Vallat B, Pastoret P-P
World Organisation for Animal Health, 12, rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France.
Rev Sci Tech. 2009 Aug;28(2):503-10. doi: 10.20506/rst.28.2.1890.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), which was created in 1924 under the name Office International des Epizooties, is in charge of setting international standards and guidelines for animal health and welfare. The original aim of the Organisation was to control the international spread of infectious animal diseases, but this aim has expanded over the years and now the OIE has a global mandate to 'improve animal health worldwide' for both terrestrial and aquatic animals. A vital factor in successfully fulfilling this mandate is the quality and performance of both the public and private components of national Veterinary Services, which are increasingly working at the interface between human, animal and environmental health. The OIE considers global veterinary education to be key in maintaining and improving the quality of these Veterinary Services. Consequently, the competencies and continuing education of veterinarians are a priority in the assessment tool that the Organisation has developed to evaluate the performance of Veterinary Services (PVS). Evaluating the abilities and training of veterinarians is an important part of a PVS evaluation, as well-educated veterinarians with appropriate training are essential in improving Veterinary Services worldwide and in helping the OIE to fulfil its mandate.
世界动物卫生组织（OIE）于1924年以国际兽疫局的名义成立，负责制定动物卫生和福利方面的国际标准和准则。该组织的最初目标是控制动物传染病的国际传播，但多年来这一目标不断扩大，如今OIE拥有一项全球使命，即“改善全球陆地和水生动物的健康状况”。成功履行这一使命的一个关键因素是国家兽医服务机构公共和私营部门的质量与绩效，它们越来越多地在人类、动物和环境卫生的交叉领域开展工作。OIE认为全球兽医教育是维持和提高这些兽医服务质量的关键。因此，兽医的能力和继续教育是该组织为评估兽医服务绩效（PVS）而开发的评估工具中的一个优先事项。评估兽医的能力和培训是PVS评估的重要组成部分，因为受过良好教育且经过适当培训的兽医对于改善全球兽医服务以及帮助OIE履行其使命至关重要。
