FDSA Presents (fee applies): Let’s talk about the care and feeding of behavior chains, how to maintain them reliably and how to repair them efficiently when something goes wrong. We’ll even discuss when we might want to break them, and of course how to build strong chains when we want to keep them.
BlackDVM Network Presents: Community Sessions give our members the chance to meet each other and share experiences. Come hang with us! We want to get to know you. Community sessions are like Happy Hours just for our members. We’ll discuss any and everything and hopefully learn a ton about each other every time.
Humane Canada Presents (fee applies): The Canadian Violence Link Conference is an innovative, ground-breaking event that examines the link between interpersonal abuse and animal abuse, looking at the vulnerabilities in both populations and how they intersect. This biennial conference brings together criminal justice system stakeholders that work to prevent and address violence against people or animals for cross-sectoral training on how to collaborate and stop the cycle of violence.
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare leaders. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works.
CVMA Presents: This course provides detailed information on emergency/critical care topics that can benefit you in everyday practice as well as during a disaster response. Course instructors are Drs Jamie Peyton, Jeannine Berger, Shari O’Neill, and Grant Miller.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Ellen Carozza, LVT, Guidelines Task Force Member, reviews the 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines. Tune in to learn what the changes to the Guidelines are, the latest recommendations on core/non-core vaccines in cats, lifestyle vaccines based on the patient population, and the tools offered to help practices implement the Guidelines and make them stick.
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
PPG Presents (fee applies): Through a case series, this session will explore how the partnership between veterinary behaviorist, dog training professional and pet parent improves the lives of the dogs they collectively treat.
VDOS Presents (fee applies): Feeling uncomfortable about sticking a needle through oral mucosa near a neurovascular bundle? Don’t worry, here you learn everything you need to know about nerve blocks for your dental and oral surgical patients! This VDOS webinar will review local and regional anesthesia/analgesia for dental and oral surgical procedures in dogs and cats.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zomedica YouTube LIVE broadcast, Dr. Stefanie M. DeMonaco, MS, DACVIM will explain how the use of serum TSH aids in the diagnosis of feline hyper-and hypothyroidism. Best practices for using currently available TSH assays will be discussed.
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Each Open Arms Challenge Zoom Huddle will consist of two 10-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute Q&A. Good things happen when shelter and rescue organizations have open communications with each other. Spencer Conover, PASCO County, and Danielle Giroux of Runaways Rescue, will present.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: Finding ways to manage critical incident stress can make a huge difference in your life, as well as those around you. This session will explore critical incident stress management for today’s Animal Control Officer.
CVMA Presents (fee applies): Employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training for all employees by January 1, 2021, and every two years thereafter. We understand the strain this training requirement might put on staffing, so we offering the webinar on two different dates and times for your convenience.
Best Friends Presents: Learn about the newest trends in community supported animal sheltering to keep dogs and cats in their homes and out of our shelters. Topics covered will include tips on how to work with your city attorney, reckless owner and breed neutral dangerous dog laws, pet inclusive housing ordinances, effective community cat programs, and processes to avoid liability.
Network for Good Presents: Join us and our friends from Facebook for a session all about making the most of your end of year campaign.
Maddie’s Fund Presents: In this discussion with Maddie’s Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Dr. Blackwell reflects on growing up in the segregated south and his eye-opening moment when the critical connection between humans and animals became his life calling.
ACVB Presents (fee applies): Behavioral symptoms are often the first signs of illness owners notice. When those symptoms look like biting, panic disorders, compulsive behaviors, and many others it can be tempting to call in the veterinary psychiatry team. However, many underlying medical conditions can cause similar changes in behavior. Come to this lecture to learn how to identify when a patient’s behavioral symptoms require further medical diagnostics.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl webinar, Dr. Stephen DiBartola, DACVIM reviews acid-base interpretation in dogs and cats. Tune in to learn all about acid base disorders, both primary and mixed, as well as how the body compensates for acid base disturbances.
Maddie’s Fund Presents: Each Open Arms Challenge Zoom Huddle will consist of two 10-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute Q&A. Being a good neighbor is the key to keeping pets and people together. Jorge Ortega, Guilford County, & Rachael Pontillo, Partners Ending Homelessness, will present.
