National Shelter Medicine Rounds - 9/29/20 - Affordable Housing Shortages - Continued - UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs
2020-09-29 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
From: National Shelter Medicine RoundsSent: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:37:56 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)To: National Shelter Medicine RoundsSubject: National Rounds next week and follow up from this week

Hello National Shelter Medicine Rounds attendees,
On September 29th we will be having continued discussion and follow up from this week’s rounds topic on affordable housing shortages, with HSUS PFL Amanda Arrington, Gabbi Chapman and TX state director Lauren Loney joining us again.
If you missed rounds this week here is the recording:
https://zoom.us/rec/share/MnuaKUiHGpxrahQAU_R9EiuwTOrJAZAzrr-9XOkre3d_4SY9JLBgoSFmmdLvH78q.T7bZFftn1u7Mknci
The references Amanda discussed sharing are below and the slide deck is attached.

CDC Eviction Moratorium Declaration Form https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/declaration-form.pdf
Eviction Response Toolkit https://www.animalsheltering.org/eviction-toolkit
One pager of the housing issue and how it relates to animal welfare https://www.animalsheltering.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/OnePager_0.pdf
Sustainability Guide on how to fundraise for support service programs https://www.animalsheltering.org/pets-for-life/sustainability-guide
Video that explains why everyone should become an advocate for affordable housing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxM5qrFFmmU&feature=youtu.be
Living wage discussion https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/smarter-living/what-a-living-wage-actually-means.html
State partner list for National Low Income Housing Coalition https://nlihc.org/state-partners
State by state moratoriums https://www.rhls.org/evictionmoratoriums/
Eviction Lab https://evictionlab.org/
Just Shelter state search for housing advocacy organizations https://justshelter.org/community-resources/
State by state what you have to make to afford rent https://www.businessinsider.com/salary-afford-rent-every-state-us-ranked-2018-7#51-renters-in-west-virginia-need-to-make-at-least-35520-to-pay-for-housing-1
Discussion on government sanctioned segregation https://www.npr.org/transcripts/526655831
Article on structural inequality resulting from segregation https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2019/08/07/472617/systemic-inequality-displacement-exclusion-segregation/
The role of police in gentrification and housing insecurity https://theappeal.org/the-role-of-police-igentrification-breonna-taylor/

National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on the same Zoom link for every session:
https://zoom.us/j/520278731
Meeting ID: 520 278 731
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Recordings and shared documents/links info:

Recorded rounds can be found at this box link: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/bdzl9zkkkcy5komx5cvkqc3nsmik9jc1 Some more formalized rounds will be recorded but many discussions will not be recorded in order better facilitate open and honest discussion. If you do not see a previous rounds on this document then it was not recorded.
Links/documents shared in the chat during rounds can be accessed at this box link: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/9aafkcezkivmnb569upycuvxjpbgftvx We will be saving any documents and links that are shared in the chat in this folder called ‘Links shared in chat’
You should be able to access these box folders as a guest at any time without a sign in necessary.

Thank you,
Stephanie Koester, CVT
Assistant Director, Shelter Medicine Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu
Rounds related documents, recordings, and details can be accessed here at any time.

National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on the same Zoom link for every session:
https://zoom.us/j/520278731
Meeting ID: 520 278 731

One tap mobile
+19292056099,,520278731# US (New York)
+16699006833,,520278731# US (San Jose)

COVID-19 Rounds general info:
We will be more regularly offering National Shelter Medicine Rounds short term to discuss COVID-19 and other current topics that impact shelter medicine on Tuesdays from 3-4pm CT (1pmPT/2pmMT/4pmET. You are welcome to email questions or topics you hope to be discussed during rounds in advance to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu and you are always encouraged to come prepared to unmute to ask questions and participate in discussion at any point. I will be sending email reminders of upcoming rounds in advance. Note: Rounds is typically held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month and will return to that format once the need for more regular discussion passes. Recordings will not be available during COVID-19 discussions but can be accessed from previous regular rounds and will again be available once we return to the usual format.
This group is made up of shelter veterinarians, shelter vet trainees, and upper level shelter leadership. If you know anyone that would like to be added to the national shelter medicine rounds email list to regularly receive scheduling updates moving forward, please have them email a request to be added to the email group to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu.

Web Conference System Details:
If you have not used Zoom before I’d recommend you join at the zoom link in advance to give it a test run on your computer as you’ll likely need to do a quick download. For audio, you can use either your computer if you have microphone capabilities or you can dial in from your phone. Here is a link to test your audio in advance if you would like to: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362283-Testing-computer-or-device-audio In order to see the visuals that may be shared you must join either through your computer or download the app if joining from a mobile device.

Online Event - Fridays - Maddie's Instructor Summit - AmPa!
2020-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The AmPA! weekly Maddie’s Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week.
You’ll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.
Click this link to join at 3pm CT: https://bit.ly/3cjHM5I
WEBSITE LINK: Facebook Page With Info – Click Here

Online Event - Wednesdays - Maddie's Instructor Summit - AmPa!
2020-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
****THIS WEEK’S TOPIC****
This Wednesday, September 30th, join the Maddie’s Instructor Summit to discuss field services and intake with Spencer Conover and Christina Snow.
The AmPA! weekly Maddie’s Instructor Summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to talk through the most current animal sheltering challenges! Topics will change each week.
You’ll join Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, but, more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this work a lot easier.
Click this link to join at 3pm CT: https://bit.ly/3cjHM5I
WEBSITE LINK: Facebook Page With Info – Click Here

Webinar - 9/30/20 - Effective Internal Communication: The Problem, Some Solutions, & The (Virtual) Meeting - The AAWA
2020-09-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Effective internal communication is needed for any organization to successfully function. However, establishing healthy communication practices continues to be a recurring struggle for many organizations. This webinar will discuss some of the reasons why effective communication is so difficult to establish at all levels of the organization, unveil best practices to help in this pursuit, as well as explain how workplace meetings—with an emphasis on virtual meetings—can be used to demonstrate some of these ideas and techniques.
After the presentation, viewers will be able to:
a) understand common communication pitfalls,
b) develop a toolkit of techniques to establish effective communication, and
c) recognize how these techniques and ideas can be used within their (virtual) meetings and day-to-day workplace interactions.
Approved for 1.0 CAWA CE.
WEBSITE LINK: https://theaawa.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1400454

Webinar - 9/30/20 - Wellness: Suicide Prevention in Veterinary Medicine - ACVS
2020-09-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Registration fees waived for Wellness: Suicide Prevention in Veterinary Medicine

Wellness: Suicide Prevention in Veterinary Medicine
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 6–8 pm (ET)

Registration is required and closes September 30 at noon (ET). Registration fees are waived for all participants. This webinar is sponsored by the ACVS Foundation.

The ACVS Foundation understands the importance of this topic. To remove any financial barriers to participation, the ACVS Foundation is generously subsidizing 100 percent of the cost of producing this timely webinar.

About the webinar*
Depression, anxiety, and suicide plague the veterinary medicine profession. Signs often go unrecognized or are ignored as we struggle to talk about mental health. For every seven of you who are reading this, one has considered suicide at some point. Most of us personally know or know of someone who has committed suicide.

This webinar provides information on the most common reasons veterinarians contemplate suicide and proven tools that we can use to help minimize the risk or even prevent it among our colleagues.

Presentations
Eric Parente, DVM, DACVS, will facilitate the following presentations:

David Andrews, DM, MBA: Developing Resilience: Confronting Mental Health and Suicide Challenges

Earl Gaughan, DVM, DACVS: Merck Animal Health Veterinarian Wellbeing Study II

WEBSITE LINK: https://online.acvs.org/acvsssa/f?p=EVTSSA:4010:12106962548286::YES:4010:P0_EVENT_ID,G_WEBREG_SERNO:1109,:

Virtual Seminar - Thursdays in June - Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen - CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
2020-10-01 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 surrender, a behavior perspective on intake and adoptions, canine behavior evaluations and decisions-making, and behavior modification in the shelter.
Each session is 90 minutes, from 11am to 12:30pm Pacific Time every Thursday in June, beginning June 4th.
The topics are:

Advice to Resolve Common Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats to Prevent Surrender – June 4th

Intake and Adoptions – A Behavior Perspective – June 11th

Canine Behavior Evaluations and Disposition Decision Making – June 18th

Behavior Modification in the Shelter – June 25th

Tuition for entire series:
$40 Staff & Volunteers of CalAnimals Member Organizations – Remember to sign into the Member Portal to receive member discount.
$55 non-members
Complete your registration today. You will be automatically enrolled in ALL 4 sessions. A unique code and password will be emailed to you. The link may not be shared.

6/4/2020 to 6/25/2020

When:
All Thursdays in June
11am-12:30pm

Where:
VIRTUAL – 4 ZOOM WEBINARS

Presenter:
Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC

Contact:
Kathy Anderson
Kathy@CalAnimals.org

REGISTER HERE: https://calanimals.site-ym.com/event/KelleyBollenWorkshopJune

Webinar - 10/1/20 - Enhancing Your Managed Intake Process - NACA/Justice Clearinghouse
2020-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
So you have begun to manage your intake procedures, this may mean scheduled owner surrender hours or limited days of intake, not it’s time to take a step back and assess how the program is working. This session will help to guide you through a program analysis of your managed intake program and provide some suggestions for the next steps and ways that other agencies have taken a basic program and moved it to the next level!

This is the second of a two-part series.

Aug 11: Getting Started with Managed Intake
Oct 1: Enhancing Your Managed Intake Process (this webinar)

The National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. We believe only carefully selected and properly trained animal control personnel can correct community problems resulting from irresponsible animal ownership. NACA’s purpose is to preserve the Human/Animal Bond by insisting on responsible animal ownership.

Presenters:

Dr. Josh Fisher has an educational background in population management/medicine, public health, veterinary sciences, informatics, and healthcare administration. He has been working in the veterinary medical/animal welfare field for over 15 years holding management roles in private practices, cooperate practices, the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, county government, and now as the Animal Services Director for the City of Charlotte/Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
A strong advocate for professional development and growth in the animal welfare industry, Josh seeks to involve staff in continued education and training opportunities as well as in cutting edge industry research. His professional interests focus on disease reduction/prevention, advanced marketing/placement and intake reduction tactics, strategic planning, and staff career development in the area of animal welfare. His projects include increasing interest of veterinary/veterinary technician students in the animal welfare industry as well as working with community veterinarians to break down barriers, develop relationships, and increase involvement in community-focused animal welfare (animal control and sheltering) practices.
It is a passion of Josh’s to bring a level of awareness to the animal welfare industry in such a way that young adults and college students make the decision to pursue animal welfare as a profession rather than falling into it by chance.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/enhancing-your-managed-intake-process/

Online Event - 10/1/20 - The Roundtable: Community Relations During A Time of Unrest - The AAWA
2020-10-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Barriers to community engagement isn’t a new challenge for animal services, but a global pandemic and social unrest bring added burden to these essential employees. Hear from four animal services leaders guiding their cities through a difficult climate: Dallas, Greensboro (NC), and Los Angeles.
This exclusive roundtable conversation will explore the challenges animal support service professionals are currently facing with a special emphasis on BIPOC officers and staff. Learn from their experience so you can engage your community in conversations of equity and justice and provide support with kindness and fairness. Questions from the audience will follow the roundtable discussion.
The Roundtable Moderators:
• Jim Tedford, President and CEO, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
• Gabrielle Chapman, Senior Analyst, Social Justice, Pets for Life, The Humane Society of the United States
The Roundtable Guests:
• Allison Cardona – Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control, CA
• Ed Jamison – Director, Animal Services, Dallas, Texas
• Jorge Ortega – Director, Guilford County Animal Services, NC
This roundtable has been pre-approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

Allison Cardona
Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control, CA
Allison Cardona has been a Deputy Director of South County Operations for the Department since March 2017. As Deputy Director of South County, Allison oversees the Carson/Gardena, Downey and Baldwin Park Animal Care Centers along with special programs such as behavior and enrichment. Prior to joining the County of Los Angeles, Allison spent over 13 years as a program director for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). She holds a B.S. in Public Affairs from Empire State College. Allison is dedicated to keeping pets and people forever together, removing barriers so pet owners have access to care and services. Allison serves as the department’s liaison to the County of Los Angeles Homeless Initiative, helping to integrate pet-friendly services into service planning and delivery.

Ed Jamison
Director of Dallas Animal Services, City of Dallas
Dallas has the third largest intake in the United States, with over 39,000 dogs and cats coming into their care in 2019. Ed Jamison has been tasked with increasing public safety by getting loose animals off the streets, while at the same time increasing positive outcomes. To accomplish that, Jamison is leading a staff of around 220 employees, maximizing relationships with the rescue community, rebuilding the volunteer base and instituting new, progressive programming. Prior to coming to Dallas, Jamison was the Chief Animal Control Officer for the City of Cleveland, Ohio, but he entered the animal care and control world in the mid-2000s while he was the animal warden for the City of Garfield Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. In his time serving Cleveland, Ed made a push to redefine the way animal control functions and re-brand the public’s perception of the industry, along with the perception of pit-bull-type dogs.

Jorge Ortega
Director, Guilford County Animal Services, North Carolina

Gabrielle Chapman
Senior Social Justice Analyst, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Gabrielle Chapman is the former Executive Director of Call to Action for Racial Equality, West Virginia’s first professional statewide racial equity coalition. As HSUS’ Pets for Life Senior Analyst Social Justice, Gabrielle will lend her skill set to facilitate complex conversations ranging from criminal justice reform to racial and economic justice in the animal welfare world. She is a 2018–2019 Soros Justice Fellow with the Open Society Foundation and serves as a Board of Director for West Virginia’s Center on Budget and Policy and West Virginia Women’s Health Center. Chapman holds a BS in Applied Biology from Russell Sage College. During her college years, she interned at the U.S. Department of Defense, was an assistant with Sage College’s Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program, and volunteered with the American Friends Service Committee.

Jim Tedford, CAWA
President & CEO, The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Jim Tedford accepted his dream job when he joined The Association as President & CEO in June of 2015. But Jim is no stranger to the organization. He has been a member for nearly 30 years and served as our Board Chairman some twenty years ago. Jim has been actively engaged in the animal welfare movement for more than 34 years having served as CEO for animal sheltering organizations in New York, Louisiana and Tennessee. He served as a regional director for The Humane Society of the United States and then spent six years providing direct response marketing services to animal welfare organizations. Jim presents frequently at national and regional conferences on various animal welfare issues, organizational development and not-for-profit management.

WEBSITE LINK: https://learning.theaawa.org/p/RT-100120#tab-product_tab_speaker_s

Online Event - 10/1/20 - Keeping Families Together: Navigating the Blurry Lines Between Neglect, Cruelty and Lack of Access to Care - Best Friends Town Hall
2020-10-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Best Friends Town Halls

The Best Friends Town Hall series brings together thought leaders from Best Friends and across the industry to provide insight, analysis, and solutions to the unprecedented challenges to lifesaving that we’re all facing right now.
The topic of each town hall reflects the most earnest conversations happening that week in animal welfare. We treat the event as an interactive forum where live questions from attendees are answered with a crowd-sourced solution that benefits all.
Every live town hall is recorded and posted down below. Keep an eye on this page for updates each week.
Join us for our next Town Hall:
Keeping Families Together: Navigating the Blurry Lines Between Neglect, Cruelty and Lack of Access to Care– As we navigate the change to impounding only high-priority intakes, Animal Control Officers come across field cases where impounding an animal is necessary. But, there are also cases where providing the owner with resources keeps the pet at home and out of the shelter. Join us for this town hall where Best Friends Director of National Municipal and Shelter Support (and NACA president) Scott Giacoppo, helps you define cruelty vs. resource deprivation to establish your own organizational guidelines for when to provide resources vs. impound an animal.
Panelists:
Audra Michael CPM, Director, Pinal County Animal Care and Control
Nick Walton, Manager of National Municipal and Shelter Support, Best Friends
April Moore, Chief Officer of Animal Services, Kansas City Pet Project

Register: Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM Eastern time.

WEBSITE LINK: https://network.bestfriends.org/tools-and-information/best-friends-town-halls

Webinar - 10/1/20 - All in the Family: Interdog Aggression Inside the Home - FDSA (fee applies)
2020-10-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB – All in the family: Interdog aggression inside the home
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2020
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.
Let’s face it—many of us have more than one dog. We enjoy our dogs so much, yet they don’t always enjoy each other. Just witnessing a physical altercation between dogs can be traumatic. Why does this happen? Do the dogs simply dislike each other? Or is there more to it than that?
Accurate assessment is not always easy but it is essential. This webinar will teach you tips that will help you evaluate the relationship between your own dogs. Once the reason for conflict is clear, a personalized treatment and management plan can be designed.
* Click here to register **
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

Online Course - 10/2/20 to 10/4/20 - How I Manage Common Feline Medical and Behavior Problems - Dr. Susan Little and Dr. Debra Horwitz- IVSS (fee applies)
2020-10-02 05:00 - 10:30, 2020-10-03 05:00 - 10:30, 2020-10-04 05:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Susan Little D.V.M.
Dipl. American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Feline Practice)
Bytown Cat Hospital
Ottawa, ON
Canada
Debra Horwitz D.V.M.
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
Veterinary Behavior Consultants, St. Louis MO

Drs. Susan Little & Debra Horwitz are two of the well-known feline interested veterinarians in North America. Dr. Little is board certified in feline medicine by the ABVP and owns two feline only practices in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Horwitz is a world renowned behaviorist who will present a series of lectures on how she manages common feline behavioral problems. The speakers promise these lectures to be informative, fun and practical.

Seminar Schedule:

Single day registration available: Limited to 60 registrants each day to enhance the webinar question and answer experience
All times are Eastern time.
Seminars start each day at 5.00am Pacific, 6.00am Mtn, 7.00am Central & 8.00am Eastern
Friday (5.5 CE hrs)
Dr. Little:
8:05am-8:50am: Approach to upper respiratory tract disease in cats
9:00am-9:50am: Approach to lower urinary tract disease in cats
10:00am-10:45am: All stressed out – feline idiopathic cystitis

Dr. Horwitz:
11:00am-11:50 am: Think like a cat-yes they can be trained!
12:00-12:50pm: Licking and twitching in cats-seizure disorder or behavioral?
1:00pm-1:30pm: Urine marking, why it happens and what can you do about it?

Saturday (5.5 CE hrs)
Dr. Little
8:00am-8:50am: Sweet & sour: low stress management of the diabetic cat
9:00am-9:50am: Let food be thy medicine – nutritional support for hospitalized cats
10:00am-10:45am: How to approach chronic diarrhea in cats without losing your mind

Dr. Horwitz:
11:00am-11:50am: Stress, House soiling, and feline intercat aggression-what’s going on?
12:00-12:50pm: Stress, House soiling, and feline intercat aggression-part two
1:00pm-1:30pm: Feline Enrichment-keeping cats happy

Sunday (5CE hrs)

Dr. Little:
8:00am-9:00am: Speaking the same language: communicating with cat owners
9:10am-10:15am: Making friends with cats: how to be more cat-friendly in your practice

Dr. Horwitz:
10:30am-11:35am: Aggressive behaviors directed toward people, what does it mean?
11:45am-1:00pm: Update on medications in behavioral medicine

Seminar Topics:

The effects of stress and anxiety on medical and behavioral health in cats:
Stress is a common problem causing medical and behavioral issues in cats. The combination of a behavior specialist and a feline specialist will give you well-rounded instruction on diseases and conditions seen in daily practice. Each topic will include a review, as well as diagnosis and management, and will highlight the role of stress and how to minimize it.

Dr. Little:

Making friends with cats: how to be more cat-friendly in your practice
On a sugar high? management of feline diabetes mellitus
Let food be thy medicine – nutritional support for hospitalized cats
Approach to lower urinary tract disease in cats
Approach to upper respiratory tract disease in cats
All stressed out – feline idiopathic cystitis

Dr. Horwitz:

House soiling and feline aggression-treating them both
Urine marking-what is it really about?
Licking and twitching in cats-seizure disorder or behavioral?
Feline enrichment-helping cats live their best lives indoors
Multiple cats in one home-how to keep them happy and diminish fighting
Can you really train cats?
Feline aggression directed to people-mean cats or just misunderstood?

Register Now
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.ivseminars.com/seminars/how-i-manage-common-feline-problems-online/

Online Conference - 10/2/20 to 10/4/20 - The Aggression in Dogs Conference - The Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
2020-10-02 06:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-03 06:00 - 17:00, 2020-10-04 06:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
ARE YOU ENCOUNTERING MORE REACTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE DOGS IN YOUR DAY TO DAY WORK?
DO YOU HAVE A DOG WHO NEEDS MORE HELP WITH AGGRESSIVE OR REACTIVE BEHAVIORS?
WOULD YOU LIKE MORE SUPPORT AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR TRAINING AN AGGRESSIVE DOG?

JOIN US FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL
3 Day Virtual Conference Dedicated To Aggression In Dogs
WEBSITE LINK: https://thelooseleashacademy.com/conference

Online Meeting - Fridays - Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up - Hosted by Maddie's Fund
2020-10-02 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.
Link to join meeting (note this has changed!)
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Webinar - 10/2/20 - Stressed Out: Dogs, Hormones and Stress - Dr. Jessica Hekman - PPG (fee applies)
2020-10-02 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

Anxiety is a major problem for many pet dogs. What happens in your dog’s brain and body when something scares her? How long can you expect her stress response to last?
In this webinar, Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD, will talk about the stress response in dogs. She will explain the original evolutionary purpose of the stress response; what the hormones involved in it (like cortisol) do in the body; the difference between acute and chronic stress and the different effects they have on dogs’ health; and what we know about how long it takes the body to clear those hormones. You will definitely learn some cool stuff about how the brain works and what that means for your stressed-out dog!
Learning Objectives:

Describe how the stress response functions and what its purpose is.
Describe health effects (both positive and negative!) for acute versus chronic stress.
Explain how the stress response affects the dog’s brain and their ability to think clearly and behave normally.
Describe how long it takes the stress response to clear from the body, and list possible alternative explanations for dogs who display signs of stress longer than it takes for stress hormones to be cleared.

About The Presenter

Dr. Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD

Jessica is a veterinary researcher who is fascinated by dog behavior. After eleven years working as a computer programmer, she decided to go back to school to research the causes of behavior problems in dogs. She received her veterinary degree in 2012 from the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts, where she also received a Master’s degree for her work on stress behaviors in hospitalized dogs. After graduation, she completed a year-long internship specializing in shelter medicine at the University of Florida Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program. She received her PhD in genetics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studying a group of foxes (often known as the “Siberian silver foxes”) which have been bred over many generations to be friendly to humans. She is currently working at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as a postdoctoral associate, studying the genetics of behavior in pet dogs through the Darwin’s Ark project and the Working Dogs Project. Her ultimate goal is to find genetic causes of fearfulness in dogs, to work with behaviorally challenged shelter dogs, and to help people better understand the science behind dog behavior. She also frequently teaches online classes and webinars about canine genetics and behavior. Jessica lives in Raymond, NH with her husband and three dogs. You can follow her on Twitter @dogzombieblog or on Facebook at facebook.com/dogzombieblog.

WEBSITE LINK: https://petprofessionalguild.com/event-3702930

Online Event - Wednesdays - Maddie's Instructor Summit - AmPa!
2020-10-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Online Conference - 10/3/20, 10/4/20, 10/24/20 and 10/25/20 - Feline Head & Neck - Diseases, Disorders and More - AAFP (fee applies)
2020-10-03 08:00 - 15:00, 2020-10-04 08:00 - 13:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
2020 Conference Educational Program

The AAFP’s 2020 Virtual Conference will focus on diseases and disorders of the feline head and neck. A myriad of feline health conditions affecting systems of the head and neck, including neurology, dermatology, ophthalmology, dentistry, respiratory, oncology, imaging, emergency and critical care, pain management, feeding tubes and more will be explored. This conference will join together veterinary healthcare professionals who are dedicated to increasing their feline knowledge and who are passionate about elevating the standard of care for cats.

Registration Brochure and Agenda
Oral Presentations & Research Abstracts
Young Veterinarian Scholarship
Sponsored by Royal Canin
Student Award Program
Sponsored by Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets

RACE Credits
The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) RACE committee has not yet approved this program as meeting the Standards adopted by the AAVSB but it is in the process of getting approved and will be approved before October 3, 2020. This program will be included on this website as well as the AAVSB’s Website once it is approved.
Please note that the CE will be valid if you watch the session on the day and time it will be released on the agenda and on-demand any time through December 31, 2020.

NY State CE
The New York State Board of Veterinary Medicine has approved the AAFP as a sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
WEBSITE LINK: https://catvets.com/education/conference/2020

Online Course - 10/3/20 - Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop - The Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)
2020-10-03 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? If so, then sign up for the Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop, to be held online Saturday, October 3 from 2:00–4:30 p.m. (EDT). For just $10, expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works. We’ll cover getting along with neighbors, preparations for trapping, trapping itself (including entire colonies at once), feeding, providing winter shelter, and more.
Take advantage of the interactive format, extensive handouts, and video footage of actual projects. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and gain access to an ongoing Facebook group for networking with other TNR activists. Instructed by Susan Richmond, Executive Director of Neighborhood Cats, and Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director.
Join Neighborhood Cats and The Community Cats Podcast on October 3, 2020, from 2:00–4:30 p.m. EDT. to find out everything you need to know to become part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood. Expert instructors will teach you the best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works.
We’ll cover getting along with neighbors, preparations for trapping, trapping itself (including entire colonies at once), feeding, providing winter shelter, and more. Take advantage of the interactive format, extensive handouts, and video footage of actual projects.
Attendees will receive a certificate** of attendance and gain access to an ongoing Facebook group for networking with other TNR activists. Instructed by Susan Richmond, executive director, and Bryan Kortis, national programs director.
**New York City residents who earn their certificate will also qualify for free local TNR services, including spay/neuter, trap rentals, and expert hands-on assistance. After the class, an optional 30-minute session will cover how to access NYC resources.
PLEASE NOTE – Webinar registration links will appear on the page you will be sent to after completing your purchase and on your receipt. You must complete this step in order to participate in the event. If you do not receive a receipt, please email support@communitycatspodcast.com before October 2, 2020 for assistance.
WEBSITE LINK: https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/product/neighborhood-cats-tnr-certification-workshop/

Webinar - 10/4/20 - Allergic Dermatitis: 5 Keys to Treatment Success - VetGirl and Zoetis
2020-10-04 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis online webinar, Dr. Fiona Bateman, DACVD will focus on 5 keys steps for finding immediate and long-term solutions for allergic dogs. These include:

Having a practice plan for allergic patients
Treating itch as an urgent condition
Being committed to the diagnostic workup
Finding an anchor treatment as the foundation for long term control and
Communicating correctly to partner with owners and set realistic expectations.

Thanks to sponsorship from Zoetis Petcare, this webinar is free to all!

Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, practice management) and listen to our podcasts when you have time.
All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate!
*Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.
RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
RACE Provider number: 785
RACE Program number: 41647/41648
This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.

Get what you need.
WEBSITE LINK: https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/october-4-2020-allergic-dermatitis-5-keys-to-treatment-success-you-can-have-success-with-your-allergic-patients-by-paying-attention-to-these-5-steps/

Weekly Call - Monday Mornings - Connect With Other Animal Shelter Professionals - Maddie's Fund
2020-10-05 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, animal shelter workers, volunteers and animal welfare leaders from across the country have been meeting every Monday morning at 7am PT/10am ET to discuss protocols, ideas, obstacles they’re facing and more.
NEW TIME as of 9/23/20 – 8 AM PT, 11 AM ET.
Led by Kristen Hassen-Auerbach, Director of Pima Animal Care in Tucson, AZ, these calls have provided an opportunity for people to connect that otherwise may not have even met.
“The purpose of these calls is simple – maintain connection among shelter professionals, provide support and comradery, and share science-based news and information along with emerging best practices in animal welfare,” Hassen-Auerbach says. “These calls are always lively and interesting and we’re not afraid to debate and share different perspectives from the attendees. You can take center stage and share your thoughts and ideas in front of several hundred of your colleagues or quietly drink your morning coffee and listen in.”
For many, these calls have been an invaluable resource. “When the subject of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) came to the front of all of our minds, the calls adapted and we had a space to again learn from one another,” said Emily Klehm from South Suburban Humane Society in Chicago Heights, IL. “The calls have been my go-to source for grant information, statistics and trends. I’ve also been able to identify and connect to colleagues working on the same issues in similar communities.”
Dr. Ellen Jefferson, Executive Director at Austin Pets Alive! adds, “We hear from people in the industry who have important information related to COVID, new programming and research.  This is information you can’t possibly get in your day to day work at your local shelter.”
If you’re a shelter professional, dedicated volunteer or run a rescue organization, we want you to join us! Bookmark the link below and we will see you on Monday!
Note: The calls are recorded so if you can’t make it, you can listen in later. If you haven’t already, join the Facebook group to access the link to recorded calls and to connect with others on there.
MONDAYS: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM PT – new time
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Meeting ID: 607 482 466

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Webinar - 10/5/20 - Shaping Behavior in Animals - Part 1 - Natural Encounters (fee applies)
2020-10-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Welcome to TEC Talks, by the Natural Encounters, Inc. Training and Education Center (NEI TEC)!

Join us at 2pm EDT on Monday, October 5th and Wednesday October 7th for Steve Martin’s two part presentation on shaping, and on Friday, October 9th for our NEI TEC in Conversation panel discussion with Steve Martin, Chris Jenkins, and Marty MacPhee as they wrap up the week by sharing their final thoughts and answering attendee questions.

Shaping Part 1 and 2 – Steve Martin (Monday, October 5th 2:00pm EDT and Wednesday, October 7th, 2:00pm EDT)

Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations of behaviors toward a goal behavior and is the most common form of positive reinforcement training in the animal field today. This seminar takes a deep dive into the intricacies of various strategies of shaping behavior with a wide variety of animals. Topics covered in the seminars include:

Monday

Shaping overview
Reinforcement theory
Creating motivation
Capturing/Scanning
Shaping
Extinction/Extinction Burst
Cues
Bridging stimuli

Wednesday

Prompt shaping
Fading prompts
Adding the cue
Chaining
Generalization training
Reinforcement strategies
Shaping challenges

NEI TEC in Conversation: Steve Martin, Chris Jenkins, and Marty MacPhee(Friday, October 9th, 2:00pm EDT)

Join us for a panel discussion of NEI TEC faculty members as they gather to have a conversation about their thoughts on the presentations and questions from the previous sessions. The panelists look forward to sharing their final thoughts and answering attendee questions.

Register

CEUs may be available for IATCB (CPBT-KA and CPAT-KA), IAABC, CCPDT (CBCC and CPDT), and KPA – if you are interested in CEUs for another organization, please contact them for additional information. Contact ceus@naturalencounters.com if you have any questions.

NOTE: If you miss a webinar, don’t worry! Access to the recordings of all three of these webinars will be sent in an email to registrants within 24-48 hours after the last webinar ends.

WEBSITE LINK: https://naturalencounters.com/nei-tec-talk-shaping-week/

Webinar - 10/6/20 - Tracking your Points of Care - ShelterLuv
2020-10-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Shelterluv: Tracking your Points of Care

Description

Introducing Our Most Requested Feature in 2020!
This session will be held on Tuesday, October 6th from 1pm-2pm (EDT) / 10am-11am (PDT).
Join us as we introduce our new Points of Care (Community Programs) Tracking. Shelterluv’s software now makes it possible to document, track, and report all the points of care shelter teams provide to pets and people, whether it’s a volunteer distributing a bag of critically needed pet food, a field services officer providing a leash and collar, or a staff member visiting a family to assess need. No more spreadsheets. No more notebooks. All the information is now available at your fingertips within our fully mobile software.
You don’t have to be a Shelterluv user to join this session! If you’re not able to make this session live, still register and we will send you a video recording.
If you have any questions before the session please email us at info@shelterluv.com.
Looking forward to showing you around!

Time

Oct 6, 2020 10:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
WEBSITE LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZRlwKgbuTy-LmoTGRs5q_w

Webinar - 10/6/20 - Looking Back to Look Forward: Why Fear and Bias Have Weakened the Animal Welfare Movement - The AAWA and PetFinder Pro
2020-10-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Part of the Petfinder Pro Adoption Options Series:
Looking Back to Look Forward: Why Fear and Bias Have Weakened the Animal Welfare Movement — and How We Can Seize This Opportunity To Change That
The animal welfare field is fueled by compassionate individuals who share a deep love of animals. At the same time, that compassion has not always been extended to the other side of the leash. Fear and bias have created structural barriers to adoption, unequal access to pet care resources, and missed opportunities to accomplish our lifesaving goals. Together, we will learn how to identify outdated practices and policies while addressing the underlying, well-intentioned concerns that have kept them in place.
Attendees will hear how peer organizations throughout the United States have embraced a fresh and more equitable approach to supporting the bond between pets and the diverse range of people who love them. The future of animal welfare is bright and we have an unprecedented opportunity to make positive change!
This webinar has been pre-approved for:

1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Petfinder members who participate are eligible for exclusive Petfinder Foundation grant opportunities.

To register for Adoption Options workshops, log in with your Association username and password OR create a FREE “Learning Non-Member” account.
WEBSITE LINK: https://learning.theaawa.org/products/looking-back-to-look-forward-why-fear-and-bias-have-weakened-the-animal-welfare-movement

Online Course - Begins 10/7/20 First Meeting 10/14/20 - 4 Week Online Course - Stress and the Animal in Front of You: The Impact of Stress on Behavior - IAABC
2020-10-07
Stress and the Animal in Front of You: The Impact of Stress on Behavior

Date
Register

Course Begins: October 7th, 2020
Weekly online meetings begin: October 14th at 1pm Eastern
Instructor: Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB
Register Now

Auditors may learn from other students but will not receive instructor feedback. Auditors do not attend online meetings and meetings are not recorded.

About the Course
This course will help animal behavior consultants understand the impact of stress on animal behavior at each life stage and apply this information to working directly with those animals.
This course will help you:

Define and recognize indicators of stress
Identify and distinguish between the different types of stress
Appreciate the impact of stress on the brain and behavior over the course of an animal’s life
Describe the basic physiology of stress
Apply what you learn to your own training and behavior cases

Class Schedule
This is a 4-week instructor-led course. Each week includes a recorded lecture, a scheduled live discussion, recommended readings, and guiding questions. Knowledge of the lecture material will be assessed through participation in course discussions. Students will have access to the course material for 60 days after the course ends.
Course Completion/CEU Requirements
To successfully complete this course:
Auditors must review all course material. This will be verified in the Learning Management System.
Full Students must review all course materials, visit the learning site/discussion forum regularly (at least three days per week), attend the four weekly class meetings, and prepare responses to a set of guiding questions for each weekly class meeting discussion. Students who miss more than one meeting will not receive credit for the course.
Students should expect to spend an average of 2 hours per week on course material and viewing, depending on individual speed of learning and the week’s materials.
Registration Information

Auditor
Full Student

CEUs
4 (CCPDT, IAABC, KPA)
8 (CCPDT, IAABC, KPA)

IAABC & KPA Member Cost
$139*
$219*

Non-Member Cost
$169
$269

*IAABC Members – log into your member account for the discount code
*KPA Members – contact KPA for the discount code
Online Course Cancellation Policy

Full refunds available more than 30 days before program start.
50% refund available 16 – 30 days before program start.
No refunds available 15 or fewer days before program start.

About the Instructor

Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB has a PhD in biopsychology – the study of the biological basis of behavior – and is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society. She specializes in stress and behavior, social cognition and emotion, positive welfare and the prevention and treatment of behavior problems in dogs. In addition to her academic background, she has been in the dog training and behavior profession since 2000. She currently splits her time between private behavior work and teaching other dog trainers and behavior consultants online and through seminars and conferences.
In addition, Dr. Spaulding is a member of the IAABC Foundation Board. She is also a member of the Fear Free Advisory Group and an authorized Speaker for Fear Free, an organization that advocates for minimizing fear, anxiety and stress for pets at vet clinics, groomers and training facilities. She also chairs two task forces for Meeting of the Minds, a coalition of top dog professionals across the country charged with improving the quality of life for our dogs.
Before opening Smart Dog, Dr. Spaulding earned her B.S. in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In college, she volunteered for a year at the local humane society. She was then hired by the same shelter. During her time at the animal shelter, she and a coworker established a training program for shelter dogs and their volunteer walkers to help make the dogs more adoptable. She also served as an assistant trainer at Dog’s Best Friend which was owned at that time by Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell.
If you have questions, email us at courses@iaabc.org.

WEBSITE LINK: https://m.iaabc.org/courses/impact-stress-behavior/

Webinar - 10/7/20 - YouTube LIVE: Lend me your ears: Tips from a dermatologist to help manage otitis - VetGirl and Merck
2020-10-07 09:00 - 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us for a complimentary, 30-minute VETgirl – Merck Animal Health YouTube LIVE event, where Dr. Kacie Blessing, DACVD reviews canine otitis. Get some tips on how to manage and effectively treat otitis in dogs! Plus, enter the Scary Ear sweepstakes HERE!

Thanks to sponsorship from Merck Animal Health, this YouTube LIVE event is free to all! Get free RACE-approved CE when you watch it LIVE!

NOTE: To attend this YouTube LIVE session, there is no “registration.” To attend, simply go to our YouTube Page at the time of the event where the webinar will be hosted, LIVE! Clicking on the link above will allow you to also set a reminder! Subscribe to our channel here also so you never miss another video! The link provided is for the general VETgirl YouTube page. 1 week before the session we will update this link with the SPECIFIC LIVE video URL.
Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, and listen to our podcasts when you have time.
*Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.
RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
RACE Program number: 785-43591/43890
This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.
WEBSITE LINK: https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/october-7-2020-youtube-live-lend-me-your-ears-tips-from-a-dermatologist-to-help-manage-otitis/

Webinar - 10/7/20 - Shaping Behavior in Animals - Part 2 - Natural Encounters (fee applies)
2020-10-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
