This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.

Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies.  Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained.  We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier.  For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).

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Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents - These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals. No registration needed! Just click the meeting link to join.

Free

Webinar – 8/28/20 – Veterinary Dentistry – Dental Radiography and Interpretation – VDOS (fee applies)

VDOS Presents (fee applies) - This webinar will review equipment/material needs to perform dental radiography in dogs and cats. Benefits and disadvantages of digital and non-digital options are outlined. Parallel and bisecting angle techniques and the most common positioning mistakes are discussed. Anatomy and pathology on numerous dental radiographs obtained from the upper and lower jaws with various lesions are explained in a systematic fashion.

$29.99

Online Event – Fridays – Maddie’s Instructor Summit – AmPa!

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie's Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You'll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie's Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you'll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

Online Event – Wednesdays – Maddie’s Instructor Summit – AmPa!

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie's Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You'll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie's Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you'll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

Online Event – Fridays – Maddie’s Instructor Summit – AmPa!

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie's Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You'll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie's Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you'll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

Webinar – 8/30/20 – Herd Health and Respiratory Disease: Does it Work for CIRD – Vet Girl and Merck

Virtual

VetGirl and Merck Present: Join us for a complimentary 1-hour, online VETgirl–Merck Animal Health CE webinar, where Dr. Cassidy Rist, DVM, MPH, DACVPM reviews historical and current patterns of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) and canine influenza viruses (CIV) in the United States. Consider how large-scale phenomena such as globalization, human social networks, and natural disasters have influenced the emergence and spread of canine respiratory pathogens within the United States. Learn a multi-pronged approach to prevent and control canine respiratory pathogens!

Free

Weekly Call – Monday Mornings – Connect With Other Animal Shelter Professionals – Maddie’s Fund

Maddie's Fund Presents: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, animal shelter workers, volunteers and animal welfare leaders from across the country have been meeting every Monday morning - NEW TIME 8 AM PT/11 AM ET as of 9/23/20 - to discuss protocols, ideas, obstacles they’re facing and more.

Free

Webinar – 8/31/20 – Dental Cleaning and Periodontal Therapy – VDOS (fee applies)

VDOS Presents (fee applies) - This webinar will discuss power tools and hand instruments (scalers and curettes) needed to perform a professional dental cleaning (scaling and polishing). Closed periodontal therapy (root planing and gingival curettage) and perioceutic treatment (local administration of medications) will be reviewed. Instrument sharpening will be briefly explained.

$19.99

Webinar – 9/1/20 – Radical Return to Owner – Keeping Families Together – HSUS

Virtual

HSUS Presents: While adoption rates have improved substantially in recent years, nationwide there has been minimal improvement in return-to-owner statistics. Join us to hear from shelter leaders from across the country about how they are using innovative strategies to drive positive outcomes and reunite pets with the people who love them.

Free

Online Course – 9/2/20 to 9/30/20 – The Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy – VIN (fee applies)

Virtual

VIN Presents (fee applies): Euthanasia is a very broad and diverse procedure with deep history and ethical implications. For decades, the veterinary profession has been evolving the act of taking life to match current welfare and societal demands. In this course, we will explore the history of euthanasia as it pertains to all species, review veterinary euthanasia guidelines, and examine the ethics behind it all. A large component behind CAETA’s development is to teach ways to support those who love companion animals. There are numerous caregiver and pet considerations affecting exactly why and how we perform euthanasia

$230

Webinar – 9/2/20 – Triaging Dental and Oral Emergencies – VDOS (fee applies)

Virtual

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar focuses on triaging dental and oral emergencies. While it would be of benefit to anybody interested in small animal dentistry and oral surgery, it is specifically designed for clinicians and technicians working in an emergency setting. Various dental and oral emergencies are reviewed as they present to the frontline clinical staff, including orofacial pain, bleeding, swelling, burn, bite, laceration, degloving injury, projectile injury, tooth fracture, tooth luxation/avulsion, jaw fracture, temporomandibular joint luxation, etc.

$29.99

Online Event – Fridays – Maddie’s Instructor Summit – AmPa!

AmPa! Presents: The AmPA! weekly Maddie's Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week. You'll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie's Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you'll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.

Webinar – 9/2/20 – Positive Perseverance: Leading During Crisis – The AAWA

Virtual

The AAWA Presents: The work we do in animal welfare is, by its nature, unpredictable and highly variable. In times of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic, these challenges are only enhanced. Team resilience in the face of adversity can be what differentiates effective teams who achieve positive outcomes from those who wither and stumble. Team resilience resources can be cultivated and leaders play a big role in enabling that. In this session we’ll learn about the science of resilience and explore effective leadership practices for cultivating, enabling, and leveraging resilience skills in our teams.

Free

Webinar – 9/2/20 – Battling Blind spots: Managing Personal Weaknesses that Minimize our Leadership Impact- VetGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VetGirl Presents (fee applies): In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Sally Ryan, DVM will review how we can manage failures in veterinary leadership. In this webinar, we’ll identify some of the common blindspots that affect many leaders and review ways to help manage blindspots and weakness so that leaders stay on course and continue to lead successfully.

$50

Webinar – 9/3/20 – Dental Nerve Blocks (Regional Analgesia) – VDOS (fee applies)

Virtual

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar will review local and regional anesthesia/analgesia for dental and oral surgical procedures in dogs and cats. Suitable local anesthetics and needed equipment will be discussed. Techniques for commonly performed dental nerve blocks (including maxillary, infraorbital, major palatine, inferior alveolar, and middle mental) will be described step-by-step.

$19.99

Webinar – 9/3/20 – Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets through Collaboration – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: This webinar will discuss the importance of cross-sector collaboration in supporting domestic violence survivors and their pets. It will focus on overcoming barriers to creating pet-friendly programs at shelters and will cover everything from lack of space, to allergies and liability to funding. A successful pet-friendly program is possible and can become a fundraising tool by focusing on building collaborative partnerships and creating a thorough program plan. This webinar is intended for anyone who interacts with domestic violence survivors and/or their pets.

Free