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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Event Series Online Conference – 10/29/20 to 10/30/20 – 22nd Annual Animal Protection and Wellness Expo – The Animal Protection Society (fee applies)

Online Conference – 10/29/20 to 10/30/20 – 22nd Annual Animal Protection and Wellness Expo – The Animal Protection Society (fee applies)

Virtual

The Animal Protection Society Presents: Due to Covid-19 and wanting to continue educating professionals and advocates world wide, The Animal Protection And Wellness Expo is now a Virtual Conference for 2020.  The APAW Expo brings a vast cross section of professionals and advocates together in one place, for vital education and best practices to protect animals and humans nationwide.

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Online Event – 10/29/20 – Ken Ramirez and Dr. Christopher Pachel – The Importance of the Trainer-Veterinary Behaviorist Relationship – Karen Pryor Academy

Virtual

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, October 29 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Dr. Christopher Pachel to talk about the importance of the trainer-veterinary behaviorist relationship, as well as demonstrate relaxation training for dogs.

Free
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Town Hall – 10/29/20 – Cats outside, it’s going to be okay. – Best Friends

Virtual

Best Friends Presents: Why does our instinct tell us that a cat outside needs to be taken to a shelter? Once at the shelter, should cats be limited to indoor adoption outcomes? Are we really saving them? Join us for a holistic discussion around cats. Lead by Michelle Logan, director of national embed programming for Best Friends Animal Society, we will explore how as an industry we can best serve our community and its cats.

Free
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Webinar – 10/29/20 – Boxing Down: The Wrong Choice for Animals… and People – Fear Free

Virtual

Fear Free Presents: Most of us who have been practicing for longer than a decade have used inhalant chambers to “box down” feline patients. It seemed to work, and the patient was able to be treated. Why throw away a potentially useful sedation protocol? Because the use of inhalant chambers or masks (also called “boxing” or “masking”) for sedation or induction to anesthesia is not considered standard of care.

Free
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Webinar – 10/29/20 – Lore Haug, DVM, MS, DACVB, CABC – What? Who? Cognitive Dysfunction in Dogs and Cats – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): This webinar will review the psychophysiology of cognitive dysfunction and brain aging. We will also cover common (and less common) signs of CD or brain aging and how brain aging clinically affects behavior. Finally, we will discus various treatment modalities available to try to mitigate symptoms and progression.

$19.95
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Event Series Online Conference – 10/30/20, 10/31/20, and 11/1/20 – Conference Unleashed 2020 – Behavior Modification for Anxious/Worried/Fearful Dogs – Control Unleashed Program (fee applies)

Online Conference – 10/30/20, 10/31/20, and 11/1/20 – Conference Unleashed 2020 – Behavior Modification for Anxious/Worried/Fearful Dogs – Control Unleashed Program (fee applies)

Virtual

The Control Unleashed Program Presents (fee applies): A 3-day virtual conference focused on exploring the art and science behind the Control Unleashed® program. Geek out with us as we talk about everything from using CU for behavior modification to applying CU in sport-specific training and with other species.

$199
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Event Series Online Conference – 10/29/20 to 10/30/20 – 22nd Annual Animal Protection and Wellness Expo – The Animal Protection Society (fee applies)

Online Conference – 10/29/20 to 10/30/20 – 22nd Annual Animal Protection and Wellness Expo – The Animal Protection Society (fee applies)

Virtual

The Animal Protection Society Presents: Due to Covid-19 and wanting to continue educating professionals and advocates world wide, The Animal Protection And Wellness Expo is now a Virtual Conference for 2020.  The APAW Expo brings a vast cross section of professionals and advocates together in one place, for vital education and best practices to protect animals and humans nationwide.

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

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
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Event Series Online Conference – 10/30/20, 10/31/20, and 11/1/20 – Conference Unleashed 2020 – Behavior Modification for Anxious/Worried/Fearful Dogs – Control Unleashed Program (fee applies)

Online Conference – 10/30/20, 10/31/20, and 11/1/20 – Conference Unleashed 2020 – Behavior Modification for Anxious/Worried/Fearful Dogs – Control Unleashed Program (fee applies)

Virtual

The Control Unleashed Program Presents (fee applies): A 3-day virtual conference focused on exploring the art and science behind the Control Unleashed® program. Geek out with us as we talk about everything from using CU for behavior modification to applying CU in sport-specific training and with other species.

$199

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Event Series Online Conference – 10/30/20, 10/31/20, and 11/1/20 – Conference Unleashed 2020 – Behavior Modification for Anxious/Worried/Fearful Dogs – Control Unleashed Program (fee applies)

Online Conference – 10/30/20, 10/31/20, and 11/1/20 – Conference Unleashed 2020 – Behavior Modification for Anxious/Worried/Fearful Dogs – Control Unleashed Program (fee applies)

Virtual

The Control Unleashed Program Presents (fee applies): A 3-day virtual conference focused on exploring the art and science behind the Control Unleashed® program. Geek out with us as we talk about everything from using CU for behavior modification to applying CU in sport-specific training and with other species.

$199
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Online Course – Registration opens 11/2/20 – Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner Module 2 – VIN/VSPN (fee applies)

Virtual

VIN/VSPN Presents (fee applies): The second of 2 modules, this course is designed to allow discussions of current techniques used in veterinary dentistry. Veterinarians practicing all levels of veterinary dentistry are invited to participate, from the veterinarian just interested in getting started in veterinary dentistry to the Board-Certified Veterinary Dentist. The course will cover how to read intraoral radiographs, normal radiographic anatomy, radiographic diagnosis of common intraoral disease, indications for exodontia, extraction equipment and extraction techniques, indications, drugs and landmarks for local anesthesia, treatment of feline tooth resorption and stomatitis.

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

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
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Webinar – 11/3/20 – Revisiting Respondent Techniques – Change the Behavior by Changing the Emotions – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

Pet Professional Guild Presents (fee applies): When working towards solving behavior problems our focus tends to be on the behavior. This happens for a couple of reasons: firstly, behaviors are much more noticeable than the emotions that drive them; secondly, from the human perspective the behavior is the problem, not the emotion. From the dog’s perspective, however, the emotion is the problem, not the behavior! This webinar will revisit respondent techniques such as classical extinction, systematic desensitization and counter-conditioning, as well as explain how to apply them effectively taking different variables into account.

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Event Series Online Event – Wednesdays – The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie – AmPa!

Online Event – Wednesdays – The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie – AmPa!

Virtual

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 AmPA! and HASS Staff and 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.

Free
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CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 11/5/20 – Office Hours: What’s Next? – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

Virtual

KSMP Presents: Nope, we haven’t forgotten. Your valuable feedback about community perception, what it is and what we’d like it to be, is what we’ll be discussing on our upcoming office hours call. We’ll share the results (again since it’s been a bit) more in depth and welcome your feedback – both how it strikes you and where we can go from here to bring about the change we’d all like to see.

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Online Event – 11/5/20 – Ken Ramirez and Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz Explore Training Topics – Karen Pryor Academy

Virtual

Karen Pryor Academy Presents: Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, November 5 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz to explore a variety of training topics, including poisoned cues, the perspective that "it's all operant," and so much more.

Free

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