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Veterinary medicine and best business practices never stop changing. With this in mind, we continually host webinars for our customers to keep them educated and informed. Below you can view recordings of past webinars on a variety of topics. Please note, CE is not available for recorded webinars.
Upcoming Webinars
Archived
Canine Leptospirosis Updates: Current Concerns & Protecting Our Patients
November 16, 2023 | 7:00pm ET
Join us for an in-depth webinar on the latest developments surrounding Canine Leptospirosis. Leading expert Dr. Jessica
Pritchard will provide new insights on diagnostic techniques, treatment options, and preventive measures to ensure the
well-being of your patients. Dr. Pritchard will discuss the role of vaccination, its efficacy against Canine Leptospirosis, and
its impact to help prevent the spread of this zoonotic threat. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or recent graduate
equip yourself with the knowledge to better understand, diagnose, and prevent Canine Leptospirosis.
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Pritchard
OSHA Made Easy for Animal Health Facilities - November 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 | 8:00pm ET
OSHA requirements include training sessions for all employees. This course will help
fulfill these requirements and will update participants on the latest from OSHA, including the Globally
Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Communication. In addition, the course will cover the following important
requirements:
- Means of egress
- Ionizing radiation
- Electrical safety
- Fire safety and first aid
- Prevention of zoonotic disease
- Animal handling
- Halogenated anesthetic gas safety
- Hazardous materials
- Ventilation
- Regulated waste
- Recordkeeping
Information will also be provided on how to react to an OSHA inspection of your hospital and how to assign tasks to
key staff members so that they can assist you in achieving compliance.
Speaker: Karson L. Carpenter
The Changing Pharmacy Landscape— How USP Chapters will Impact Veterinary Compounded Medications
This webinar covers updated USP chapters, 795 and 797, and their impact on compounded medications
for the veterinary patient. The discussion will focus on how these changes affect the prescribing process and how
veterinarians can adapt to ensure their patients can receive the medications they need if a compounded medication is
prescribed. Nick Tymochko, PharmD, will also showcase how Covetrus® Personalized Care Pharmacies is navigating these
changes to continue to help veterinarians provide quality personalized care.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain a better understanding of USP Chapters 795 and 797
- Understand the impact USP Chapters 795 and 797 will have on veterinarians prescribing compounded medications
- Learn how Covetrus Personalized Care Pharmacies is committed to adapting to regulatory changes and helping veterinarians navigate the changing pharmacy landscape.
Speaker: Nick Tymochko
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OSHA Made Easy for Animal Health Facilities - August 2023
OSHA requirements include training sessions for all employees. This course will help fulfill these requirements and will
update participants on the latest from OSHA, including the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Communication. In
addition, the course will cover the following important requirements:
- Means of egress
- Ionizing radiation
- Electrical safety
- Fire safety and first aid
- Prevention of zoonotic disease
- Animal handling
- Halogenated anesthetic gas safety
- Hazardous materials
- Ventilation
- Regulated waste
- Recordkeeping
Information will also be provided on how to react to an OSHA inspection of your hospital and how to assign tasks to
key staff members so that they can assist you in achieving compliance.
Speaker: Karson L. Carpenter
Can AI improve your clinical outcomes?
Join Sherri Norman, Sr. Director B2B Category and Segment Marketing at Covetrus® and Dr. Jennifer Chatfield,
board-certified veterinarian and host of the "Chats with the Chatfields" podcast, as they discuss machine learning and
its direct application to improving veterinary care focused on radiological interpretation. Additionally, the course
describes methods for successfully implementing remote artificial intelligence for radiographic interpretation and
integration into workflow for the general veterinary practitioner.
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Chatfield
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Top Critical Financial Decisions to make in 2023 for your Veterinary Practice
Join Shon Bjerregaard, National Finance Manager, at Covetrus
® and Matthew Donato, National
Consulting Team Leader at Cirrus Consulting Group for a lively webinar that dives into the top financial strategies
for tenants and owner-occupied veterinarians.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES / WEBINAR AGENDA
- Current economic and real estate trends
- New and proven techniques for tax planning across your veterinary career
- Key steps for a blueprint on profitable growth
- Key steps for a blueprint on cost reductions
- How to prepare for a profitable transition
- How to identify critical red flags within your office lease
Speaker: Shon Bjerregaard
Speaker: Matthew Donato
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OSHA MADE EASY FOR ANIMAL HEALTH FACILITIES - May 2023
OSHA requirements include training sessions for all employees. This course will help
fulfill these requirements and will update participants on the latest from OSHA, including the Globally
Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Communication. In addition, the course will cover the following important
requirements:
- Means of egress
- Ionizing radiation
- Electrical safety
- Fire safety and first aid
- Prevention of zoonotic disease
- Animal handling
- Halogenated anesthetic gas safety
- Hazardous materials
- Ventilation
- Regulated waste
- Recordkeeping
Information will also be provided on how to react to an OSHA inspection of your hospital and how to assign tasks to key staff members so that they can assist you in achieving compliance.
Speaker: Karson L. Carpenter
Negligent Hiring and Disastrous Transitions: A Step-by-Step Guide to Protect your Veterinary Practice*
Join HR & Employment Compliance Specialist, Adrienne Twigg, and Veterinary Office Lease Negotiation and Real Estate Expert, Eric Pook, for a captivating session about the hiring challenges facing veterinary practice owners today.
Listen to case studies where preventable situations became a reality and learn what you can do today to prevent it from happening to you and your practice.
*The information provided during this webinar is not intended to constitute legal advice. All information is for general educational purposes only. Please consult a legal professional.
Speaker: Adrienne Twigg
Speaker: Eric Pook
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SECRETS FROM THE OTHER SIDE – WHAT LANDLORDS WON’T TELL YOU ABOUT LEASE NEGOTIATIONS
Learn the reality of how a landlord looks at you and your tenancy. Discover recent changes in the real estate market, and what will your negotiation look like in 2023
Join office lease negotiation expert Kelly Moore from Cirrus Consulting Group for a session like none other. Kelly has spent a decade negotiating leases for national landlords, and comes to us with tips, tricks, and proven strategies on how business is done from the other side of the table.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES / WEBINAR AGENDA
- Top case study examples of effective negotiation strategies
- Why do I need a lease when I own my own building?
- Personal Guarantees and Continuing Liabilities
- How do I calculate my ongoing total tenancy costs?
- What to expect in 2023 and how to prepare for your next negotiation
Speaker: Kelly Moore
Speaker: Eric Pook
SPEAKER BIOS
Kelly Moore is a Lease Negotiator at Cirrus Consulting Group - North America's preeminent commercial real estate and office lease negotiation firm for dentists. Kelly has spent over a decade negotiating leases for major national landlords and tenants across North America, focusing on LOIs and binding proposals, new leases, renewals, assignments, and more. Paired with her real estate market analysis experience and hundreds of completed successful dental office lease negotiations, her expertise is unparalleled and an asset to any type of dental tenant.
Eric Pook is the President of Cirrus Consulting Group- North America's preeminent veterinary clinic lease negotiation firm. Eric has been consulting small businesses since the late 90's with an emphasis on revenue creation and cost mitigation. He grew up in a medical entrepreneurial environment and continued that passion by starting or growing businesses throughout North America. Eric advises doctors each day on how to successfully leverage the veterinary office lease agreement to maximize practice value while reducing risk and liability.
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Critical Financial Decisions to Make Before 2023
Join Shon Bjerregaard, National Finance Manager at Covetrus®, and Eric Pook, President of Cirrus Consulting Group for a completely unique webinar to dive into the top financial strategies for tenants and owner-occupied vets alike.
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Better Client Communications Start with Rapport™
Learn how Rapport
™ adapts to your workflows, wherever you and your clients are. Set automated appointment reminder via email, text, or phone. Send postcard reminders for upcoming treatment due dates and allow pet owners to book appointments online, in real time. Presented by Ed Behrle of Covetrus and Aaron Schuett of Pewaukee Veterinary Service.
Speaker: Aaron Schuett
Speaker: Ed Behrle
COVETRUS PULSE™: Veterinary software that's accessible anywhere
Discover how Covetrus Pulse can help your clinic simplify administrative tasks and improve staff efficiency. The world’s first Veterinary Operating System – VOS – Pulse brings all your veterinary software applications into a single, seamless system. Find out more – presented by Benny Estes of Covetrus and Dr. Stacy Enke of Martinez Animal Hospital.
Speaker: Dr. Stacy Enke
Host: Benny Estes
Secrets From The Other Side - What Landlords Won't Tell You About Lease Negotiations
86.7% of US veterinarians reported high levels of burnout, stress that accelerates when you have to tackle the
landlord. Join office lease negotiation expert Kelly Moore from Cirrus Consulting Group for an informative session
on how vets
can gain more control of their practice. Kelly has spent a decade negotiating leases for national landlords and
comes to
us with proven strategies on how business is done from the other side of the table.
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Simple Solutions to the Top Issues Facing Vets in 2022
Discover the blueprint for addressing the two main financial commitments of your business: tenancy expenses and human resources. In this webinar, learn from subject matter experts, Eric Pook, President of Cirrus Consulting Group, and Adrienne Twigg, Co-Owner of Bent Ericksen & Associates, as they walk you through ways to protect your practice from two of your largest expenses.
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Building Owners: 4 Reasons it's Critical to Have a Proper Vet Office Lease With Yourself
When you own or purchase the building you practice in, you probably thought there wasn't a need to sign a veterinary office lease for yourself. After all, you are your own landlord, so why is there a need to establish legally binding terms with yourself?
In this recorded webinar, join veterinary office leasing and commercial real estate expert, Matthew Donato from Cirrus Consulting Group, and learn how to mitigate risk and exposure as an owner-occupant, increase property value and successfully prepare for the future of your veterinary clinic.
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Lease Negotiator's Guide: Starting a Practice and the Veterinary Office Lease
This info-packed webinar co-presented by Eric Pook, President of Cirrus Consulting Group and Jeff Albachten, Covetrus Equipment Solutions, will help you launch a successful, stress-free, startup using the necessary steps and building blocks in his expertly developed “Practice Startup Guide.” Presented by Covetrus and Cirrus Consulting Group.
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The Use of RenoVō®: An Acellular, Liquid Equine Amnion Allograft in Equine Patients
Regenerative therapy techniques, aimed to improve the health of horses across-the-board, are on the rise in the world of equine medicine. These advanced technologies play a crucial role in the clinical management of soft tissue, orthopedic, and other equine disorders.
RenoVō® is a next-generation regenerative liquid allograft derived from equine amniotic tissues that has become a valuable tool for equine veterinarians using biologics to potentiate healing. Additionally, this product is a cost-effective, off-the-shelf, ready to use solution with superior regenerative potential.
This webinar on regenerative therapy, presented by Christian Beaudry, MBA, CTBS, DABRM and Brent Hague, DVM, DACVS, provides the latest information about the science and clinical use of RenoVō®. The goal of the session is to explore the product science in depth and review clinical data, as well as to learn how the use of RenoVō® allograft to maximize the healing potential and wellbeing of horses across all breeds and athletic disciplines.
Please note, in order to receive CE for this webinar you must have attended the live webinar.
How to Renegotiate the Terms and Rent in Your Veterinary Office Lease
With retail and office space vacancy rates increasing across North America, there has never been a better time for veterinarians to renegotiate the terms and rental rates within their veterinary office lease.
This info-packed CE webinar was presented by Eric Pook, President of Cirrus Consulting Group - North America’s preeminent commercial real estate and office lease negotiation firm for veterinarians.
If you have a lease that is coming up for renewal or is expiring in 24 months or less or would like to understand how the lease impacts the sale and valuation of your clinic, this course is for you.
Learn:
- Local real estate market trends & updates
- Common financial lease terms and critical clauses to look out for within your lease.
- Practical advice and strategies for winning lease negotiations
Please note, in order to receive CE for this webinar you must have attended the live webinar.
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Today's Pet Parent: It's a NEW World
This program offers background on two infectious diseases – Canine Leptospirosis and Parainfluenza – commonly seen in small animal practices. We will explore how low-volume vaccines can effectively meet the needs of this new, small-animal client demographic and protect patients individually as well as with the development of herd immunity.
Please note, in order to receive CE for this webinar you must have attended the live webinar on July 16, 2021.
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Warming Your Patient Inside and Out
Without the use of appropriate temperature management, the effects of hypothermia before, during and after surgery can negatively impact small animal patients. View this recorded webinar to learn about a temperature management solution that consistently warms your patient. Presented by Tiffany Clymer; sponsored by Smiths Medical and Covetrus.
Please note, in order to receive CE for this webinar you must have attended the live webinar.
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Applying Immunology to Save Both Human and Animal Lives
This webinar focuses on where immunology actually began and the significant contributions of early scientist to protect citizens against devastating diseases.
Please note, in order to receive CE for this webinar you must have attended the live webinar.
Diabetes Tidbits Updates on the Clinical Approach to Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs
This webinar provides an update on the clinical approach to diabetes mellitus in dogs. Clinical recognition, diagnostic methods, and treatment goals are discussed. Insulin therapy, including available options and how they work in dogs, as well as methods to monitor response to insulin are also covered.
Please note, in order to receive CE for this webinar you must have attended the live webinar.
A Closer Look at Equine Asthma
On this webinar, Dr. Sarah Reuss reviewed the pathophysiology and risk factors for equine asthma and explained the three part treatment algorithm: environmental managements, corticosteroids, and bronchodilators. The risks and benefits of different treatment modalities were also discussed in light of current research.
Please note, in order to be eligible for CE, you must have attended the live webinar.
Regenerative Medicine: What is it?
Learn successful treatments and applications of regenerative therapies and how to implement them into your practice.
Please note, in order to be eligible for CE, you must have attended the live webinar.
Dentistry Keys to Success
On this webinar, Dr. Barden Greenfield explored the results of the study and the lessons learned that helped practices double the dentistry they were practicing, reach more patients and almost triple doctor productivity.
Please note, in order to be eligible for CE, you must have attended the live webinar.
Insider Tips Buy, Build, Renovate, or Relocate Your Practice
Cirrus Consulting Group and Covetrus teamed up to bring you insider tips related to buying, building, renovating, or relocating your practice. Whether you are just starting to think about a project or if you have already begun, this recorded webinar will provide you with valuable information to plan your next project.
Please note, in order to be eligible for CE, you must have attended the live webinar.
Impact of Vaccination with an Inactivated or Modified Live Viral Vaccine on Reproduction
***CE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE***
Presented by: W. Mark Hilton, DVM, PAS, DABVP
Sponsored by Elanco & Covetrus
Dr. W. Mark Hilton explains the impact of vaccination on reproduction. The presentation will focus on a recent research study that evaluated the influence of vaccination with an inactivated or a modified live viral reproductive vaccine. Join us to learn how your vaccine selection may impact your client's reproductive success.
Participants of the live webinar will be eligible for 1 continuing education credit.
Start the Movement, a Progressive Canine Osteoarthritis Staging Tool
***CE NO LONGER AVAILABLE***
Presented by: Dr. Lissa Capitano
Sponsored by Elanco & Covetrus
Join us as we provide a review of early diagnosis of canine osteoarthritis. A new, published, proposed canine osteoarthritis staging tool, COAST, will be presented. A multimodal treatment approach for canine osteoarthritis will be discussed, with NSAIDs as a cornerstone of therapy. Galliprant (grapiprant tablets) indication and mechanism of action will be reviewed.
Participants of the live webinar will be eligible for 1 continuing education credit.
Hyperinsulinemia in the Horse with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Presented by: Steven T. Grubbs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim & Covetrus
The focus of this presentation will be to discuss the hyperinsulinemic horse with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). The presentation will include the recognition, appropriate diagnostic procedures, and the most common clinical signs observed in the hyperinsulinemic horse with PPID. Specific time will be allotted for proper diagnostic evaluation of insulin and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in horses including the clinical consequences of hyperinsulinemia along with converging endocrinopathies in horses.
Participants of the live webinar will be eligible for 1 continuing education credit.
***CE NO LONGER AVAILABLE***
Feline Hypertension – New Developments on a Pressing Topic 1
This webinar was led by Bianca N. Lourenço, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (SAIM) PhD Doctorial Research, University of Georgia, and sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and Covetrus.
Please note, in order to be eligible for CE, you must have attended the live webinar.