Week of Events
Webinar – 10/24/21 – Thwarting the Life-Robbing Disease of Canine Osteoarthritis: The Joy of Restoring Well-Being – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Ross H. Palmer, MS, DACVS reviews how canine osteoarthritis negatively affects patients. Through early diagnosis and comprehensive management successful treatment can lead our patients to healthier and fulfilling lives.
Webinar – 10/25/21 – Combating Climate Change in Your Animal Shelter – Getting 2 Zero
Getting 2 Zero Presents: How can animal shelters become leaders in climate sensitive design and practice? Join VfCA founding member Dr. Angela Frimberger to learn how climate change is affecting animals, leading to a need to inform animal shelter design and future planning.
Webinar – 10/26/21 – The Journey of one Cell: A Veterinary Oncology Overview – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl veterinary technician webinar, Jenny Fisher, RVT, VTS (Oncology) will provide a broad overview of veterinary oncology. Tune in to follow one single cell on its cancer journey. From basic cell biology, diagnostics, staging and treatments, this webinar will cover all things oncology. Tune in to freshen up your oncology knowledge.
Webinar – 10/27/21 – The Power of Pavlov. Presented by Dr. Karolina Westlund – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): Classical conditioning is important to understand for anyone interacting with animals. In the session, the presenter will discuss how these learning mechanisms impacts animals’ emotional states, decision making and behavior – and how we can best harness them.
Webinar – 10/27/21 – Ensuring Transparency While Keeping Marketing and Adoption Counseling Separate – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie’s Fund Presents: The changes you can make to maximize the potential for making emotional connections between pets and potential adopters and fosters are simple but powerful. This webcast will make the case for the separation of marketing and adoption counseling through reviewing the science behind how we form relationships and why warning labels work to keep consumers from taking products home.
Webinar – 10/27/21 – Doing What’s Right Even When it’s Hard: 7 Steps for Leading in an Ethical Manner – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Sally Ryan will review the ethics of working in a veterinary clinic, and how it can elicit emotional responses. In this webinar, we’ll identify some common ethical dilemmas in veterinary practice, whether you’re a CSR, vet tech, veterinary associate or veterinary owner. Learn critical principles for ethical leadership and identify ways for applying the principles in practice.
Webinar – 10/28/21 – Solving Problems with Bears and Cougars – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This webinar will provide an overview on the biology and ecology of bears and cougars, how to make yards and neighborhoods less attractive to them, how to reduce conflicts with people and pets, which situations necessitate a response, and how to handle problems if they arise.
Webinar – 10/28/21 – Personality in Dogs – Dr. Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): Personality is all about individual differences in dogs and can help explain why some dogs react to life so differently than others. How is personality measured? What personality traits have been found in dogs? How consistent is personality over time? And how does all of this help you when working with dogs? We’ll explore all of these questions and more in this one-hour webinar.
Webinar – 10/28/21 – Sharon Carroll – Strategies for Training the Atypical Dog – Part 1: Concepts and Overview – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This is Part One of a two-part webinar on working with “atypical” dogs. Both webinars are stand-alone webinars covering a different aspect of this topic, but they combine to cover the topic more broadly. In Part One, we will discuss the underlying factors that contribute to the development of an atypical dog, including genetic traits and the impact of prior learning, and more.
Webinar – 10/28/21 – Sharon Carroll – Strategies for Training the Atypical Dog – Part 2: Specific Examples / Case Studies – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This is Part Two of a two-part webinar on working with “atypical” dogs. Both webinars are stand-alone webinars covering a different aspect of this topic, but they combine to cover the topic more broadly. In this “Part Two” webinar we look at a wide range of specific examples from a variety of different sports.