Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

Fear Free Presents: Whether you are managing animals in a shelter environment, veterinary clinic, or laboratory setting, the welfare of animals in isolation housing is of utmost importance. Join Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB, as she reviews signs of animal stress, how to mitigate stress, and specific tips for promoting good welfare for dogs in quarantine or isolation.

Network for Good Presents: Join Sheleia Phillips, the Grant Writing Coach and owner of SMP Nonprofit Consulting, as she breaks down her strategy for winning grants. This session will help you evaluate what’s authentically at the core of your nonprofit and how to manage a thriving grants department.

The AAWA Presents: Learn how to tell your story effectively using data through visualization development, simplify the message for reporters and various stakeholders, and use individual stories about pets and their people to illustrate the faces behind the numbers.

PPG Presents (fee applies): Bites can be prevented in the hospital environment when staff is trained properly in understanding body language and when they understand force free, positive techniques. Keeping our patients under threshold while in the hospital is critical and learning alternate ways to handle a fearful animal is needed to keep the staff safe.

HSVMA Presents: The presentation will explain the importance of preventative cancer recommendations for canine patients in the primary care setting. Several common canine cancers have been shown to be related to environmental chemical exposures. This presentation will identify specific environmental chemical exposures associated with specific cancers in dogs, or in people with analogous cancers.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies to non-members): Tune in to learn the benefits of innovation, the steps to build a culture of innovation, and how to select the ideas that will meet your veterinary organizational goals.

ASPCAPro Presents: Are you finding that some behavioral issues persist (or new ones arise) after an adopted animal joins their new family? Learn from our panel of experts as they explore the ins and outs of effective and efficient post-adoption behavioral support during this 60 minute Shelter Behavior Roundtable.

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Presents (fee applies): In this session, the instructors will discuss and share updates regarding the diagnosis and treatment of heartworm disease and discuss how new discoveries are affecting clinical practice.  They will also answer your inquiries and present approaches to common clinical conundrums.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies to non-members): In this 2-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski, DACVIM, DACVECC reviews tips for improving the outcome in dogs and cats presenting with or developing respiratory distress. Tune in as Dr. Rozanski reviews emergency stabilization, diagnostics (including biomarkers and point of care ultrasound), common and not so common diseases, and most importantly, how to manage these cases!

Think Anesthesia Presents: Register for this month’s live webinar Think Anesthesia: Premedication, Setting the Scene for Smooth Anesthesia presented by Karen Kerr, BA, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Anesthesia & Analgesia). Medications administered prior to anesthetic induction influence the ensuing anesthetic event and affect the patient’s overall experience.

PuppyWorks Presents (fee applies): This new, easy-to-follow webinar provides you with detailed and progressive training steps for making recall training fun and effective for your clients and their dog(s).