This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.
Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies. Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained. We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier. For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).
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AAFP Presents (fee applies): Join us in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, or virtual. This year's theme is "Enriching Feline Care & the Veterinary Experience."
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: This live presentation is designed specifically for animal shelter representatives who utilize social media and want to learn more about how to manage your online reputation.
The AAWA Presents: Quality data are solid building blocks for decision-making. Participants of this session will learn the key data and calculations used to measure success and how to identify opportunities and evaluate program effectiveness
ASPCAPro Presents: During this webinar, we’ll share tips you can use throughout an animal’s stay to keep them cruising along their path (or help them take an appropriate detour), including population rounds, pre-selection, foster-to-adopt, and other lifesaving programs.
CVMA Presents (fee applies): The first hour of the webinar will be for all employees (supervisors and non-supervisors). There will be a 15-minute break followed by the second hour of the webinar for supervisors only so that they can receive a full two hours of training.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl Spanish webinar, Dr. Mariana A. Pardo, BVSc, MV, DACVECC reviews the pathophysiology of primary and secondary brain injury.
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie's Insights are monthly webcasts with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Dr. Lisa Gunter will discuss key takeaways for foster recruitment, trial adoption programs, caregiving practices, and behavioral support that can be utilized in our post-pandemic world.
Best Friends Presents: This session will highlight the concept of courageous conversations with the goal of providing animal welfare staff and volunteers with the tools they need to navigate an emotionally complex working environment.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Whatever your training goals or sport, the Elemental Questions™ help you truly “see the dog” and provide the detailed information about each animal as he is. This is where truly humane training is grounded: in detailed knowledge about the individual dog.
Shelter Behavior Hub Presents (fee applies): Learn the many ways dogs can help other dogs, in and outside of the shelter environment. In this webinar, you will learn about social learning, dog play dynamics, and how to manage playgroups in shelters.
Community Cats Podcast (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.
IAABC Presents (fee applies): This course will help you think scientifically about animal training and behavior consulting for all species, understand and break training into component principles, understand environmental events that maintain behavior, increase your ability to be humane and effective, and more.
Humane Network/UoP Presents (fee applies): This award-winning online certificate program provides practical information and valuable networking for current sheltering professionals, those looking to advance their career, or move into the field of animal sheltering. The program’s courses include leadership, shelter operations, community program development, animal health/clinic operations, and marketing/development.
Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): One personality trait that has been shown to have such an influence in humans - and now also in dogs - is high sensitivity or “sensory processing sensitivity”. This webinar will give an insight into this personality trait, present the most interesting results of our research in dogs and offer some suggestions of how this knowledge might help prevent and treat (behavioural) problems and thereby increase the quality of life of dogs and their surroundings.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
CARE Presents: How do we talk about and address anti Blackness and anti-Indigeneity as Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)? How do we acknowledge the harms and current reality to move forward in solidarity? To understand the issues and grapple with these questions, we have invited a group of panelists to discuss.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Willie Bidot, MPH, MS, DACLAM will review the basics of shelter medicine including tips and recommendations from animal handling and anesthesia to recovery in the shelter.
Shelters United Presents: Access to veterinary support is harder than ever. Whether you’re on the sheltering side of animal care, or the veterinary side, working together can be complicated and demanding. If you’re a shelter or rescue struggling to find or cultivate effective working relationships with veterinarians, this listening session is designed to hear your challenges and offer guidance with obtaining a veterinarian of record and maintaining an effective relationship.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Rebecca Salazar, DVM, DACVAA reviews anesthesia of the senior pet. Tune in to learn what physiologic changes occur in the geriatric patient, the overall morbidity and mortality of anesthesia, and how to develop your anesthetic plan in the geriatric patient!
ASPCA and The AAWA Present: Don’t miss this FREE online event showcasing how to help vulnerable pets using data, including a presentation on dog breeds and behavior. Whether you love geeking out over data, want to help pets in your community—or both—you don’t want to miss the ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum online on November 9 from 12 – 5 p.m. ET.
Network for Good Presents: Join us and our friends from Meta (Facebook) for a session all about making the most of your year-end campaign.
The National Kitten Coalition Presents: Come ask The National Kitten Coalition’s kitten experts, Susan Spaulding, aka ‘The Nation’s Kitten Mom’ and NKC’s Rosemarie Crawford, your most pressing kitten questions!
CVMA Presents (fee applies): The first hour of the webinar will be for all employees (supervisors and non-supervisors). There will be a 15-minute break followed by the second hour of the webinar for supervisors only so that they can receive a full two hours of training.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl small animal webinar, Dr. Michelle Trappler, DACVS reviews the basics of gastric and small intestinal surgery. Join us to get the confidence you need to tackle the basics of GI surgery, tissue handling and key surgery tips for successful routine GI surgery.
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
PPG Presents (fee applies): When kittens or puppies must be confined during the socialization period, they can experience a negative impact with socialization and can suffer from behavioral problems later in life. This program will show techniques that will keep the patient safe and mentally stimulated.
Maddie's® Million Pet Challenge Presents: Have you tried everything you can think of to connect with your community? Have you reduced barriers to fostering and adoption and still animals are sitting? In this 60-minute webinar, we'll explore what might be keeping people who want to foster or adopt from coming to your shelter, and we'll share three of the most impactful and untapped practices you can use to encourage engagement across your community.
Best Friends Presents: Listen as two cat programming experts talk about the issue of friendly community cats and their on-the-ground experience with saving more lives in different areas of the country. They’ll challenge your views on returning friendly cats with personal stories about their interactions with community members and discuss topics like safe SNVR practices and the benefits of expanding program eligibility.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Each of these five lessons can be built over the next few weeks and you can build the more advanced elements over the next few months. You and your puppy will benefit immediately when you get started. Life skills and convenience, confidence, manners and learning to learn. This is a core group of compatible concepts that even a baby can master. You and your puppy will love the fun and games approach, and you'll enjoy a lifetime benefit from starting young.
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Jeff Thoren, PCC, BCC will invite you to consider the possibility that every situation you face and every interaction you have with others is a piece of improv. Life IS improvised, no matter much you might like to have a script. To thrive in work and life, you must get comfortable coping without a plan that you can confidently control. Tune in to learn how improv can help with adapting to whatever your clients, colleagues, or life give you.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Pancreatitis is one of the most common GI problems we see in dogs – if your own dog has ever had it, it’s likely you won’t forget the experience! Take the mystery out of this sometimes puzzling medical problem, and find out how you can be better prepared to help your dog if the need arises.
Think Anesthesia Presents: This 1-hour presentation provides the anesthetist with a review of the importance of adequate ventilation for the anesthetized patient. Following a brief review of respiratory anatomy and mechanics of spontaneous and assisted ventilation, we will identify the benefits of applying intermittent positive pressure ventilation with a mechanical ventilator.
MCVMA Presents (fee applies): This one-of-a-kind conference will feature all BIPOC presenters and include a range of topics from wildlife medicine, surgery and community practice to animal welfare, access to veterinary care and DEI. RACE Approval for CE sessions is pending. The conference is open to everyone in the veterinary space.
Community Cats Podcast Presents: Learn what these approaches are, the policies behind them, and the mechanics of how they work. Plus find out how Return-to-Field and targeted TNR can be combined to achieve dramatic, sustainable reductions in both euthanasia and intake at open admission shelters.
MCVMA Presents (fee applies): This one-of-a-kind conference will feature all BIPOC presenters and include a range of topics from wildlife medicine, surgery and community practice to animal welfare, access to veterinary care and DEI. RACE Approval for CE sessions is pending. The conference is open to everyone in the veterinary space.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Steven Budsberg, MS, DACVS reviews the current therapies available for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs and cats. Tune in to learn new therapies that have just been approved as well as those currently in clinical testing.
The AAWA Presents (fee applies): If you have your sights set on rising in the industry and want to network with all sorts of industry professionals, it doesn’t get any better than The Fall Conference.
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this first of three webinars, we will present powerful examples of how playgroups can not only enhance the quality of life for your shelter dogs, but how focusing on their quality of life through enrichment can lead to game-changing benefits to your shelter’s everyday operations.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
Getting 2 Zero Presents: In this last session, we take a deep dive into the critical aspects of how to successfully facilitate playgroups in your shelter. Attendees will be offered a robust collection of video examples and important discussions on safety, effective handling techniques, and how to take the first steps to implement or enhance their own shelter playgroup programs.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Emilio DeBess, DVM, MPVM reviews the outbreaks of Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) and leptospirosis in the United States. Tune in to get the most up-to-date information on these infectious diseases to provide you with all the data you need to know!
PPG Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, dog trainer and anthropologist Kristi Benson will provide an introduction to village dogs (including definitions and geography). She will also review welfare-compromised and positive aspects of village dogs lives before looking at some of the lessons we can learn for pet dogs: enrichment, foraging, socializing, environmental choices, and so on.
Network for Good Presents: In this session, Mallory Erickson – the creator of the Power Partners Formula™ and host of What the Fundraising – is going to break down how to infuse proven fundraising habits into our end-of-year fundraising that will allow us to elevate our leadership, fundraising, and ultimately raise more money to increase our impact. You’ll even learn how to design your own habits to make them stick – for both you AND your funders.
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Join me to learn how to maintain your dog's attention even while YOUR focus is elsewhere. That means your dog will stay close to you and focused on you when in class, and you're busy watching and listening to the instructor; when at the ATM machine, and you're busy doing important banking stuff; while you've stopped to chat with a friend on the street; while walking through a crowd or past other dogs.
ACVB Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, Dr. Jenny Biehunko will cover how a cat’s environment affects behavioral issues such as house soiling, destructive behavior, and social conflict as well as medical problems such as skin, endocrine, and urinary disorders; designing and optimizing an enriched environment for indoor cats and choosing a layout that works for each individual, and more!
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Natalie Marks, CVJ will review the concept of clinical empathy. Tune in to learn barriers to empathy, how best to communicate it AND protect oneself from compassion fatigue.
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In Part 2, we dive into what DPFL-style Playgroups look like! During this webinar, we will view and discuss dog-to-dog communication and body language, as well as some of the operational aspects of a successful playgroup program.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Elanco webinar, Dr. Kristin Zersen, DACVECC reviews the treatment options for canine parvovirus, including a review of the treatments discussed in recent literature. Tune in to learn what’s new!
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this last section, attendees will be offered a robust collection of video examples and important discussions on safety, effective handling techniques, and how to take the first steps to implement or enhance their own shelter playgroup programs.
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly 50-minute Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative space to share exciting new programs and research, discuss uncomfortable topics, connect with peers in the industry, and more, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour, VETgirl–Merck Animal Health webinar, Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM will review the science behind vaccines and vaccine protocols. Tune in to learn how you can develop vaccine SOP’s and protocols to ensure consistency. Join Dr. Lee as he discusses the basics of vaccinology and immunology, reviews recommended canine and feline vaccination protocols and vaccine efficacy so that you are better equipped to answer questions from pet owners!
Fear Free Presents: Building a Fear Free culture can feel daunting for even the most dedicated Fear Free veterinary professional. Join Julie Liu, DVM, as she discusses ways to engage and empower your team to get on board with Fear Free and provide a greater level of compassion for your patients.
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 2-hour VETgirl–Royal Canin webinar, Dr. Meghan Herron, DACVB reviews how psychopharmacology in the form of medications, supplements and diet can be used to combat fear, anxiety, and stress in our feline patients. In Part 2, and Dr. Anne Marie Germain will share pearls and tips for feline urolithiasis management.
PPG Presents (fee applies): In this not to be missed presentation, we will immerse ourselves into the topic of food motivation, increasing our understanding of why some dogs are indifferent to food during their training sessions, and discuss a variety of solutions!
This 4 session VIRTUAL workshop designed for all levels of shelter staff will cover advice to resolve common dog and cat behavior problems to prevent…
Maddie's Fund Presents: In this presentation, results will be shared from a new study assessing using a standardized behavior modification program and daily gabapentin administration to treat fearful cats from hoarding environments. Further, instructions and resources for conducting behavior modification in shelters will be shared, along with a summary of a growing body of research and in-shelter experience demonstrating that many fearful cats from hoarding environments are treatable in shelters and can have positive outcomes in homes.
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: The term “community engagement” gets thrown around a lot, as if it is something that an officer can do if they have a few extra minutes. To unlock the full potential of community engagement, however, we must start thinking of it as less of a project and more of a state of mind. In this course you will learn how embracing community engagement as a mindset can, and will, increase lifesaving efforts and officer safety.
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This presentation will be an overview of the Constructional Aggression Treatment (CAT) with an emphasis on how it has been improved. I'll go over what the Constructional Approach is, the importance of environment, and, importantly, adding the term "Alert" to our aggression vocabulary.
Shelter Behavior Hub Presents (fee applies): We want to find the best possible homes for the dogs in our care, but we also don’t want our adopters to feel like we think they’re criminals. How do we walk this fine line? Conversation-based adoptions! If you help make adoption matches for a rescue or a shelter, or just occasionally rescue animals privately, learn the modern way to make great matches happen!
PuppyWorks Presents (fee applies): This new, easy-to-follow webinar provides you with detailed and progressive training steps for making recall training fun and effective for your clients and their dog(s).
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.
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