Veterinary Practitioners Board
OF NEW SOUTH WALES
May 2012 Issue 36
May 2012 Issue 36
May 2012 Issue 36
The and the were passed to regulate the provision of veterinary services in NSW. Under this legislation, the processes used by the Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW to investigate complaints against veterinarians have been tested through appeals to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal and the... [more]
My first six weeks as Registrar have been challenging and interesting. I certainly had a reasonable idea about the role but I am learning more and more every day. I thought I would take the opportunity in my first `From the Registrar's Desk' report to give you a bit of a `day in the life of the Regi... [more]
Firstly, I would like to congratulate my successor Dr John Baguley on his appointment as Registrar. John is very well qualified for the position and in my opinion, the profession is fortunate to have him in such an important role.... [more]
Since the last edition of Boardtalk in December 2011, the Board has determined, after investigation by the Board's Complaints Committee, 21 complaints made against veterinary practitioners. The number of complaints is up four, from 17 for the previous 6 month period.... [more]
At the hearing held on October 31st 2011 the following decision was made:... [more]
The Australian Veterinary Association Ltd (AVA) along with others has for some time intended to do a workforce survey to enable representation and planning to be based on real data. A survey carried out in New Zealand by the NZ Veterinary Council provided valuable information for these purposes.... [more]
Veterinarians should be aware that three pig dogs in northern NSW have been detected as infected with swine brucellosis (). Although feral pigs are the usual source of infection for people, infected dogs are a potential source of infection for people, pigs, and other dogs through contact with urine,... [more]
Following a request for advice on this subject a handout for veterinarians has been prepared which spells out the requirements for such a process.... [more]
Please be aware that the TSE programme offers incentives for both veterinarians and stock owners to submit samples from animals with clinical signs similar to TSE/BSE/scrapie. These incentives exist to provide evidence to OIE that Australia remains TSE-free so we can continue to export livestock pro... [more]
In 2012 Vets Beyond Borders, with support from University of Queensland and the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), plan to run VetTrain courses in Delhi (at the Jeevashram Foundation) and Gangtok (at the VBB SARAH project in Sikkim).... [more]
The teaching year, which began in March, is always very busy as we have well over 1000 students in the Faculty, enrolled in either undergraduate or postgraduate degrees. Our students often assume that when they are on holidays that we, their teachers, are also supervision postgraduate honours studen... [more]
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Annual Registration and Licence Renewal documentation sent out this month!... [more]
Veterinarians are reminded that samples for Hendra virus testing must be submitted to the State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (SVDL) at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) rather than to private veterinary laboratories. This includes cases where Hendra infection is unlikely, but... [more]
The veterinary profession is unique in that, unlike our medical or pharmaceutical colleagues, we are able to both prescribe and dispense. This is an essential part of the way we function particularly in ambulatory practices and is the result of long traditions and methods of diagnosing and treating ... [more]
Permitted terminology varies according to the State you are working in. NSW has straightforward legislation assisting with the use of the word "specialist" or the interpretation of words implying specialist status,... [more]
Do you prescribe antibiotic treatments for use in food producing animals? Do you know of the new residue requirements for meat and offal exports to Russia?... [more]
A PI policy covers you (subject to the specific terms of each policy) for claims for compensation for loss caused by an alleged breach of your professional duty in the provision of your professional services. That is, your act falls below the level of competence and skill usual amongst those in the ... [more]
Independent and confidential service staffed by specially selected and trained medical practitioners who are able to offer personal and health assistance as well as referral to specialists. Veterinary practitioners or their families or their colleagues are able to make calls to the Helpline. Issues vary and all calls are unique but may involve depression, alcohol abuse, drug use, work related stress or marriage difficulties. This is a highly respected and leading health care advisory organization aiming to assist veterinarians to maintain full personal, professional and social capability and the dedicated telephone service is available 24 hours a day.
