What information is proposed for inclusion
The registries are proposed to list the addresses, contacts and hours of operation of veterinary organizations, as well as information on doctors’ diplomas and qualifications. It is assumed that a pet owner will be able to check this information before visiting a clinic or calling a specialist to the home.
“We talked about a registry of veterinarians and a registry of clinics as a guarantee for owners that they can check the organization they are turning to,” Ekaterina Rachinskaya said.
According to her, registries are needed not only by pet owners. Veterinary organizations sometimes face situations where outsiders provide services in their name.
“Many veterinary clinics face the problem of fraudsters working under their brand,” the NVP president noted.
Standards and recommendations
The meeting also discussed standards for veterinary care. According to Ekaterina Rachinskaya, it is necessary to distinguish between organizational requirements for clinic operations and clinical recommendations that doctors follow in diagnosis and treatment.
Organizational standards can set minimum requirements for premises, equipment and process organization. Clinical recommendations should describe the logic of medical decision-making, rather than establish a single treatment scheme for all patients.
“It is impossible to prescribe a single treatment standard, for example for gastroenteritis or bronchitis. This is a matter of clinical recommendations. Clinical recommendations are not rails on which the doctor moves; they are a chain of logical reasoning,” Ekaterina Rachinskaya explained.
Licensing clinics
Another topic of the meeting was the possible licensing of veterinary clinics. The NVP believes this would create an additional administrative barrier for business, but would not be able to guarantee the quality of medical decisions.
“No licensing requirements can guarantee that a doctor will make truly professional decisions,” the source told Veterinary Medicine and Life.
As an alternative to licensing, the NVP president named self-regulation of the industry, under which requirements and standards are developed by the professional community.
The interview with Ekaterina Rachinskaya was recorded in the Veterinary Medicine and Life studio during the National Veterinary Conference (NVC 2026), which took place 2–November 4 at Crocus Expo.
“veterinary medicine and Life” served as the conference’s general media partner.
