Regional Workshop for VEEs and VSBs Incheon, R.O. Korea, 31 Aug.-01 Sep. 2017 World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 1
Regional Workshop for VEEs and VSBs Incheon, R.O. Korea, 31 Aug.-01 Sep. 2017 Introduction to the Workshop Hirofumi Kugita OIE Regional Represetative for Asia and the Pacific World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 2
OIE s initiatives 1. Global Conferences Paris 2009, Lyons 2011, Foz do Iguazu 2013 and Bangkok 2016 2. OIE Standards and Recommendations Promoting OIE Day 1 Competencies Strengthening VSBs 3. OIE Twinning Programme 4. Sub ー Regional Workshops on VEEs and VSBs World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 3
Partners National Veterinary Services (VS) Veterinary Statutory Bodies (VSB) Veterinary Education Establishments (VEEs) Regional & Sub-Regional Organisations Asian Association of Veterinary Schools (AAVS) South-East Asian Veterinary School Association (SEAVSA) Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) National Veterinary Associations/Councils International Organisations (WVA, IVSA,.) World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 4
Meeting Objectives i. introduce OIE initiatives and activities on veterinary education in particular recent developments as well as global movements observed; ii. iii. iv. share current situation, experiences and challenges in implementing OIE recommendations and guidelines relevant to VEEs and in establishing or refining VSBs in line with the OIE s definition in participating members, including the progress made in the ASEAN members; discuss and identify ways to overcome the challenges in participating members in complying with OIE Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations, and discuss future cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders in the region/in each Members in the fields of VEEs and VSBs. World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 5
Expected outputs Gather information on the current VEEs and VSBs across Asia to create a benchmark Identify gaps and constraints in the implementation of OIE recommendations for Day 1 Competencies, guidelines on Veterinary Core Curriculum and VSB standards, including recent recommendations from the 4 th Global Conference on Veterinary Education Develop recommendations for future collaboration and cooperation in the region. World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 6
VEEs VSBs and related OIE Total East Asia 10 17 27 ASEAN 6 4 10 Total 16 21 6 43 World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 7
Agenda Regional Workshop AM PM Thu, 21 July Opening Ceremony (Self-introduction & Group photo) S-1: Overviews on VEEs and VSBs (Chair: ) S-2: VEEs and VSBs in the region (Chair: ) Fri, 22 July S-3: Initiatives on VEEs and VSBs (Chair: ) S-4: Group Work Report from Groups (Chair: ) S-5: Summary and Conclusion (Chair: ) World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 8
Thank you for your attention Hirofumi Kugita OIE Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific 12, rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France www.oie.int media@oie.int - oie@oie.int World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 9
Group Work for VEEs What are the constraints and issues you face in delivering veterinary education? How can these be addressed? World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 10
Group Work for VSBs What are the constraints and issues you face in regulating veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals in your country/territory How can these be addressed? World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 11
Group Work VEEs VEEs-1 VEEs-2 VSBs-1 VSBs VSBs-2 World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 12
To the Veterinary Authorities of OIE Member Countries to: 1. further encourage Veterinary Education Establishments to implement the OIE Day 1 Competencies and Model Veterinary Core Curriculum, and monitor their implementation through an outcomebased assessment, in collaboration with education administration authorities and Veterinary Statutory Bodies; 2. encourage Veterinary Education Establishments to regularly update their curriculum content, including by adoption of interdisciplinary education, in order to not only reflect recent scientific information and technical developments, but also to meet a wide range of social expectations, which should be informed through communication with relevant stakeholders, including Veterinary Authorities; 3. encourage Veterinary Education Establishments to continue their efforts to enhance their curricula through various regional cooperation mechanisms and OIE twinning projects; 4. encourage Veterinary Education Establishments to study and evaluate innovative teaching methods, including those applied in other scientific disciplines, consider common training with other professions to motivate close collaboration also in students future professional life, adopt educational best practices in their veterinary teaching curricula and educate the educators to make sure such efforts are truly effective for students; World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 13
5. ensure that there are effective mechanisms for delivery, ready access to and evaluation of continuing education including e-learning materials for the veterinary profession, based on close cooperation among Veterinary Education Establishments, Veterinary Authorities, Veterinary Statutory Bodies and Veterinary Associations; 6. maintain a comprehensive understanding of both the roles of and responsibilities borne by veterinary para-professionals in the Veterinary Services of their country and also their professional training opportunities nationwide; 7. ensure that Veterinary Statutory Bodies established or refined in line with the OIE s definition, noting their important function of registration or licensing of veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals, impose a minimum requirement for continuing education as a condition of renewal of licensure of veterinarians and veterinary para-professionals; and 8. develop or modernise their veterinary legislation, as necessary so that both veterinarians and veterinary para-professionals are regulated in compliance with OIE standards and so as to ensure that legislation covers their responsibility. World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 14
To the OIE to: 1. continue to support the OIE Member Countries to improve the quality of their veterinary professions through the PVS Pathway, notably the Veterinary Legislation Support Programme, the Veterinary Education Twinning Programme, and support to Veterinary Statutory Bodies; 2. continue to advocate for donors to provide financial support to the PVS Pathway activities and twinning programmes in a long-term and sustainable manner; 3. continue its effort to inform countries and Veterinary Education Establishments of the progress in improving and harmonising veterinary education regionally and globally, including the publication of refinements to the OIE global list of Veterinary Education Establishments; 4. consider developing supports/mechanisms other than the twinning programme to be widely used for Veterinary Education Establishments to better incorporate OIE Day 1 Competencies and Model Veterinary Core Curriculum in their curricula; 5. continue advocating for implementation of outcome-based assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of curricular enhancement made by Veterinary Education Establishments as a result of incorporating OIE Day 1 Competencies and the OIE Model Veterinary Core Curriculum; and 6. consider expanding its work on the quality of Veterinary Services to better cover veterinary paraprofessionals working in Veterinary Services, by identifying minimum competencies for various categories of veterinary para-professionals and developing guidelines on core training curricula. World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 15
VEEs AAVS VSBs Total China PR 3 3 6 Japan 1 2 3 6 Mongolia 1 2 3 Korea RO 1 3 4 Hong Kong 4 4 Chinese Taipei 1 1 2 4 Indonesia 1 1 2 Malaysia 1 1 Myanmar 1 1 Philippines 1 1 Thailand 1 1 1 3 Vietnam 1 1 2 OIE 6 Total 10 6 21 43 World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 16
OIE Global List of Veterinary Education Establishments In response to the recommendations adopted at the 2013 OIE Global Conference, the OIE conducted a survey to establish this OIE global list of Veterinary Education Establishments (VEEs). Reports from 157 Members ; 553 VEEs in 144 MCs The list will be revised as necessary according to information provided by Members. VEEs in Asia Sub-region No. of members No report No Yes No. of schools By members East Asia 6 1 0 6 62 China PR 31, Japan 16, Korea RO 10, Chinese Taipei 4 ASEAN 10 0 2 8 26 Indonesia 10, Thailand 6, Philippines 4, Malaysia 2 SAARC 7 1 1 5 44 India 36, Nepal 4, Bangladesh 2 SPC 5 0 5 0 0 Others 4 0 1 3 19 Iran 11, Australia 7, NZ1 合計 32 2 22 151 World Organisation for Animal Health Protecting animals, Preserving our future 17