Training Seminar: “The OIE PVS Tool” How to manage an OIE PVS Evaluation Manual of the Assessor Training Seminar: “The OIE PVS Tool” 16 – 20 April 2012 Beijing, China Dr. Marie Edan OIE Regional Activities Department 1

Manual of the Assessors Volume 1 Guidelines for conducting an OIE PVS evaluation Volume 2 Guidelines for writing an OIE PVS evaluation report 2/Item9

Volume 1 - Guidelines for conducting an OIE PVS evaluation Chapter 1 - Roles and responsibilities; Chapter 2 - Steps of an OIE PVS evaluation (and appendices); Chapter 3 - Preparation and conduct of an OIE PVS evaluation mission (and appendices); Chapter 4 - Peer review of the PVS evaluation mission report. 3/Item9

Appendices Appendix 3.1.: Model letter to be sent by the evaluation team leader to the country Appendix 3.2.: Indicative list of baseline documents to be provided by the Veterinary Services in advance of a PVS Evaluation Mission; Appendix 3.3.: Template for tracking document requests; Appendix 3.4.: Example programme for a PVS evaluation mission; Appendix 3.5.: Recommendations for the selection of sites to be visits; Appendix 3.6.: Opening meeting - Checklist of points to be addressed; Appendix 3.7.: Template for taking notes during the evaluation; Appendix 3.8.: Template for the summary of preliminary findings; Appendix 3.9.: Closing meeting - Checklist of points to be addressed. 4/Item9

Volume 2 - Guidelines for writing an OIE PVS evaluation report Guidelines for text formatting Template report (“Gold report”) Standard Structure; Explanation on how to write the different sections. 5/Item9

Manual of the Assessors Updated following the OIE PVS Tool; Available in the three OIE Official Languages (English, Spanish and French); Available in soft and hard copies; Restricted distribution for OIE trained PVS experts. 6/Item9

Other Key reference documents Terrestrial Animal Health Code Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 7/Item9

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale World Organisation for Animal Health Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal 8/Item9