Indispensable Associate Professional Skills Initiative
Driving practice success through associate advancement

What makes a great veterinarian?

The "Indispensable Associate Initiative: Professional Skills" workshop helps associates gain the key business and communication skills they need to lead a successful practice–and be healthier, savvier, and more fulfilled in their veterinary careers.

Designed to meet the specific needs of 2013-2017 graduates, this one-day program is presented at no cost based on an educational grant from Zoetis.



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After completing this program, associates will have the skills to:
  • Use DISC and Emotional Intelligence to create a positive, productive, and profitable work environment
  • Improve exam room interactions and make key recommendations that resonate with clients
  • Cultivate better relationships with clients and staff through open communication
  • Recognize and prevent secondary traumatic stress in themselves and team members
  • Achieve personal and professional fulfillment in a challenging industry

Space is limited-register today!

Includes continental breakfast and lunch as well as postprogram resources.

August 10, 2017
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota
1163 Helmo Ave N
Oakdale, MN 55128
CE Credits-7

August 17, 2017
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (VSEC)
301 Veterans Hwy
Levittown, PA 19056
CE Credits-7

Speakers:

Dan Brod, DVM, is the current vice president of strategic opportunities for Companion Animal Practices North America (CAPNA) and chief executive officer of Deer Creek Animal Hospital in Littleton, Colorado. For the past 10 years, Brod has helped bring vendor opportunities to more than 800 Veterinary Management Group (VMG) hospitals as a member of the Veterinary Study Groups (VSG) Strategic Opportunities Committee. He has spent the past five years developing leadership programs for first-time leads and managers in the veterinary hospital.

Karlene Belyea, MBA, is the chief executive officer of the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA). She is a nationally known speaker who presents to a wide variety of groups on improving workplace communication. As a certified Everything DiSC® Trainer, she presents sessions on behavioral styles, generational differences, body language, leadership and influence, creating happy work teams, work–life balance, and brain training (neuroscience).

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