From the Wings

The AVIS College Bulletin, January 2008: The Great Transition?

 

Preventing, Managing and Responding to High Impact Animal Diseases

Many animal diseases affect society as a whole, not just the immediate animal owners and their communities. They also have major social and economic consequences. Such diseases are addressed by AVIS as High Impact Animal Diseases (HIADs). They include FMD, Avian Influenza, Rabies and many others.

Interoperability in Practice

AVIS: Combining an Expert College with Online Disease Management

AVIS (Advanced Veterinary Information System) is dedicated to the prevention, management and eventual eradication of high-impact animal diseases, whether known or emerging. AVIS College experts are available to assist as needed. The AVIS Portal provides a complementary on-line resource of peer-reviewed knowledge and expertise, available at any time. AVIS can be used for professional development and support, training, reference, capacity building, risk communications or day-to-day analysis and management of risk.

Risk Communications

High Impact Animal Diseases have the power to disrupt whole countries and regions, not just animal owners and breeders. Successful approaches to disease prevention and management must engage all stakeholders. This puts risk communications at a premium. AVIS College staff can help you develop and implement a comprehensive risk communications strategy. The key to success is interoperability - the ability to make teams work effectively together using common communications technologies and techniques.

One World, One Medicine

AVIS College works within a "one world/ one medicine" framework. Hence it operates an equity pricing policy, based on capacity to pay. The College veterinarians and in-house IT staff have long-standing expertise in providing knowledge management and knowledge transfer to stakeholders - owners, producers and veterinarians. AVIS is used in over 150 countries.

AVIS was founded in 1992 by Professors John Bourne, Institute for Animal Health, UK , and Professor Julian Hilton, Chairman, Aleff Group. It was supported by both FAO and OIE from the outset. Since 2002, AVIS has been managed through the AVIS College, whose officers are:

President: Dr. Apostolos Rantsios, DVM, Ph.D., former President WVMA

Project Manager: Dr. Malika Moussaid, Ph.D., Doctorat es Troisième Cycles

Chairman: Professor Julian Hilton, MA, D.Phil.

Scientific Coordinator: Dr. John Anderson, Head of Laboratory, IAH, Pirbright