An International Collaborative Approach to Developing Training Guidelines for Veterinary Paraprofessionals
An International Collaborative Approach to Developing Training Guidelines for Veterinary Paraprofessionals
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10.3138/jvme-2019-0086
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发表时间：
2020-10-01
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Sherman, David M.
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Cobbold, Rowland N.;Simmons, Heather L.;Sherman, David M.
兽医辅助专业人员(VPP)在世界各地从事动物健康管理、疾病监测和食品安全控制。在许多国家，特别是发展中国家，VPP对国家兽医服务的提供至关重要。直到最近，还没有全球公认的对VPP的培训要求。世界动物卫生组织(OIE)为解决这些问题，制定了VPP的能力和课程指南。协作方法对这项任务至关重要。与代表不同国家、动物卫生和兽医部门以及各种专门知识的个人和机构进行了广泛协商。协作方法包括成立一个指导方针制定特设小组，其多样性反映了项目需要，利用世界动物卫生组织成员国现有数据了解全球志愿人员方案的作用，开展利益攸关方调查以整理志愿人员方案能力预期并征求对准则草案的反馈意见，以及在国内考察以验证课程模式草案。这项工作的初步成果是出版方案方案能力准则。本文件就有效培训后VPP应具备的知识、技能、态度和能力提出建议。与之配套的文件《世界动物卫生组织VPP课程指南》就课程结构和内容提出了建议，以实现这些能力。这些准则将协助世界各国更有效地培训和合格兽医，使他们能够为提供兽医服务作出积极贡献。另一个潜在影响是促进对有关兽医和副总统候选人各自工作权利和活动的教育和监管标准的审查。
Veterinary paraprofessionals (VPPs) are engaged worldwide in animal health management, disease surveillance and food safety control. In many countries, particularly developing countries,VPPs are critical to national veterinary services provision. Until recently, there were no globally recognized training requirements for VPPs. Recognition of VPPs' qualifications and roles, and requirements for registration, vary greatly between jurisdictions.To address these issues, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has developed competency and curricular guidelines forVPPs. A collaborative approach was essential to this mission. Extensive consultation with individuals and agencies representing various countries, animal health and veterinary sectors, and forms of expertise, was undertaken. Collaborative methods included the formation of a guidelines development ad hoc group whose diversity reflected project needs, the use of existing OIE Member Country data to understand roles of VPPs globally, conducting stakeholder surveys to collate VPP competency expectations and solicit feedback on draft guidelines, and in-country missions to validate draft curricular models.The initial deliverable from this work was publication of Competency Guidelines for VPPs. This document provides recommendations on the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and aptitudes that could be expected of VPPs following effective training. The companion document, OIE Curricular Guidelines for VPPs, provides recommendations on coursework structure and content to achieve these competencies. These guidelines will assist countries worldwide in more effectively training and qualifying VPPs so that they can contribute positively to the provision of veterinary services. Another potential impact is to catalyze the review of educational and regulatory standards regarding the respective work rights and activities of veterinarians and VPPs.