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Veterinary Profession and Education
Veterinary Profession and Education
15 May 2019
WVA Model Veterinarians’ Oath
The World Veterinary Association (WVA) Veterinary Education Working Group first developed, and the Council approved, the following Model Veterinarians’ Oath in 2019.
One Health
14 Mar 2019
WVA Position Statement on Cysticercosis and Cystic Echinococcosis (Hydatidosis)
Veterinarians and veterinary para-professionals have key roles in mitigating and eliminating the public health risks of T. solium and E. granulosus.
Pharmaceutical Stewardship
14 Mar 2019
WVA Position Statement on Availability of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
Veterinary pharmaceuticals must be manufactured under strict guidelines and be licensed or registered and approved for use only after undergoing a rigorous quality assurance assessment that is regulated and evaluated by national or regional authorities.
One Health
15 Nov 2018
WVA Position Statement on Animal Vaccination for Advancing Animal and Human Health
The WVA supports promoting the value of vaccinating animals to reduce the risk of infectious and zoonotic diseases by developing educational materials for use by veterinarians to increase client education surrounding appropriate vaccination programs, and collaborating with other health professions to ensure sufficient resources to advance scientific understanding of vaccine pharmacology and immunology.
Veterinary Profession and Education
15 Nov 2018
WVA Position Statement on Implementing Veterinary Continuing Education and Professional Development
The World Veterinary Association (WVA) recognizes that Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) that builds onto and supplements Day-One knowledge, skills, experience, attitudes and behaviors attained in a veterinary curriculum, allows veterinarians and veterinary para-professionals to develop and enhance their education and to provide a high quality service to animals and their owners.
Animal Welfare
15 Nov 2018
The Role of Veterinarians in Aquatic Animal Health
The growth of aquaculture in the global food chain as well as increasing concerns of environmental contamination by medicines used in aquaculture, makes it imperative that the highest possible quality of animal health services should be provided.
One Health
11 Apr 2018
WVA policy on responsible use of antimicrobials
The availability and use of antimicrobials for animals is essential to ensure good animal health and welfare. However, there is a risk that, as with their use in humans, the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in animals may contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which can negatively affect human and animal health. Veterinarians are responsible for safeguarding animal and human health and this is an issue of global concern.
Veterinary Profession and Education
26 Feb 2018
WVA Position on Veterinary Statutory Body
The World Veterinary Association holds that all veterinarians should be subject to the authority of the Veterinary Statutory Body, which is established under the law of the jurisdiction or territory within which they practice veterinary medicine.
Animal Welfare
26 Feb 2018
WVA Factsheet on Donkey Skin Trade and Donkey Welfare
Donkeys are poorly suited to intensive breeding practices due to long gestation periods, low fecundity, low success rates of artificial insemination and high propensity to abortion and mortality caused by stress
One Health
22 Dec 2017
WVA Declaration of Incheon on the Role of the Veterinary Profession in One Health and EcoHealth Initiatives
The veterinary profession of 2050 will be highly skilled, educated, and trusted with expertise in One Health and EcoHealth initiatives.