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 – 10/14/21 to 10/17/21 – Anesthesia & Pain Management – live online from New Orleans – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): This all new seminar has been designed to provide you with practical information on the current thoughts on anesthesia along with acute and chronic pain management in your practice.

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Online Event – 10/16/21 – 2021 Online Fundraising Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast Presents (fee applies): Online Fundraising Day includes a variety of online sessions to help you learn how to fundraise for your organization in the era of Covid-19 and generate new, innovative ways to fund the programs your community needs to help cats and kittens live safe, healthy lives. Be sure to bring your questions!

$20

Online Conference – 10/16/21 – 2021 Online Animal Welfare Symposium for Students – HSVMA

Virtual

HSVMA Presents: HSVMA will host our 7th annual Animal Welfare Symposium for Students online again this year. With the theme of Access to Care, we will present five live lectures and two networking events. Although geared towards veterinary and veterinary technician students, veterinary professionals and affiliates are welcome to attend.

Free

Online Course – 10/14/21 to 10/17/21 – Anesthesia & Pain Management – live online from New Orleans – IVS (fee applies)

Virtual

IVS Presents (fee applies): This all new seminar has been designed to provide you with practical information on the current thoughts on anesthesia along with acute and chronic pain management in your practice.

See info

Online Event – 10/17/21 – 2021 Online Diversity Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

Virtual

Community Cats Podcast Presents (fee applies): Join Community Cats Podcast on Sunday, October 17, 2021 for an Online Diversity Day featuring experts from the animal welfare world. The day includes a variety of online sessions to help you learn about the challenge issues around diversity in our community cat environment. Bring your questions!

$20

Webinar – 10/17/21 – Getting Out of the Box: Fresh Thoughts on Infection Prevention Protocols for Cats – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Michael R. Lappin, DACVIM, PhD will discuss current issues related to the prevention of infectious diseases in cats. Tune in to learn current thoughts on injection side sarcomas and vaccine-associated side effects, while maximizing the benefits of feline vaccinations. Find out how to avoid real or perceived adverse events or if there are alternative protocols to consider!

Free

Online Course – Starts 10/18/21 – Compassion Fatigue Strategies – University of Florida – Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program (fee applies)

Virtual

University of Florida - Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program Presents (fee applies): Compassion Fatigue Strategies is a unique online course designed to support people who work with animals. The course will help you recognize signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, learn to manage your stress levels and increase your self-care practices, connect with the rewards of your work, build your resiliency, and commit to making successful changes in your life and in your organization.

$200

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 – 10/18/21 – ACO ALL ACCESS: Future of Field Services – NACA

Virtual

NACA Presents: Join NACA for our first ever live streamed training opportunity!! An hour of presentation and open discussion!! Let’s talk about taking steps towards supportive field services practices, how to move towards resource provision and away from punishment while building trust and positive relationships within the community.

Free

Webinar – 10/19/21 – Otitis Externa Practice Essentials – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Merck Animal Health YouTube LIVE event, Dr. Michael Canfield, DACVD reviews ear anatomy, equipment, clinical procedures, and treatment of otitis externa to promote quality patient outcomes.

Free

Webinar – 10/19/21 – 6 Steps to Jumpstart Your Year-End Fundraising Success – Network for Good

Virtual

Network for Good Presents: It is imperative that your organization participates in the end of year giving season. But during such a busy time, how do you ensure your year-end giving plan is going to work? How do you ensure your precious time is well spent? Join Professional Fundraising Coach, Robin Cabral, to kick your year-end off the right way.

Free

Webinar – 10/19/21 – Positive Marketing for Maximum Impact – HeARTs Speak

Virtual

HeARTs Speak Presents: This 1-hour workshop examines the easy-to-implement, often subtle shifts we can make to reach new audiences and the power of positivity in building relationships and changing minds. With a focus on imagery, the language we use, and transparency, we’ll also explore how the concept of positive marketing contributes to life-saving goals.

Free

Webinar – 10/19/21 – All I Need to Know About Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl anesthesia webinar, Dr. Mike Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA reviews how the anesthesia machine works, different oxygen sources, oxygen flowmeters, vaporizers, CO2 absorbent, and scavenging systems. Dr. Barletta will also describe different breathing systems available on the market and will review how to choose the appropriate breathing system for different patients.

Free – $50

Online Event – 10/19/21 – CARE celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – CARE

Virtual

CARE Presents: CARE is going LIVE with for part 2 of our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
We have three more amazing guests: Alana Yanez, Executive Director for Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP Cats); José Ocaño, Senior Director, People and Culture, Best Friends Animal Society; and Nicole Galvan, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Bailing Out Benji.

Free

Online Event – 10/20/21 – Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Allison Cardona – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with Allison Cardona, Deputy Director of Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control. In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Allison speaks of overcoming her own experiences with systemic bias and what she sees as initial steps we can take to widen diversity, equity and inclusion in our field while strengthening the human-animal bond.

Free

Webinar – 10/20/21 – Managing Eye Care in the Shelter Environment – The AAWA

Virtual

The AAWA Presents: Learn about eye injury treatment and disease management both in the shelter and in foster care. This presentation will discuss common eye diseases in the shelter environment, including causes of corneal ulceration, conjunctivitis, and eye loss. Attendees will gain an understanding of the challenges of providing proper eye care to shelter animals, including staff training, equipment, and costs.

Free

Webinar – 10/20/21 – Aging Gracefully: Update on Canine and Feline Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome – Fear Free

Virtual

Fear Free Presents: In part due to the excellent veterinary care that we deliver to our patients, we are presented with more geriatric cats and dogs now than we were 10 years ago. Most of us didn’t learn much about how to recognize and treat cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) in dogs and cats. In this session, attendees will learn the most up to date prevention strategies and treatments of CDS in dogs and cats.

Free