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 – 8/3/21 to 8/6/21 – Animal Behavior Society Annual Conference – ABS (fee may apply)

Virtual

ABS Presents (fee may apply): This will be the second ABS annual meeting to be held in virtual format. While we all miss the pleasures of meeting our colleagues in person during the annual meeting, the virtual format offers undeniable benefits in terms of accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement with our world-wide community of animal behaviorists.

Free – $200

Webinar – 8/6/21 – Starting Small Animal Dentistry – VDOS

Virtual

VDOS Presents: This webinar will introduce you to the world of small animal dentistry and oral surgery. It will explain what equipment, instruments, materials, knowledge and practical skills are needed to become profitable in the most lucrative discipline of veterinary medicine.

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

Webinar – 8/9/21 – It Takes a Village: The Team Approach to Treating Emotional Disorder in Dogs – PPG (fee applies)

Virtual

PPG Presents (fee applies): What is the role of a veterinary behaviorist in the successful treatment of emotional disorders in dogs? What is the role of the dog training professional? How should a dog training professional approach a veterinarian about medications? This session will discuss the team approach to treating emotional disorders in dogs.

$25 – $35

Webinar – 8/10/21 – Struggle and Triumph in this Moment of Animal Welfare: An Inside Look from Pilot Shelter Directors – HASS

Virtual

HASS Presents: In this moment of animal welfare, as intake numbers soar, people and pets are being evicted, and COVID is coming in another wave, there is struggle but there is also triumph. Join HASS Pilot Shelter Directors and members of the Managing Executive Committee, Chris Fitzgerald, Director of Rochester Animal Services, and Rebecca Guinn, CEO of LifeLine Animal Project, in a live webinar to discuss their wins and their losses.

Free

Webinar – 8/10/21 – Introduction to Fluid Therapy – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies): In this VETgirl webinar, Dr. Steve DiBartola, DACVIM reviews fluid therapy in veterinary medicine. Tune in because you probably missed it in vet school – things like basic principles, physiology and composition of body fluids, and recognition and characterization of disordered fluid balance.

Free – $50

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 – 8/11/21 – 5 ways to excel as a leader by understanding behavior styles – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies): In this 1-hour, online VETgirl leadership CE webinar, Karlene Belyea, MBA, reviews behavior styles and how they affect leadership traits. Join us and learn about your own style, recognize the styles of others, and better manage each style for a more productive, enjoyable and efficient workplace with healthy communication.

Free – $50

Webinar – 8/12/21 – CPR for the Veterinary Soul – CalAnimals

Virtual

CalAnimals Presents: It’s hard to go anywhere in vet med these days without hearing about problems relating to wellness, mental health, and even suicide, but what is really happening? This lecture looks at both veterinary personality types and tendencies as individuals, as well as workplace stressors common in veterinary medicine.

Free

Webinar – 8/12/21 – Fear Free: Helping Shelter Pets Find Health, Happiness, and Homes – ASPCAPro

Virtual

ASPCAPro Presents: Fear, anxiety, stress (FAS), and frustration are usually high in shelter animals and impact their ability to adapt to a new environment. Fear Free programs can provide shelter workers and veterinary professionals with the tools to meet the needs of a pet’s physical and emotional wellbeing. This webinar will introduce viewers to the concepts behind Fear Free and how they can apply to your shelter operations.

Free

Webinar – 8/12/21 – The Roundtable: Beyond Best Practices: How to Make Big Changes Happen – The AAWA

Virtual

The AAWA Presents: Do you ever wonder why some agencies always seem to be on the cutting edge of advances in animal welfare, while others have difficulty implementing any change at all? Join our panel as we reflect on variations in leadership and culture that can make all the difference, regardless of agency size, location, or resources. 

Free

Webinar – 8/12/21 – Are we there yet? Creating calm, in and out of the car with Sharon Carroll – FDSA (fee applies)

Virtual

FDSA Presents (fee applies): In this webinar we look at all the underlying reasons that can affect your dog’s behavior when traveling. We also discuss behavior modification and management strategies aimed at improving the journey for you and your dog. We will also look at strategies for producing calm behaviors when arriving and setting up at a new venue.

$19.95

Webinar – 8/12/21 – Avoid These Dermatology Case Pitfalls and Succeed! A Case-based Approach – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Ashley Bourgeois, DACVD reviews how to avoid common dermatologic pitfalls and customize an individualized diagnostic and treatment plan for each of your derm cases for the best outcome when it comes to allergic dermatitis! Learn how a dermatology specialist works up cases step-by-step, and how you can apply this to your own pruritic canine patients.

Free

Webinar – 8/13/21 – Triaging Dental and Oral Emergencies – VDOS (fee applies)

Virtual

VDOS Presents (fee applies): How to determine whether it is TMJ luxation or open-mouth jaw locking? What to do with an avulsed tooth? Any temporary relief for the jaw fracture patient? Know the various dental and oral emergencies and provide emergency care prior to definitive treatment!

$44.99