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Online Event – 8/19/26 – Shelter Med LIVE – Triaging Trauma: Stabilization Strategies from Field to Shelter – UC Davis KSMP

August 19 @ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
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Shelter Med LIVE

Burns. Broken bones. Bleeding. Bite wounds. When your team calls on you to assess an animal in distress, how do you determine your next steps?

Join host Dr. Jenn Bennett with guests Dr. Maria Pyrdek (Chief Veterinarian and Animal Care Officer, Pasadena Humane) and Dr. Ashley Patterson (Associate Director of Operations, UC Davis California Veterinary Emergency Team) for a conversation on triage strategies that help shelter vets work within their capacity while still providing critical care.

By the end of this hour, participants will be better prepared to:

  • Determine which patients can be stabilized in the shelter and which require immediate referral
  • Provide short-term stabilization while moving animals toward the appropriate level of care and outcome
  • Recognize how triage priorities and common scenarios differ between field and shelter settings
  • Identify essential supplies for triage and stabilization of common conditions
  • Understand foundational disaster-planning considerations for shelters, including legal responsibilities for animal care

About Shelter Med LIVE

Shelter medicine bridges gaps in veterinary care access, ensuring animals are sterilized, vaccinated, and have the medical treatment they need before going home to the people and communities who care for them. Shelter Med LIVE is the place where vet professionals connect around what it takes to make shelter medicine happen every day—from intake triage to MacGyvering creative fixes. Every third Wednesday, join your UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program host Dr. Jenn Bennett and special guests for real talk and real solutions.

Ask questions (or send them in ahead of time). This isn’t a lecture—it’s a conversation for everyone who wants to talk shop about shelter medicine. Kick back and recharge with your colleagues in the middle of a long week.

This event has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit by CAWA and NACA.

Can’t make it live? Register to receive the recording and resources after the event, accessible through the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program Shelter Learniverse, #ThanksToMaddie!

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.shelterlearniverse.com/events

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