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 – 8/10/22 – Self Preservation: Safety Precautions When Handling Live Animals in a Veterinary Setting – VETGirl (fee applies)

Virtual

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl veterinary technician webinar, Philip J. Seibert, Jr., CVT reviews the most common injuries to veterinary professionals when handling animals for treatment. Tune in to learn ways to avoid injury while still getting the job done!

Free – $50

Online Meeting – Mondays – Weekly Community Conversations #ThanksToMaddie – Maddie’s Fund

Virtual

Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.

Free

Webinar – 8/16/22 – Look for the Open Gate: Providing ‘In the Moment Animal Education for Your Community – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

Virtual

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: As community leaders we have a responsibility to help ensure human-nonhuman connections are healthy and protected, and we have an opportunity to play a transformative role in the lives of all community members. Common frustrations, questions, and situations will be discussed and resources will be given to aid in easing future human-animal conflicts and crises.

Free

Webinar – 8/17/22 – Best Practice Webinar: Safety Net Toolkit – Pedigree Foundation

Virtual

Pedigree Foundation Presents: In this webinar, attendees will walk through the HASS Safety Net Toolkit and learn the basics of helping people keep their pets instead of taking them to shelters. The Safety Net Toolkit is aimed at all levels of shelter professionals to demonstrate easy, low-cost ways to keep human and animal families together.

Free

Webinar – 8/18/22 – Aventuras en el diagnóstico de alergia alimenticia, una actualización del manejo de dietas diagnósticas (Adventures in the diagnosis of food allergy, an update on the management of diagnostic diets) – VETGirl

Virtual

VETGirl Presents: En este webinar libre de costo de una hora de VETgirl en Español, la Dra. Galia Sheinberg, DLACVD, nos hablará de los detalles y trucos que nos ayudan a poder llevar a nuestro paciente a un diagnóstico completo y poder lograr el mejor control de la dermatitis atópica canina en relación a reacciones adversas al alimento y poder seguir adelante cuando de descartan las mismas.

Free

Online Course – Enrollment open 8/1/22 to 8/20/22 – Winter Cohort 2022 – Shelter Playgroup Alliance

Virtual

Shelter Playgroup Alliance Presents: Learners will be invited to join a cohort that will meet virtually for four months via the Litmos LMS platform.  Each cohort will be invited to twice-monthly (bi-weekly) hour-long, live meetings via Zoom webinar so that questions can be answered live.  The bi-weekly meetings will feature video analysis and discussion of relevant topics.

Free