This calendar is a listing of webinars, other learning opportunities, online meetings and other upcoming national events related to animal sheltering and related areas of interest.
Only some of these events are produced by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Most are being created and sponsored by other groups and agencies. Being listed here does not mean that we have reviewed the material contained. We are trying to provide a variety of resources to hopefully help make your life a little easier. For additional information on any of these items before or after the event please contact the organizer directly (listed in the item description).
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Week of Events
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
Online Course – 4/16/21 to 4/18/21 – How I manage common ocular & cardiac problems – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 4/16/21 to 4/18/21 – How I manage common ocular & cardiac problems – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): Gary & Kathy are going to discuss management of the most common problems that they encounter in their clinical practices. This course will present a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of these common problems using a combination of didactic and case-based teaching. This combination of a Cardiologist and an Ophthalmologist is sure to provide you with some very practical tips on a broad range of topics.
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
Webinar – 4/18/21 – Vaccinating Cats: Everyday Evidence – VETGirl
Webinar – 4/18/21 – Vaccinating Cats: Everyday Evidence – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Annette Litster will present a review of the peer-reviewed literature on vaccination in cats to inform vaccine protocols using an evidence-based approach. Information on the immune response, adverse reactions to vaccines, injection site sarcomas, duration of immunity, route of administration, maternally-derived immunity and updates from the 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines will be discussed.
Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund
Online Meeting – Mondays – Shelter and Rescue Support Call – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: Maddie’s Fund, in concert with American Pets Alive!, hosts a weekly hour-long Zoom call for animal welfare workers and volunteers. While these calls started out as a response to COVID-19, it’s grown into so much more. These calls are a safe place to discuss uncomfortable topics, all while sharing a common goal of preserving the human-animal bond.
Webinar – 4/19/21 – Identifying Need for Spay/Neuter Services in Massachusetts: A GIS-based Analysis – Massachusetts Animal Coalition
Webinar – 4/19/21 – Identifying Need for Spay/Neuter Services in Massachusetts: A GIS-based Analysis – Massachusetts Animal Coalition
Massachusetts Animal Coalition Presents: Please join us for a presentation about a method for assessing need for spay and neuter resources using GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
VIN Rounds – 4/20/21 – A Tale of Two URI Outbreaks, Part 1: Evidence-based Therapeutic Selection – VIN
VIN Rounds – 4/20/21 – A Tale of Two URI Outbreaks, Part 1: Evidence-based Therapeutic Selection – VIN
VIN/VSPN Presents: Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine) discusses "A Tale of Two URI Outbreaks, Part 1: Evidence-based Therapeutic Selection."
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
Webinar – 4/20/21 – COVID-19 and Curbside: Client Communication Survival Guide – Fear Free
Webinar – 4/20/21 – COVID-19 and Curbside: Client Communication Survival Guide – Fear Free
Fear Free Presents: Veterinary medicine in 2021 continues to provide challenges—ongoing curbside service, COVID-19, and client concerns and frustrations. Join Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, as she discusses some very practical tips and tricks to helping clients understand what we do and why we do it and that we all have the same goal—healthy and happy pets.
Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS
Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS
HSUS Presents (fee applies): Animal Care Expo is an online conference experience from April 21-23, 2021, featuring 40 great sessions on a wide variety of topics including shelter medicine, behavior and global animal issues. Visit our virtual exhibit hall to chat with dozens of vendors and organizations, collect session handouts and vendor resources to save to your computer and join our happy hours and Q&A sessions to network with speakers, exhibitors and other attendees.
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS
Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS
HSUS Presents (fee applies): Animal Care Expo is an online conference experience from April 21-23, 2021, featuring 40 great sessions on a wide variety of topics including shelter medicine, behavior and global animal issues. Visit our virtual exhibit hall to chat with dozens of vendors and organizations, collect session handouts and vendor resources to save to your computer and join our happy hours and Q&A sessions to network with speakers, exhibitors and other attendees.
Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): For this seminar I have asked the speakers to discuss practical topics of interest to the general practitioner. Dr. Philip Bergman is one of the leaders in medical oncology and Dr. Catriona MacPhail is one of the founding ACVS Fellows in surgical oncology. This combination is sure to answer your most common cancer management questions in a practical and informative presentation.
Virtual Seminar – Thursdays in June – Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen – CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
Virtual Seminar – Thursdays in June – Shelter Behavior with Kelley Bollen – CalAnimals (open to non-members also)
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…
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
Webinar – 4/22/21 – To Pee or Not to Pee: That is the Feline House Soiling Problem – ACVB
Webinar – 4/22/21 – To Pee or Not to Pee: That is the Feline House Soiling Problem – ACVB
ACVB Presents: Join us in this webinar where we will walk through the decision tree to diagnosing behavioral causes for feline house soiling, differentiating between marking behavior and unwanted toileting behavior (previously referred to as “inappropriate elimination”), and discuss prevention and treatment recommendations.
Online Event – 4/22/21 – Advancement in Joint Disease – The Bridge Club
Online Event – 4/22/21 – Advancement in Joint Disease – The Bridge Club
The Bridge Club Presents: In this Bridge Club conversation, we are joined by Dr. David Dycus, Chief of Orthopedics - Nexus Veterinary Bone & Joint Center at Nexus Veterinary Specialists to share the latest advancements in joint disease.
Webinar – 4/22/21 – Walking with Reactive Dogs! – Amy Cook, PhD – FDSA (fee applies)
Webinar – 4/22/21 – Walking with Reactive Dogs! – Amy Cook, PhD – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): In this webinar, you’ll learn the skills that will get you through the rough spots without the blow up, and master the fine art of the magnet walk and while you develop strategy that can help get you back out and about! Let’s get your dog walking with you again!
Webinar – 4/22/21 – Don’t dread the Strategic Plan! – Getting 2 Zero
Webinar – 4/22/21 – Don’t dread the Strategic Plan! – Getting 2 Zero
Getting 2 Zero Presents: This session is an introduction to how to ensure your strategic plan is aspirational enough AND deliverable. On how to create a vision that inspires, how to ensure your organisation is moving forward, how to engage your people in the plan. And the step we usually miss: how to implement it in a way that ensures it's not just a document that sits on a shelf until the next planning session in three years.
Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS
Online Conference – 4/21/21 to 4/23/21 – Animal Care Expo – HSUS
HSUS Presents (fee applies): Animal Care Expo is an online conference experience from April 21-23, 2021, featuring 40 great sessions on a wide variety of topics including shelter medicine, behavior and global animal issues. Visit our virtual exhibit hall to chat with dozens of vendors and organizations, collect session handouts and vendor resources to save to your computer and join our happy hours and Q&A sessions to network with speakers, exhibitors and other attendees.
Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): For this seminar I have asked the speakers to discuss practical topics of interest to the general practitioner. Dr. Philip Bergman is one of the leaders in medical oncology and Dr. Catriona MacPhail is one of the founding ACVS Fellows in surgical oncology. This combination is sure to answer your most common cancer management questions in a practical and informative presentation.
Online Event – 4/23/21 to 4/24/21 – Virtual Animal Law Symposium – Animal Legal Defense Fund
Online Event – 4/23/21 to 4/24/21 – Virtual Animal Law Symposium – Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Legal Defense Fund Presents: This two-day online event will feature panels on zoonotic diseases and COVID-19, factory farming and the realities of our food system, our problematic relationship with animals in captivity, and COVID-19 policy recommendations.
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!
Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 4/22/21 to 4/24/21 – Cancer therapy in practice today – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): For this seminar I have asked the speakers to discuss practical topics of interest to the general practitioner. Dr. Philip Bergman is one of the leaders in medical oncology and Dr. Catriona MacPhail is one of the founding ACVS Fellows in surgical oncology. This combination is sure to answer your most common cancer management questions in a practical and informative presentation.
Online Conference – 3/27/21, 4/10/21, and 4/24/21 – NKCKittenNurseryConference/2021 – National Kitten Coalition (small fee applies)
Online Conference – 3/27/21, 4/10/21, and 4/24/21 – NKCKittenNurseryConference/2021 – National Kitten Coalition (small fee applies)
National Kitten Coalition Presents (small fee applies): NKCKittenNurseryConference/2021 will take place online on three Saturdays this Spring. Each day will feature a different panel of kitten nursery experts.
Online Workshop – 4/24/21 and 4/25/21 – The Power of Choice And How It Can Decrease Stress in Dogs – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
Online Workshop – 4/24/21 and 4/25/21 – The Power of Choice And How It Can Decrease Stress in Dogs – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
Loose Leash Academy Presents (fee applies): Join Irith Bloom (CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC, CSAT, KPA CTP, VSPDT, CBATI, TAGteacher, VSDTA Faculty, DWA Faculty) and Kristina Spaulding (PhD, CAAB) for two days of interactive learning with working spots for 6 dogs. Irith and Kristina will present on the power of giving dogs choices and how it can decrease dogs’ stress and modify their behavior in a positive way. This workshop will help you hone your assessment and training/behavior plan development skills so you can work more successfully with dogs who are stressed out and have behavior issues.
Online Event – 4/23/21 to 4/24/21 – Virtual Animal Law Symposium – Animal Legal Defense Fund
Online Event – 4/23/21 to 4/24/21 – Virtual Animal Law Symposium – Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Legal Defense Fund Presents: This two-day online event will feature panels on zoonotic diseases and COVID-19, factory farming and the realities of our food system, our problematic relationship with animals in captivity, and COVID-19 policy recommendations.
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
Online Event – 4/18/21 to 4/24/21 – Let’s Talk About Volunteer Programs Call Series – American Pets Alive!
American Pets Alive! Presents: In honor of volunteer appreciation week, we're hosting 8 unique calls to discuss a variety of volunteer related programs with several organizations. Register now to join in on the discussion, ask questions, and connect with animal sheltering professionals like you. Register once and pick which calls you'd like to attend!