programme

Wednesday 1 November

TimeTopicSpeaker      
9.00amWelcome Brendan Hickman 
9.15amLeadership
Having tough discussions and providing effective feedback.
Michael Meehan
10.30amMorning Tea
11.00amLeadership Workshop
Settings standards within your clinic by implementing change in a change adverse or change fatigued practice. During this workshop you will focus on transiitioning to a leadership / supervisory role and the importance of understanding change management.
Sue Crampton                                               
12.30pmLunch
1.15pmLeadership Panel Workshop
Ensuring effective team communication systems across the whole practice.
Sue Crampton
Michael Meehan
Nick Cooper
Mark Hosking
Stephen Hopkinson 
Lauren Gliddon
3.00pmAfternoon Tea
3.30pmClient Triage
What is it and how do we do it?  This will include phone triage, team training and communication / scheduling systems to manage client demands.
Tania Gover
4.30pmDay concludes

Thursday 2 November

TimeTopicSpeaker      
8.30amTeam Based Care Workshop
Taking your practice efficiency to a new level by effectively utilising your allied veterinary professionals
Sue Crampton
Tania Gover
10.00amThriving Vets
Insights from Seasoned Clinical Practitioners in New Zealand - PhD findings
Charlotte Cantley
10.30amMorning Tea
11.00amTechnology 
What is available and why should you be using it
  • Virtual Vet Nurse 
  • Vet Radar and Smartflow


Ian Hight
Chad Ockerse
Emma Gore
12.00pmCareer Pathway
How to develop a veterinary nurse career and competency pathway
Lauren Gliddon
12.30pmLunch
1.15pmInventory Management
Maximising your inventory, the products, the people and the profit.
Tania Gover                                            
3.00pmAfternoon Tea
3.15pmPulling it all togetherNick Cooper
Brendan Hickman
Rachel Fouhy
4.00pmDay concludes