Everything to Know When Starting a New Veterinary Practice
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
In this webinar, we look at the complete journey to start a new veterinary business from scratch. Every step: from the business planning to the administrative setup, the tools of the trade, recruitment & marketing, and the bumps in the road.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain a rich understand of everything to know about starting a new practice. From the business planning to the administrative setup, the tools of the trade, recruitment & marketing, and the bumps in the road.
- Lean about the business planning, settling on a vision, determining one’s offerings and points of difference, and how to tackle location.
- Learn how to evaluate all the tools of the trade available to a new veterinary practice.
- Develop a sound recruitment and marketing plan for your new practice.
Katie Ziesman, Owner & Practice Manager at North Beaverton Pet Hospital
A 12-year veteran of the veterinary industry who has spent time working in both private practice and industry jobs, Katie has spent her career in a variety of roles managing, partnering with, and ultimately owning a companion animal practice located in Portland, Oregon. Katie is incredibly passionate about companion animal health and leverages her passion and experience to lead her team in providing progressive, high-quality care to every patient that walks through her hospital's doors. She also loves software and technology and is always looking for new ways to use it to improve efficiency and create success in her practice. Katie is a typical veterinary professional and lives with many pets at home, including 2 dogs and 3 cats. When she is not exploring the beautiful Oregon outdoors with friends, she loves to travel the world, spend time with her nephews, and enjoy all the delicious food Portland has to offer.
Luke Sumich, New Practice Development Expert
Luke Sumich is a foremost New Practice Development Expert, helping both seasoned pros and new vets go out on their own and set up their veterinary businesses. It doesn't matter if it's owner operated or a hundred staff practice, Luke has been there. He is instrumental in helping many vets achieve financial freedom and the work life balance they desire.
Nick Mignacca of ezyVet – Marketing Logistics Web and Online Advertising Guru Author of the Complete Guide to Starting a New Practice
Nick is a growth and marketing automation guru passionate about new technology and pets, now into his fourth year of veterinary marketing. Having grown up with everything from cats and dogs to donkeys and cattle, Nick understands both sides of the vet-customer dynamic. He uses that experience to help veterinary businesses improve the way they communicate with pet owners.
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), originally from New Jersey, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a small animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia, he finished his neurology/neurosurgery residency at Washington State University. There he developed a love for neuroimaging and the development of a novel neuronavigation device. After joining the faculty at the University of Missouri, he applied these interests to develop therapies for both animals and children with the rare neurodegenerative disorder known as Batten disease (neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis) and was awarded the young investigator award by the Batten Disease Support & Research Association for his work. He then moved to St Louis, Missouri, where he practiced for several years and developed the first hybrid private practice/academic neurology residency program, which continues today.
He currently practices at Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency in North Carolina. In addition to his clinical and teaching responsibilities, Wininger owns and operates 3D Veterinary Printing, LLC, which creates anatomic models and customized surgical tools to aid veterinary surgeons and neurosurgeons around the world. He also is the founding treasurer of the Veterinary Neurosurgical Society, an active member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and adjunct professor for the University of Missouri. In his spare time, Wininger enjoys scuba diving, endurance sports, and exploring new places through their food.
This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This activity is sponsored by EzyVet
