I am writing in support of allowing a small amount of non-clinical business management topics to count towards our yearly continuing education requirements.  Veterinary medicine is continuously evolving, not only on the clinical side, but also on the business management side.  Many veterinary technicians and veterinarians did not have much or any business management education when they were in school, and even if they did, things are constantly changing. 

In order to stay on top of the latest laws, technologies and procedures, along with learning better methods of personnel management, communication and conflict resolution, I feel it is important to allow veterinary technicians and veterinarians to use some of their yearly continuing education requirements on non-clinical business management topics (if they so choose), which in the end will benefit and protect our veterinary hospitals, co-workers, patients and clients. 

Thank you for your consideration of this proposed change.

Amanda Sontag, LVT

VALVT Tidewater Regional Director