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Pathway Planning Live Workshop
Portland, OR
September 13th-15th
2024
Portland, OR September 13th-15th 2024
Pathway Planning: A Road Map to Success
Friday, September 13th - Sunday, September 15th, 2024
Portland, Oregon
Pathway Planning is a system for diagnosing and assessing your hospital’s business health. A finished Pathway Plan is analogous to a treatment plan for your hospital. Like medicine, treatment plans are only useful if they are followed.
This 12-hour RACE approved workshop is exclusively for Veterinary Growth Partner members. Registration is complimentary for VGP Standard and VGP Elite members- a value of $2,495 per attendee.
Our Speakers
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Shawn McVey MA, MSW |
Julia Behr CVPM, CVBL, PPPC, CCFP |
Leather Brice CVBL, CCFP |
Program Details
The program will run from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, covering strategic planning for your veterinary practice. Our workshop is highly interactive, including small group exercises, time for reflection, and skill building. Each attendee will receive a workbook to use throughout the weekend.This 12-hour RACE approved program.
By the end of the weekend, you will have a whole new set of tools at your disposal—and the skills to use them—so that you can plan and achieve your goals for years to come. In a supportive and reflective environment, you will overcome issues that derail success.
This unique retreat is unlike any other continuing education event and is well-suited for those in leadership positions.
Takeaways Include
- Rely on the knowledge that you have power and vision as a leader—traits you can harness to set your organization on the right track
- Establish the fundamentals of your strategic plan: Who we are, who are our clients, and where are we going
- Recreate your strategic plan and make it a concise, actionable document
- Develop and maintain a 90-day accountability cycle
- Build and strengthen your marketing strategy
- Take control of and run meetings effectively
- Hire the right people for the right job and let go of those who don't fit
- Systematically identify and repair problems
- Track only your most important metrics
- Become an excellent problem solver
- Use your data to develop short-, medium-, and long-term solutions
Registration
This is an exclusive event for Veterinary Growth Partners and workshop registration is entirely complimentary to VGP Elite Members!* We recommend that you register as many key people from your organization as possible, such as the partner/owners, administrator, head receptionist, and head technician (max 10). If you have questions before registration, please feel free to email us. We have a limited number of seats available, so be sure to register early.
Attendees must be present for the entirety of the event to earn your CE Certificate.
We'll send you a confirmation email with travel information. *Travel and Hotel accommodations are not included in the registration and must be arranged and paid for by the workshop attendee.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Register Today!
Get ready to take your practice to the next level with strategic planning!