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The CVMA National Issues Forum is an annual signature event, allowing CVMA members the opportunity to express their views on a topic of national interest in the veterinary community.
2026 CVMA National Issues Forum: Beyond Red Tape: Game-Changing Moves for Canadian Vet Drug Availability
June 25, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
About the Session
The Forum will build on a series of 7 Canadian Veterinary Journal Articles and 6 webinars prior to the forum that will focus on the challenges related to drug availability, the changing regulatory landscape and the role that the veterinarian plays in dispensing and prescribing drugs to treat and protect the health of animals under their care. The Forum will cover the national and global perspective on drug availability and efforts that regulators and the pharmaceutical industry are undertaking to facilitate access to both drugs that have been lost from the market and new technologies that can enhance treatment options. The participants will be challenged to engage in the discussion through a presentation of the role that the veterinarian can play. We look forward to hearing from those in attendance on their challenges and ideas to address drug availability during the panel discussion.
Speakers
Dr. Alan Chicoine
Associate Professor
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. François CardinalCo-owner
Services Véterinaires Ambulatoires Triple-V, Inc. | Canadian Livestock Veterinarians, Inc.
Past National Issues Forums
- 2023: Showcasing Veterinary Practices Adapting to the Current Workforce Shortage
- 2021: Veterinarians as Community Leaders on Adaptation to Climate Change
- 2020: (cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2019: Telehealth and Animal Welfare – Pros, Cons and Implications for Veterinary Patients
- 2018: Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids in Veterinary Medicine
- 2017: Alternative Medicine. No Longer Alternative?
- 2016: Importation of Dogs into Canada