April 23, 2020 by Kelly Duer, Foster Care Specialist, Maddie’s Fund® and Rachel Jones, Adult Dog Foster Coordinator, Pima Animal Care Center Audience: Executive Leadership, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers, Veterinary Team Recently, shelters and rescues across the country have placed more pets in foster homes than ever before. Now, how can we keep them from coming back […]
Representing partner organizations from several regions, shelter leaders discuss their challenges and triumphs, and what they hope changes about animal welfare moving forward. This special COVID-19 Town Hall brings local insight to shelters and rescue groups along with the opportunity to learn how different regions are navigating the COVID-19 crisis. Each week, we’ve been taking […]
Let’s talk TELEMEDICINE! Boehringer Ingelheim has a cool web-based portal/app that gives clients access to their pet’s key medical and vaccination history, supports telemedicine, and integrates seamlessly with most veterinary practice management platforms. This is a great platform to stay in touch with your foster community and new adopters with live video consultations.
On May 5, 2020, in response to the unprecedented need created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, GivingTuesday is organizing #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity. This international campaign is aimed at triggering an outpouring of financial, volunteer, and advocacy support for first responders and nonprofits which feed, house, educate, and inform local communities. GivingTuesday’s Chief Strategy Officer, Jamie McDonald, will share ideas […]
With each passing day, we are learning more and more about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. As veterinary clinicians and clinician-scientists, many of us are interested in learning more about the virus and its potential effect on our veterinary patients. Join us to hear the perspectives of these researchers as they address […]
Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month the Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy Instructors will be available for live shelter advising. Our instructors are experts in the field with over 50 years of combined shelter leadership. Have doubts, questions, or just need to talk through ideas? Join us, for these live counseling sessions. You can pop in for 5 minutes to ask one question, or stay for the whole event. We are here to support your brave, lifesaving efforts. We got y’all.
Our instructors will rotate and while each has their own individualized specialties, we work very closely as a team. Each instructor has worked in shelter leadership and over the last two years taught and advised hundreds of shelters to increase lifesaving, using sustainable, realistic methods.
Webinar 2: Beyond the Bottle – Caring for Growing Kittens April 25 at 11am PT/2pm ET – REGISTER HERE Participants will learn: How to safely and properly wean kittens onto solid foods, including tips for difficult-to-wean kittens How to litter train kittens Tips for developing healthy behaviors in kittens and creating an enriching environment Step-by-step […]
A town hall style gathering to share best practices on how organizations are handling coronavirus. 4/25/20 – Ruth Steinberger (Spay First), Audrey Garrison (Operation Catnip), and Karen Kraus (Feral Cat Coalition)
A town hall style gathering to share best practices on how organizations are handling coronavirus. 4/27/20 – Dr. Jeff Young (Rocky Mountain Vet), Dr. Sara Pizano (Team Shelter USA), Aimee St. Arnaud (Best Friends Animal Society), and Anna Murrin (Metro Denver Cat)
UC Davis KSMP Presents: For California animal shelters – join us on Tuesdays at 10 AM for a weekly “California Shelters COVID-19 Check-In” Zoom meeting with Dr. Kate Hurley from KSMP. Zoom meeting registration link is posted in the Private California shelter’s group page.
From: National Shelter Medicine RoundsSent: Monday, April 27, 2020 3:25:57 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)To: National Shelter Medicine RoundsSubject: National Shelter Medicine Rounds this week Hello National Shelter Medicine Rounds attendees, National Rounds tomorrow Tuesday 4/29 at 3pm CST will be a check-in/Q&A with the group for the first 30 minutes. The last 30 minutes […]
Hello National Shelter Medicine Rounds attendees, Today we will be hosting National Rounds at 3pm CT (1 PM Pacific). Please feel free to send questions or topic requests by email in advance and we will do our best to cover them, otherwise come prepared to ask questions and participate in discussion. Moving forward we […]
Now You’re Here, Now You’re Not: Preparing Your Pet for Yet Another Change First our pets had to get used to their humans being around more than usual as people sheltered in place. For many pets, this was a positive change, but even positive changes can be stressful. They’ll face upheaval again when pandemic precautions […]
Join Trust Veterinarians from the AVMA Trust on Wednesday, April 29 at 11 AM CST for our webinar, “Communication in Veterinary Practice in the COVID-19 Crisis.” We will discuss some of the potential communication and liability issues veterinarians may face and provide tips to help mitigate risk during this time. What we’ll cover: The increased […]
Come and learn along with other PetPoint shelters! Join us for our next Ask the Expert Session. Our Expert PetPoint Support Specialist will be live to answer your PetPoint questions. Complicated Questions? Want to know how a particular module of PetPoint works? Our specialist can help! When registering for this class, there is a section […]
Especially in animal welfare organizations, resilience is a key component of a productive and healthy team. Does your organization’s culture support your people in the face of constant emotional toll? This webinar will focus on building personal resilience. Attendees will learn how to recognize and address compassion fatigue triggers in their animal care work, build […]
Each spay/neuter provider and shelter need to build a plan to reopen and operate in the “new norm.” This may vary for each organization as to what this looks like, but seeing examples of what others are doing can help. Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Berliner from Cornell University, […]
Every veterinary professional encounters cases where resource limitations prevent ‘Plan A’ level medicine. Join RAVS veterinarians Lauren Kloer and Ahne Simonsen and RAVS veterinary nurse Anne Marie McPartlin as they discuss patient care in the field setting and how field-based decision making approaches can be utilized to aid in the care of your patients at […]
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, human and animal health professionals have been challenged to bring telemedicine into their practice for the safety of themselves and their clients. Tune in to our Facebook COVID-19 Veterinary Q&A tomorrow, April 29 at 6p PST (9p EST) as telemedicine experts discuss how and when to implement telemedicine into […]
We are all feeling vulnerable for various reasons during this time of crisis. Presented by Maria Gore, MSW, social worker with the Argus Institute, this webinar will talk about that vulnerability we are all experiencing on many levels and how to utilize it to collectively approach the stress and trauma this pandemic is creating at […]
