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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Webinar – 11/8/22 – Access to a Veterinarian of Record: The Vet & Rescue Relationship – Shelters United

Virtual

Shelters United Presents: Access to veterinary support is harder than ever. Whether you’re on the sheltering side of animal care, or the veterinary side, working together can be complicated and demanding. If you’re a shelter or rescue struggling to find or cultivate effective working relationships with veterinarians, this listening session is designed to hear your challenges and offer guidance with obtaining a veterinarian of record and maintaining an effective relationship.

Free

Webinar – 11/8/22 – Anesthesia and the Senior Pet – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Rebecca Salazar, DVM, DACVAA reviews anesthesia of the senior pet. Tune in to learn what physiologic changes occur in the geriatric patient, the overall morbidity and mortality of anesthesia, and how to develop your anesthetic plan in the geriatric patient!

Free

Online Event – 11/9/22 – ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum – ASPCA and The AAWA

Virtual

ASPCA and The AAWA Present: Don’t miss this FREE online event showcasing how to help vulnerable pets using data, including a presentation on dog breeds and behavior.  Whether you love geeking out over data, want to help pets in your community—or both—you don’t want to miss the ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum online on November 9 from 12 – 5 p.m. ET.

free

Online Seminar – 11/2/22 and 11/9/22 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Education and Training – CVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

CVMA Presents (fee applies): The first hour of the webinar will be for all employees (supervisors and non-supervisors). There will be a 15-minute break followed by the second hour of the webinar for supervisors only so that they can receive a full two hours of training.

$20 – $60

Webinar – 11/9/22 – Go for the Guts-O: Basics of GI Surgery – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Michelle Trappler, DACVS reviews the basics of gastric and small intestinal surgery. Join us to get the confidence you need to tackle the basics of GI surgery, tissue handling and key surgery tips for successful routine GI surgery.

Free – $50

Webinar – 11/10/22 – The Power of Yes: Three things to do today to open the kennel doors and send animals home – Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge

Virtual

Maddie's® Million Pet Challenge Presents: Have you tried everything you can think of to connect with your community? Have you reduced barriers to fostering and adoption and still animals are sitting? In this 60-minute webinar, we'll explore what might be keeping people who want to foster or adopt from coming to your shelter, and we'll share three of the most impactful and untapped practices you can use to encourage engagement across your community.

Free

Webinar – 11/10/22 – Friendly for a Reason: Expanding Shelter-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return Eligibility for Cats – Best Friends

Virtual

Best Friends Presents: Listen as two cat programming experts talk about the issue of friendly community cats and their on-the-ground experience with saving more lives in different areas of the country. They’ll challenge your views on returning friendly cats with personal stories about their interactions with community members and discuss topics like safe SNVR practices and the benefits of expanding program eligibility.

Free

Webinar – 11/10/22 – Train This Now! The Short List for your New Puppy – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Each of these five lessons can be built over the next few weeks and you can build the more advanced elements over the next few months. You and your puppy will benefit immediately when you get started. Life skills and convenience, confidence, manners and learning to learn. This is a core group of compatible concepts that even a baby can master. You and your puppy will love the fun and games approach, and you'll enjoy a lifetime benefit from starting young.

$19.95

Webinar – 11/10/22 – Partnering for Positive Results – Say “Yes, And” to Build Effective Teamwork through the Power of Ensemble – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Jeff Thoren, PCC, BCC will invite you to consider the possibility that every situation you face and every interaction you have with others is a piece of improv. Life IS improvised, no matter much you might like to have a script. To thrive in work and life, you must get comfortable coping without a plan that you can confidently control. Tune in to learn how improv can help with adapting to whatever your clients, colleagues, or life give you.

Free – $50

Webinar – 11/10/22 – Puking, Painful, and Puny-Looking: The Ins and Outs of Canine Pancreatitis – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Pancreatitis is one of the most common GI problems we see in dogs – if your own dog has ever had it, it’s likely you won’t forget the experience! Take the mystery out of this sometimes puzzling medical problem, and find out how you can be better prepared to help your dog if the need arises.

$19.95

Webinar – 11/11/22 – Assisting Ventilation During Anesthesia – Think Anesthesia

Virtual

Think Anesthesia Presents: This 1-hour presentation provides the anesthetist with a review of the importance of adequate ventilation for the anesthetized patient. Following a brief review of respiratory anatomy and mechanics of spontaneous and assisted ventilation, we will identify the benefits of applying intermittent positive pressure ventilation with a mechanical ventilator.

Free

Online Conference – 11/12/22 to 11/13/22 – MCVMA 2022 Annual Conference – MCVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

MCVMA Presents (fee applies): This one-of-a-kind conference will feature all BIPOC presenters and include a range of topics from wildlife medicine, surgery and community practice to animal welfare, access to veterinary care and DEI. RACE Approval for CE sessions is pending. The conference is open to everyone in the veterinary space.

$60 – $200

Online Conference – 11/12/22 to 11/13/22 – MCVMA 2022 Annual Conference – MCVMA (fee applies)

Virtual

MCVMA Presents (fee applies): This one-of-a-kind conference will feature all BIPOC presenters and include a range of topics from wildlife medicine, surgery and community practice to animal welfare, access to veterinary care and DEI. RACE Approval for CE sessions is pending. The conference is open to everyone in the veterinary space.

$60 – $200

Webinar – 11/13/22 – New Therapies for Treatment of OA in Dogs and Cats – What is Here Now and What is Coming Later – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Steven Budsberg, MS, DACVS reviews the current therapies available for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs and cats. Tune in to learn new therapies that have just been approved as well as those currently in clinical testing.

Free