Workshop Sept 2007

National Animal Health Strategy
Multi-partner Workshop

September 18-19, 2007

September 2007 Workshop Summary Report

< Part 1:
Defining Animal Health
Table of Contents Part 3:
Common Key Focus Areas
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Part 2 – Defining the NAHS Scope

The main objective of this Multi-Partner Workshop was to begin the process of defining the NAHS scope.  Given the diversity of interests among participants and the inherent difficulty in maintaining an open dialogue with over 100 people, meeting participants were divided into small breakout groups consisting of 12 to 18 individuals.

Each breakout group followed a 4-step discussion process to identify "key focus areas" for the NAHS:

  1. Step 1 – Looking across the work of all Working Groups, what are the national issues and challenges for the NAHS to address?
  2. Step 2 – What issues and challenges must NOT or should NOT be addressed in the NAHS?  How should these be addressed? (Are there other "vehicles," strategies, or policies etc. through which these issues could be addressed?)
  3. Step 3 – Based on your responses in the first 2 questions, what are your conclusions and recommendations regarding the scope of the NAHS?
  4. Step 4 – In light of your responses to the previous questions, what are the key focus areas for the NAHS?

The results from the deliberations are summarized here.

NOTE TO READER:
These documents are works in progress. The substantive content is for discussion purposes and reflects initial perspectives of officials in the National Animal Health Strategy. They will evolve and improve with feedback from readers. These documents do not represent the position of the Government of Canada.