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Giving Tuesday - 5/5/20
2020-05-05
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
We’re launching #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of unity to take place on May 5, 2020, as a response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.

Podcast - 5/4/20 - How to Determine if Spay/Neuter is Currently Legal in Your State - Community Cats Podcast
2020-05-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Our next Community Cats Podcast COVID-19 Pop-Up Panels will cover the following topics:
Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. EDT: Spay/neuter in the time of COVID-19
Panelists: Dr. Kimberly Carter (Oklahoma University), Danielle Bays (HSUS), and Jamie Case(Gateway Pet Guardians)
Monday, May 4 at 4:00 p.m. EDT: How to determine if spay/neuter is currently legal in your state
Panelists: Bryan Kortis (Neighborhood Cats), Richard Angelo (Best Friends Animal Society), and Kara Holmquist(Massachusetts Society for the Prevention for Cruelty to Animals)
To Register go to: www.communitycatspodcast.com

Podcast - 5/2/20 - Spay/Neuter in the Time of COVID-19 - Community Cats Podcast
2020-05-02 11:00 - 12:00

Webinar - 5/2/20 - Kitten Lady - Keeping Kittens Healthy
2020-05-02 11:00 - 12:00
Webinar 3: Keeping Kittens Healthy
May 2 at 11am PT/2pm ET – REGISTER HERE
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-3-keeping-kittens-healthy-tickets-102492780666
Participants will learn:

How to provide basic preventative care like dewormers and probiotics

How to deal with GI issues such as diarrhea, constipation, and parasites

How to handle respiratory and eye infections, fleas, ringworm, common viruses, and more

How to properly sanitize and quarantine kittens for maximum health benefit
…and more!

Webinar 3: Keeping Kittens Healthy

About this Event

To help support first-time fosters and adopters, Royal Canin is teaming up with kitten expert and Internet sensation Hannah Shaw, The Kitten Lady, to offer Catology, an educational kitten care series designed to provide support and resources to people who have welcomed a newly fostered or adopted kitten into their home.
The free, interactive livestreams will cover the most important kitten topics – caring for neonates, feeding and nutrition, kitten behavior and socializing, among others.
In this episode, participants will learn:

How to provide basic preventative care like dewormers and probiotics
How to deal with GI issues such as diarrhea, constipation, and parasites
How to handle respiratory and eye infections, fleas, ringworm, common viruses, and more
How to properly sanitize and quarantine kittens for maximum health benefit
…and more!

The webinars will be streamed live on the official Facebook and Instagram of Royal Canin and the official Facebook and Instagram of The Kitten Lady.
Royal Canin is also covering the cost of the first month of nutrition for all new kitten and cat fosters or adopters. To redeem, you must first purchase any Royal Canin kitten or cat food, visit www.royalcaninrewards.com and use code 20-11942. You will need to provide a copy of your kitten’s foster or adoption paperwork and a purchase receipt.
More Information: www.kittenlady.org/webinar

Webinar - 5/1/20 - AmPA! COVID-19 Preparedness Summit - American Pets Alive!
2020-05-01 13:00 - 14:00
A national online summit for you to prepare for the next phase of animal sheltering through the COVID-19 pandemic.
As this global pandemic worsens, what will happen to homeless pets and those entering our shelters?
You’re invited to an online summit to work towards a preparedness plan we can all utilize.
We are creating communities who care, leaders who understand the importance of relationships between pets and people, and solutions to maintain lifesaving across the nation.
The AmPA! summit offers shelters and rescues a chance to join in breakout roundtables, work with experts, and engage with leaders from communities who have been hit the hardest by this disease.
You’ll hear from Dr. Ellen Jefferson and the instructors from Maddie’s Lifesaving Academy, as well as other industry leaders, and the communities who have been affected the most. But more importantly, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this crisis a lot easier.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocOmvrT8qHdNAk1VT9BVwDAUD3Qx_jj7W

Webinar - 4/30/20 - COVID-19 Staff and Volunteer Morale - Best Friends
2020-04-30 15:00 - 16:00
Join Best Friends’ Sr. Director of Culture and Talent, José Ocaño, as he discusses with leaders across the country the methods they use to keep employees and volunteers safe, healthy, and happy through challenges
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8480724906525138958?source=web

Webinar - 4/30/20 - Boots on the Ground: Caring for COVID-19 Exposed Pets in Shelters - Maddie's Fund
2020-04-30 12:00 - 13:00
Join Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director of University of Wisconsin’s Shelter Medicine Program, for practical guidance for essential shelter workers caring for pets who have been exposed to COVID-19. From intake to outcome, she’ll be sharing protocols and answering questions on how to keep yourself and the animals in your care safe.
This webcast is one hour and will be recorded.
Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern

About Dr. Sandra Newbury, DVM
Dr. Newbury helped to build the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the University of California, Davis from 2006-2014. She served 6 years on the Board of Directors of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and was the Chair of the Shelter Standards Task Force. Dr. Newbury “saves lives and stomps out disease!” by focusing on partnerships between shelters, veterinarians and the community to decrease shelter intake and improve health, welfare and positive outcomes for homeless animals. Her academic work has focused on clinical studies in infectious disease, immunology, and population medicine to improve understanding of shelter animal health, disease response and animal welfare. Dr. Newbury travels through the year working with shelters and communities of all kinds across the US, and in Canada, Europe and Australia. Dr. Newbury and her son share their home in Madison with several minimally compliant and beloved pets.
https://www.maddiesfund.org/caring-for-covid-19-exposed-pets-in-shelters.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539

Webinar - 4/30/20 - Frustrated Foster Families? Provide Animal Behavior Help to Caregivers During COVID-19 - ASPCAPro
2020-04-30 12:00 - 13:00
Fostering animals during the COVID-19 pandemic can benefit both your shelter and your foster families. More and more people are stepping up to help their local shelters, and we want these valuable volunteers to have good experiences. However, we’re sending a wider variety of dogs and cats into foster homes than ever before, including animals with some behavioral challenges. Join animal behaviorist Pamela Reid and feline behavior specialist Marny Nofi for a webinar focused on supporting foster families in helping these animals adjust.
Questions are welcome throughout this live Q&A session.

Takeaways

Helping fearful dogs and cats to settle in at their temporary home
Discouraging unwanted behaviors in dogs
Conveying expectations to caregivers fostering an animal who was not able to be spayed or neutered before leaving the shelter

Suited For

Shelter employees and volunteers
PRESENTERS:
Pamela Reid, PhD, CAAB Vice President, ASPCA Behavioral Sciences
Marny Nofi, CPDT, Senior Behavior Manager, ASPCA Behavioral Sciences Team

https://www.aspcapro.org/webinar/2020-04-30-120000/frustrated-foster-families-provide-animal-behavior-help-caregivers-during

Webinar - 4/30/20 - How a Bill Becomes a Law - The Legislative Process for Animal Advocates - ASPCA Pro
2020-04-30 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, April 30, is National Animal Advocacy Day! Please join the ASPCA’s Legislative Engagement team on Thursday, April 30, at 2:00 PM ET for an advocacy webinar that will break down the mystery of how a bill becomes a law.
During the webinar, we will go over the steps it takes for a federal bill to become law in the U.S. Congress. Understanding the basics of the legislative process will allow you to become a stronger advocate for animals, even from your own home! We hope you can join us.

How a Bill Becomes a Law–The Legislative Process for Animal Advocates
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM ET (approximately 1 hour)
Where: Zoom link will be emailed to registrants
https://aspcaforms.wufoo.com/forms/rsvp-how-a-bill-becomes-a-law/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&eml_id=10331&eml_name=News+Alert+2020.04.24+National+-+20200423_160636&utm_content=

Webinar - 4/30/20 - Chameleon Shelter Software - Introduction to Field Services - Chameleon
2020-04-30 10:00 - 11:30
This Thursday, 4/30/2020 at 10AM Pacific Time, Kevin is going to go over Chameleon’s windows and functions for officers, investigators, and other field personnel.
This will be a 90-minute webinar.

Space is limited so we encourage advanced registration.
The recorded webinar will be made available for later viewing on our website – use your Chameleon Beach log in to access it after the fact.
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5706704348710943245

Webinar - 4/30/20 - Fear Free for Shelters & Veterinary Clinics - CalAnimals - Dr. Cindi Delany KSMP
2020-04-30 10:00 - 11:00
We know shelters can be a stressful place for animals. And, even the best non-shelter veterinary clinic causes most happily owned pets fear, anxiety and stress. When you combine the two – a veterinary clinic setting in a shelter – the chance animals receiving needed medical care will be under significant stress skyrockets.
Being able to identify signs of fear, anxiety and stress in the animals in our care and do everything we can to decrease the negative impact of these emotions on the animals will keep them healthier and happier while they are with us. It will also help them find their forever homes sooner.
Employing Fear Free techniques will also keep the animals and our staff safer, make our own jobs easier and less stressful and enable us to provide better care.
In this session we’ll discuss how to recognize concerns in animals and give you strategies, techniques and tools to improve the emotional well-being of animals in shelters and particularly in the shelter clinic. We’ll discuss basic care, medical restraint and handling and adjunctive tools and therapies to consider following the Fear Free model.
We’ll also give you a preview of the free on-line certificate program – The Fear Free Shelter Program – that you and other shelter staff members can take now to learn more about this topic.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3cOwZg9eQ3SertVWvGkK3g

Webinar - 4/30/20 - Our Collective Vulnerability - Fear Free
2020-04-30 10:00 - 11:00
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 the team level.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R4MGPiLRQVOsx-c-Wjmpfw

Webinar - 4/29/20 - COVID-19 Veterinary Summit Facebook Live - Telemedicine - WVC/Viticus Group
2020-04-29 18:00 - 19:00
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 your practice’s workflow and the importance of communicating these core concepts to your clients. As always, your participation and questions are encouraged during the live event!
https://www.facebook.com/WesternVeterinaryConf/?utm_campaign=WVC%20-%20Brand%20Awareness&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=87087321&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JLoNghj8IKurYHwckDcFDYoa63NTfOYp7NU_gahPtXgdzUPF-INWwaIXc6F0TVtcF6rGnIBGsh67Ec3eMlgYT6tR_Qg&_hsmi=87087321

Webinar - 4/29/20 - RAVS Informational Session: Tips and Tricks From the Field: Case Management Strategies When Plan 'A' Isn't an Option - RAVS
2020-04-29 17:00 - 18:00
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 home. When gold-standard medicine is not an option, practicing incremental care combined with creative problem solving can lead to high quality minimum standard care opportunities for your patients. These approaches to case management respect the economic limitations of your clients who love their animal family members while maintaining an emphasis on patient welfare.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bl26xPYrT9yb1t0ny8UeRg

Webinar - 4/29/20 - COVID-19 Spay/neuter and Vaccine Clinic Preparedness Guide - Maddie's Fund
2020-04-29 12:00 - 13:00
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, Dr. Cynthia Karsten from UC Davis, Dr. Jennifer Bolser from Association of Shelter Veterinarians, Natalie Corwin from Pet Community Center TN, Gina Clemmer from Clinic HQ and Aimee St.Arnaud from Best Friends Animal Society. They’ve put together a resource on how to follow social distancing guidelines while safely performing spay/neuter surgeries, including samples and options for:

Virtual Scheduling and Payments
Curbside Intake
Curbside Release
Addressing Inventory Shortages
Handling Staff Flow
Prioritizing Patients
Financial and Business Considerations

About Aimee St.Arnaud
Director of National Veterinary Programs, Best Friends Animal Society
Aimee’s focus is on increasing access to spay/neuter and veterinary care across the nation. Previously she was the Director of Programs at ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance where she oversaw spay/neuter training programs of 1,000 professionals a year. She is the founder of Humane Ohio, a spay/neuter clinic performing roughly 18,000 spay/neuters a year and Partner in two full-service access to care veterinary clinics in OH and NC.

About Elizabeth Berliner, DVM, DABVP (shelter medicine practice; canine & feline practice)
Director of Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Berliner earned her DVM from Cornell and is boarded in shelter medicine practice and canine and feline practice with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. As the Director of Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell, she directs the internship in shelter medicine, trains students in classrooms and shelters, consults with shelters regarding best practices, and oversees the medical program at the SPCA of Tompkins County. She was a seasonal field veterinarian for HSVMA-RAVS for a decade, and currently is a surgical team lead for Spayathon for Puerto Rico. Her interests include infectious diseases, veterinary ethics and decision-making, and innovative outreach programs promoting accessible veterinary care.

About Jennifer Bolser, DVM
Dr. Bolser obtained her veterinary degree from Colorado State University. Following an internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, she enjoyed 10 years with The Humane Society of Boulder Valley as Chief Clinic Veterinarian. Driven by a passion for international perspectives, she lived in Beijing, China for 2.5 years and has performed thousands of surgeries in over 20 unique locations globally. She is a medical director for HSUS Spayathon for Puerto Rico and serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and Animal Balance. Jennifer is enthusiastic about providing veterinary training and services to communities in need around the world to achieve sustainable impact and solutions for animal care and welfare.

About Gina Clemmer
Founder & Director, Clinic HQ
Clinic HQ is the worldwide leader in high volume spay/neuter clinic management software. HQ was created in 2012 with Humane Alliance and now serves hundreds of clinics across the globe. Gina is passionate about spay/neuter in general, and high volume spay/neuter on Native American reservations in particular. She earned a Master of Science degree in Urban Planning from the University of Iowa. Her initial focus was Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which led to software design and, eventually, the creation of Clinic HQ. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, eight-year-old daughter and an opinionated Maltese mix.

About Natalie Corwin
President and CEO Pet Community Center, Nashville TN
Natalie Corwin co-founded Pet Community Center in 2011 and serves as President and CEO. Pet Community Center offers low-cost and free spay/neuter and preventive veterinary care to more than 20,000 patients per year in Nashville, TN. Additional programming includes community cats, mobile veterinary care, and a Pets for Life outreach program. Fun fact: Natalie has appeared as an extra on the TV show The Walking Dead.

About Cynthia (Cindy) Karsten, DVM
Outreach Veterinarian, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Dr. Karsten graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010 and went on to complete a shelter medicine internship at Colorado State University. She finished her Shelter Medicine Residency at UC Davis in 2014 and is now the Outreach Veterinarian with the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program where her role is to advise shelters, perform focused and comprehensive shelter consultations and present at conferences and universities. Dr. Karsten’s interests include population management, infectious disease control and providing accessible, affordable veterinary care to all animals in a community. She also has an immense concern for not only the animals in shelters but also the people who work so diligently every day to care for them.

Webinar - 4/29/20 - -The Road to Resilience - The AAWA
2020-04-29 12:00 - 13:00
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 support and coping skills, and create a meaningful self-care plan through a variety of evidence-based resources. Send your staff and volunteers to this important session (perfect for a staff meeting).
This program (both live and recorded) has been approved for:

1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
1 CE by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for Texas Animal Control Officers

This session is part three of the five-part Going Through Hell? Keep Going! webinar series.

Webinar - 4/29/20 - PetPoint Ask the Expert Session - PetPoint
2020-04-29 11:00 - 12:00
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 that asks if you have any questions or comments. Please go ahead and enter in the questions on your mind. This allows our expert PetPoint Support Specialist time to research complicated and multi-tiered questions before the sessions begins. If we run out of time before we can get to your question – don’t worry! Entering your email address and shelter ID when registering ensures we can reply to you with the answer. Don’t miss out on an exciting opportunity to speak live to a PetPoint Support Specialist.

If you have any PetPoint questions, you can always contact our Tech Support team, via the web portal, for additional information. Log into PetPoint, click on Support, then Contact Support. Please pass this communication along to your colleagues and staff members who would benefit from or are interested in this opportunity.

Webinar - 4/29/20 - Communication in Veterinary Practice in the COVID-19 Crisis - AVMA
2020-04-29 09:00 - 10:00
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 communication challenges veterinary teams face
How practices can adjust their communication methods
How to mitigate some of the liability risks during COVID-19 and keep people and animals safe
What to do if you have a potential or actual claim

Please join us to learn more about communication and other ways to minimize risk in practice during COVID-19.

Webinar Speakers

Dr. Linda Ellis

Director of Trust Veterinarians

Dr. Cynthia MacKenzie

Trust Veterinarian

Webinar - 4/28/20 - Now You're Here, Now You're Not: Preparing Your Pet for Yet Another Change - Fear Free - Ceva
2020-04-28 17:00 - 18:00
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 relax and people go back to their normal routines. In this webinar, Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW, will help you determine which patients may be at an elevated risk of increased anxiety and stress due to changes in routine, and offer practical, straightforward tips that you can share with your clients for preparing these pets for a return to “normal.”
Sponsored by Ceva.

National Rounds - Tuesday COVID-19 Edition
2020-04-28 13:00 - 14:00
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 will be a brief demonstration with time for questions of Boehringer Ingelheim’s client engagement/telemedicine platform called PetPro Connect. This platform is being offered for free to vet clinics and shelters alike in an effort to help them maintain care for their pet patients during these uncertain times, and beyond. The normal national rounds Zoom link below will be used.

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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Thursday Maddie’s Fund will be hosting a webinar in place of National Rounds, ‘Boots on the ground: Caring for COVID-19 exposed pets in shelters’. Join Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director of University of Wisconsin’s Shelter Medicine Program, for practical guidance for essential shelter workers caring for pets who have been exposed to COVID-19. From intake to outcome, she’ll be sharing protocols and answering questions on how to keep yourself and the animals in your care safe. Tis webcast is one hour and will be recorded. This will be held the same time as Thursday rounds (2pm CST), but a different conference link. Please register here to receive the webinar details to attend Thursday.

COVID-19 Rounds info:
We will be more regularly offering National Shelter Medicine Rounds short term to discuss COVID-19 impacts on shelter medicine on Tuesdays from 3-4pm CT (1pmPT/2pmMT/4pmET) and Thursdays from 2-3pm CT (12pmPT/1pmMT/3pmET). 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 regular COVID-19 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.

Shared documents/links info:
As this group size and information shared grows we are working to get things as organized and streamlined as possible. Each rounds session I will be saving any documents and links that are shared in the chat in a folder called ‘COVID-19 shared documents’ that can be accessed at the Box link found at the end of each email in all rounds emails. You should be able to access the box folder as a guest at any time without a sign in necessary.
https://uwmadison.box.com/s/lh21g6odt0ab569qbdm2r2b0h4glg8gk

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.

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)

National Rounds - Tuesday COVID-19 Edition
2020-04-28 13:00 - 14:00
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 will not be recording National Rounds held during COVID-19 discussions, for confidentiality purposes and because there are many other formalized webinars being recorded to share information, so we’d like this to remain more of a discussion forum. We hope you can join live as often as possible.

National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on Zoom:
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 info:
We will be more regularly offering National Shelter Medicine Rounds short term to discuss COVID-19 impacts on shelter medicine on Tuesdays from 3-4pm CT (1pmPT/2pmMT/4pmET) and Thursdays from 2-3pm CT (12pmPT/1pmMT/3pmET). 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 regular COVID-19 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.

Shared documents/links info:
As this group size and information shared grows we are working to get things as organized and streamlined as possible. Each rounds session I will be saving any documents and links that are shared in the chat in a folder called ‘COVID-19 shared documents’ that can be accessed at the Box link found at the end of each email in all rounds emails. You should be able to access the box folder as a guest at any time without a sign in necessary.
https://uwmadison.box.com/s/lh21g6odt0ab569qbdm2r2b0h4glg8gk

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.

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.

California Shelters - CASCAR Weekly COVID-19 Check-In Call - link in CA Group Activity Feed
2020-04-28 10:00 - 11:00
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.

Town Hall – 4/27 – Community Cats and Coronavirus Pop-Up Panel – The Community Cats Podcast
2020-04-27 13:00 - 14:00
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)

Town Hall - 4/25 - Community Cats and Coronavirus Pop-Up Panel - The Community Cats Podcast
2020-04-25 11:00 - 12:00
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)

Webinar - 4/25/20 - Kitten Lady - Beyond the Bottle - Caring for Growing Kittens
2020-04-25 11:00 - 12:00
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 instructions for finding your foster kitten a forever home
…and more!

Webinar 2: Beyond the Bottle – Caring for Growing Kittens

About this Event

To help support first-time fosters and adopters, Royal Canin is teaming up with kitten expert and Internet sensation Hannah Shaw, The Kitten Lady, to offer Catology, an educational kitten care series designed to provide support and resources to people who have welcomed a newly fostered or adopted kitten into their home.
The free, interactive livestreams will cover the most important kitten topics – caring for neonates, feeding and nutrition, kitten behavior and socializing, among others.
In this episode, 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 instructions for finding your foster kitten a forever home
…and more!

The webinars will be streamed live on the official Facebook and Instagram of Royal Canin and the official Facebook and Instagram of The Kitten Lady.
Royal Canin is also covering the cost of the first month of nutrition for all new kitten and cat fosters or adopters. To redeem, you must first purchase any Royal Canin kitten or cat food, visit www.royalcaninrewards.com and use code 20-11942. You will need to provide a copy of your kitten’s foster or adoption paperwork and a purchase receipt.
More Information: www.kittenlady.org/webinar

Advice Hour - Maddie's Lifesaving Academy - Maddie's Fund
2020-04-24 13:00 - 14:00
Advice Hour with MLA instructors

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.

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Webinar - 4/24/20 - COVID-19 – A Virologist’s Perspective for Veterinarians - AVMA
2020-04-24 13:00 - 14:00
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 important questions regarding the ongoing pandemic, including:

How do viruses “jump” between animals or from animals to people?
What made this coronavirus so successful in establishing a pandemic?
What are the advances in antiviral therapy against SARS CoV-2?
What are some details regarding diagnostic tests currently available and the status of those under development?

The following experts from the Baker Institute for Animal Health will be hosting a live chat:

Colin Parrish, PhD/ John M. Olin Professor of Virology
Dr. Luis Schang, MV, PhD/ Professor of Chemical Virology
John S. L. Parker, BVMS, PhD/ Associate Professor of Virology
Diego Diel, DVM, MS, PhD / Associate Professor of Virology

Also joining will be special guest Dr. Bruce Kornreich, Director of the Cornell Feline Health Center.
The panel will be moderated by Dr. Scott Coonrod, Director of the Baker Institute for Animal Health, Dr. Gerlinde Van de Walle, and Postdoctoral Associate Brian Wasik.

Webinar - Get Ready for #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5th: A Global Effort in Response to COVID-19- Grantspace
2020-04-24 11:00 - 12:00
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 and approaches to inspire donations and citizen engagement to support communities and nonprofits. #GivingTuesdayNow encourages all forms of generosity from simple acts of support, like helping neighbors, to direct giving to nonprofits. This webinar will offer ideas for activating on the day.
A Special Welcome to:
Nonprofit and foundation professionals, development staff, marketing staff, executive directors, and program officers
Qualifies for
1 CFRE point(s)
Additional Information
Upon completion of your registration, you will be receiving an email from our webinar platform, GoTo Webinar. The email will contain your own unique link to the live webinar.
Intended Audience
All levels of experience
Bonus Materials
When you register for this webinar, you receive:

a full recording,

associated handout(s), if applicable
Featuring

Jamie McDonaldStrategy and Communities Lead GivingTuesday View BioGrantSpace

Webinar - Learn about PetPro Connect – Supporting fosters, adopters, and the public with telemedicine – CalAnimals - Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim
2020-04-24 10:00 - 10:45
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.

Webinar - 4/23 - COVID-19 Impact Across the Country on Shelters - Best Friends
2020-04-23 15:00 - 16:00
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 input from attendees and applying it to the next town hall. New this week: submit your questions in advance in the Questions & Comments box on the registration form.
Panelists for this week’s town hall are:

Denise Deisler, director of Jacksonville Humane Society in Florida (Southeast)
Ed Jamison, director of Dallas Animal Services in Texas (South Central)
Emily Klehm, director of South Suburban Humane Society in Illinois (Midwest)
Alexis Pugh, director of Memphis Animal Services in Tennessee (Mid-Atlantic)
Teri Rockhold, director of Fresno Humane Animal Services in California (Pacific)
Shannon Wells, director of Lawrence Humane Society in Kansas (Great Plains)

Best Friends medical director Dr. Erin Katribe will also be joining to discuss the most recent update on CDC guidelines. A recording will be available and distributed to registrants.
