Sessions
Management Statement - Uptown Ballroom
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fri
Management Statement Breakouts
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Fri
Fee survey presentation and discussion on how to set fees in specialty/ER practices
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Fri
Darren Osborne is the Director of Economic Research for the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) and Economic Consultant for the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, several State Veterinary Medical Associations and veterinary study groups across North America. Darren conducts economic research and analyses data in order to provide thousands of veterinarians with Fee Guides, Economic Reports, Personal Benchmark Reports, Reports on Compensation and Benefits for Associate Veterinarians and Non-DVM Wage Reports. Darren was part of the design team for the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues developing the Pricing and Benchmark modules. Darren partnered with Idexx to create the first Practice Dashboard Report automatically extracting financial information from veterinary practice management software to provide monthly metrics that track performance. Darren attended York University and completed his Master's Degree in Economics in 1992. When he is not crunching numbers, you can find Darren playing a guitar, running, swimming or cycling.