Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar will review the indications, biomechanics, equipment/instrument/material needs, and techniques of tooth extraction in dogs and cats. Closed and open techniques will be described step-by-step, including the creation of flaps in one jaw quadrant and the use of high-speed tools for sectioning of teeth and removal of alveolar bone. Tips will be shared on how to make tension-free flaps for wound closure. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

The AAWA Presents: Medications, including compounds, are often necessary to treat our patients. But the cost of medications can add up quickly and the record keeping requirements can become challenging. This session will cover considerations when using compounded medications, including preparing them in-house. We will also discuss controlled substance record keeping for compounded and commercial products, as well as how COVID-19 has impacted medication access.

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar will review the management of the most common complications that can occur during tooth extraction in dogs and cats, including fractured roots, hemorrhage, trauma to adjacent structures, fracture of the alveolus or jaw, oronasal fistula, trauma from opposing teeth, emphysema and air embolism, and local and systemic infection. The didactic lecture will last 1 hour, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations Presents: Parvo is a dreaded illness and can be fatal for puppies, heartbreaking for staff and volunteers, and costly for your organization. How do you prevent it on transports, in the shelter, and foster environment? When a puppy does break, where can you isolate positive and exposed cases? What supportive care can staff or fosters provide? Ask a shelter veterinarian any other burning questions you have.

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): Introducing new pets to an existing pet household can be a daunting or intimidating task for dog and cat owners, and problems associated with these introductions are easier to avoid than they are to solve once they’ve occurred. Knowing how to guide your clients through this process will decrease the risk of conflicts and increase the integration success rate for your patients. This presentation will cover strategies and concepts critical to navigating this process successfully.

Suzanne Clothier Presents (fee applies): This webinar will help you become more aware of your own body language. As a bonus, you’ll learn Suzanne’s 5 Point Check approach to handler awareness & self monitoring. This simple but effective technique will help you, and – for professionals – is ideal for your students. We’ll be doing some interactive exercises throughout the webinar so you get to experiment and experience how simple changes can provide profound changes – for the better! Join us – your dog will thank you for your improved awareness of your role as your dog’s partner.

ASPCAPro Presents: Animal behavior at shelters is always a hot topic, but what about when behavior treatments intersect with medical care? Join the ASPCA Learning Lab and colleagues in the field as they discuss topics surrounding behavior treatments, handling, and behavior medication. During this session, you’ll also have an opportunity to have your questions answered via a live Q&A.

Maddie’s Fund Presents: In this one-hour webcast, you’ll learn how to create a culture of fostering in your community and discover several strategies for placing more pets in foster (hint: recruitment is just one of them!). You’ll learn what the latest market research says about messaging and techniques that can turn potential fosters into applicants, how short-term foster programs can help you find the fosters and adopters you need, and how organizations with the most robust foster programs are building their foster base.

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar will review normal oral structures that may be confused as abnormalities and perioperative complications that can occur during dental and oral surgical procedures, including neurological deficits, tracheal injury, oral edema, orbital injury, trigeminocardiac reflex, iatrogenic lingual trauma, and vomiting and regurgitation. Fabrication of tape muzzles and placement of feeding tubes will also be discussed. The didactic lecture will last 1.5 hours, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Much of what Code Enforcement officers do, to improve the community’s quality of life, goes unseen. Which makes securing resources, managing reputations, and getting credit where credit is due – hard. Enter Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs are mutually agreed upon metrics used to gauge success. KPIs shift conversations from opinions to facts.

VDOS Presents (fee applies): This VDOS webinar focuses on triaging dental and oral emergencies. While it would be of benefit to anybody interested in small animal dentistry and oral surgery, it is specifically designed for clinicians and technicians working in an emergency setting. Various dental and oral emergencies are reviewed as they present to the frontline clinical staff, including orofacial pain, bleeding, swelling, burn, bite, laceration, degloving injury, projectile injury, tooth fracture, tooth luxation/avulsion, jaw fracture, temporomandibular joint luxation, etc.

VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, where Dr. Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM reviews well known and not-so well-known case context provided by the minimum database that should raise your index of suspicion for infectious disease in a patient. Tune in to review and apply some concepts about infectious disease testing that will help you know when to believe a positive or negative result.

Banfield Presents: Conflict is something that, as much as we try, we cannot avoid because conflict is comes up anytime your view differs from another’s — and humans are opinionated beings. While most of us have a strong reactions to conflict, including (but not limited to) fear; avoidance; and/or dread, conflict can also have positive impacts. It can allow for exploration of new and different ways of doing things resulting in better outcomes. When we think of the negatives of conflict it’s because of the emotions that conflict evokes — often making situations feel explosive. By learning how to step up to conflict and confronting it head on by using the right approach, you can turn conflict into a positive for both you and your team.