Vendor Presentations

ACT Online Training - Training is NOT Impossible 
Room: Oceans 3
Presenter: MaryBeth Soto, CVPM
One of the most difficult tasks in a veterinary hospital is staff training. With constant turnover and different styles of learning, we struggle to train. Match that with the evolution of electronics and ways our employees learn, it seems impossible. Training yesterday vs training today is completely different. Learn how to implement a training strategy using different methods including online training. We will walk through implementing Deep Practice to achieve results! Learn when to train, how to train and even how to reward your staff for their accomplishments.

Ogena Solutions LLC - Air Purification - The good, the bad, and the changing Regulatory market
Room: Oceans 1
Presenter: Lucas Pantaleon, Director Technical Services, DVM MS DACVIM MBA, Board Certified Large Animal Internal Medicine Specialist

Learn more about how the air purification industry is not (yet) regulated, the games that many manufacturers play and what to look for, and how/why this is changing for the better.

MWI Animal Health - Preventive Care Plans – Easy as 1, 2, 3
Room: Oceans 2
Presenter: Michelle Periko, Technology and Solutions Strategist
Are you sick and tired of seeing your clients struggle to afford the care you recommend for their pet? Are you fed up with seeing flea, tick and heartworm revenue flow out your door? Would you like to improve your revenue consistency throughout the year? If you answered yes to any of these questions, implementing preventive care plans may be a win-win solution for pet owners, their pets, and your practice. You will learn how we have truly thought of everything to make implementing preventive care plans as easy as 1, 2, 3. You will gain a better understanding of our program and how it can help to improve the lives of pets, their people, your staff, and your bottom line!

Provet Cloud, by Nordhealth
Room: Oceans 3
Presenter: Sam Kaplan, Provet Cloud Sales Manager, and Samantha Bohac, Implementation Specialist, North America
Provet Cloud is built by Nordhealth, a global company with a local presence. Our cloud-based practice management solution offers unique benefits, including:
• Progressive, Modular Software that is always-on and accessible from anywhere
• A support and implementation team with years of in-practice experience
• Continuous development & improvements based on customer (veterinary) feedback
Join us for a live demonstration of our software and visit us in booth #39 to learn more about our exclusive discount for VHMA members.

Trupanion - A Consultant’s View of Trupanion
Room: Oceans 4
Derek Tyson, Veterinary Industry Consultant, Blue Heron Consulting
Join us as we explore from a consultant’s perspective the necessity of building an insured client base with Trupanion. Mr. Tyson will share his journey through the evolving world of medical insurance for pets, how veterinary team members can successfully integrate Trupanion into their workflow, and how important it is – now more than ever – to empower clients to focus on care rather than the cost. Visit us at booth #33 to learn more about how Trupanion is eliminating the reimbursement model and how we can provide in-person support in your hospital.

IDEXX - Preventive Care – Building Relationships for Life
Room: Oceans 4
Presenter: Elizabeth Hetler, DVM, CVPM
This engaging case-based presentation highlights the benefit of preventive care diagnostics in well pets. The impact on the pet, pet-owner, veterinary care team, and practice health will be demonstrated through real life patient examples from the presenter’s clinical experience.

I.T. Guru - Are You Gambling with Your IT Security?
Room: Oceans 1
Presenter: Joe Axne, Owner and CEO, I.T. Guru
Network security used to consist only of anti-virus software acting as a lock keeping threats out. As the threat actors have leveled up their attack vectors, you are putting your veterinary business at risk by gambling on old strategies to defend against these new methods of attack. In this presentation by Joe Axne, Owner and CEO of I.T. Guru, you'll learn:
• The five questions to ask your IT provider to ensure you are being properly protected
• The importance of 'detect and response' security measures to compliment Next Gen AV
• The upcoming threats that you should be on the lookout for
• The importance of strong RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and RTO (Recovery Time Objectives) as an additional level of protection against the amount of time you are down and the amount of data you may lose during an attack.