Workshop: Veterinary Education Establishments and Veterinary Statutory Bodies in South Asia and Iran

Introduction

Veterinary education establishments (VEEs) and veterinary statutory bodies (VSBs) play a key role in ensuring the effectiveness of veterinary professionals and delivery of competent Veterinary Services (VS). The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) organised a sub-regional workshop for South Asian Members and Iran (comprising a “sub-region”) inviting representatives from VEEs, VSBs, veterinary authorities and veterinary medical associations.  The sub-regional workshop was organised virtually on 19 and 20 April 2022, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM Japan time. The objective of the workshop was to promote shared thinking and actions based on the exchange of visions, experiences, documentation, research and technical cooperation on veterinary education at sub-regional level. 

Workshop information  

• Agenda
• Information sheet
• Presentations
• Workshop Q & A
• Rapid desk review
• Workshop recommendations
• Contact info: [email protected]

Speakers

Dr Julie Strous, Executive Director, Australian Veterinary Boards Council

Dr David Sherman, Programme Coordinator, Capacity Building Department, OIE Headquarters

Dr Md. Ahasanul Hoque, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh

Dr Nayana Wijayawardhane, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Dr Rajdeep Kaur Sidhu, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India

Dr Md Rafiqul Islam, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Dr Achariya Sailasuta, Chair of AVSBN

Dr Hafsa Zaneb, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore- Pakistan, AAVS Executive Committee member

References  

Tools and activities  

• Veterinary and Veterinary Paraprofessional Education – includes links to WOAH Competency Guidelines for Veterinary Paraprofessionals, Curricula Guidelines for Veterinary Paraprofessionals and the Curriculum Alignment Matrix (CAM) Tool 
• WOAH activities in Asia and the Pacific region – Veterinary Education   
• VEE Twinning Projects in the region 
• Virtual Regional Awareness Raising Workshop on Veterinary Workforce and VPPs, 2021  
• Virtual Workshop for Veterinary Education Establishments (VEEs) in India, 2021  
• Regional Workshop for VEEs and VSBs, Tokyo, Nov 2018   

Examples of VEE and VSB networks  

Global 

• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) 
•  Council on International Veterinary Medical Education (CIVME) 

Regional  

• Asian Association of Veterinary Schools  
• Veterinary Schools of Australia and New Zealand (VSANZ) 
• European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) 
• REEV-Med – Network of establishments for veterinary education of the countries around the Mediterranean 
• Veterinary Schools Council (UK, Ireland and the Netherlands) 

• Arab Association of Veterinary Medical Faculties 

National  

• Japanese Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (JAEVE) 
• Thailand Veterinary Dean Consortium (TVDC) 

Publications  

• JVMA supplement: The OIE Veterinary Educational Twinning Program 
• JVME article summarizing VEEs and VSBs in the Asia-Pacific Region  
• JVME article describing the development of the OIE VPP Guidelines  
• JVME article “Creating the Next Generation of Evidence-Based Veterinary Practitioners and Researchers: What are the Options for Globally Diverse Veterinary Curricula?”
• JCVA article “Work-Based Learning in Veterinary Education: Lesson Learned From The Internship Programme Of Chittagong Veterinary College”
• WOAH Bulletin: Veterinary workforce development: the relevance of skill qualification, education and occupational frameworks 
• Policy Landscaping of Livestock Health product and Service Delivery in South Asia 

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