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In order to support the development of sustainable veterinary training programs in China, this study tour in Canada will expose senior decision makers and managers to advanced concepts of Veterinary Public Health (VPH) in Canada as well as programs and systems of livestock health extension delivery and veterinary continuing education.
Two MOA and five project provincial participants took part in the study tour; two of them were minorities (see appendix, participant namelist).
Highlights and Activities of the Workshop
I relation to policy knowledge, the participants were exposed to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and World Trade Organization (WTO) requirements and how these protocols are applied in the Canadian system. The activities included meetings with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). At the institutional level, participants gained understanding of the various organizations involved in the livestock health/food safety system in Canada, the roles and responsibilities of each, and how they collaborate on issues of mutual importance. At the level of individual skills and knowledge, they met with veterinary schools, the Canadian Medical Veterinary association (CVMA), provincial Veterinary Medical associations (VMAs) and government extension offices to gain understanding of veterinary qualifications, continuing education and the extension system in Canada.
The main institutions, organizations, associations and government extension offices that were visited and Canadian specialists who gave presentations on the topics mentioned above are listed in the following table:
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No |
Presenters/Organizer |
Topic/activities |
Institutions/location |
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1 |
Rolf Schoenert
Deputy Director, International Policy Directorate |
Overview of the CFIA |
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
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2 |
Dr. Peter Buck
Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases |
Overview of Public Health Agency of Canada
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
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3 |
Dr. Francine Lord
Deputy CVO and
Director, Terrestrial Animal Health Division |
CANADA REPORT
Canadian Animal Health Activities
2008 Year in Review |
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
|
4 |
Om
Surujballi, PhD
Acting Director, Ontario Animal Health Laboratory |
CFIA Laboratories Overview |
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
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5 |
Eric Aubin
Livestock & Meat Traceability, Meat
Programs |
Livestock traceability
|
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
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6 |
Dr. Xianzhi Li
Human Safety Division, Veterinary
Drug Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch,
HC |
Veterinary Drugs Directorate An Overview |
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
|
7 |
Dr. Jost Van Ryhn
Executive Director |
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association |
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
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8 |
Dr. Christine Power
National Manager,
Epidemiology and Surveillance Section,
Terrestrial Animal Health Division |
Animal Disease Surveillance
|
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
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Dr. Pascale Aubry
Animal Health Risk Analyst & Scientific Advisor |
Animal Health Risk Analysis |
|
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9 |
Dr. Carolyn Inch
National Manager,
Animal Health and Welfare Management |
Emergency Animal Disease Preparedness and Animal
Welfare |
Canada Food Inspection Agency(CFIA), 1400 Merivale
Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9 |
|
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Dr. OM Surujballi
Acting Director |
Introduction to CFIA Laboratory System in Animal
Health and OLF |
Ottawa Laboratory – Fallowfield
(OLF)Laboratory,
Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road |
|
10 |
Christine Fehlner-Gardiner, Ph.D.
Research Scientist,
A/Leader, CFIA Centre of Expertise for Rabies |
CFIA Centre of Expertise for Rabies
|
OLF Laboratory, Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9 |
|
11 |
CFIA Centre of Expertise for
Animal Health Microbiology |
CFIA Centre of Expertise for Animal Health Microbiology |
OLF Laboratory, Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9 |
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12 |
Terrestrial Animal Health Division
|
Animal Health Program Activities
|
OLF Laboratory, Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9 |
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13 |
Dr. Aru Balachandran, DVM, MSc
|
Animal Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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OLF Laboratory, Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9 |
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14 |
Wei Ling Yu
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
Brucellosis - An emerging zoonosis |
OLF Laboratory, Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9 |
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15 |
Dr. Gloria Berlie-Surujballi
|
Activities in the CFIA’s Biologics Evaluation Laboratory |
OLF Laboratory, Ottawa, Second Floor Boardroom
3851 Fallowfield Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9 |
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16 |
Mr. Bill Seegmiller
Manager of Field Services
Dr. Clare Rennie
Agricultural Advisor |
Biosecurity Measures for a company shipping cattle
Genetics to International Markets |
Gencor AI Centre
Gencor the Genetics Company
R.R. #5 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2 |
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17 |
Mrs. Marilyn Cook
Financial Manager and Member of the Project Team |
Role and Responsibilities of the Canadian Animal
Health Coalition |
Canadian Animal Health Coalition |
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18 |
Ms. Deb Vanderwater Director of the Laboratory |
CanWest DHI Milk Testing Laboratory, viewing of the
milk testing operations and a discussion |
Head Office CanWest DHI
660 Speedvale Ave. W, Suite 101, Guelph, Ontario,
N1K 1E5 |
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19 |
Mr. Ian Rumble
Director of Information Systems and
Development |
Milk Recording in Canada
Milk Sampling Systems in Canada” for milk components
and animal health/disease indicators |
Head Office CanWest DHI
660 Speedvale Ave. W, Suite 101, Guelph, Ontario,
N1K 1E5 |
|
20 |
Ann Godkin, DVM, DVSc
Animal Health and Welfare
Disease Prevention Veterinarians
Veterinary Science & Policy Unit |
Standard Approaches to Dairy Cattle Health in
Ontario
Disease Prevention
and Health Monitoring |
Head Office CanWest DHI
660 Speedvale Ave. W, Suite 101, Guelph, Ontario,
N1K 1E5 |
|
21 |
Dr. Jocelyn Jansen BSc. DVM, DVSc |
Using Milk Samples for Disease Detection and
Monitoring |
Regional Office of the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
6484 Wellington Road 7 Unit 10, Elora, Ontario N0B
1S0 |
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22 |
Dr. Jim Fairles
Client Services Veterinarian for the
Animal Heath Laboratory |
Role of Diagnostic Laboratories in the Improvement
of Animal/Human Health |
Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph |
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23 |
Dr. Paul Innes
Lead Veterinarian
Provincial Biosecurity, Animal Health and Welfare
Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs |
Animal and Public Health Protection in Ontario |
Head Office of the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
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24 |
Ms. Deborah Whale
Vice President, Clovermead Farms |
Livestock & Poultry Health
The Roles of Industry and Government |
Office of the Ontario Poultry Industry Council |
|
25 |
Dr. Soren Alexandersen Associate Director
Dr.
John Copps |
National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD)
system, construction, responsibilities and
diagnostic capabilities |
NCFAD
1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg MB R3E 3M4 |
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26 |
Duane Landals
Vice President of the WVA (World
Veterinary Association), Registrar, Alberta
Veterinary Medical Association |
Synergy between the WVA and OIE |
AbVMA
950 Webber Centre, 5555 Calgary Trail N.W. |
|
27 |
Duane Landals
Vice President of the WVA (World
Veterinary Association), Registrar, Alberta
Veterinary Medical Association |
Canadian Veterinary Licensing Qualifying Process |
AbVMA
950 Webber Centre, 5555 Calgary Trail N.W. |
|
28 |
Duane Landals
Vice President of the WVA (World
Veterinary Association), Registrar, Alberta
Veterinary Medical Association |
Connecting the Individual Veterinarian to the Global Community
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AbVMA
950 Webber Centre, 5555 Calgary Trail N.W. |
|
29 |
Duane Landals
Vice President of the WVA (World
Veterinary Association), Registrar, Alberta
Veterinary Medical Association |
Recognition from OIE and WVA with similar minimum
standards to be required (curriculum, teaching
hours, ratios of staff to students etc) |
AbVMA
950 Webber Centre, 5555 Calgary Trail N.W. |
|
30 |
Arran Lamont
MSc Epidemiology
Epidemiology, Toxicology, & Surveillance Support
Section |
Computer Generated Disease Monitoring |
Agri-Food Systems Branch
Food Safety Division
116A OS Longman Bldg |
|
31 |
Dr Gerald Hauer
Chief Provincial Veterinarian
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Food Safety Division |
2009 H1N1 Outbreak in Pigs in Alberta
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9th floor, O.S. Longman Building
Edmonton AB T6H 4P2 |
|
32 |
Mr. Danielle Oberle
Communications Manager |
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency |
|
|
33 |
John Berezowski
Food Safety Division,
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development |
Alberta Veterinary Surveillance Network |
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|
34 |
Dr. Gord Krebs |
Tour of University of Calgary Vet CollegeProcess of building a vet school and getting
accreditation |
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Coordinator: Dr. Barry Stemshorn, Dr. Alebel Ewunetu Yimam, Dr. Clare Rennie, Dr. Terry Hunter, Mr. Sun Peiyuan.
During the study trip the participants studied very hard with great passion, curiosity and holding responsibilities for their duties to the regions where they came from. They asked a lot of questions related to animal health beyond topics that speaker gave.
The following represent a list of Knowledge enhancement disclosed by the participant during the debriefing meeting in Calgary.
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Canada’s obligations and activities for OIE
compliance
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Disease surveillance, monitoring, control and reporting across Canada and what triggers a report to OIE.
how information is fed into the system from across Canada
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Evaluation of Performance of Veterinary Services – requirements and process
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CFIA Laboratory System in Animal Health
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One world, One health - the health of people, domestic animals, and wildlife and ecosystems of the world
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Role and Responsibilities of the Canadian Animal Health Coalition
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Biosecurity Measures for a company shipping cattle Genetics to International Markets
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Milk Sampling Systems in Canada for milk components and animal health/disease indicators
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Role of Diagnostic Laboratories in the Improvement of Animal/Human Health in Canada
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The Role of Provincial Governments in Animal and Public Health in Canada
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The Role of the Livestock Industry in Solving Animal and Public Health Issues
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The features of Canadian Industrial organizations /coalition, professional associations, and roles that they play.
Trainees were quite satisfied with the VPH study tour, and extended great appreciation to LHESP for the careful design, excellent arrangement and provided valuable suggestions for future activities.
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More arrangement of animal farms, slaughters and food procession for trainees to visit
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Invite some federal officials to give some introduction to Canadian politic, economic, culture and history
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Presentations given in Canada would better be in trainee’s hand in advance as well as be translated
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More introductions to national animal disease control practices and actual problems solved
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Role and Responsibilities of the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) by Ms. Marilyn Cook |
Discussion with Dr. Rolf Schoenert, Deputy Director, International Policy Directorate ,CFIA |
Milk testing, CanWest DHI Centre |
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Viewing of
Calgary Veterinary College |
In front of
Ontario Veterinary College |
The VPH study Tour
successfully completed |
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