EVENTS

Feb 9th Mar 2nd / 9th

Strengthening Your Practice’s Financial Health

A Four-Part Webinar Series with guest speaker David F. McCormick, MS, CVA

David McCormick is a veterinary practice appraiser, broker and transaction specialist. Respected among veterinary colleagues as an expert in appraisals and brokerage, he helps current and future practice owners reach their goals. He teaches regionally, nationally and internationally on topics such as practice value & practice financial health, buying/selling a practice, exit planning and practice ownership issues. He operates Simmons Mid-Atlantic and Simmons Great Lakes with his partner and father, Larry McCormick, DVM, MBA, CBA.

This webinar series ran throughout October 2020, however recorded versions of each session are now available. 

What Makes a Practice Financially Healthy and Why it Matters

• Unfortunately the average practice is not financially healthy. This session starts with defining what it means and why it is important for a practice to become financially healthy. From this foundation it will teach attendees how understand their financial statements and then how to do a self-assessment on their practice's financial health.
  This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
• Watch the recorded webinar here. 

Diagnosing Financial Diseases

• Financial diseases can attack a veterinary practice in three main areas. This session looks at each and addresses the symptoms and what to look for as you self-diagnose. From there, it presents information to help practice owners and managers consider possible treatments to heal their practice.
  This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
• Watch the recorded webinar here.

Key Statistics to Track and Manage Your Practice

• Improving your practice's financial health includes diagnosing and treating the diseases when they creep in. This session will cover additional tools, tips and statistics to use to help manage and grow your practice.
  This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
• Watch the recorded webinar here.

Understanding and Growing Practice Value

• This session explains why two practices with the same revenues can have dramatically different values. It addresses practice valuation in ways that everyone can grasp. The focus is on defining practice value, the factors influencing value and the methods used to assess practice value. It also includes several case studies to show the application.
  This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
• Watch the recorded webinar here.

VENDOR PARTNER CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Some of our Vendors offer online and in-person CE opportunities for veterinarians. Check out the programs below to see what they have to offer!

Think Anesthesia by Jurox
Companion Academy by Companion Animal
Dechra CE Events
Dechra Academy
Ceva Connect
(Featured Course — Feline House Soiling: Diagnosis and Treatment)
Merck Animal Health eLearning Portal
Nutramax Veterinarian Portal
University of PRN

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