Program

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.:

Welcome Energizer

Employment Law – Workplace Accommodation Workshop
Speaker: Lara C. de Leon
This interactive and dynamic session will provide critical legal updates and developments in the area of disability accommodation, including how to engage in the interactive process, how to handle sensitive discussions about medical conditions, and how to determine whether a requested accommodation is reasonable (or not). It will explore various timely scenarios facing employers such as employee mental health, substance abuse, and COVID-related requests.

Networking Break

Understanding the Financial Implications of the Last Year to Prepare for a Better Future
Speaker: Mike C Manoloff, CPA
Your budget was a tidy village. COVID was Godzilla. The safeguards you took in 2020-2021 protected the village, but also changed your financial landscape. It’s time to prepare the village for 2022.

In this session, you will learn how to analyze COVID’s impact on benchmarks and determine whether those benchmarks are still relevant. We will discuss what measures – from extra PPE to changes in intake – will likely remain essential in the new normal.

You will also learn to analyze a profit and loss (P&L) statement by asking the right questions when you see fluctuations. Together, we will work through possible explanations and help you determine what business events led to what the P&L shows. From this analysis of past events and deeper understanding of past data, you will be able to create better projections for the future.

Sponsored Lunch Program

Application Station (Team Resilience)
Let’s do this! Resilience in yourself and your team application stations will give attendees the opportunity to create tool kits they can take back to their practice and immediately implement.

Networking Break

Triumphs and Blunders (Workforce)
The good, the bad and the ugly disrupter “mini case studies” will be shared in this no holds barred session. Predetermined presenters will share the entire story – from the reasons why they decided to make a change to the final outcome (whether good or bad). Audience discussion and dialogue will add another meaningful dimension to this program.

5:00 p.m. - River Cruise Dinner (optional)

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.:

Welcome Energizer

Navigate Team Dynamics using Emotional Intelligence
Speaker: Lisa Blanton, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Have you ever started working with new team members and wondered, "What in the world is going on with these people?" It's frustrating when people around you don't seem to "get it." The best way to understand a team's dynamic is to start with yourself. We all have a "natural approach" to team mentorship. Once you recognize your style, likes, and dislikes, you will better understand where you fit and how your unique talents can best support the team's overall effectiveness. Recognizing and appreciating style differences increases cooperation and trust, which leads to a more cohesive, productive, and enjoyable team experience.

Networking Break

Application Stations (Operational Efficiencies)
Application stations give attendees the opportunity to create tool kits they can take back to their practice and immediately implement.

Sponsored Lunch Program

Triumphs and Blunders (Hospital Protocols) 
The good, the bad and the ugly disrupter “mini case studies” will be shared in this no holds barred session. Predetermined presenters will share the entire story – from the reasons why they decided to make a change to the final outcome (whether good or bad). Audience discussion and dialogue will add another meaningful dimension to this program.

Networking Break

Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable Discussions are among the most flexible and informal educational formats offered at VHMA education events. Roundtable Discussions allow for extended discussion among a small cohort of professional colleagues. Roundtable Discussions are excellent venues for giving and receiving targeted feedback and engaging in-depth discussions. Attendees are broken up into groups of 6-10 individuals and are presented with predetermined topics for time-limited discussions.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Welcome Reception

5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Hospital Tour (optional)

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.:

Welcome Energizer

Reimagining Veterinary Care
Speaker: Jim Nash, MHA, CVPM
This session will cover a summary of the current workforce issues practices face today, as well as the impact it has on the stakeholders. Jim will summarize highlights from the earlier workforce focused sessions and engage the audience in discussion about solutions that have worked for them. 

• The state of the profession as it relates to the workforce issue and it’s resulting impact on all stakeholders
• How managers can visualize and strategize for the desired future
• A range of solutions that managers can choose from to pursue in their practice