AVA News

On Wednesday 26 October 2022, the AVA held a Veterinary Wellness Roundtable to discuss the state of wellness in the veterinary profession. The full report is now available.

Recently, AVA representatives attended the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council's Sustainable Practice Forum in Melbourne.

The Veterinary Surgeons' Board of South Australia has released a draft Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons.

Following extensive consultation with the profession, the SA Government has released a draft Veterinary Services Bill for public consultation.

Development of NEW Veterinary Service Standards is occurring with public consultation extended until 21st December 2022 (Stage 2).

This week, the AVA held its first ever Emergency Animal Disease Vet Summit in Canberra.

A new e-learning course is available to help participants understand what they can do to protect our agricultural industries and communities from ASF.

The Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) has agreed to move towards increased regulation of veterinary paraprofessionals and will consider a role as an independent national body representing veterinary nurses and technicians for the purposes of registration.

NSW Department of Primary Industries has confirmed the first case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in pigs for the 2022-2023 season.

At their recent November 2022 Council meeting, Australasian Veterinary Boards Council members agreed to formulate the definition of “an impaired veterinary practitioner” to achieve consistency between the approach to mental health issues and substance abuse across all jurisdictions.

As a member of WSAVA, the AVA would like to alert members to a free webinar hosted by WSAVA’s Therapeutic Guidelines Group (TGG).