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 – 7/21/21 to 7/22/21 – Leading Change in Team-Based Veterinary Medical Healthcare – AAVMC (fee applies)

Virtual

AAVMC Presents (fee applies): This symposium will examine opportunities for enhancing educational programs for DVM students and veterinary nurse/technicians in a way that can broaden, deepen and expand access to clinical care.

$35

Webinar – 7/22/21 – The Care, Nurturing and Enrichment of Tame and Feral Volunteers – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Volunteers are the life-blood of many organizations. But how do you find these important members of your team? During this webinar, we’ll discuss simple recruiting ideas that won't break the budget, why mentoring is important to your cause, what it takes to retain and maintain long-term volunteers and more.

Free

Online Event – 7/22/21 – The Roundtable: How Loud Can You Bark? Hellraising vs Fundraising – The AAWA

Virtual

The AAWA Presents: Nonprofit social impact orgs can’t compete with the $$$$ budgets big brands dedicate to media buying, production, talent, product, creative, etc. So how can the social good industry raise hell together, to shake it up and find new and innovative ways for nonprofits to compete on the same stage as the big brands? Questions from the audience will follow the roundtable discussion.  

Free

Webinar – 7/22/21 – Preventing Owner Surrender: Creating Low Cost Veterinary Services in Your Community, A Face to Face Conversation with Veterinary Medical Experts – HASS

Virtual

HASS Presents: Join this virtual, face-to-face event featuring some of the prominent leaders in shelter medicine to unpack how you can provide these services by modifying your shelter’s infrastructure and creating community partnerships. We will talk through the External Facing Medical Care toolkits, answer your biggest questions, and discuss what is next for the future of community-centered veterinary services.

Free

Webinar – 7/22/21 – Eat, Play, Love! Developing Your New Relationship With Your Puppy by Deb Jones – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Join Deb Jones for a thorough discussion of the most important concepts and skills to introduce to your pup. She’ll talk about the importance of discovering valuable reinforcers while developing your relationship and establishing rules. Her 3 Rs for puppy raising of Relationship, Reinforcers, and Rules will serve as a clear guide for your puppy training in the early days.

$19.95

Webinar – 7/22/21 – Fighting Fungus with Education: SPORE Program and Finishing School Foster Program – Getting 2 Zero

Virtual

Getting 2 Zero Presents: At many shelters, ringworm can lead to devastating consequences. However, it does not have to be—with proper protocols, it can be safely treated and cured. Join Dr. Laura Mullen from San Francisco SPCA to learn about the SPORE (Shelters Preventing Outbreaks of Ringworm through Education) program.

Free

CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 7/27/21 – All-Star Community Cat Panel – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

Virtual

KSMP Presents: Join us for a CASCAR Community Cat Program Q&A with Maddie's Director of Feline Lifesaving Monica Frenden, HSUS Senior Analyst for Cat Protection and Policy Danielle Bays, Stray Cat Alliance Executive Director Christi Metropol, and SF SPCA Senior Vice President of Law and Advocacy Brandy Kuentzel. Bring your staff, your questions, and your concerns—this is your chance to streamline your cat intake protocols and messaging! 

Free

Webinar – 7/27/21 – Speak the Right Words – Fear Free

Virtual

Fear Free Presents: In this webinar, Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, principal at Hamilton Law and Mediation, PLLC (HLM), will help vets and their staff learn how to appropriately address disagreements and foster mindful reactions to difficult discussions.

Free

Webinar – 7/28/21 – Stress, Recuperation Rates and Elizabethan Collars – Let’s Smash the ‘Cone of Shame’ and Replace it with the ‘Sunflower Shield’ – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): Join the presenter as she delves into scientific, observational, and anecdotal evidence regarding the impact of owner-compliance and stress on recovery rates and provides a solution to help make wearing of the Elizabethan collar less stressful for the dog, pet guardians and veterinarians.

$25 – $35

Webinar – 7/28/21 – “No Worries—She’s an Indoor Cat” is NOT the Solution for Tick & Heartworm Prevention for Cats – EveryCat Health Foundation

Virtual

EveryCat Health Foundation Presents: Join us for a review of the more common external and internal parasites of cats, including an update on prevalence and parasite forecasts from Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC); a discussion of the risk to indoor cats; and how long-acting preventives can increase compliance and protect more pets.

Free

Online Event – 7/29/21 to 7/30/21 – Animal Welfare Summit – AAWA and Michelson Found Animals

Virtual

The AAWA and Michelson Found Animals Present: This two-day virtual event is available to startups or organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit, that are building products and services intended to improve the welfare of animals in shelters. This event will build relationships between the innovators and industry leaders, with the goal of building a community that will further our mission of saving pets and enriching lives.