Forum 2015

Agenda 

Forum Presentations

Keynote Address - Dr. David Fraser – “Could animal production become a profession?"

Session 1 – NFAHW Council Update

NFAHW Council update - Rob McNabb

Stakeholder presentations:

• Chicken Farmers of Canada - Steve Leech
• Canadian Veterinary Reserve - Jost am Rhyn

Session 2 - Animal Welfare Research

• Dr. David Fraser – NFAHW Council
• Dr. Bruce Roberts – Canadian Poultry Research Council
• Dr. Reynold Bergen – Beef Cattle Research Council
• Gary Bowers – Dairy Farmers of Canada
• Jackie Wepruk – NFACC

Session 3 – Surveillance

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Theresa Bernardo - Using social media and other electronic approaches in data collection

Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System

• Dr. Cheryl James – update on progress
• Project initiatives
  • Dr. Chris Byra
  • Dr. Betty Althouse
  • Dr. Glen Duizer
  • Dr. Grant Maxie
  • Facilitated session – Dr. Jacques Chevalier
• CZED-IIR - Harry Gardiner and James Dunlop

keynote speaker – Dr. John Spika – PHAC

Session 4 – AMU/AMR

• NFAHW Council working group update – John Ross
• Antibiotic stewardship in Canadian agriculture and veterinary medicine: Perspectives of the Ad-Hoc Committee – Dr. John Prescott
• Overview of commodity sustainability programs as related to AMU – Dr. Emily Bond, CPC

Activities of professional groups

• Dr. Gary Garber – Physician initiatives
• Dr. Gerald Hauer – CCVO – Oversight of Veterinary Antimicrobial Use in Canada
• Jan Robinson – College of Veterinarians of Ontario – influence of “Leslie” study of use of antimicrobials in food animals by veterinarians on next steps for CVO
• Dr. Duane Landals – CVMA Pharmaceutical Stewardship Committee
• Dr. Manisha Mehrotra – Health Canada