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 Course – Registration open until 2/23/21 or until full – 2/23/21 to 3/12/21 – Shock – VIN/VSPN (fee applies)

Virtual

VIN/VSPN Presents (fee applies): Shock is a complex syndrome with a wide range of etiologies. It is a life-threatening emergency, which requires prompt recognition and intervention. Clinicians will be guided through key pathophysiological processes explaining common clinical presentations in veterinary patients. Step-by-step patient management will be discussed.

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Webinar – 2/23/21 – Huddle 7: Laws and Regulations – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us for the seventh huddle of the No Place Like Home Challenge on Tuesday, February 23 (10am PST)! This interactive huddle will include a total of 20 minutes of presentation time and 20 minutes for Q&A. Topic: Regulations and laws encourage Return to Home

Free

Webinar – 2/23/21 – What ACO’s Need to Know about Puppy Mills – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: From the minute you step into the puppy mill, it is important to capture the images and the cacophony of the living conditions.  Large Scale seizures all have the same thing in common; numerous animals.  How to document the scene at a puppy mill to make sure you tell the story.  As a prosecutor, how do you make it come alive for the judge or jury.  There will be tips on how to make the story come alive in Court and making sure you don’t lost your case.  Innovative strategies to bring the puppy mill owner to justice will be explored.

Free

Online Event – 2/23/21 – Pathways to Veterinary School – CARE

Virtual

CARE Presents: Join James Evans in a discussion about the barriers that face African American students and the pathways that we can create with Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson from The Critter Fixers; Dr. Michael Blackwell DVM, MPH, FNAP, Director of Program for Pet Health Equity at the Center for Behavioral Health Research at UT; and Dr. Tierra Price, DVM, MPH (she/her/hers) Founder, BlackDVM Network, LLC.

Free

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

Webinar – Wednesdays from 1/20/21–2/24/21 – Shelter Success Simplified Webinar Series – Humane Network

Virtual

Humane Network Presents: Want to prepare your animal shelter or rescue group for the challenges of 2021? We’ve got a free series of six Shelter Success Simplified webinars starting soon to get your organization on the road to success! They will be each Wednesday at 1 p.m. Pacific (4 p.m. Eastern) from Jan. 20 through Feb. 24. You don't have to attend all, but space is limited so sign up now.

Free

Webinar – 2/25/21 – Extracorporeal Therapies for Pets in Toxicology: Dialysis for Toxicants and Beyond – ASPCA Pro

Virtual

ASPCA Pro Presents: This webinar will introduce dialysis and the other extracorporeal therapies (ECT) available to treat common poisonings and overdoses in dogs and cats. Dr. Armi Pigott will review toxin-associated indications for hemodialysis, hemoperfusion, hemofiltration, and therapeutic plasma exchange. Attendees will also leave with information on how to find a referral center that provides these services.  

Webinar – 2/25/21 – Your Aging Dog Wants To Do More Than You Think—And Will Thrive For It! with Lori Stevens – Dog iBox (fee applies)

Virtual

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): This webinar will provide practical information for everyone living with older dogs. You will no longer be a passive bystander watching your dog age. You will be introduced to how to keep aging dogs engaged with you and the environment. We'll cover how to help them be more active and functional. You’ll learn what you can do to support your dog's aging process and help them regain strength and confidence. This information is empowering in an area where we often feel helpless. Applying these techniques will make life easier for your aging dog. It will also make caring for them easier, more joyful, and enriching for both of you.

$19.90 – $29.90

Webinar – 2/25/21 – It took a TEAM to beat Thanos! Why Veterinary Medicine (and the Avengers) is a team sport – Virox

Virtual

Virox Presents: Veterinary medicine is a team sport, for instance implementing an effective infection prevention program requires the participation of everyone on the roster. So, ensuring our high-performing and highly trained teams work well together is paramount to the success of a veterinary facility. But it sure is not easy! Especially in today’s climate, where pandemic exhaustion is wearing everyone down. Team building requires a ton of hard work, difficult conversations, and alignment around shared goals, values and a clear vision for success. This presentation will discuss the realities of teamwork in the veterinary industry, showcase team dynamics at play and present strategies and techniques to align teams and crush it every day!

Free

Webinar – 2/25/21 – Introduction to RAT (Relationship Assessment Tool) – Suzanne Clothier (fee applies)

Virtual

Suzanne Clothier Presents (fee applies): Take one person, add one dog, and you get a third entity: the relationship between the person and the dog. Successful and humane training needs to include the relationship as the dynamic ground on which skills, behavior changes and improvements can take root. Join live or watch the recording at your convenience for an introduction to RAT™: Relationship Assessment Tool. Developed by Suzanne Clothier, RAT™ provides a new perspective on understanding of the dog/human relationship.

$24.95

Webinar – 2/25/21 – Huddle 8: Anything Else? – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us for the final huddle of the No Place Like Home Challenge on Thursday, February 25 (1pm PST)! This interactive huddle will be your chance to discuss anything else that wasn't covered in the previous 7 huddles regarding Return to Home. 

Free

Webinar – 2/25/21 – Leptospirosis: Why Awareness and Diagnosis is Crucial to the Health of your Patients, Clients and Practice – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary 1-hour, online VETgirl–Merck Animal Health CE webinar, where Dr. Natalie Marks reviews leptospirosis and “myth busts” some common misconceptions about the disease in canine medicine. Tune in to learn the current epidemiology and clinical presentations of leptospirosis, diagnostic options and treatment of acute and chronic leptospirosis (yes, I said chronic Lepto!), and learn how to establish a safety protocol in veterinary hospitals to avoid zoonosis.

Free

Webinar – 2/26/21 – Shelter PALS CA Shelter Law Webinar: Community Cats – CalAnimals

Virtual

CalAnimals Presents: Interested in operating a legally compliant community cat program (CCP) in California? Then join us as lead attorneys from the San Francisco SPCA’s Shelter PALS (Shelter Policy and Legal Services) program, Brandy Kuentzel and Bruce Wagman, walk us through the legalities of community cats in California.

Free

Online Conference – 2/26/21 to 2/28/21 – United Spay Alliance (USA) Conference – Community Cats Podcast and USA (fee applies)

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast & United Spay Alliance Present (fee applies): Join CCP and United Spay Alliance as they partner up to offer a three-day virtual conference that will focus on all aspects of spay/neuter. You'll see presentations from all sorts of animal welfare experts on topics ranging from starting a low-cost spay/neuter program and funding spay/neuter services, to raising awareness in the community and more! You'll have opportunities to ask questions, hear what works and didn't work for professionals and volunteers from the community, and you'll come away with new ideas to help you control the pet population in your area.

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Online Conference – 2/26/21 to 2/28/21 – United Spay Alliance (USA) Conference – Community Cats Podcast and USA (fee applies)

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast & United Spay Alliance Present (fee applies): Join CCP and United Spay Alliance as they partner up to offer a three-day virtual conference that will focus on all aspects of spay/neuter. You'll see presentations from all sorts of animal welfare experts on topics ranging from starting a low-cost spay/neuter program and funding spay/neuter services, to raising awareness in the community and more! You'll have opportunities to ask questions, hear what works and didn't work for professionals and volunteers from the community, and you'll come away with new ideas to help you control the pet population in your area.

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Online Conference – 2/26/21 to 2/28/21 – United Spay Alliance (USA) Conference – Community Cats Podcast and USA (fee applies)

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast & United Spay Alliance Present (fee applies): Join CCP and United Spay Alliance as they partner up to offer a three-day virtual conference that will focus on all aspects of spay/neuter. You'll see presentations from all sorts of animal welfare experts on topics ranging from starting a low-cost spay/neuter program and funding spay/neuter services, to raising awareness in the community and more! You'll have opportunities to ask questions, hear what works and didn't work for professionals and volunteers from the community, and you'll come away with new ideas to help you control the pet population in your area.

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Webinar – 1/28/21 – Genetics of Dog Aggression – Dr. Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

Pet Professional Guild Presents (fee applies): What do (and don't) we know about how genetics affects canine aggression? In this webinar, Jessica Hekman will take a deep dive into her own area of research - how genetics affects personality in dogs. How much of canine personality is due to genetics and how much to environment? How do researchers track down genes related to personality? Have any such genes yet been found? Can we expect a genetic test for dog reactivity any time soon? In this webinar, Jessica will particularly address examples from human literature about traits that are similar to reactivity and aggression in dogs, why they are so hard to understand from a genetics viewpoint, and what the future holds for us.

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