mr. kevin maher - 50-state ecvi and evfd system for improved animal health

50-State eCVI and e-VFD System for Improved

Animal Health for Aquatic Species

NIAA Aquaculture Committee - 2014

Presented by: Kevin Maher, FounderApril 1, 2014

©GlobalVetLINK, LC. 2013 GVL® Patent Pending

History of GVL®

• Based in Ames, Iowa

• Began - 1999 with Florida Department of Agriculture Pilot

• Certificates of veterinary inspection accepted in all 50

states

• 130+ Diagnostic laboratories connected via GVL

• License agreements with all 50 states

• More than 235 million animals certified via GVL Certificates

• Nearly 3 million certificates created


Partial List of Products & Services

• Easier and faster creation, submission and recordkeeping of electronic Certificate of Veterinary

Inspection (eCVIs) certificates embracing both companion and food animal providing a real-time

traceability solution for food safety and disease prevention

• Facilitates easier fulfillment of feed additive prescriptions with the appropriate FDA-directed

certification requirements while enhancing communication between animal health stakeholders

• Manages oversight of antibiotic usage by optimizing prescribing habits and ensuring continued food

safety by easily proving judicious use of antibiotics

• Digital EIA (Coggins) Certification and Lab Submission System

• Digital Equine Passport System


Intuitive online solution for animal health professionals

Enables animal health practitioners to utilize “best practices”

to quickly and accurately create professional health

documents, save time and create additional revenue

Secure repository of data

Allows practitioners and their clients uninterrupted access to

their records via the Internet

Meets FDA and USDA requirements - accepted by all 50

states

Easy

Efficient

Secure

Compliant

Accessible


Health Certificates (eCVI)

http://www.globalvetlink.com/resource-

center/regulations

http://datcp.wi.gov/Farms/Fish_Farms/Importing_Fish/index.aspx

http://www.globalvetlink.com/resource-center/regulations

http://datcp.wi.gov/Farms/Fish_Farms/Importing_Fish/index.aspx


Drawings to Digital (Equine certificate

example)

• Multiple unique identifiers can be recorded for each animal

• Digital photos can serve as one more unique identifier


Point. Click. Comply.

• Real-time eCVI transmission meets record submittal

requirements

– Electronic systems can provide real-time record transmission of

records to both state of origin and destination


Fictitious Sample Aquaculture eCVI



• eCVI record retention - makes it easy to store / access

records

– PDFs can be stored within the electronic document database and/or

secure PDFs can be saved to a practice’s own network



• In addition to:

– Speed and ease of trace-back in an animal disease outbreak

situations

– More accurate animal identification and completeness of certificate

information


Added Security

Electronic system security features may include:

Watermarks

Secure, electronic signatures

Unique certificate numbers

Originals saved on secure servers


FDA Receives Strong Industry Commitment for its Antibiotic

Resistance Strategy

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine Release

March 26, 2014

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing today that since December 2013, when FDA announced final Guidance for Industry #213, all but one animal drug company have committed in writing to seek withdrawal of approvals for any production uses of affected drug applications and change the remaining therapeutic uses of their products from over-the-counter (OTC) to use by Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) or prescription.


FeedLINK™

• Ease the burden of paperwork while establishing a best

practice protocol.

• Spend less time creating VFDs and reduce manual

inaccuracies

• Provide a reliable and controlled source of documentation.

• Prove VFD compliancy with a secure, web-based VFD

solution


FeedLINK™

• Automatically send VFDs to feed mills and producers

directly upon creation

• Renewal feature of VFDs in a matter of seconds with an

email notification linking to the pre-populated VFD

• Strengthen the Vet-Client-Patient-Relationship (VCPR)

commitment.

• Provides a measureable means to support admirable herd

health management and disease prevention.


Enabling Producer Compliance

• Offer clearly written and fully

completed electronic documents

• Secure PDF documents available via

email for fast, efficient service

• Grant producers access to web-

based owner portals for real-time

certificate access


FeedLINK™

• FeedLINK - electronic Veterinary Feed Directive (eVFD)

System

• Allows easier, faster fulfillment and tracking of feed

directives and feed orders

• Regulated and self-regulated drugs

• Uniquely connects the veterinarian, producer, government

officials, feed-mills, and feed companies - to improve

animal health and safety.


FeedLINK Application


FeedLINK eVFD Sample


What Makes a GVL Certificate Authentic?

A watermark that reads: "GlobalVetLink – The Official Online

Certificate System“

Secure, electronic signatures, utilizing PKI Technology, that

meets FDA 21 CFR Part 11

Every certificate has a unique number.

If in doubt, compare the certificate to the original, saved on

GlobalVetLINK's secure server.


Advantages of an Electronic System

Standardized, secure, web-based

Replaces antiquated paper-based system with online

solution

Quicker response & containment of animal disease

diagnosis and outbreaks

Improves clarity of animal identity

Database stores current tests, vaccinations and other

important animal health attributes


Summary

• GVL has a passion for improving animal health

• Conversion is growing from paper to electronic

• Technology has enabled a 50-state standardized model

• Integration of data into state systems

• Laboratory connectivity of 130+ and growing

• Improvement of data quality, protection of animal health

and well-being


Summary

• Reduces regulatory related administrative resources, costs

and burden

• Aquaculture VFDs and eCVIs compliment AquaVetMed

laboratory search tool:

http://www.aquavetmed.info/indexSet.cfm?p=1

• Expands GVL’s 50-state and animal industry platform to an

enhanced, sustainable partnership

http://www.aquavetmed.info/indexSet.cfm?p=1

Contact information:

Kevin Maher [email protected]

GlobalVetLINK, L.C.

2604 Northridge Parkway

Ames, IA 50010

515.817.5066

GlobalVetLINK.com

mailto:[email protected]

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