Action on FAHW2020

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Keynote Address - The Welfare of the Agricultural Industry - Dr. Richard Rusk DVM, MD - Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living

NFAHW Council Update

• Overview of Council activities – Rob McNabb, NFAHW Council Co-chair

• Working group reports

• Antimicrobial Stewardship for Food Animals in Canada – Steven Sternthal
• Farmed Animal Health and Welfare 2020 – Dr. Jeffrey Spooner
• Emerging Issues – Domestic market access – Dr. Megan Bergman
• Management of Cull Dairy Cows in Canada – Yanne Jane Stojkov
• Report of Canada’s OIE Delegate – Dr. Martine Dubuc

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 

Addressing the strategic outcomes and priorities of FAHW2020

• International One Welfare Conference – Dr. Richard Rusk
• Sustainability at Loblaw Companies Limited – Sonya Fiorini
• Canadian Pork Council – John Ross
• Canadian Sheep Federation – Corlena Patterson
• CFIA/AAFC – Framework and Strategies for animal health – Greg Wolff, Lucie Dubois
• Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System – Dr. Germain Nappert, Dr. Bruce McNab

Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance

• Best practices in AMR Stewardship
• Critical success factors in the reduction of antimicrobial use in the Netherlands -  Dr. Jaap Wagenaar, Utrecht University veterinary faculty
• Antimicrobial utilization and stewardship – Human Medicine Perspectives - Dr. John Conly, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services

• Canadian initiatives

  • Veterinary Oversight for antimicrobial use – Dr. Troy Bourque
  • The role of regulation in managing AMR – Dr. Mary-Jane Ireland
  • A Pan-Canadian Framework for Action on AMR – Lindsay Noad
  • Q and A and floor discussion