Bob Simpson with his Yorkie, Sadie. (Belinda Simpson Photo) July 12, 2017 By Seth DuChene Editor Bob Simpson is hoping his cycling progression of recent years holds up. Simpson is once again participating in the ‘Ride for Farley’ later this year, a cycling race that raises money for the Farley Foundation, which provides pet owners…
Happy New Year from VEEN Canada
We here at VEEN Canada wish to wish everyone a, “Happy New Year”!!! We are excited to announce that with the new year, we are launching a sister company in the USA. VEEN America Inc. will be introduced to the US market at the NAVC meeting in Orlando, Florida, as well as, the WVC in…
Ride for Farley Update
Ride for Farley Update I again want to thank everyone for their support and sponsorship for the 2015 Ride for Farley. It was a great ride, and super challenging for me personally with the threat of rain, 20-25km headwinds and lots of hills! Despite it all, and much to my surprise, I managed to finish…
Riding For Farley
Riding for Farley In November of 1024 I made a personal commitment to my health after meeting with a fitness trainer who assessed my personal fitness level. He did not give me good news, so I decided it was time to make a change. I immediately set some goals. Lose weight and get fit…
DOES YOUR EQUIPMENT HAVE ELECTRICAL APPROVAL?
DON’T GAMBLE LIKE YOU DO IN VEGAS. IS THE EQUIPMENT IN YOUR PRACTICE ELECTRICALLY SAFE? As I fly back from a week long holiday in Las Vegas, I am reminded of the many thousands of people I saw in the casinos’ gambling away their hard earned dollars. Nearly all of them had grim looks on…
Is Someone Harping at You to get a H.A.R.P. Test?
The truth about testing your x-ray machines Recently it has come to light that certain individuals have been actively soliciting veterinary clinics to pay to have a “mandatory” test called a HARP (Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act RSO 1990). Often, scare tactics are used to push customers into having it performed, due to health and…
I Will Do It After Heartworm Season – A business case for dental radiology
After 33 years in this business, sales patterns emerge, and every year they are usually the same. As a salesman and a company owner, my job is to sell products to my customers that will benefit their practice and make them money. It seems my customer’s job to put up objections to my sales approach…
Is Your Web Presence Working For Your Practice and What the Heck is “SEO”?
by Bob Simpson of Canmedical and Pat Williams of CyberCletch It seems everyone in the IT business has a solution to solve your website dilemma. Most of us are not aware of having a dilemma. And what the heck is SEO and why does it matter? I have a website, isn’t that good enough? Until…
Dental X-Ray Installations in Open Treatment Areas
The simple answer is yes. The complex answer is how this is done. The Ministry of Labour, also known as MOL, which I will abbreviate for the use of this article, has published guidelines for the safe installation of dental x-ray systems. However, there is a lot of interpretation involved, and no clinic is guaranteed…
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH VEEN IN DEC?
Since the start of the VEEN (Veterinary Equipment Exchange Network) program in Jan of this year, we have been busy. The VEEN concept of veterinarian to veterinarian selling has been very popular. In October we launched the VEEN site wwww.veencanada.com and our new shopping cart, where veterinarian’s equipment can be bought and sold. In August…