Much of our work is delivered through our clinical Committees and initiatives, which lead global thinking and provide continuing education (CE) to our membership. Committee members, all volunteers and experts in their field from around the world, work together to develop WSAVA Global Guidelines, information, tools and other educational resources to support companion animal veterinarians. They also campaign on key issues to veterinarians globally on key issues, such as animal welfare, professional wellness and equal access to veterinary therapeutics.

 

In addition, a number of operational Committees are responsible for the effective management and development of the WSAVA to ensure that we meet our goals.

Community Projects

WSAVA One Care Initiative

One Care is an initiative from the WSAVA which aims to support veterinary development around the world and to create a global standard of care around the world to which all member associations aspire. One Care recognizes that it is not possible to impose ‘top down’ common standards in all regions of the world but that is more effective to help individual veterinary communities to set realistic goals and standards, in areas such as hospital practice, CE and animal welfare, for improvement based on their specific situation.

One Care is aimed particularly at developing countries whose veterinarians lack the resources and infrastructure to raise standards of case without external support. As a first step, member associations request a participatory workshop which is led by the member association itself and facilitator. The workshop is used to identify the key local priorities and to create a sustainable development plan. A support package including some financial support is then provided to help the member association deliver its development plan, together with on-going support from the WSAVA. One Care is helping veterinary communities to embrace standards and to then take responsibility for meeting and building on them.

As the WSAVA membership embodies diversity of language, social context and level of current practice, the strategy to advance the One care mission is not to impose a general standard for all. The strategy is to involve and engage veterinary communities to create veterinary standards of care from a bottom up perspective. This way each community will embrace and be responsible for the development that takes place in an organic manner suitable for their own context.

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