Foresight for Canadian Animal Health (Fore-CAN) is an innovative, multi-partner initiative that is applying foresight methods to support new ways of thinking about how to build a better animal health emergency management (AHEM) system in Canada. It was launched in response to concerns from the animal health and welfare community that animal health challenges are increasingly more complex, uncertain and difficult to manage.
Fore-CAN’s three IMPORTANT objectives are:
To learn about and use foresight methods to gain insight into future threats and opportunities; to apply the resulting insight to guide planning and investments in capabilities, capacities and competencies within the AHEM environment; and to share and transfer the knowledge gained with respect to the application of foresight methods and their potential benefits in order to enhance the AHEM system in Canada.
Fore-CAN’s three IMPORTANT objectives are:
To learn about and use foresight methods to gain insight into future threats and opportunities; to apply the resulting insight to guide planning and investments in capabilities, capacities and competencies within the AHEM environment; and to share and transfer the knowledge gained with respect to the application of foresight methods and their potential benefits in order to enhance the AHEM system in Canada.
SHARED VISION FOR 2025
Drawing on the insights arising from the foresight activities that encouraged collective thinking about the future, a shared vision emerged for the AHEM system of 2025 and beyond. It reflects the acceptance of and appreciation for the shared responsibility for the AHEM system by all members of the animal health and welfare community.
SHARED VISION – Healthy Animals, Healthy Future 2025 Animal health will be recognized as a key pillar in the preservation and promotion of Canada’s health and economic prosperity. In keeping with that perspective, Canada’s animal health emergency management system will be anticipatory, adaptable, agile and seamlessly integrated with human, economic and environmental health systems.
Drawing on the insights arising from the foresight activities that encouraged collective thinking about the future, a shared vision emerged for the AHEM system of 2025 and beyond. It reflects the acceptance of and appreciation for the shared responsibility for the AHEM system by all members of the animal health and welfare community.
SHARED VISION – Healthy Animals, Healthy Future 2025 Animal health will be recognized as a key pillar in the preservation and promotion of Canada’s health and economic prosperity. In keeping with that perspective, Canada’s animal health emergency management system will be anticipatory, adaptable, agile and seamlessly integrated with human, economic and environmental health systems.
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
It is the technique of visual representation of inside of the body for medical intervention. It is possible through the use of electromagnetic radiation that produces images of the internal structures of the body. In animal health there are different types of diagnostic imaging which include:
APPLICATIONS OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING Not too long ago The Chicago Zoological Society’s (CZS) Brookfield zoo was the first zoo to begin using 3-D imaging technology. This revolutionary 3-D imaging allows technicians to convert pervious CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds into a 3-D form without the need to purchase new equipment or software. |
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