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 Conference – 6/18/21 to 6/19/21 and 6/26/21 to 6/27/21 – PacVet Live 2021 – CVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

CVMA Presents (fee applies): We invite veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and practice managers to ride the tide to our fully interactive online PacVet Live conference. Earn up to 32 CEUs over four days with sessions to choose from in two concurrent tracks each day! Since we can’t make it to the beach, we’ll bring the beach to you with some beach-themed fun with games and exciting raffles.

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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

Webinar – 6/28/21 – 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.

$44.99

Webinar – 6/29/21 – Premedication drugs: Doses, clinical and adverse effects, and the “why” behind it – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies): Dr. Mike Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA reviews the mechanism of action, doses, and the duration of action of drugs used to premedicate our canine and feline patients. Brush up on the “why” behind certain drugs including phenothiazines, alpha-2 agonists, opioids, and benzodiazepines!

Free – $50

Webinar – 6/30/21 – Do You See What I See: Medical Conditions Masquerading as Behavior Problems – Dog iBox (fee applies)

Virtual

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): Understanding when to recommend additional diagnostics and when to recommend primary behavior treatment is a valuable skill to have in your tool kit! This presentation will cover common conditions that may appear to be behavioral in origin, when in fact, they may be occurring due to an underlying medical concern.

$19.90 – $29.90

Webinar – 6/30/21 – Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomies #2: Leveraging Animal Transport and Networking to Save More Dogs and Cats in the Northern Tier – ASPCAPro

Virtual

ASPCAPro Presents: Looking for ways to build or improve local networks to move at-risk animals within your community, region, and the northern tier states? Join us as we engage with relocation expert Karen Walsh of the ASPCA, and Chris Roy, who joins us from Doobert, during this interactive Q&A session. Refresh your understanding of transport and relocation best practices, along with tips for connecting with potential relocation partners. 

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 – 7/1/21 – Building Programs Based on Intake Data – Texas Unites (fee applies)

Virtual

Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): In this presentation, you will learn about the complex, fascinating way we think about intake and how we can revolutionize animal shelters, animal control services and rescue groups, just by digging deeper into how we track the reasons for intake and how better addressing the complexity of animal intakes might lead to better, faster outcomes.

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Webinar – 7/1/21 – Move out of the way and let your Board Govern! – Texas Unites (fee applies)

Virtual

Texas Unites Presents (fee applies): A Governing Board – one that provides the leadership of the organization, that sets direction and policy, that provides financial oversight and ensures adequate resources to expenditures. A good Governing Board is your way to freedom and a life. Come learn how to give up the reins and ride your non-profit into a successful future.

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Webinar – 7/2/21 – Perioperative Considerations in Dentistry – VDOS (fee applies)

Virtual

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar will review normal oral structures that may be confused as abnormalities and perioperative complications that can occur during dental and oral surgical procedures, including neurological deficits, tracheal injury, oral edema, orbital injury, trigeminocardiac reflex, iatrogenic lingual trauma, and vomiting and regurgitation.

$44.99

Webinar – 7/5/21 – Canine Welfare: How Do We Measure It and What Can We Learn Using These Measures in the Animal Shelter? – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): This session will discuss how we can best assess welfare and promising measures found across the scientific literature that can help us better understand dogs’ experiences in the shelter. With these measures in mind, the presenter will describe recent research investigating the effects of housing and social interaction on shelter dog welfare.

$25 – $35