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From Farm to Fork toward One Health Veterinary Curriculum in Finland

From Farm to Fork toward One Health Veterinary Curriculum in Finland. Iivonen , R., Laukkanen-Ninios , R. & Muhonen , A. ICAHIS 1 : Surveying Current One Health Initiatives Boston May 3-8 2013. Horse meat fraud .

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From Farm to Fork toward One Health Veterinary Curriculum in Finland

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  1. From Farm to Fork toward One HealthVeterinary Curriculum in Finland Iivonen, R., Laukkanen-Ninios, R. & Muhonen, A. ICAHIS 1 : Surveying Current One Health Initiatives Boston May 3-8 2013 Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

  2. Horse meat fraud • EU (the European Union) has taken initiatives to improve food safety assurance • In spring 2013 horse meat was fraudulently presented as beef and consumers were grossly misled Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

  3. Veterinarycurriculum (Finland) • Basic degreestructure is two-tier : Bachelor of VeterinaryMedicine (180 ECTS 3 years) and Licenciate of VeterinaryMedicine (180 ECTS 3 years) • Demandsfrom the EU and Finnishlegislation • Aim: provide the students with competence for the veterinarian’sprofession • Day 1 Skillsincludenotonly the traditionalveterinarytasksbutalsogovernmentalduties: food hygiene in a largeextent and alsoanimalwelfare Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

  4. Curriculumdetails • Bachelor includesbasicveterinarymedicine • Year 2: Meatinspectiontechniqueafterpathology • Year 3: Meatinspection, Meatinspectionpractice, Veterinarian as an officer, Epidemiology • Licentiateincludesappliedstudies • Year 4: Herdhealth, productionanimalmedicine • Year 6: Food hygiene and food inspection Environmental hygiene and toxicologyHealth protection practiceVeterinary health service and municipal administration Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

  5. Curriculumunderconstruction • More integration between basic veterinary sciences and applied content • More emphasis on the animal welfare • Division of Meat inspection training into two sections: • Year 3 (meat inspection) and Year 5 (control at the slaughterhouse) • Reorganization of Meat inspection technique and Meat inspection courses to be taught on 3rd and 4th year and more co-operation with studies in production animal health • A new international textbookon Meatinspection and slaughterhousecontrol Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

  6. Integration and innovation • Othersubjectsintegrated in the curriculum: • IL InformationLiteracy, from the secondschooldayuntil the deposition of the LicenciateThesis • Introduction to scientificwork • Veterinaryethics and animalwelfare • Embedded in allphases of the curriculum Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

  7. Case closed? Viikki Campus Library / Raisa Iivonen

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