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Navigating the policy maze at the CVO

Mary 26, 2022

The College's Associate Registrar in Quality Practice, Dr. Kim Lambert, is joined by guests Sarah Kirby, Senior Policy & Projects Specialist, and Dr. Susan Sabatini, Practice Advisor for a discussion on the College's policy documents.

Policy documents help the public and the profession understand the expectations contained in the Veterinarians Act. Through the podcast, they discuss various types of policy documents and how veterinarians and their teams can make use of them in their practice.