Great Ideas Conference

Thank you for attending this year's conference! Details about the 2018 Great Ideas Conference will be posted when they are available.
 

 What is the Great Ideas Conference?

The Great Ideas Conference is an information-packed event held at a fabulous venue, offering:

• Top-notch Practice Management and Life Skills CE
• Opportunities to network with your colleagues and swap ideas on topics of interest to you
• A variety of recreational facilities and activities to help you de-stress and unwind at the end of the busy spring season.

Read the 2017 Great Ideas Program
 

Who Should Attend?

• Veterinarians
• Practice Managers
• Anyone who wants to improve their practice management and life skills

 

What You’ll Learn

The Conference features great “How-to” sessions on a wide range of Practice and Life Management topics. Each session is designed to provide you with tangible skills you can take back to your clinic and implement immediately. Topics include:

• Communication
• Leadership
• Emotional Intelligence
• Conflict Resolution
• Health and Wellness
• Human Resources Management
• Social Media
• Personal Finance

 

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2017 Great Ideas Proceedings

Thursday, June 29

Dr. Marty Becker

Fear Free

• Top 10 Ways to Get Started with Fear Free Veterinary Visits 
• Embracing Fear Free Means Practicing Better Medicine
• Fighting Fear, Anxiety and Stress in Pets with Sedation
• The Top 10 Things to Avoid in a Fear Free Practice

 

Kelly Baltzell

Digital Marketing

• Stop the Chaos and Create a Marketing Plan 
• What? Website & Reviews Have Changed Again? 
• How to Be Found on the Front Page of Google 
• Facebook Targeted Marketing 

 

Beverly Beuermann-King

Personal Health and Wellness

*Booklets of Beverly’s notes will be given at her lecture

• Focus on SOS
• Understanding Depression in Today’s World
• Creating the Life You Want to Live
• Harness Your Energy–Build Your Resiliency

 

Friday, June 30

Karen Purves

Communication

• Communicate with Strength 
• Maximizing the Impact of Your Message 
• Reducing the Negativity in the Workplace
• Selling Differently to Men and Women

 

Kurt Rosentreter

Personal Finance

*Attendees of any of Kurt’s courses will receive a complimentary copy of Kurt’s seventh book Wealthbuilding

• Designing an Investment Portfolio 
• Designing Retirement Income 
• How to Build and Maintain a Financial Plan 

 

Deb Stone

Leadership

• The Positive Impact of Authentic Leadership
• Building Your Personal Brand
• Managing Conflict Through Effective Change Management
• Leaders: No Matter Who You Are, it Matters

 

2017 CE Highlights

Dr. Marty Becker 

Effective Fear Free Practices

“America’s Veterinarian” and best-selling author, Dr. Marty Becker, will share the positive impact of taking the ‘pet’ out of ‘petrified’, and give you practical tips on how to make your veterinary clinic fear free.

 

Karen Purves

Effective Communication

Do you deal with difficult people? Are you struggling to find the right words to get the results you want when dealing with clients and other staff members? Award-winning speaker Karen Purves will teach you simple but effective techniques to communicate more effectively and get the results you want, every time.

 

Dr. Deb Stone

 

Effective Leadership

Effective leadership is the cornerstone of every successful business. To be an effective leader, you need to hone your emotional intelligence and develop your conflict resolution skills. Dr. Deb Stone will teach you how to develop your personal brand and effectively lead change management to take your practice to the next level. 

 

Plenty of Activities to Enjoy at Blue Mountain!

At Blue Mountain you’ll enjoy access to the widest variety of recreational activities available anywhere in Ontario right at your doorstep. Activities include:

• Hiking
• Swimming
• Golfing
• Tennis
• Kayaking
• Treetop Walking
• Mountain Biking
• Caving
• Zip-Lining

Blue Mountain also offers team building activities for you and your team. Prices and availability vary. Contact OVMA for more information.

Sunrise yoga with Dr. Gwen Jeun overlooking the Blue Mountain Village

What attendees had to say about their last Great Ideas experience:

• "If you think you know it all - you don't! This conference provided enhancements to what is already being done in veterinary medicine and opened my eyes to what's changing in the future. It was well worth attending."
   
• "Great content for the whole veterinary team. Content that we all need. Great venue with lots of activities to participate in for the whole family! Will be attending next year for sure!"
   
• "The Great Ideas Conference was a GREAT IDEA. The venue was lovely. Quality speakers with interesting content. I would certainly attend again."

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