Dr. Jan Sargeant’s term as Director of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) came to an end this past May. The recruitment process for a new is underway and fortunately, Dr. Sargeant has agreed to continue serving in this capacity during our recruitment process.
Nominations for search committee members were requested from the community in mid-July and members have now been selected.
Members include:
Amy Greer, Population Medicine
Jim Petrik, Biomedical Sciences
Claire Jardine, Pathobiology
Lucy M Mutharia, Molecular and Cellular Biology (appointed)
Andy Papadopoulos, Pop Med (appointed)
Jeffrey Wichtel, Dean, OVC (chair)
The committee’s primary role will be to finalize the draft advertisement for the role and review applications, once submitted.
Further updates are expected in early fall 2018. If you can questions, please email ovcdean@uoguelph.ca.
OVC Community, YOU are invited to a college-wide ice cream party hosted by OVC’s Shared Administrative Services on August 21 at 3:00 pm.
Members of OVC SAS will distribute free ice cream and hope this will give everyone a chance to chat with colleagues and meet new ones before the start of another busy academic year.
Location: The Green Space behind the Population Medicine building (building #174)
Thursday August 16, 2018 2:00 pm Room 1715, Lifetime Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Examination to follow, in Room 2511, Stewart Building
Interested members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine by Courses, of Erin Rodenburg of the Department of Population Medicine
Project Title: “Determining Current and Future Training Needs of Ontario Workers Supporting Persons with Developmental Disabilities”
Examination Committee: Dr. Scott McEwen (Chair), Dr. Andrew Papadopoulos (Advisor), Dr. Jennifer McWhirter, Dr. Andrew Taylor
Advisory Committee: Dr. Andrew Papadopoulos (Advisor), Dr. Jennifer McWhirter
Friday August 17, 2018 9:00 am Room 1713, Lifetime Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Examination to follow, in Room 2511, Stewart Building
Interested members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine by Courses, of
Melanie Cousins
of the Department of Population Medicine
Thesis Title: “Exploring environmental drivers and potential methods of transmission of campylobacter in Ontario, Canada using One Health approaches”
Examination Committee: Dr. Scott McEwen (Exam Chair), Dr. Amy Greer, Dr. Jan Sargeant, Dr. Olaf Berke
Advisory Committee: Dr. Amy Greer (Advisor), Dr. Jan Sargeant, Dr. David Fisman
Friday August 17, 2018 1:30 pm Room 1810, Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College Examination to follow, in Room 2527, Stewart Building
Interested members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine, of Alyssa Green of the Department of Population Medicine
Thesis Title: “Health Communication, Policy Adherence, and Marketing on Indoor Tanning Facility Websites in Ontario, Canada”
Examination Committee: Dr. Olaf Berke (Exam Chair), Dr. Jennifer McWhirter, Dr. Scott McEwen, Dr. Andy Papadopoulos
Advisory Committee: Dr. Jennifer McWhirter (Advisor), Dr. Scott McEwen
Research shows veterinary visits can be stressful for dogs, part of this stress is due to certain handling techniques that is necessary for examination and procedures.
Assistant Professor Lee Niel, Col. K.L. Campbell Chair in Companion Animal Welfare and PhD Candidate, Anastasia Stellato at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph are conducting a new research study that aims to improve veterinary care for dogs by identifying and reducing stress during routine veterinary examinations.
If you have any questions or concerns about this research, please feel free to contact Anastasia Stellato at astellat@uoguelph.ca, or Dr. Lee Niel at 519-824-4120 x53030 or niell@uoguelph.ca.
You are invited to take part in an anonymous survey and provide your feedback on the search for the NEW Associate Dean Students and Academic at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
This survey is intended to collect feedback from the community on the interviewed candidates for the position of Associate Dean, Students and Academic.
This survey is available for all faculty, staff and students at the Ontario Veterinary College to take part and all responses are completely anonymous. Community feedback and comments will be shared with members of the selection committee.
Please submit your response before the end of day on Friday, August 10th, 2018.
If you would like to review the requirements of the Associate Dean, Students and Academic position, the candidates’ presentations or the candidates’ CVs before you take the survey, please see links provided below.
Candidates:
Dr. Joanne Hewson, Associate Professor, Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Dr. Pavneesh Madan, Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Dr. Todd O'Hara, Coordinator of Pre-Veterinary & Veterinary Student Services, Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Through its new public newsletter, the College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO) shares information on newsworthy and timely topics that are of interest to animal owners and veterinarians.
The most recent issue included information on the Public Register, dog importation, policy consultations, the veterinarian-client-patient relationship, and frequently asked questions on cannabis and pets.
Watch the coming issues for information on the importance of dental care, pet ownership, accessing veterinary care through telemedicine, and how the CVO standards protect the public.
You can subscribe to the newsletter on the CVO website.
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for faculty and students to share their work and ideas during the 2019 AAVMC Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, March 6-10, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Proposals for educational sessions and posters should be submitted no later than August 15, 2018.
The Iverson Bell Symposium is named for the first African-American veterinarian to hold the position of Vice-President in the American Veterinary Medical Association. The Symposium is held every two years and will celebrate its 21st occurrence this coming year. The primary goal of the conference is to promote diversity and inclusion in academic veterinary medicine.
The theme of the 2019 conference is The Science of Building Inclusive Teams.
Proposals will be considered in the following categories.
Programming Specific to Diversity and Inclusion Topics — Programming centered on diversity and inclusion issues, whether targeted to diversity officers or broader audiences
Other Programming with a Diversity and Inclusion Component — Thematic content centered on another program area, with a diversity and inclusion component. Examples of other program areas might include, but not be limited to:
Education
Research
Admissions
Recruitment
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Organizational Development
Leadership Development
The following attributes are encouraged for educational sessions:
Presentations that feature interactive learning and/or small group discussion
Data-based presentations that address research and survey trends
Proposals from collaborative, multi-institutional teams
Incorporation of inter-professional perspectives
Proposals with an international or global focus
Submittal Instructions
Proposals are due August 15, 2018, and should be submitted using the following website:
After 34 years of valuable service to
the University of Guelph and OVC Anne O’Donnell has decided to retire from the
university. Anne began her career in 1984 and held many roles within the
college.
She joined the Large Animal Clinic
in 1984 and since that time has held positions of progressive responsibility,
including Lead Hand in Small Animal Housing, Team Leader for the Large Animal
Veterinary Technicians and Manager, Large Animal Clinic Veterinary Technicians.
Over time, Anne also assumed responsibility for managing the following areas:
Companion Animal ICU, OR, Junior Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, Companion Animal
Wards, Anesthesia, Specialty Services and the Large and Small Animal Housing
units and SPD Technicians.
Most recently, Anne served as
Supervisor, Patient Care Services for the Companion Animal Hospital, Animal
Cancer Centre, Radiation Therapy, Avian and Exotics, Cardiology, Dermatology,
Neurology, Ophthalmology, Theriogenology, Medicine and Surgery Service
Technicians.
Throughout the years, she provided
exceptional patient care and leadership to staff, students and co-workers. Anne
also contributed to many committees and initiatives that helped the OVC become
the industry leader it is today. We want to thank her for all her hard work and
contributions and wish her the very best as she embarks on this next phase in
her life.
Anne’s retirement party will take place on August 21st at 3:00 pm in the Sunken Lounge.
Are you interested in an opportunity to help support student
veterinarian learning?
The OVC Medical
Communication Skills Program is currently hiring people to portray
clients during simulated veterinary appointments.
This program supports veterinary student education
through recruitment and training of simulated clients who participate in simulated
interview sessions as part of the Art of Veterinary Medicine (AVM) curriculum.
What Do Simulated Clients Do? You will be interviewed by the student and portray a case as you
have been trained. You may see several students on a one-to-one basis or you
may see groups of up to 12 students in a teaching session. For many sessions, a
veterinarian coach will be present to help facilitate the students learning.
Some sessions are video-taped and most are monitored by a Medical Communication
Program staff member.
This work is flexible. Simulated clients can
participate intermittently and can work on one project per year or many. You are paid for your time.
No experience is necessary Interested in learning more? Contact us TODAY and help to educate the next generation of
veterinarians. Email medcomm@ovc.uoguelph.ca or visit OVCmedcomm.ca.
Tuesday August 21, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Room 1642, Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College
Interested members of the Ontario Veterinary College are invited to attend the
MSc Thesis Defense
Ashutosh Patel, of the Department of Biomedical Sciences
Thesis Title: Muscarinic Receptor Isoforms
Differentially Regulate the Excitability of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Layer 6 Pyramidal Neurons in CD-1 mice
Thursday August 23, 2018 9:00 a.m. Rm 2106 Clinical Studies,
Ontario Veterinary College
Interested members of the
Ontario Veterinary College are invited
to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary
Science of
Kimberly Hooi of the Department of Clinical
Studies
Thesis
Title:“Optimization
of Imaging and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Techniques to Improve Diagnostic Yield of
Feline Lower Respiratory Tract Samples.”
Examination
Committee: Dr.
Fiona James (Chair), Dr.
Alice Defarges, Dr. Dorothee Bienzle, Dr. Tony Abrams-Ogg, Dr. Carol Reinero,
Atlantic Veterinary College
Advisory
Committee: Dr.
Alice Defarges (Advisor), Dr. Dorothee Bienzle, Dr. Stephanie Nykamp, Dr. Scott
J. Weese
Thursday August 23, 2018 9:00 a.m. Room
1715 Lifetime Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Examination to follow, in
Room 2511, Stewart Building
Interested members of the
University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the
Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine, of
Victoria Seip of the Department of Population Medicine
Thesis
Title:“Investigation of novel approaches
to improving nursery pig health”
Examination
Committee: Dr.
Andy Papadopoulos (Exam Chair), Dr. Bob Friendships, Dr. Vahab Farzan, Dr.
Lee-Ann Huber
Advisory
Committee: Dr.
Robert Friendship (Advisor), Dr. Vahab Farzan
Monday, August 27, 2018 9:00 a.m. Room 1715, Life Time Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Examination to follow in Room 2511, Stewart Building, OVC
Interested members of the
Ontario Veterinary College are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for
the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of
Rachael Milwid of the Department of Population Medicine
Thesis
Title:“Use of empirical equine contact networks to
quantify the effect of non-homogenous mixing patterns on disease dynamics”
Examination
Committee: Dr.
Olaf Berke (Chair), Dr. Amy Greer, Dr. Terri O’Sullivan, Dr. Theresa Bernardo, Dr.
Jonathan Read
Advisory
Committee: Dr.
Amy Greer (Advisor), Dr. Terri O’Sullivan, Dr. Zvonimir Poljak, Dr. Marek
Laskowski
Monday, August 27, 2018 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Room 1715, Life Time Learning
Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Examination to follow, in Room
2511, Stewart Building
Interested
members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral
Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine, of
Erin
Mcgill of
the Department of Population Medicine
Thesis Title:“Heartworm Infection Among
Domestic Dogs in Canada with a Focus on Ontario: Temporal Trend, Spatial
Distribution and Risk Factors”
Examination Committee: Dr. Tracey Chenier (Exam Chair), Dr.
Jennifer McWhirter, Dr. Olaf Berke, Dr. Zvonimir Poljak
Advisory Committee: Dr. Olaf Berke (Advisor), Dr.
Andrew Peregrine, Dr. Scott Weese
Tuesday,
August 28, 2018 9:00
a.m. Room
1713 Lifetime Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College
Dr. Jonathan Read from
Lancaster University will be giving a special
lecture in Population Medicine entitled “Influenza transmission in schools
and the importance of social networks”
8:30 am - coffee 9:00 am - seminar 10:00 am discussion
In addition, if faculty
or graduate students would like to schedule time in the afternoon of August 27
to meet with Jon they can contact Amy Greer (agreer@uoguelph.ca) to see what
might be possible to setup.
Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:00 a.m. Room
1715, Life Time Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College Examination
to follow, in Room 2527, Stewart Building
Interested
members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral
Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine, of
Sabrina
Van Schyndel of
the Department of Population Medicine
Thesis Title:“The Effect of Imrestor on
the Incidence of Clinical Disease, Production, and Reproduction in Early
Lactation Dairy Cows”
Examination Committee: Dr. Bob Friendship (Exam Chair), Dr.
David Kelton, Dr. Todd Duffield, Dr. Charlotte Winder
Advisory Committee: Dr. Stephen Leblanc (Advisor), Dr.
Todd Duffield, Dr. David Kelton
Welcome to Kaila Constand who joined the Ontario
Veterinary College on August 7 as a supervisor in the OVC Health Sciences
Centre. Kaila is a Registered Veterinary Technician who is passionate about the
veterinary industry and excited to be joining the OVC Health Science Centre
Supervisor team.
Kaila’s
passion for horses was sparked at the age of nine, when she began working at a
race horse facility in exchange for riding lessons. She continued to work on
horse farms until deciding to become a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
and added Animal Care Attendant to her job list about 15 years ago. She
continued to work in regular practice while pursuing a diploma through
University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus.
Upon
graduating, Kaila worked in emergency care at Burgess Veterinary Emergency
Clinic for four years. She later joined the Mississauga Oakville Veterinary
Emergency Clinic (VEC) team where she functioned as a ‘floating technician’
with the opportunity to work in every department. Kaila has spent the past four
years in the role of team lead and manager of Oakville VEC’s Ophthalmology
Service.
In
her down time you will find Kaila at the barn relaxing with her horse Joey and
her dog, Stryker. Some of her favorite pastimes include motorcycle rides,
sporting events and spending time with friends and family. She can often be
found at the gym training for competitive fitness events, doing hot yoga, or
outdoors on the trails.
To celebrate summer, members of the OVC SAS team will be delivering
ice cream bars within each department on Tuesday, August 21 between 1:00 and
1:30 p.m.
Please drop by for your ice cream bar in these locations:
Biomedical Sciences - Room 2613–15 (Biomed Lounge)
Clinical
Studies - Room 2106
Pathobiology - 4th
floor, centre stairwell by lounge/kitchenette
Population Medicine - Room 2509
Health Sciences Centre – Sunken Lounge
Dean’s Office
Members
of OVC SAS will distribute free ice cream and hope this will give everyone a
chance to chat with colleagues and meet new ones before the start of another
busy academic year.
*NEW*NSERC Research Tools & Instruments 2019 Competition Internal
Deadline: Monday September 10, 2018 4:30 p.m. NOI Deadline Internal
Deadline: Thursday October 18, 2018 4:30 p.m. Full
Application Deadline Applicant submits a signed OR-5 to: research.services@uoguelph.ca. External
Deadline: Thursday October 25, 2018 8:00 p.m. Final application
will be submitted to NSERC online by the Office of Research Services.
*NEW*Ontario Pork Workshop - Preparation
for 2019 LOI Call– Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Together with the Office of Research Services,
Ontario Pork will be hosting a workshop, open to all researchers who are
interested in applying for funding from Ontario Pork, to learn more about the
process for applying and the main areas of research interest to Ontario
Pork. Please Note - The Ontario Pork Fall 2018 Call for Proposals will be
released mid-to-end of August. Visit the Ontario
Pork website for more details, which will be updated with Fall 2018
information when available.
IDRC Call for Proposals: Innovative
Veterinary Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Producing animals -
Livestock and Aquaculture InnoVET-AMR seeks proposals for research that will develop innovative
veterinary solutions focused on product development to reduce therapeutic and
prevent non-therapeutic antimicrobial (AMR) use by farmers in developing
countries. The program specifically focuses on reducing AMR in swine, poultry,
and aquaculture animals. Internal deadline: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 – 11 a.m.; External
deadline: Wednesday, September 12 2018 – 11 a.m.
Student
Support
Internal
2018 University of Guelph &
CASV-ACVP Swine Leadership Travel Awards U of G & CASV-ACVP Swine
Leadership Travel Awards applications are open. There are five $1,000 travel
awards available. Applications will be accepted between June 1 - Sept 30, 2018
or until candidates are identified and funds awarded. Find more information on
the Ontario Swine Research Network
website.
External
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships- The Vanier CGS is a
prestigious scholarship valued at $50,000 per year for 3 years and is designed
to attract and retain world-class doctoral students. Both Canadian and
International students are eligible to apply and may be nominated by the
University of Guelph if they demonstrate all three of the equally weighted
criteria: academic excellence, research potential, and leadership. Vanier
Scholars will demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly
achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities,
natural sciences and/or engineering and health. Deadline: Candidates who
wish to hold a Vanier and study at the University of Guelph must apply through
ResearchNet by September 17, 2018.
General
Announcements
Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours
Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. -11:30
a.m. Room 2638c. Offering research and publishing support for OVC faculty and
grad students.
If you are a
practicing veterinarian in Ontario, please consider taking part in a NEW study being conducted by OVC
researchers.
Student veterinarian Jessica Kilkenny, Ameet
Singh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Studies, and Andria
Jones-Bitton, Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine are
conducting a new research study that aims to identify perceptions and
awareness of Minimally Invasive Surgery among veterinarians in Ontario.
Minimally
Invasive Surgery (MIS) is becoming a popular alternative to traditional open
surgery for the surgical treatment of large and small animal patients. The
technique involves millimeter incisions, long instruments and a camera to
access the chest cavity (thoracoscopy), abdominal cavity (laparoscopy), and
joint spaces (arthroscopy).
Despite
increased popularity, veterinarian perceptions and awareness of MIS is not well
characterized. This information is crucial as it impacts public perceptions
about MIS, how surgical patients are managed, and how future veterinarians are
trained.
Requirements for participation:
Participants must have DVM status
Participants must currently live and work in Ontario
To participate for a chance to win a VISA gift
certificate please click here.
If you have any questions or concerns about
this research, please feel free to contact Jessica Kilkenny at kilkennj@uoguelph.ca
or Dr. Ameet Singh at amsingh@uoguelph.ca.
Coming
this September, the 2018 ve+ summit will bring together thought leaders to discuss
some of veterinary medicine’s newest technology.
The day-long
conference will focus on how technological innovation is poised to impact the future
of the industry and showcase global innovation through a Canadian perspective.
Date: September 15, 2018 Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott Guelph
The OVC
will be sponsoring the first 100 student tickets for the conference.
For more information, contact hello@healthypets.io
OVC students joined more than 600 DVM students from the US,
Canada, France, the Netherlands and Germany at recent 2018 National Veterinary
Scholars Symposium (NVSS). The Symposium, held August 2 to 4, was hosted by the
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M
University in College Station, Texas.
Attending with Dr. Gordon Kirby, OVC Associate Dean, Research and
Innovation, were OVC DVM students Valeria Roati, Jamie Burns, Virginia Madsen,
Michaela Botts, Elysha Smith and Angela Tiessen.
The NVSS is the
premier annual scientific colloquium which showcases research accomplishments
by veterinary students completing summer research internships. The Symposium
highlights the ways veterinary scientists advance basic and applied research to
support global health. Poster presentations from veterinary students were
featured throughout the meeting, and there were two student-focused sessions on
professional development.
