PRE-CONFERENCE
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
| 7:00am-7:00 pm |
Registration/Hospitality
Desk Open |
| 9:00-5:00 pm |
Pre Conference
Specialty Tracks***
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Emergency & Critical
Care Tracks Sponsored by Pfizer
Solo/Small Practice Track
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| 3:00-6:00pm |
Expo Set-Up |
| 7:00-8:30 pm |
Welcome Reception |
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CONFERENCE
Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
| 7:00am-1:00 pm |
Registration/Hospitality
Desk Open |
| 8:00-9:15 am |
Expo Open
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| 8:00-9:15 am |
Welcome
Breakfast Sponsored by CareCredit |
| 9:15-10:00 am |
Key Note Speaker: David Beyer, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Lessons from the Human Side of Medicine: Building
Multiple Practices
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| 10:15-11:15 am |
Specialty
Issues |
| 10:15-11:15 am |
Open
Discussion |
11:15-11:30 am
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Break
Sponsored by PetRays
Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants |
11:30-12:30 pm
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Specialty
Issues |
| 11:30-12:30 pm |
Open
Discussions |
| 12:45 -3:45 pm |
Lunch
for Workshop Attendees* |
| 1:45-3:45pm |
Workshop*
Building
a Winning Team: Coaching, Hiring, Training for
Success
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| 1:45-3:45pm |
Workshop*
How Much Money Should I Be Making
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| 6:00- 7:00 pm |
Cocktail
Party |
| 7:00 9:00pm |
Award Dinner
Sponsored by
Hills |
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Friday,
January 30th, 2009 |
| 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
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Registration/Hospitality
Desk Open |
| 8:00-9:00 am |
Breakfast
Sponsored by Nestle-Purina |
8:00-9:00 am
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Expo Open, Sponsor Recognition
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| 9:00-10:00 am |
Morning Speaker: Shawn McVey
Redefining Success: Lessons for Leadership Beyond
the Managed Practice
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10:15-11:15 am
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Specialty
Issues |
| 10:15-11:15 am |
Open Discussion |
| 11:15-11:30 am |
Break
Sponsored by PetRays
Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants |
| 11:30-12:30 pm |
Specialty
Issues |
| 11:30-12:30 pm |
Open
Discussion |
| 12:45- 1:30 pm |
Lunch
Sponsored by the Apothecary
Shop |
| 12:45-1:30 pm |
Expo Open |
| 1:30-2:15 pm |
Speaker: David O'Brien, VP
The Millennial Generation: Your New Worker, Your
New Challenge
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2:30-4:30 pm
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Workshop
Sponsored by BDA
Building
a State of the Art Specialty Facility that is
Professional, Profitable AND Affordable
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| Saturday,
January 31st, 2009 |
| 7:00 am-1:00 pm |
Registration/Hospitality
Desk Open |
| 8:00-9:00am |
Expo Open |
| 8:00-9:00am |
Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:45am |
Keynote Speaker: Dorothy Leeds
The Secret Power of Questions
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| 10:00-11:00am |
Expo tear down |
| 10:00-11:00am |
Specialty
Issues |
| 10:00-11:00am |
Open
Discussions |
| 11:00-11:15am |
Break
Sponsored by PetRays
Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants |
| 11:15am-12:15pm |
Specialty Issues |
| 11:15am-12:15pm |
Open Discussions |
| 12:30-3:30pm |
Lunch
for Workshop Attendees* |
| 1:30-3:30pm |
Workshop*
Power, Money and Risk: Don't Let Your Practice's
Structure Restrict Your Growth
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Workshop*
Smart Questions: Learn The Power of Smart Questions
To Build Relationships and Gain Cooperation and
Control
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| 3:45-5:45pm |
Workshops**
Creating and Sustaining a Private Practice Residency
Program
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Workshop**
Powering The Possibilities: Using the Personality
Index
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| 7:00- 10:00 pm |
Themed
Event Sponsored
by Novartis |
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| Sunday,
February 1, 2009 |
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Departure |
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* Workshop is an additional
$50. Lunch is served. Space is limited
** Worshop is an additional
$30. Space is limited.
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Pre-Conference Specialty Tracks are $220.
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