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						First work trip of 2026!!

I am heading to Florida for the VetPartners conference and I`m so excited because we are celebrating our 25th anniversary!

I love being part of this organization. It`s been a lot of fun meeting and networking with so many amazing Veterinary professionals. 

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						For my last SCVMS webinar of the Year, I have Andrea Crabtree speaking on Veterinary leadership! 

Thursday, 
December 11th 
10 am PST

If you are not able to attend live, I will upload it to my YouTube channel. 

https://southcoastveterinarymanagementsolutions.com/put-me-in-coach-i-can-lead-veterinary-leadership/

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						A couple of weeks ago on my birthday weekend I had the privilege of speaking at NAVC Hive West. 

It was honestly really fun and I had a good audience. I have started giving away cat ears when present, and it was so much fun to see everybody in the audience wearing my ears ❤️

Thank you to everyone who attended my sessions.

And I also appreciated being able to have a birthday dinner on the first night of the conference and celebrate with my husband and other friends ❤️

It was my last in person conference of 2025 and since it was in Anaheim I did not have to travel far 😁

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						What do I do on my 51st birthday? I attend the NAVC Hive West conference of course! 

Tomorrow I`ll be speaking in the practice management track.

At 51 years old I feel blessed to be able to do what I love for work and have a relatively good day everyday doing my job. 

I`ve worked in the veterinary field for 22 years and it wasn`t until 7 years ago that I really found my niche as a practice manager.

I have been a professional speaker for over 10 years, but becoming a veterinary practice management consultant has been the most amazing thing that I`ve ever accomplished. 

I love that I get to mix, speaking, teaching, training, and helping others all-in-one job.

I wouldn`t trade it for the world. 

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						11/9-11/15 is Veterinary practice manager appreciation week! 

Veterinary practice managers are some of the most amazing people that I have ever met. They are dedicated, hard working, and really care about their teams. 

I`m honored to have been part of this community for over 20 years and I`m grateful for every minute of it. 

Our field has grown so much over the past 100 years, and the best hospitals have great leadership and that typically includes a practice manager ❤️

I made this Canva image to honor every single Veterinary practice manager I know.

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						My November SCVMS Webinar is about growing dentistry compliance in your practice! 

Gaining Dental Compliance in Your Practice (RACE 20-939589)

We are so lucky that Mary L. Berg, BS, RVT, LATG, VTS (Dentistry) is going to talk to us about how to grow this portion of our business. 

Thursday 11/13/2025
10 am PST

https://southcoastveterinarymanagementsolutions.com/gaining-dental-compliance-in-your-veterinary-practice/

If you are not able to attend live, please register and I will send the recording afterwards and put it on my YouTube Channel @southcoastveterinarymanage263

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						Orange County Emergency Pet Clinic in Garden Grove just celebrated its 50th anniversary!

The hospital has helped thousands of animals during the 50 years it has been open. And I am proud to have worked with them for the past 7 years! 

We had a really fun time at the anniversary party, we had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun. 

Thank you to everyone who showed up and made this event a wonderful celebration. Thank you who made the event possible too!

And a special thank you to my sister Courtney Lutkus, the owner and event planner from Simply Radiant Events who planned the entire thing ❤️

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						Last Sunday I had the honor of speaking at VCA California Veterinary Specialists "Elevate" CE for veterinary professionals.

In 2017, VCA California Veterinary Specialists held their first management Symposium and I had the pleasure of speaking for them.  I was thrilled to be able to do it again! 

The audience participation was great, and the other speakers were amazing. I had such a fun time.

Thank you Cassee, for inviting me to speak at your wonderful event. 

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						I had such a great time doing team building training lunch and learn at Healthy Pet Hospital last week. 

Thank you, Orange County Emergency Pet Clinic for sponsoring the training. 

The team participated in the presentation and were super engaged with answering questions. We talked about communication and creating core values. They even made their own values board. 

We had fun doing the e-collar and cotton ball exercise at the end ❤️😁

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						Last Sunday morning I presented at ASEC`s leadership symposium in Los Angeles and then I drove to Orange County to present at the SCVMA Team Member Symposium!

I had a great time at both events and I`m very honored to be part of both of them.

It was great to interact with the other speakers and attendees at both symposiums.

One of the things I love about my job is that I get to teach  veterinary professionals on a regular basis. 

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						I am very excited for my October SCVMS Webinar! We are going to talk about travel documentation requirements that every veterinary hospital has to comply with whether they offer health certificates or not. 

Maria Morgan and Leslie Boudreau are going to talk about how many (and I mean many) hospitals issue incorrect documentation to their clients on a regular basis and how we can fix this.  

Many hospitals think because they don`t offer health certificates that they don`t have to worry about travel documents, but that is wrong! Every veterinary hospital is responsible to follow specific rules and guidelines when it comes to documentation regarding vaccines, microchipping, preventing zoonotic disease, and more! Even veterinary practices that do not offer pet travel services have a role to play in making sure that pets are not spreading diseases to other pets (or people) and assisting pet owners by issuing travel compliant documentation. 

Thursday, October 9th
10 am PST

Please register with the link below. 

https://southcoastveterinarymanagementsolutions.com/veterinary-practice-management-team-role-in-understanding-pet-travel-requirements/

As usual, this will be recorded and uploaded to my YouTube Channel,

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						On Thursday I had the privilege to speak to the team at Community Veterinary Hospital about compassion, fatigue and communication. 

They had great interaction and it was a lot of fun. Thank you, Orange County emergency pet clinic for sponsoring my presentation. 

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						Yesterday I drove down to San Diego to speak to the San Diego Veterinary managers group! 

I had a great time talking to the managers about empowering their teams. 

Thank you Janine for inviting me to speak to your group. 

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						I had so much fun speaking at AAHACon2025 in Chicago!

My sessions went well and I had an amazing audience who contributed enthusiastically to my talks.

I went down to the Riverwalk and saw a lot of downtown Chicago and it was amazing!. 

Thank you Judy for inviting me to part of this amazing event! 

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						Chicago here I come!! I am speaking at AAHAcon this weekend and I am very excited. 

I have given several webinars for AAHA but this is the first time I am presenting for them in person!

If you are at the conference this weekend please reach out, I would love to connect. 

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						At the airport bright and early ready for my flight! Last minute work I had to do before my 5-hour flight.

NOLA here I come! 

VHMA 2025!

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						Preparing to go to New Orleans next week for the VHMA conference, I got my hair cut and colored! Got rid of those grays LOL. Thank you @brooklynhart

I`m really excited to go to the conference next week. It`s always a blast to be around good friends and colleagues and especially in NOLA!

Being a veterinary business management consultant is not easy and networking and connecting with other managers is an essential part of my job. And since I love people, it`s my favorite part!

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						It`s Friday night, 7:00 p.m., and I just got home.  Between consulting and referral marketing hospitals for OCEPC, I have been in over 40 hospitals this week. It`s been a very long week.

Normally when I get home from being at a hospital, I have to sit down on my computer go through all my emails and catch up for all the things I missed from my other hospitals. 

But tonight I`m not turning on my computer, I`m going to sit down have a glass of wine and enjoy dinner with my family. The work will still be there tomorrow 🥰

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						If you are in Southern California and in need of CE, VCA ASEC has a great opportunity on September 28th

I am speaking 😊

RACE approved quality education and speakers Andrea Crabtree Wood 😊

Link below for registration
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/asecsymposium/asec-symposium-2025-964723631

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						🐾 Who else loves a good adventure with their furry friends? 🌟

In 2 weeks, I am heading to NOLA! 🎉 I’m so excited to be going back to New Orleans for the VHMA conference. It’s going to be a mix of fun, education, and maybe even a beignet or two! 😋

Did you know that New Orleans is home to the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world? Imagine if our pets could hop on for a ride! 🚋🐶

Whether your pet is a history buff or just loves a good walk in the park, keeping them healthy is key to more adventures together. 🐾❤️

#PetAdventures #NOLA #VHMAConference #PetHealth #PetLove

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