Ministerio de Salud
DISPOSICIÓN N.º 965/DGIUR/
Further information, including exam registration forms and fees, exam dates and sites, may be obtained from:
National Examining Board – CVMA 339 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7K1 e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Telephone: (613) 236-1162 Fax: (613) 236-9681
APPENDIX A: BCSE TEST CONTENT OUTLINE
2012 BCSE Schedule
After submission of your registration for the BCSE to the National Examining Board (NEB) and after having paid the nonrefundable and nontransferable testing fee, you will receive an Authorization to Test (ATT) letter inviting you to book a testing date. Since the beginning of April 2012 the BCSE is being offered at Prometric Testing Centers on a continuous basis.
BCSE Test Content Outline
Test Content Area/Domain Number of Questions
1. Anatomy 18-22
2. Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology 24-28 3. Pathology 22-26
4. Medicine 42-50
5. Principles of Surgery and Anesthesia 34-38 6. Diagnostics 26-30 7. Preventive Medicine 18-22
APPENDIX B: NAVLE® - RULES OF CONDUCT AND LIST OF VETERINARY ACTIVITIES AND SPECIES
List of Veterinary Activities and Species
I. Data Gathering and Interpretation (140 items)
A. Obtain history, perform physical examination, and evaluate the environment (35 items)
1. Gather information from client, trainer, herd manager, etc., by asking appropriate questions and using interpersonal skills to:
a) clarify concerns, presenting problems, and expectations
b) identify possible epidemiological problems and public health concerns c) analyze previous medical history and/or production record
B. Determine the status (normal/ abnormal) of the animal(s) and/or environment by (24 items) 1. Observation and physical examination
2. Medical or production record evaluation
C. Record pertinent information in a legible and orderly system of medical records to promote retrieval and sharing of information (11 items)
D. Develop a problem list, and a differential diagnosis list (47 items) 1. Correlate clinical signs or abnormalities with organ systems
2. Formulate a complete problem list and differential diagnosis list(s) to determine the need to collect additional information
3. Recommend relevant procedures to the client, trainer, herd manager, etc., to obtain specific information about the problem(s)
4. Order or perform appropriate diagnostic procedures to further define the problem(s)
E. Interpret collected information and establish an a working or final diagnosis or conclusion (23 items)
II. Health Maintenance and Problem Management (140 items)
A. Identify and evaluate prevention, treatment, and management options (64 items) 1. Develop a plan of action by assessing the following:
a) expected outcome b) feasibility
c) urgency
d) client expectations
e) economic considerations (e.g., ability to pay, value of animal) f) humane considerations, including pain management
g) ethical and legal implications
h) environmental and public health implications (including food safety issues) i) professional abilities, resources, and facilities
2. Communicate case management options and prognosis to the client, trainer, herd manager, etc., including prevention, treatment, and husbandry alternatives
3. Obtain assistance through information retrieval, consultation, and/or referral B. Implement Plan of Action (47 items)
1. Obtain informed consent as needed from client or authorized representative 2. Protect animal and human health and the environment by doing the following:
a) order or perform indicated tests b) apply epidemiological principles
c) comply with regulations (e.g., government, show, legal transport, drug use and withdrawals, organic vs. conventional)
3. Perform preventive and/or therapeutic procedures (surgical, medical, etc.)
5. Monitor the effectiveness of preventive and/or therapeutic measures
6. Advise the client on relevant additional issues (e.g., nutrition, behavior, genetics, husbandry, production management and performance, environment, public health)
C. Assess outcome (29 items) 1. Evaluate interventions by
a) reviewing existing data
b) collecting additional information c) assessing client compliance d) validating working diagnoses
2. Modify therapeutic and preventative plans as needed
III. Professional Behavior, Communication, and Practice Management (20 items)
A. Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical, and legal manner
B. Adhere to regulations regarding the veterinarian-client-patient relationship
C. Pursue educational opportunities to enhance continued personal and professional development D. Communicate effectively with colleagues and staff
E. Evaluate practice methods to enhance productivity and knowledge (e.g., task delegation, time management) F. Educate staff and public in proper animal care and health
G. Ensure safety (e.g., occupational hazards, handling/restraint, drug interactions, food safety)
H. Address client concerns in an empathetic and understandable manner (e.g., crises, grief management, economic restraints, compliance issues)
I. Preserve and protect the human animal bond
Species Number of Items
Canine 70 Feline 68 Pet Birds 10 Other Small Animals 10 Bovine 45 Porcine 17 Ovine/Caprine 10 Cervidae 2 Equine 47 Camelidae 2 Poultry 6 Public Health 10 Non-Species Specific 3 Total 300
APPENDIX C: CANADIAN VETERINARY COLLEGES
COLLEGE COORDINATES DEAN
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Calgary G #359, 330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Tel: (403) 220-8699 http://vet.ucalgary.ca/ Dr. Alistair Cribb
Western College of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan 52 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 Tel: (306) 966-7448- Fax: (306) 966-8747 www.usask.ca/wcvm/ Dr. Douglas Freeman
Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph
Corner of College and Gordon Guelph, Ontario
N1G 2W1
Tel: (519) 823-8800 - Fax: (519) 837-3230
www.ovc.uoguelph.ca
Dr. Elizabeth Stone
Faculté de médecine vétérinaire Université de Montréal 3200, rue Sicotte St-Hyacinthe (Québec) J2S 2M2 tél: (514) 773-8521 - fax: (514) 778-8114 www.medvet.umontreal.ca/index.html Dr. Michel Carrier
Atlantic Veterinary College University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3
Tel: (902) 566-0800 - Fax: (902) 566-0958
www.upei.ca/~avc/
APPENDIX D: COORDINATES OF PROVINCIAL VETERINARY LICENSING BODIES
NEWFOUNDLAND/ Newfoundland & Labrador College of Veterinarians
TERRE-NEUVE P.O. Box 718, Carbonear, NL A1Y 1C2 Tel.: (709) 597-4117 - Fax: (709) 596-1506
Registrar: Dr Andrew Peacock, [email protected]
PRINCE EDWARD Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association
ISLAND/ILE-DU- Box 21097, 465 University Ave, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 9H6
PRINCE-ÉDOUARD Tel.: (902) 367-3757 Fax: (902) 367-3176
www.peivma.com
Registrar: Dr Gary Morgan, [email protected]
NOVA SCOTIA/ Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association
NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE 15 Cobequid Road, Lower Sackville, NS B4C 2M9
Tel.: (902) 865-1876 Fax: (902) 865-3759
www.nsvma.com
Registrar: Dr Frank Richardson, [email protected]
NEW BRUNSWICK/ New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association NOUVEAU- 1700 Manawagonish Road, Saint John, NB E2M 3Y5
BRUNSWICK Tel.: (506) 635-8100 Fax: (506) 635-2903
www.nbvma-amvnb.ca
Registrar: Dr George Whittle, [email protected]
QUÉBEC L'Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec 800 avenue Ste-Anne, bureau 200
St-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 5G7
Tél. : (514) 774-1427 télécopieur: (514) 774-7635
www.omvq.qc.ca
Secrétaire : Suzie Prince, [email protected]
ONTARIO College of Veterinarians of Ontario
2106 Gordon Street, Guelph, ON N1L 1G6
Tel.: (519) 824-5600 or 1-800-424-2856 Fax: (519) 824-6497
www.cvo.org
Registrar: Jan Robinson, [email protected]
MANITOBA Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association
590 Inkster Blvd
Winnipeg, MB R2X 2W4
Tel.: (204) 832-1276 Fax: (204) 832-1382
www.mvma.ca
Registrar: Michelle Martin-Strong, [email protected]
SASKATCHEWAN Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association 202 – 224 Pacific Ave
Saskatoon, SK S7K 1N9
Tel.: (306) 955-7862 Fax: (306) 975-0623
www.svma.sk.ca
ALBERTA Alberta Veterinary Medical Association 950 Weber Centre, 5555 Calgary Trail South Edmonton, AB T6H 5P9
Tel.: (780) 489-5007 Fax: (403) 484-8311
www.abvma.ca
Interim Registrar: Dr Darrell Dalton, [email protected]
BRITISH COLUMBIA College of Veterinarions of British Columbia COLOMBIE- 107 - 828 Harbourside Drive
BRITANNIQUE North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R9
Tel.: (604) 929-7090 Fax: (604) 929-7095
www.cvbc.ca
Registrar: Mr. Larry W. Odegard, [email protected]
NORTHWEST Health and Social Services, GNWT
TERRITORIES/ 8th Floor, Centre Square Tower
TERRITOIRES DU Box 1320, Yellowknife, NWT X1A 2L9
NORD-OUEST Tel: (867) 920-8058 Fax: (867) 873-0484
Contact : Samantha Van Genne, [email protected]
NUNAVUT Nunavut Registrar Professional Licensing Department of Health and Social Services Government of Nunavut
Box 390, Kugluktuk, Nunavut X0B 0E0 Tel: (867) 982-7672 Fax: (867) 982-3256 Contact: Mme Barb Harvey, [email protected]
APPENDIX E: SCHEDULE OF FEES
SCHEDULE OF FEES – as of April 1, 2013
APPLICATION FEES (for graduates of non-Canadian schools only) – Application and Re-activation fees are non-refundable
Amount GST or HST*
Total
Application Fee: Review and assessment of credentials, file set-up, etc. Residents of BC, AB, SK, MB and QC
Residents of ON, NB and NL Residents of PEI Residents of NS $450.00 $22.50 $58.50 $63.00 $67.50 $472.50 $508.50 $513.00 $517.50 Re-activation Fee: After 2 year and 5 year deadline
Residents of BC, AB, SK, MB and QC Residents of ON, NB and NL
Residents of PEI Residents of NS $160.00 $8.00 $20.80 $22.40 $24.00 $168.00 $180.80 $182.40 $184.00
EXAMINATION FEES (for all candidates) Amount GST or
HST*
Total Basic and Clinical Sciences Examination (BCSE)
Residents of BC, AB, SK, MB and QC Residents of ON, NB and NL
Residents of PEI Residents of NS $205.00 $10.25 $26.65 $28.70 $30.75 $215.25 $231.65 $233.70 $235.75 North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE)
Residents of BC, AB, SK, MB and QC Residents of ON, NB and NL
Residents of PEI Residents of NS $915.00 $45.75 $118.95 $128.10 $137.25 $960.75 $1,033.95 $1,043.10 $1,052.25 Clinical Proficiency Examination (CPE)
Residents of BC, AB, SK, MB and QC Residents of ON, NB and NL
Residents of PEI Residents of NS $7,200.00 $360.00 $936.00 $1,008.00 $1,080.00 $7,560.00 $8,136.00 $8,208.00 $8,280.00 Retake of one section of the CPE
Residents of BC, AB, SK, MB and QC Residents of ON, NB and NL
Residents of PEI Residents of NS $1,500.00 $75.00 $195.00 $210.00 $225.00 $1,575.00 $1,695.00 $1,710.00 $1,725.00 N.B.: All fees are payable in Canadian dollars and subject to change without advance notification. Fees may be
remitted by cheque or money order payable to CVMA, or one may provide a Visa or MasterCard account number and expiry date.
*For those who reside in Canada, all fees are subject to sales tax as follows: the federal Goods and Services Tax
(GST) of 5% for residents of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec; Harmonised Sales Tax (HST) of 13% for residents of Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador; Harmonised Sales Tax (HST) of 14% for residents of Prince Edward Island; and Harmonised Sales Tax (HST) of 15% for residents of Nova Scotia.
APPENDIX F: SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR PREPARING FOR THE NEB EXAMINATION
You are advised that the following list is not intended to be exhaustive. Some or all of the following text books may be available from the library of a university in your region or one of the four veterinary college in Canada, the coordinates of which are found in Appendix C.
1. Miller's Guide to the Dissection of the Dog, Evans E.H. and De LaHunta, Fourth edition, 1996, W.B. Saunders.
2. Evans E.H., and Christensen G.C., Anatomy of the Dog, Third edition, 1993, W.B. Saunders.
3. Getty R., Sisson and Grossman's the Anatomy of Domestic Animals, Fifth edition, 1975, W.B. Saunders.
4. De LaHunta and Habel, Applied Veterinary Anatomy, First edition, 1986, W.B. Saunders.
5. Banks W.J., Applied Veterinary Histology, Third edition, 1993, Williams and Wilkins.
6. Harpers Biochemistry, Murray R.K. et al., Twenty-fifth edition, 1999, McGraw-Hill.
7. Duke's Physiology of Domestic Animals, Edited by Swanson M.J., Eleventh edition, 1993, Cornell University Press.
8. De LaHunta, Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology, Second edition, 1983, W.B. Saunders.
9. Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Edited By Adams, H.R., Seventh edition, 1995, Iowa State University Press.
10. Clinical and Diagnostic Veterinary Toxicology, Edited by Osweiler G.et al., third edition, 1985, Kendal Hunt Publishing
Co.
11. Tizard, I., Veterinary Immunology. An Introduction, Fifth edition, 2000, W.B. Saunders.
12. Gillespie J.H. and Timoney J.F., Hagan and Bruner's Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals, Eighth edition, 1988,
Cornell University Press.
13. Carter G.R., Diagnostic Procedures in Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Fifth edition, 1990, Charles C. Thomas.
14. Soulsby, Helminths, Arthropods and Protozoa of Domestic Animals, Seventh edition, 1982, Lea and Febiger.
15. Georgis, Bowman, Parasitology for Veterinarians, Seventh edition, 1999, W.B. Saunders.
16. Schwabe et al., Veterinary Medicine and Human Health, Third edition, 1984, Williams and Wilkins.
17. Martin et al., Veterinary Epidemiology, Principles and Methods, First edition, 1987, Iowa State University Press.
18. Thomson R.G., General Veterinary Pathology, Second edition, 1984, W.B. Saunders.
19. Carlton et al, Thomson’s Special Veterinary Pathology, Second edition, 1995, B.C. Decker.
20. Jubb, Kennedy-Palmer, Pathology of Domestic Animals (Vols. I, II, III), Fourth edition, 1993, Academic Press.
22. Coles E.H., Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Fourth edition, 1986, W.B. Saunders.
23. Current Veterinary Therapy - Small Animal Practice XIII, Edited by J.D. Bonagura, 1999, W.B. Saunders.
24. Ettinger, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Vols. I and II), Fifth edition, 2000, W.B. Saunders.
25. Catcott E.J., Feline Medicine, First edition, 1983, American Veterinary Publications.
26. Kirk R.W. et al., Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, Seventh edition, 2000, W.B. Saunders.
27. Slatter D.H., Textbook of Small Animal Surgery. Vols I, II, Second edition, 1993, W.B. Saunders.
28. Bojrab M.J., Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery, Fourth edition, 1998, Lea and Febiger.
29. Bistner, Atlas of Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery, First edition, 1977, W.B. Saunders.
30. Short C.E., Principles and Practice of Veterinary Anaesthesia, First edition, 1987, Williams and Wilkins.
31. Thrall D.E., Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, Third edition, 1997, W.B. Saunders.
32. Muller, Kirk, Scott, Small Animal Dermatology, Fifth edition, 1995, W.B. Saunders.
33. Radostits, O.M. et al, Veterinary Medicine, Ninth edition, 2000, W.B. Saunders.
34. Current Veterinary Therapy - Food Animal Practice 4, Edited by J.L. Howard, 1999, W.B. Saunders.
35. Current Therapy in Theriogenology 2, Edited by D.A. Morrow, 1986, W.B. Saunders.
36. Oehme F.W., Textbook of Large Animal Surgery, Second edition, 1988, Williams and Wilkins.
37. Jennings P.B., The practice of Large Animal Surgery. Vols I and II, First edition, 1984, W.B. Saunders.
38. Equine Medicine and Surgery Vols I and II, Multiple editors, Fifth edition, 1999, W.B. Saunders.
39. Current Therapy in Equine Medicine 4, Edited by E. Robinson, 1997, W.B. Saunders.
40. Stashak T.S., Adam's Lameness in horses, Fifth edition, 1998, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
41. Diseases of Swine, Edited by B.E. Straw, Eighth edition, 1999, Iowa State University Press.
42. Diseases of Poultry, Edited by B.W. Calnek, Tenth edition, 1997, Iowa State University Press.
43. Hrapkiewicz, K. et al, Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine: An Introduction, Second edition, 1998, Iowa State University
Press.
44. Cohen and Loew, Laboratory Animal Medicine, 1984, Academic Press.
45. Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, JAVMA 188: pp. 252-268, 1986.
46. The Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian, Published monthly by Veterinary Learning
47. The Veterinary Clinics of North America, Published three times yearly by W.B. Saunders.
48. Advances in Veterinary Science, Published irregularly, Academic Press.
49. Merk Veterinary Manual, Eighth edition: 1998.
50. Practices in Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine in the United States, Edited by T. Woods, First edition,
1986, Iowa State University Press.
51. Schnurrenberger R. et al., Attacking Animal Diseases: Concepts and Strategies for Control and Eradication, First edition,
1987, Iowa State University Press.
52. Wilson J.F., Law and Ethics of the Veterinary Profession, First edition, 1988, Priority Press Ltd.