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National Rounds - Tuesday COVID-19 Edition
2020-04-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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

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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.

Webinar: California Shelter Admissions Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-04-07 11:00 - 12:00
Sheltering services have been defined as essential in most communities, charging us with the collective responsibility to determine the “what” and “how” of providing necessary services in a way that best keeps communities, shelter staff and animals safe. That decision making process begins before an animal is admitted. Recognizing that each intake creates a cascade of risks, NACA guidelines, endorsed by national groups and shelter medicine programs, recommend taking active measures to eliminate non-essential intake while continuing to respond to emergency needs. In this hour-long webinar, Dr. Kate Hurley will cover practical aspects of communicating intake policies and distinguishing between essential and non-essential intake for dogs, cats and kittens. We’ll cover, not only the most effective ways to message the change in services to your community but the most effective ways to engage them in our first priority during the Covid-19 crisis: keeping animals safely out of the shelter and at home with us.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Apr 7, 2020 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uJwqdOyvpjstjYx6qxtASRP87FLlqADVKA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Meeting to Walk Thru ShelterMedPortal - Delany, Andy, Mandy +/- Others
2020-04-06 16:00 - 17:00

Happy Friday!
2020-04-03 | Virtual

Webinar on Exposed Pets - Dr. Sandra Newbury
2020-04-02 14:00 - 15:00
New Recommendations for COVID-19 Exposed Pets from CDC, AVMA, & Shelter Medicine Programs

The “Interim recommendations for intake of companion animals from households where humans with COVID-19 are present” were just published. Take these 4 steps to bring yourself and your teams up to speed:

Click here to view the recommendations in their entirety on the AVMA website
Review University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine program’s information sheet on temporary sheltering of pets exposed to COVID-19 and recommendations for care
Download the sample protocol for shelters taking in pets exposed to humans with COVID-19
Mark Your Calendar: Dr. Sandra Newbury & the University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine team will present a Q&A on these recommendations on Thursday, April 2, 2:30 pm ET. Space is limited.
Attend: https://zoom.us/j/924884168
Meeting ID: 924 884 168
Submit questions about recommendations here >>

April Fool's Day
2020-04-01 | Everywhere, CA, United States
Today is April Fool’s Day!
