians and producers
The suggestions for the potential leadership organizations were
extremely diverse and encompassed many different possibilities.
These suggestions included veterinary professional interest
groups, such as the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
and the OVMA, government ministries and agencies (both
national and provincial), producer commodity groups, the CVO,
educational institutions (such as the OVC), veterinary species
organizations and others. While there was discussion of utilizing
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established committees or groups, there was also discussion
around the development of a new oversight group.
Additional information that was collected at the Forum, but
not relevant to re-drafting the tactics, or to identification of
potential lead organizations, was collated and retained for future
reference.
Setting an Action Agenda for Veterinary Stewardship of Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals in Ontario