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ULTRA DURAMUNE and ULTRA FEL-O-VAX are registered trademarks of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. BRONCHI-SHIELD is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. © 2015 Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. Reference: 1. Data on file, BRONCHI-SHIELD ORAL package insert, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. © 2015 Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. from the editor i have a question his issue, by chance and not by design, includes a lot of infor- elcome to this new occasional column. If you have questions about interesting or sen- mation about wildlife in BC, maybe because human interactions sitive veterinary issues, send them to the CVMA-SBCV Chapter. We will find the best with wildlife continue to surge as we continue to reduce the distance between us. We have encroached on their territory as W person to answer them and will print the answers here. Twe build new homes, and we continue to encroach on their territory as we nurture our own desires to escape the city and find some peace in nature, putting us closer to wildlife. I suspect we ultimately need to lessen the de- gree of our involvement in wildlife’s business and keep a more respectable distance to prevent the types of injuries some of the wildlife rehabilitators so often see. General practitioners sometimes refer clients DISCUSSION Ironically, as a pet owner, I need to increase my interactions in my own COREY VAN’T HAAFF Q and their pets with specific problems to special- Most specialists for their specialty practice rely heavily, if not exclusively, EDITOR pets’ business. Recently I became acutely aware of my own dogs’ dental ists. How are those specialists permitted to continue on referrals from other practitioners. A specialist who does not take care health, with one dog losing a few teeth and my tini- contact with the client after the referral issue is con- of their relationship with referring practitioners is not likely to succeed est dog losing them all. When I talk to friends about “HUMAN cluded? Are specialists permitted to continue to market with their specialty practice. their dogs’ teeth, some of them find it strange to hear INTERACTIONS services to that referral client? A specialist with a GPP class of registration may jeopardize the relation- me speak about cleaning and scaling and extractions, WITH WILDLIFE ship between themselves and a referring veterinarian if they are seen to TO THE EDITOR and the need for at least annual dental check-ups. The College of Veterinarians of British Colum- be soliciting clients for their general practice that were referred to their >> Letters from members This was unheard of 20 years ago, but for some vet- CONTINUE TO bia (CVBC) was asked by West Coast Veterinarian specialty practice. Perhaps in contemplation of this, the current Code of are welcome. They may A erinarians today it is one of the most serious health SURGE” be edited for length magazine to speak to the issue of specialist referrals Ethics, s. 45, Appendix A to the bylaws, specifically requires a specialist to issues facing many dogs and cats. and clarity. Email us at and advertising under the bylaws in effect at the time whom an animal has been referred to refer the patient back to the refer- [email protected]. Times change, I know, and it can be hard to keep up. We are fortu- the article was requested in August 2015. ring member when the nate, then, to see the future of veterinary medicine in the recent grads consultation, second and second-year WCVM students who are already developing a presence Under the existing bylaws, a registrant may only refer “A SPECIALIST WHO DOES opinion, or treatment ON THE COVER within the Chapter. Two recent grads attended the Emerging Leaders Pro- to themselves as a “Specialist” if they meet the defini- services are completed. >> A recovering baby gram and write about their experiences in this issue. Two more students— tion of a “Diplomate.” Because the bylaws only permit NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR Under the existing by- moose. Photo cour- the recipients of our new scholarships—write about what being a veteri- a registrant to hold one class of registration at a time, a laws, it is unlikely that a tesy of Northern Lights narian means to them. Diplomate or Specialist may be eligible for registration RELATIONSHIP WITH specialist who marketed Wildlife Shelter. in either the General Private Practice (GPP), if they have REFERRING PRACTITIONERS to referred clients and a Certificate of Qualification, or in the Specialty Private only promoted and re- Practice (SPP) class of registration. However, a registrant IS NOT LIKELY TO SUCCEED stricted the services pro- Email: [email protected] with the SPP class of registration is limited to practising WITH THEIR SPECIALTY vided to those clients to within that specialty and may not practice within the specialty services could general practice of veterinary medicine. For clarifica- PRACTICE” be accused of poaching tion; a registrant with an SPP class of registration may regular clients. only practice in that specialty; while a registrant with Equally well, it seems a GPP class of registration who is also a Diplomate and very likely that a specialist, who also has a GPP class of registration, who WCVM CLASS OF 2019 has registered that diploma with the CVBC may, under solicited referred clients for their general practice would both incur the ire the restrictions articulated below, practice either as a of the referring veterinarian and risk censure by the CVBC. general practitioner or as a specialist. If a practice or practice facility is concerned whether advertising con- wenty-one BC students were among those welcomed to the WCVM A registrant with a GPP class of registration, who is ducted by another practice or practice facility is in breach of the bylaws, and the veterinary profession on September 18 during a White also a Diplomate, may establish a separate specialty the practice may wish to first refer to the Guidelines to the Marketing TCoat Ceremony in Saskatoon. The new students, who will graduate practice with a different practice or practice facility Bylaws that are publicly posted on the website, and if still concerned that in 2019, come to WCVM from communities across Western Canada and name within the same physical location as a general an infraction has occurred provide a written complaint to the CVBC for the Northern Territories. Our own Dr. Sarah Armstrong was on hand to practice; in which case they are expected to keep the determination by the Investigation Committee whether to investigate or greet the students with a CVMA-SBCV Chapter name tag and to hand out, two businesses separate, and to properly inform their to dismiss. together with Dr. John Brocklebank of the CVBC, personalized white lab clients as to whether any particular consultation is a coats and stethoscopes to the first-year students. general or a specialist consultation. —The Registrar’s Office of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia “This year’s White Coat Ceremony is particularly exciting because members of the Class of 2019 are joining the college exactly 50 years after our first students began their veterinary education in 1965,” said WCVM PHOTO BY DEBRA MARSHALL MARSHALL DEBRA BY PHOTO Dean Douglas Freeman. The college has produced about 3,000 veterinar- ABOVE The BC and Yukon students of the WCVM class of 2019. ians —most of whom live and work in Western Canadian communities. 4 WCV WCV 5 WCV CONTRIBUTORS LINDSAYE AKHURST, RVT, is Manager of the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, the largest Marine DECEMBER 2015 Mammal Rehabilitation Centre in Canada. She leads her team in the rehabilitation and release of various marine mammals CVMA-SOCIETY OF BC VETERINARIANS 20 each year. Lindsaye is an expert at working with seals, sea CHAPTER 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS lions, porpoises, sea turtles, and sea otters. PRESIDENT FELINE LOWER Sarah Armstrong, DVM JOSEPHINE BANYARD, DVM, practices small animal referral VICE PRESIDENT URINARY TRACT dentistry and as a general practitioner in Chilliwack. She is the Al Longair, DVM author of Healthy Mouth, Healthy Pet: Why Dental care Matters, CE COMMITTEE LIAISON DISEASE a primer on dentistry for pet owners, veterinary lay staff, and TREASURER A REVIEW veterinarians. She also has a series of YouTube videos on den- Rob Ashburner, DVM tistry for pet owners. CVMA LIAISON DIRECTORS STEVEN CHAPMAN was born and raised in Fort St. John, BC, Christiane Armstrong, DVM and over the summers has returned home to work at the local MAGAZINE COMMITTEE LIAISON small animal practice. He likes to spend his spare time playing Koharik Arman, DVM guitar, stone carving, and being outdoors, particularly camping, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE LIAISON hiking, and fishing. Steven is our student liaison and is in his Paul Kennedy, DVM third year at WCVM.