In the occasion of EU Antibiotic Awareness Day, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) with the support of EC DG Sanco and the Polish Presidency organiseed the following seminar:

"Antimicrobials: a true One Health issue"
Challenges and opportunities in the medical and veterinary field.

Conclusions

Agenda
Polish Presidency

Background from a medical perspective (Prof H Goossens, Antwerp University)
Background from a veterinary perspective (Prof J Dewulf, Gent University)
Antimicrobials Use in the EU from the veterinary perspective general trends and experience in Poland (Dr. D Wasyl, National Veterinary Institute Pulawy (Pl)
European Commission: Communication on Antimicrobial Resistance of 18 November 2011 (DG SANCO, Mr L Miko, Deputy Director General for the Food Chain)
European Parliament (Ms M Paulsen, MEP)
FVE’s position and initiatives (Dr C Buhot, President FVE)

FVE President Mr. C Buhot speech at the FVE GA in Palermo (Pdf)

Food safety: a shared responsibility. The future of meat inspection: stakeholders’ contribution to the Commission round tables on the review of meat inspection

Read the Key findings

• A focused meat inspection - today and the future - Mr R Huey, Senior President of the FVE Section of veterinary hygienists
• Food chain information/animal health/animal welfare/ante mortem inspection: strong and weak points of the systems - Vision for the future - Mr P. Olsen, Chairman of the COPA-COGECA working party on animal health and welfar
• Meat inspection on a daily basis for food business operators: the responsibility chain cannot be broken - Mr F Thune-Stephensen, Chairman of the UECBV working group on veterinary issues
• Pilot projects and modernisation of meat inspection: what lessons to be learned?- Ms P Gilli-Dunoyer, General Directorate for food, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, France
• Food and Consumer Products Safety Authority - The Netherlands -Mr A Jelsma
• Food Official Controls -Should "meat" be different? - Mr Fco. J Dominguez Orive, Deputy Veterinary Director - Food Standards Agency, UK
• A risk based meat inspection – what role for the risk assessor - Ms M Hugas, Head of Unit - Biohaz panel – EFSA

FVE / TAIEX Workshop on "Strengthening livestock health and Veterinary Services in Ukraine" Kiev 2-3 November 2010

• A strong livestock sector needs strong veterinary services - S O' Laoide
• The economical sense of "Prevention is better than cure" - C Plante
• Public Health and Veterinary Public Health: the veterinarian's role - R Huey
• Identification, Registration and Traceability: from Farm to Fork - A Chirkowsky
• Herd Health Management - G Opsomer
• Veterinary medicines legislation and licensing in Ukraine - T Mykola
• Veterinary medicines legislation in Europe - N DeBriyne
• Antimicrobials and responsible use - P Jones
• The veterinary profession and education in Ukraine - state of play - O Rud - T Mykola
• Profound education - pre-condition for free movement of veterinarians within Europe - M Wanner
• Statutory Body - a necessity for a well regulated profession - F Proscia
• Lifelong learning/Continuing Professional Development - requirement for all vets - W Winding
• Privatisation of the veterinary profession: role of official vets and private vets - O Zorko
• EC supporting Ukraine - E Bedert
• FAO's assistance for sustainable development of livestock sector - V Guberti

FVE / TAIEX Conference on "Animal Welfare: from cure to prevention" Belgrade, 24 - 25 March 2010

• The Welfare of Livestock on farm: beyond the five freedoms (M. Appleby)
• The AW strategy and Legislation in Serbia (Z. Micovic/I. Lazic)
• The OIE AW strategy: guidelines and standards for AW (C. Planté, OIE)
• The European Union AW strategy/legislation (A. Norgren)
• The Scottish Animal Welfare Management Programme (A. Voas)
• Education in animal welfare: why, who for, how, when and by whom? (D. Morton)
• AW training in the Education Systems: challenges for veterinary education in relation to animal welfare (N. Debriyne, FVE)
• Animal Welfare Teaching in the Serbia (M. Vucinic)
• The Western Balkans Network (A. Hammond Seaman)
• Integration on AW in the curriculum through use of AW centres (V. Iliesky)

FVE / TAIEX Conference on Regional rabies control, Antalya, 4-5 December 2008

Taiex Library

FVE Conference on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brussels, 8 April 2008

• MRSA: an introduction (Prof Dr Jaap Wagennar)
• MRSA in relation to Food Safety (Dr Stef Bronzwaer)
• Ongoing and potential future EU activities on monitoring and control of MRSA (Dr Kris De Smet)
• Antimicrobials for veterinary use - regulatory aspects (Dr Karolina Tömeke)
• MRSA from a medical point of view (Dr Michael Wilks)
• Epidemiology of human MRSA in Europe and public health importance of animal strains (Dr Carl Seutens)
• MRSA in Food Producing Animals (Dr Concepción Porrero Calonge)
• MRSA in Companion Animals (Dr Nola Leonard)
• MRSA in Horses (Dr. Nicola J Williams)
• MRSA: the need for a comprehensive and global approach (Mr Neil Cutler)
• MRSA: moving forward on the basis of evidence (Dr Olivier Espeisse)

FVE / TAIEX Conference on Veterinary Medicines Legislation, Zagreb, 18 March 2008

Taiex Library

• What is FVE?
• One Health Concept

• Community Animal Health Strategy

• FVE activities in Animal Welfare
• Welfare Quality® Project

• Introduction to the EU decision making procedures

• Overview of EU Food Hygiene Legislation

• Balancing the benefits and risks of Veterinary Medicinal Products
  
• Maximum Residue Levels

• Towards a Mediterranean Union for Veterinary Education - Prof. Parodi
• European Code of Conduct and Services in the Internal Market