Heart Harmony Communications

Heart Harmony Communications can help to get you online without the overwhelm with fabulous websites and web content that your clients and Google will love.

Read a blog post from HHC which we shared this week: Perfectionism: You Can’t Edit a Blank Page

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MARS Petcare College

MARS Petcare College is a training program for people who work in the pet industry. Veterinarians & Veterinary Nurses can both earn 10 CPD by completing their online course.

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VetPrac Workshop: Equine Lameness Ultrasound with Dr Denoix

4 to 5 July: Beginner-Intermediate (Distal Limbs) Only 5 places left
6 to 7 July: Intermediate-Advanced (Proximal Limbs & Spine) NOW FULL
Where: UQ VETS Equine Specialist Hospital, Gatton, QLD

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EVDS Workshop: Level 3 Medium / Advanced Equine Dentistry

1 to 3 August, South Grafton
Key Speakers: Specialists Prof Gary Wilson and Assoc Prof Denis Verwilghen (Uni of Syd)

Extend and refine your equine dentistry and facial/sinus surgery skills with 3 days of medium and advanced training in equine dentistry and facial/sinus surgeries.

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Deductions you can claim...

Work-related expenses
1. You must have spent the money yourself and weren't reimbursed
2. It must directly relate to earning your income
3. You must have a record to prove it.

Veterinary labor's wild swings - The difference between oversupply and excess capacity

By Michael Dicks & Melissa Maddux

This week the 6th in the series of posts by economist Michael Dicks discussing the economics behind labor fluctuations in the veterinary industry.

You can click here to read the previous parts:

Part 1: Fixing the veterinary profession before it's too late.
Part 2: Inertia in the veterinary profession
Part 3: The market for veterinary services - cracks in the foundation: Upside-down pricing, inadequate benchmarks hinder practice performance
Part 4: Is today's approach to veterinary education outdated?
Part 5: Veterinary practice consolidation demystified - Why private equity investors pay so much for clinics

This post discusses the labor situation in the US veterinary industry, however it still includes great information and suggestions that can also be applied to the Australian industry.

"Training future veterinarians in numbers that match the forecasted demand for services; being more flexible in defining the number of hours in an individual's workweek; and managing for changes in economic conditions can help minimize the variability in the supply of veterinary labor."

The important distinction between excess capacity and oversupply:
"Excess capacity is the ability to provide more services than are demanded at a specific price. In a situation of excess capacity, demand for veterinary services could be heightened by lowering prices, adding locations and/or offering an expanded range of services. Oversupply, by contrast, suggests that even if services were free, their availability would exceed the need."

Missed this Week's Top Tips We Shared Online?

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Monday 17.06.2019: If you have a website, there are elements that need to be looked into to optimise it to be found by search engines and deliver the most appropriate results for those searching the Internet.
Tuesday 18.06.2019: Key points to simplifying veterinary information for the public: make your writing easy to scan by using headings, bullet points, etc.
Wednesday 19.06.2019: If your clients and potential clients know that you publish lots of great information about their pets, then they’re more likely to come to you first rather than Dr Google.
Thursday 20.06.2019: This was not just a dog, this was part of my family and through all the tears and the fears that I now face going into the future without my buddy - I am bloody proud to have known him and allow me the time to grieve the loss of a very very close friend.
Friday 21.06.2019: Advice for other veterinarians out there who think they couldn’t possibly be a practice owner: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.