Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

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VDOS Presents – (fee applies) – This webinar will help you to understand oral and dental anatomy in dogs and cats using proper nomenclature. You will be able to do patient triage, obtain a history, assess clinical signs, perform a dental and oral examination (in the awake and anesthetized patient), and record your findings.

Million Cat Challenge/Maddie’s Fund and Royal Canine Present: A series of 4 webinars on kittens in shelters and foster care – including 8/6/20 – Kitten Intake in Animal Shelters, 8/13/20 – Support for Kittens in the Field, 8/20/20 – Foster Greatness, 8/27/20 – Kitten Care in the Shelter, 9/3/20 – Going Home. Join us with the nation’s leading experts on kittens in shelters and foster homes to learn about all things kitten in today’s world.

VDOS Presents (fee applies) – This webinar will review equipment/material needs to perform dental radiography in dogs and cats. Benefits and disadvantages of digital and non-digital options are outlined. Parallel and bisecting angle techniques and the most common positioning mistakes are discussed. Anatomy and pathology on numerous dental radiographs obtained from the upper and lower jaws with various lesions are explained in a systematic fashion.

VetGirl and Merck Present: Join us for a complimentary 1-hour, online VETgirl–Merck Animal Health CE webinar, where Dr. Cassidy Rist, DVM, MPH, DACVPM reviews historical and current patterns of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) and canine influenza viruses (CIV) in the United States. Consider how large-scale phenomena such as globalization, human social networks, and natural disasters have influenced the emergence and spread of canine respiratory pathogens within the United States. Learn a multi-pronged approach to prevent and control canine respiratory pathogens!

VDOS Presents (fee applies) – This webinar will discuss power tools and hand instruments (scalers and curettes) needed to perform a professional dental cleaning (scaling and polishing). Closed periodontal therapy (root planing and gingival curettage) and perioceutic treatment (local administration of medications) will be reviewed. Instrument sharpening will be briefly explained.

HSUS Presents: While adoption rates have improved substantially in recent years, nationwide there has been minimal improvement in return-to-owner statistics. Join us to hear from shelter leaders from across the country about how they are using innovative strategies to drive positive outcomes and reunite pets with the people who love them.

Alive and Thriving Presents: Four-session online seminar presented by Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC, specifically designed for staff at animal shelters, rescues, and nonprofit veterinary clinics.

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.