who is FECAVA
FECAVA stands for The Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations.
Through its Member Associations FECAVA works to the benefit of in excess of 30,000 veterinarians in Europe. Today there are 37 national members representing 37 European countries. In addition 13 European Specialist Groups are associate members.
FECAVA Council
The Council is the main structure of FECAVA comprising one director representing each of our member associations and is the forum through which all objectives are proposed and policy ratified. The Council establishes Working Groups to concentrate on the implementation of projects initiated by Council.
The Board works as a close knit team to lead and implement the objectives defined by Council. The Board comprises the President the Vice President, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer. The most recent Past President is invited to attend Board meetings so that his/her wisdom is available to the Board. The board members are elected by the Council for two years.
In addition the Managing Editor of the European Journal of Companion Animal Practice co-ordinates and delivers a high quality European journal. Executive assistance and administration to the Board is supplied efficiently on a part time professional basis by a member of the FVE Office.
Council meetings take place twice a year. You can find more details in the FECAVA constitution and the FECAVA council meeting procedure.
Partners
FECAVA works very closely with UEVP (Union of European Veterinary Practitioners) who has direct access through FVE (Federation of Veterinarians of Europe) into European Commission policy making.
Since 1992 WSAVA has regularly participated at FECAVA meetings mainly to coordinate joint WSAVA/FECAVA congresses in Europe and cooperate in issues of interest for both associations like CE, standardization and the human-animal-bond. Other common areas of interest are subjects such as the identification of companion animals, respect for animal welfare and drug law.
FECAVA worked together with WSPA (World Society on Protecting Animals) on the information that was published by this association. Together, both groups sought greater acceptance of animal welfare in Europe.
FECAVA works together with IAHAIO on the human-animal bond and animal health matters.
The blue dog is the outcome of interdisciplinary cooperation.
FECAVA liaises with the Veterinary Nursing profession. It has worked closely with VETNNET, the Veterinary European Transnational Network for Nursing Education and Training. FECAVA has been a project partner in several European funded education projects with VETNNET including DASVENT which led to the formation of ACOVENE (the Accreditation Committee for Veterinary Nursing Education in Europe). It is also a project partner in the Leonardo supported PEPAS project to develop a European OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination ) protocol for veterinary nurses to facilitate the assessment of practical competences of trainee veterinary nurses.
Europetnet is the partner for animal registration in Europe.
Consultation and coordination with FECAVA partners, particularly considering pan-european projects, is taking place regularly to give european CA veterinary practitioners a voice.