Organization of the Veterinary Profession in the American

Continent

Dr. Luis Zarco

President of PANVET

Three Organisms

- Panamerican Veterinary Association (PANVET)

- Panamerican Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (FPEFCV)

- Panamerican Council of Veterinary Education (COPEVET)

PANAMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

- Organizes Panamerican Veterinary Congresses since 1950

- Oficially created in 1992 in Santiago, Chile

- Headqarters at FAO regional office for Latin America

- Partnership with- F.A.O. - Panamerican Health Organization- OIRSA (Regional Animal Health Organism)- IICA (Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture)

PANAMERICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

- Members are National Veterinary Associations

- PANVET participates in global organizations

- OIE

- WVA

- FAO

- WHO

Current members

- Argentina

- Brasil

- Canada (CVMA)

- Costa Rica

- Chile

- Colombia

- Cuba

- Dominican Republic

- Ecuador

- Mexico

- Panama

- Perú

- Uruguay

- U.S.A (AVMA)

Panamerican Veterinary Congress

- Every two years

- 2012: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

- More than 3,000 participants from 23 countries

XXIV PANVET Congress

- La Habana, Cuba

- October 6th-9th, 2014

- www.panvetcuba.com

- Fully bilingual website

(Press English banner)

Panamerican Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (FPEFCV)

- Members are veterinary colleges from American countries

- Joint meetings with PANVET and COPEVET one or twice a year

2013: Buenos Aires, Argentina

2012: Cartagena, Colombia

Lima, Perú

Curricular harmonization for LatinAmerica (2004)

- To insure that the veterinary profession:

- Promotes the well being of society and animals

- Promotes animal health through the application of preventive medicine, diagnosticcapabilities, disease control methods and treatments of animal disease and plagues

- Participates in public health programs through health education, prevention of zoonses, food hygiene and food safety

-Promotes economically sustainable animal production practices

- Participates in the adoption of measures to preserve natural resources and theenvironment

Berruecos and Zarco, Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 2009, 28 (2), 739-744

FPEFCV

• Day one competencies, aligned with OIE (2012)

• PANAMERICAN COUNCIL OF VETERINARY EDUCATION

– Formed by PANVET and FPEFCV

(The organized profession and the veterinary educators)

– Three committees:• Accreditation

• Harmonization

• Certification

Zarco Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 2009, 28 (2), 855-860