Continuing Education
(CVBC Continuing Competence Program)
College registrants must complete Continuing Education hours in compliance with the requirements of the Continuing Competence Program established in the College’s Bylaws. Annual registration renewal for all registrants includes a requirement that they demonstrate their compliance with the CE requirements.
Click on the above link for a detailed discussion (in a Q&A format) of the following topics:
A. CE Requirements, Classes of Registration & the CE Cycle
B. Acceptable CE for CE Credits
C. CE Reporting and Documentation
D. CE Audits
College Bylaws & Continuing Competence Committee Policies:
- CVBC Bylaws, Part 2 – Registration, ‘Renewals and Reinstatements’ (section 2.27)
- CVBC Bylaws, Part 4 – Ethics & Standards, Division 4.6 – Continuing Competence Program
- Continuing Competence Committee Policy: Defining the 2-Year CE Cycle
- Guidelines to the Bylaws: Inactive Registration and Continuing Education Requirements
- Continuing Competence Committee Policy: Reporting of Continuing Education Credit Completion
- Continuing Education Auditing Policy
- Continuing Education Approval Criteria Policy
College-Approved CE Courses/Sessions
The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia will accept a variety of CE towards required hours – for more information, see Section B of the FAQ discussion above.
While express approval of a session by the College is not a prerequisite to reporting that session for CE credit, session providers will often choose to apply to the CVBC for approval of CE credit hours for their CE events so that they may assure potential attendees that the session meets the College’s criteria for CE. Per bylaw requirement, any session that has sought and received CE credit approval from the College is posted below.
Anyone planning to submit a CE session to the College for review of approval purposes should first review the CE Approval Criteria Policy to become familiar with the College’s criteria for approval, and should read the requirements of the application form closely. The College strives to review and provide a decision on an application for credit approval within 4 business weeks, subject to a determination that the nature of the application will require a referral to the Continuing Competence Committee for a decision.
- Policy: CE Approval Criteria
- Application Form: Request for Continuing Education Program Approval
CE approval from the CVBC is valid for up to 2 years (for continued availability of an on-demand webinar; or potential repeated presentations of the same live session so long as there are no changes to content, presenter or format).
This is not a complete list – it only reflects those sessions which have been submitted to the College for review for formal approval purposes.
Please see the list of CVBC-Approved CE Courses/Sessions:
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Health Canada Regulation Changes (Nov. 2017)
- Health Canada Regulation Changes (Mar. 2018)
- Council Statement on Antimicrobial Stewardship (February 2019)