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F ederation of V eterinarians of E urope. The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe. Who we are What we do Our goals Strategy and actions. FVE is a Federation of 42 veterinary organisations in 37 European countries. Through its members,
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The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe Who we are What we do Our goals Strategy and actions
FVE is a Federation of 42 veterinary organisations in 37 European countries Through its members, FVE represents approximately 200 000 veterinarians
FVE includes four specialised groups: • Veterinary Practitioners (UEVP) • Hygienists and Public Health Veterinarians (UEVH) • Veterinary State Officers (EASVO) • Veterinarians in industry, research and education (EVERI)
FVE strongly believes in the need for good cooperation between veterinarians in various positions private and public practitioner and official veterinarian in practice, food hygiene, education, research, industry …etc. etc. Synergy is our strength!
One Profession • One Vision • One Voice
FVE’s objective Representing the Veterinary Profession at the European level in order to: • Promote Veterinary Medicine • Support veterinarians in delivering their services and their responsibilities towards our societies
Animals Science Knowledge / Skills Ethics / Attitude Objective Independent Impartial v Society Owners / Keepers
Veterinary medicine A N I M A l L H E A L T H P U B L I C H E A L T H A N I M A L W E L F A R E
FVE structure: General Assembly (2 X per year) Board of Directors (5 persons; 2 year mandate) Brussels office Several working groups
Main areas of activity are: Animal health Animal welfare Veterinary public health Exercise of the veterinary profession Veterinary education (pre and post grad)
Animal health to promote disease monitoring and surveillance to maintain the relation: Examination diagnosis intervention availability of veterinary medicinal products pharmacovigilance
Animal welfare to raise the awareness of individual veterinarians on their responsibility strengthen the position of animal welfare in veterinary curricula and CPD to promote animal welfare in a practical way
Veterinary public health to concentrate on the implementation of the EU hygiene package to promote that veterinarians only certify issues for which veterinary expertise is essential and which they have verified as being correct to draw more attention to “ common” food born infections
FVE has good contacts with organisations as: OIE EU Institutions CVOs WVA WHO FAO EAEVE EBVS and many veterinary professional organisations and NGO’s
*** FVE news *** • FVE newsletter
Further information: Tel (+ 32) 2 533 70 20 info@fve.org www.fve.org
“Hominum Animaliumque Saluti” • Thank you for your attention!