Developing an Animal Health Science Agenda for the National Animal Health Strategy (NAHS)

Agenda for the Regional Workshops

February 15th, 2008

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Ontario Veterinary College,
Guelph, Ont., 28 February 2008

Atlantic Veterinary College,
Charlottetown, PEI, 11 March 2008

Faculté de médecine vétérinaire à l’Université de Montréal,
St. Hyacinthe, Qué. 20 March 2008

Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Sask.,
26 March 2008

University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, Alta.,
27 March 2008

Purpose:

To engage regional animal health science communities across Canada in developing an Animal Health Science Agenda for the National Animal Health Strategy (NAHS)

0800-0900:      Assemble, coffee, continental breakfast
Discussion and Networking

0900-0910:      Welcome: CFIA and Veterinary College representatives

• Purpose of the workshop
• Anticipated workshop outcomes

0910-0930:      Introductions: Workshop Participants

• Identification of Represented Communities
• Expectations of Participants

0930-1015:      Overview: Strategic Foresight for an Animal Health Science Agenda:  work-to-date

• Future 20-year Scenarios and Science Commonalities
• Proposed Strategic Direction: Vision, Goals and Objectives (see Annex A)

1015-1045:      Regional Characteristics: Exercise to determine region-specific aspects of animal health science

1045-1100:      BREAK

1100-1200:      Validate Objectives

• Review proposed Objectives
• Prioritize

1200-1245:      LUNCH

1245-1400:      Determine Capabilities that are required to support the Objectives:

• Answer the “What do we need” question:  Determine Animal Health Science Capabilities (research, surveillance, diagnostic testing, risk assessment, emergency preparedness and response) to support important Objectives

1400-1415:      BREAK

1415-1600:      Move towards Action Planning for Animal Health Science under the
NAHS

• Answer the “How to move forward” question:  Discuss the regional / community actions (e.g., policy decisions, key action plans, resource requirements, etc) that will likely be required, over the next 5,10,15 and 20 years, to achieve the important Objectives

1600-1700:      Wrap up: Reflection on work completed and review of next steps

1700:               Close for the day