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
Webinar – 7/5/21 – Canine Welfare: How Do We Measure It and What Can We Learn Using These Measures in the Animal Shelter? – PPG (fee applies)
Webinar – 7/5/21 – Canine Welfare: How Do We Measure It and What Can We Learn Using These Measures in the Animal Shelter? – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): This session will discuss how we can best assess welfare and promising measures found across the scientific literature that can help us better understand dogs’ experiences in the shelter. With these measures in mind, the presenter will describe recent research investigating the effects of housing and social interaction on shelter dog welfare.
Webinar – 7/6/21 – Fundraising in a Virtual World – Network for Good
Webinar – 7/6/21 – Fundraising in a Virtual World – Network for Good
Network for Good Presents: In this session, we will explore the big picture, changing donor demographics, the decline in broad-based giving, the impact of virtual events, emphasis on outcomes, and more.
Webinar – 7/6/21 – Induction Drugs: Doses, effects, side effects and which should I pick – VETGirl (fee applies)
Webinar – 7/6/21 – Induction Drugs: Doses, effects, side effects and which should I pick – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl Presents (fee applies): Dr. Jane Quandt, MS, DACVAA, DACVECC reviews induction drugs used in veterinary medicine. Induction drugs can be used as solo agents or in combination. Which should you consider using, and are there indications or contraindications for each? What are useful combinations and why would you consider using a combination versus a single drug?
Online Course – 7/7/21 – ACO Seminar Series – Best Friends
Online Course – 7/7/21 – ACO Seminar Series – Best Friends
Best Friends Presents: Free courses in this series include Community Engagement: The Lifesaving Philosophy, Advanced Return to Owner in the Field: Beyond the Scanner, and Community Cats: Mitigating Feline Nuisance.
Online Event – Wednesdays – The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie – AmPa!
Online Event – Wednesdays – The Wednesday Summit #ThankstoMaddie – AmPa!
AmPa! Presents: 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 AmPA! and HASS Staff and 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.
Town Hall – 7/7/21 – HASS Leadership Town Hall – HASS
Town Hall – 7/7/21 – HASS Leadership Town Hall – HASS
HASS Presents: Join us to hear the latest on this innovative project from Dr. Ellen Jefferson and Kristen Hassen, two members of the HASS Executive Team. What has the HASS team been doing over the last year? What plans does HASS have for the next 6 months? Tune in to get the answers to these questions, status updates, and an inside look at Human Animal Support Services.
Webinar – 7/7/21 – Stop calling it kennel cough: CIRD and what you need to know – VETGirl
Webinar – 7/7/21 – Stop calling it kennel cough: CIRD and what you need to know – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: Join us for a complimentary VETgirl–Merck Animal Health CE veterinary technician webinar, where Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT reviews the coughing dog. In this webinar, she’ll review infectious etiologies of cough, how to diagnose it, clinicopathologic findings, prevention and overall treatment of the coughing dog.
Webinar – 7/8/21 – Building and Maintaining a Productive High Volume Foster Program That Serves the Animals YOU Need Help With – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse
Webinar – 7/8/21 – Building and Maintaining a Productive High Volume Foster Program That Serves the Animals YOU Need Help With – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse
NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Presents: In this webinar you will learn how to break down your foster program and rebuild it for success, the benefits of opening your foster program up to include all adoptable animals in your shelter and why that variety will help you sustain your program, and more.
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…
Webinar – 7/8/21 – Fetch the Best – Preparing for Itchy Pet Awareness Month! – VETGirl
Webinar – 7/8/21 – Fetch the Best – Preparing for Itchy Pet Awareness Month! – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Dana Liska, DACVD reviews how to treat the pruritic patient. Tune in to learn how to manage your allergic dermatitis patients from initial onset of itch and the diagnostic work up, how APOQUEL can be used short-term for inflammation and flares, and long-term for maintenance therapy by sharing key efficacy and updated safety data.
Webinar – 7/8/21 – From Cue to Conversation: Deep Dive into the Look At That (LAT) game and its baby sister, LATTE – FDSA (fee applies)
Webinar – 7/8/21 – From Cue to Conversation: Deep Dive into the Look At That (LAT) game and its baby sister, LATTE – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): Join Leslie as she tells you all about her revolutionary Look at That game and her new twist on it, LATTE. One of the most popular Control Unleashed games, LAT teaches dogs to focus around distractions and triggers; LATTE teaches dogs to chill out around those things without the working focus piece.
Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): In this course Drs. Michael Lappin and Susan Little will cover topics such as the successful management of urethral obstruction in cats, understanding feline idiopathic cystitis, management of upper respiratory infections, local antibiotic therapy, and more.
Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)
Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)
ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Presents (fee applies): The 2021 conference will feature content and key takeaways aimed at engineering our new normal together. A wide range of workshops will be offered with information you can immediately put to use, including the role of social work in animal welfare, behavior modification in a shelter setting, a live necropsy demonstration, and a session on thriving in challenging work.
Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)
Online Conference – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – 2021 ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference – Maddie’s Fund (fee applies)
ASPCA® Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Presents (fee applies): The 2021 conference will feature content and key takeaways aimed at engineering our new normal together. A wide range of workshops will be offered with information you can immediately put to use, including the role of social work in animal welfare, behavior modification in a shelter setting, a live necropsy demonstration, and a session on thriving in challenging work.
Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 7/9/21 to 7/11/21 – Feline techniques: How I manage common problems. Live from San Diego – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): In this course Drs. Michael Lappin and Susan Little will cover topics such as the successful management of urethral obstruction in cats, understanding feline idiopathic cystitis, management of upper respiratory infections, local antibiotic therapy, and more.
Webinar – 7/10/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
Webinar – 7/10/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (small fee applies)
Community Cats Podcast Presents (small fee applies): Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Learn what TNR is, why it works, and how to get started. Our expert instructors will teach you the best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management.