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 Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!

Free

Online Course – 4/16/21 to 4/18/21 – How I manage common ocular & cardiac problems – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): Gary & Kathy are going to discuss management of the most common problems that they encounter in their clinical practices. This course will present a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of these common problems using a combination of didactic and case-based teaching. This combination of a Cardiologist and an Ophthalmologist is sure to provide you with some very practical tips on a broad range of topics.

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Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!

Free

Webinar – 4/18/21 – Vaccinating Cats: Everyday Evidence – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Annette Litster will present a review of the peer-reviewed literature on vaccination in cats to inform vaccine protocols using an evidence-based approach. Information on the immune response, adverse reactions to vaccines, injection site sarcomas, duration of immunity, route of administration, maternally-derived immunity and updates from the 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines will be discussed.

Free

Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free

Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!

Free

Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!

Free

Webinar – 4/20/21 – COVID-19 and Curbside: Client Communication Survival Guide – Fear Free

Virtual

Fear Free Presents: Veterinary medicine in 2021 continues to provide challenges—ongoing curbside service, COVID-19, and client concerns and frustrations. Join Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, as she discusses some very practical tips and tricks to helping clients understand what we do and why we do it and that we all have the same goal—healthy and happy pets.

Free

Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS

Virtual

HSUS Presents (fee applies): Animal Care Expo is an online conference experience from April 21-23, 2021, featuring 40 great sessions on a wide variety of topics including shelter medicine, behavior and global animal issues. Visit our virtual exhibit hall to chat with dozens of vendors and organizations, collect session handouts and vendor resources to save to your computer and join our happy hours and Q&A sessions to network with speakers, exhibitors and other attendees.

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Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!

Free

Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS

Virtual

HSUS Presents (fee applies): Animal Care Expo is an online conference experience from April 21-23, 2021, featuring 40 great sessions on a wide variety of topics including shelter medicine, behavior and global animal issues. Visit our virtual exhibit hall to chat with dozens of vendors and organizations, collect session handouts and vendor resources to save to your computer and join our happy hours and Q&A sessions to network with speakers, exhibitors and other attendees.

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Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): For this seminar I have asked the speakers to discuss practical topics of interest to the general practitioner. Dr. Philip Bergman is one of the leaders in medical oncology and Dr. Catriona MacPhail is one of the founding ACVS Fellows in surgical oncology. This combination is sure to answer your most common cancer management questions in a practical and informative presentation.

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Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!

Virtual

American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!

Free

Webinar – 4/22/21 – Don’t dread the Strategic Plan! – Getting 2 Zero

Virtual

Getting 2 Zero Presents: This session is an introduction to how to ensure your strategic plan is aspirational enough AND deliverable. On how to create a vision that inspires, how to ensure your organisation is moving forward, how to engage your people in the plan. And the step we usually miss: how to implement it in a way that ensures it's not just a document that sits on a shelf until the next planning session in three years.

Free