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An invitation to
Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Saturday, September 22, 2007 |
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Date and Time
Saturday, September 22, 2007
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Conference Contact Hours
8.0 Clock Hours
Location
Practice Management Center, Trotter Hall, College
of Veterinary Medicine, 1700 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, KS
Practice Management Center is located on the fourth floor of
Trotter Hall.
Enter at the Emergency Entrance. Signs will be posted in the
building to direct you to registration.
Registration Information
- Register on-line
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Printable Registration Form (pdf)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Pre-registration is due by September 7, 2007.
- Registration fee includes lectures, proceedings, luncheon, and refreshment breaks.
- Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received by September 19, 2007.
- Check for meal availability if registering after September 17 by calling Linda or Marci at 785-532-5696.
K-State CVM Faculty, Staff, and Student Registration
Parking
Parking is available on the west side
(off Denison Avenue) and on the east side (off Jardine Drive) of
the Veterinary Medical Complex. A parking permit is not required
for weekend parking.
Do not park in the client parking or
reserved stalls as you may get ticketed.
Conference Objectives
To provide practice management for the entire veterinary
health care team that when implemented will result in improved
animal care. The information presented will benefit both small
and large animal practice owners, technicians, office staff, and
veterinary students.
Conference Schedule
| 7:30 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am | Welcome and Introductions
– Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State CVM – Kara Rogers, VBMA President, Moderator |
| 8:05 am |
The Exciting Future
of Veterinary Medicine – Ross Clark |
| 9:00 am | How to Avoid
Personal and Practice Management Pitfalls as a
Veterinarian – Ross Clark |
| 9:30 am | Refreshment Break |
| 9:45 am | The Key
Performance Indicators, Metrics and Benchmarks of
Veterinary Medicine – Ross Clark |
| 10:45 am |
Marketing for Results—The Plan,
The Goals and Measuring Success – Louise Dunn |
| 11:45 am | Catered Luncheon
and Clinic/Student Networking (Included with registration) |
| 12:45 pm |
Practical Tips to Connect with
People Inside and Outside Your Practice – Louise Dunn |
| 1:45 pm | What You Need to
Know to Introduce New Services to Your Clients – Louise Dunn |
| 2:45 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 pm | $$How Well Are
You Doing?$$ – Dick Goebel |
| 4:00 pm |
Optimizing Practice Value – Dick Goebel |
| 5:00 pm | Questions & Answers, Evaluation and Adjourn |
Guest Conference Speakers
Ross Clark, DVM
Dr. Clark received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1963.
He is the co-founder of National PetCare Centers Inc., a group
of 72 small animal hospitals located mostly in Oklahoma, Texas
and the west coast. Dr. Clark has served as practice management
editor for Veterinary Economics Magazine since 1982. Ross was
president of the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association in
1984, served as president of the K-State Veterinary Medical
Alumni Association from 1990 to 1992, and president of the
Western Veterinary Conference in 1998-1999. In December 2002, he
was appointed honorary chairman from Oklahoma to the
Congressional Business Advisory Council. Dr. Clark is author of
Medical, Genetic and Behavioral Aspects of Purebred Cats as well
as editions I and II of Medical and Genetic Aspects of Purebred
Dogs. He is the author of three management books and hundreds of
articles on practice management. His most recent book, Mastering
the Marketplace - Taking Your Practice to the Top, was published
in 1996.
Louise Dunn
Ms. Dunn, a former practice manager, is owner of Snowgoose
Veterinary Management Consulting. Besides consulting with
veterinary practices, she has taught practice management
workshops at 10 veterinary schools and publishes and speaks
nationally. Louise is a founding member and a director of the
Association of Veterinary Management Consultants and Advisors, a
member of the AAHA Leadership Council of 100, involved in the
national VPI Leadership Council, and member of the VHMA and
AVMLA.
Dick Goebel, DVM
Dr. Goebel is Special Assistant to the Dean at Purdue University
School of Veterinary Medicine where his responsibilities include
practice management education for veterinary students and
technician students, and leadership in special clinical and
development projects. In addition, he is president of Simmons &
Associates Great Lakes, a practice brokerage and appraisal firm.
Dr. Goebel serves as a faculty member for the Finance Module of
the Veterinary Management Institute, a certificate series of the
AAHA & Krannert Executive Education Programs, Krannert School of
Management, Purdue University. Dr. Goebel currently serves as a
facilitator for Veterinary Study Groups, Inc., a company that
spawns and supports veterinary management study groups. He also
serves as President-elect of the Association of Veterinary
Practice Management Consultants and Advisors (AVPMCA).
Thank You
Thank you to the following for their contributions to this conference.
Accommodations
We advise you to make your room reservations as soon as possible
as rooms are limited in Manhattan and blocks are reserved on
room availability, first-come first-served basis.
A block of rooms has been reserved at both the Clarion Hotel and
the Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates are listed below.
Please refer to the “Vet Med Practice Management Conference” when reserving
your room.
Clarion Hotel
(formerly Holiday Inn)
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $85 + tax • Cutoff date: August 21
Super 8 Motel
200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Rooms: $62.99 + tax • Cutoff date: August 21
Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Comfort Inn,
150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Econo Lodge,
1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-539-5391
Fairfield Inn,
300 Colorado St., 785-539-2400
Hampton Inn,
501 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-539-5000
Holiday Inn at the Campus
(formerly Ramada Inn)
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Motel 6,
510 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-1022
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson or Marci Ritter
at 785-532-5696 or
VMCE@vet.k-state.edu , Veterinary Medical Continuing Education
at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State
University.
If you have questions regarding registration information, call
Rebecca at 785-532-5569.
Manhattan area
information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm
Visit our conference web site
at:
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/index.htm