Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

HSVMA Presents: The presentation will explain the importance of preventative cancer recommendations for canine patients in the primary care setting. Several common canine cancers have been shown to be related to environmental chemical exposures. This presentation will identify specific environmental chemical exposures associated with specific cancers in dogs, or in people with analogous cancers.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies to non-members): Tune in to learn the benefits of innovation, the steps to build a culture of innovation, and how to select the ideas that will meet your veterinary organizational goals.

ASPCAPro Presents: Are you finding that some behavioral issues persist (or new ones arise) after an adopted animal joins their new family? Learn from our panel of experts as they explore the ins and outs of effective and efficient post-adoption behavioral support during this 60 minute Shelter Behavior Roundtable.

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Presents (fee applies): In this session, the instructors will discuss and share updates regarding the diagnosis and treatment of heartworm disease and discuss how new discoveries are affecting clinical practice.  They will also answer your inquiries and present approaches to common clinical conundrums.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies to non-members): In this 2-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski, DACVIM, DACVECC reviews tips for improving the outcome in dogs and cats presenting with or developing respiratory distress. Tune in as Dr. Rozanski reviews emergency stabilization, diagnostics (including biomarkers and point of care ultrasound), common and not so common diseases, and most importantly, how to manage these cases!

Think Anesthesia Presents: Register for this month’s live webinar Think Anesthesia: Premedication, Setting the Scene for Smooth Anesthesia presented by Karen Kerr, BA, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Anesthesia & Analgesia). Medications administered prior to anesthetic induction influence the ensuing anesthetic event and affect the patient’s overall experience.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1.5-hour VETgirl Spanish webinar, Dr. Alberto Fernandez, DACVECC will discuss the clinical conditions associated with trauma to the chest cavity in a systematic approach to organ injuries, therapies and more.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies to non-members): Tune in for a review of insulin types, concentration, how to reduce client cost, tips and tricks for administration, and monitoring considerations for the diabetic patient.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this session, we will focus on the HUMAN handling that contributes to unwanted behavior, even “aggression”. Get ready to rethink your approach as we reveal the common and widely accepted and taught handling errors that set dogs up for failure. Through extensive video examples, we will demonstrate alternative handling techniques that help dogs to trust and thrive!

Network for Good Presents: Join us and our partners from Meta/Facebook to discuss how you can take advantage of the Giving Season match to close out your 2022 fundraising efforts.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): Whether you’re working with a service dog in training or are just wanting to make adventures with your social dog less of a circus routine- this webinar has something for you!

Fear Free Presents: Join Sharon Minninger, DVM, as she discusses how we can modify our thoughts and actions to improve the “just medicate my pet” problem. She will also address what other medication forms can be considered and how to develop strategies to train your team and your clients for success.

FDSA Presents (fee applies): If you want to see the dust fly when you need your dog to come back RIGHT NOW, then you need this webinar. No matter what your dog currently sees, smells or is in the process of attempting to catch, you CAN get a fast and furious return to you – the handler – simply because you called!

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 2-hour VETgirl–Royal Canin webinar, Dr. Andrea Monnig, DACVECC will review feline urethral obstruction, including the management and treatment of this common feline emergency. Tune in for evidence-based medicine to improve management of the urethral obstruction patient to provide the best possible outcomes.

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour, VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Dr. Natalie Marks, CVJ briefly reviews immunology associated with normal respiratory anatomy and what happens when fighting disease. Tune in to learn about the common yet overlooked culprits associated with CIRDC (canine infectious respiratory disease complex) and why reactive medicine for respiratory disease is more costly and less effective than proactivity