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 Course – Starts 10/18/21 – Compassion Fatigue Strategies – University of Florida – Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program (fee applies)
University of Florida - Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program Presents (fee applies): Compassion Fatigue Strategies is a unique online course designed to support people who work with animals. The course will help you recognize signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, learn to manage your stress levels and increase your self-care practices, connect with the rewards of your work, build your resiliency, and commit to making successful changes in your life and in your organization.
Online Course – 10/14/21 to 10/17/21 – Anesthesia & Pain Management – live online from New Orleans – IVS (fee applies)
Online Course – 10/14/21 to 10/17/21 – Anesthesia & Pain Management – live online from New Orleans – IVS (fee applies)
IVS Presents (fee applies): This all new seminar has been designed to provide you with practical information on the current thoughts on anesthesia along with acute and chronic pain management in your practice.
Online Event – 10/17/21 – 2021 Online Diversity Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)
Online Event – 10/17/21 – 2021 Online Diversity Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)
Community Cats Podcast Presents (fee applies): Join Community Cats Podcast on Sunday, October 17, 2021 for an Online Diversity Day featuring experts from the animal welfare world. The day includes a variety of online sessions to help you learn about the challenge issues around diversity in our community cat environment. Bring your questions!
Webinar – 10/17/21 – Getting Out of the Box: Fresh Thoughts on Infection Prevention Protocols for Cats – VETGirl
Webinar – 10/17/21 – Getting Out of the Box: Fresh Thoughts on Infection Prevention Protocols for Cats – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Zoetis webinar, Dr. Michael R. Lappin, DACVIM, PhD will discuss current issues related to the prevention of infectious diseases in cats. Tune in to learn current thoughts on injection side sarcomas and vaccine-associated side effects, while maximizing the benefits of feline vaccinations. Find out how to avoid real or perceived adverse events or if there are alternative protocols to consider!
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.
Online Event – 10/18/21 – ACO ALL ACCESS: Future of Field Services – NACA
Online Event – 10/18/21 – ACO ALL ACCESS: Future of Field Services – NACA
NACA Presents: Join NACA for our first ever live streamed training opportunity!! An hour of presentation and open discussion!! Let’s talk about taking steps towards supportive field services practices, how to move towards resource provision and away from punishment while building trust and positive relationships within the community.
Online Event – 10/18/21 – Our Journey to Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – CARE
Online Event – 10/18/21 – Our Journey to Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – CARE
CARE Presents: CARE and Industry Leaders will be discussing their own personal journeys towards making this field and their own personal lives equitable. We will also be highlighting CARE's new REDI Certification, which will be released soon!
Webinar – 10/19/21 – Otitis Externa Practice Essentials – VETGirl
Webinar – 10/19/21 – Otitis Externa Practice Essentials – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Merck Animal Health YouTube LIVE event, Dr. Michael Canfield, DACVD reviews ear anatomy, equipment, clinical procedures, and treatment of otitis externa to promote quality patient outcomes.
Webinar – 10/19/21 – 6 Steps to Jumpstart Your Year-End Fundraising Success – Network for Good
Webinar – 10/19/21 – 6 Steps to Jumpstart Your Year-End Fundraising Success – Network for Good
Network for Good Presents: It is imperative that your organization participates in the end of year giving season. But during such a busy time, how do you ensure your year-end giving plan is going to work? How do you ensure your precious time is well spent? Join Professional Fundraising Coach, Robin Cabral, to kick your year-end off the right way.
Online Event – 10/19/21 – Open Arms Huddle #5 – Welcoming Customer Service – Maddie’s Fund
Online Event – 10/19/21 – Open Arms Huddle #5 – Welcoming Customer Service – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: Each Open Arms Challenge Zoom Huddle will consist of two 10-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute Q&A. About this huddle: Find out how to bring open and welcoming customer service into every aspect of your work.
Webinar – 10/19/21 – Positive Marketing for Maximum Impact – HeARTs Speak
Webinar – 10/19/21 – Positive Marketing for Maximum Impact – HeARTs Speak
HeARTs Speak Presents: This 1-hour workshop examines the easy-to-implement, often subtle shifts we can make to reach new audiences and the power of positivity in building relationships and changing minds. With a focus on imagery, the language we use, and transparency, we’ll also explore how the concept of positive marketing contributes to life-saving goals.
Webinar – 10/19/21 – All I Need to Know About Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems – VETGirl (fee applies)
Webinar – 10/19/21 – All I Need to Know About Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this 1-hour, VETgirl anesthesia webinar, Dr. Mike Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA reviews how the anesthesia machine works, different oxygen sources, oxygen flowmeters, vaporizers, CO2 absorbent, and scavenging systems. Dr. Barletta will also describe different breathing systems available on the market and will review how to choose the appropriate breathing system for different patients.
Online Event – 10/19/21 – CARE celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – CARE
Online Event – 10/19/21 – CARE celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – CARE
CARE Presents: CARE is going LIVE with for part 2 of our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
We have three more amazing guests: Alana Yanez, Executive Director for Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP Cats); José Ocaño, Senior Director, People and Culture, Best Friends Animal Society; and Nicole Galvan, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Bailing Out Benji.
Webinar – 10/20/21 – How Cognitive Biases Interfere with How We Acquire Knowledge – PPG (fee applies)
Webinar – 10/20/21 – How Cognitive Biases Interfere with How We Acquire Knowledge – PPG (fee applies)
PPG Presents (fee applies): Given how behaviorists, ethologists, neuroscientists and veterinarians often get into conflict, this talk discusses how our cognitive biases impact knowledge acquisition. Cognitive biases makes us reject information that we should accept, and accept information that we should reject.
Online Event – 10/20/21 – Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Allison Cardona – Maddie’s Fund
Online Event – 10/20/21 – Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Allison Cardona – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: Join us for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with Allison Cardona, Deputy Director of Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control. In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Allison speaks of overcoming her own experiences with systemic bias and what she sees as initial steps we can take to widen diversity, equity and inclusion in our field while strengthening the human-animal bond.
Webinar – 10/20/21 – Managing Eye Care in the Shelter Environment – The AAWA
Webinar – 10/20/21 – Managing Eye Care in the Shelter Environment – The AAWA
The AAWA Presents: Learn about eye injury treatment and disease management both in the shelter and in foster care. This presentation will discuss common eye diseases in the shelter environment, including causes of corneal ulceration, conjunctivitis, and eye loss. Attendees will gain an understanding of the challenges of providing proper eye care to shelter animals, including staff training, equipment, and costs.
Webinar – 10/20/21 – Aging Gracefully: Update on Canine and Feline Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome – Fear Free
Webinar – 10/20/21 – Aging Gracefully: Update on Canine and Feline Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome – Fear Free
Fear Free Presents: In part due to the excellent veterinary care that we deliver to our patients, we are presented with more geriatric cats and dogs now than we were 10 years ago. Most of us didn’t learn much about how to recognize and treat cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) in dogs and cats. In this session, attendees will learn the most up to date prevention strategies and treatments of CDS in dogs and cats.
Webinar – 10/20/21 – A Squinting Cat? Herpes Virus Until Proven Otherwise! – VETGirl (fee applies)
Webinar – 10/20/21 – A Squinting Cat? Herpes Virus Until Proven Otherwise! – VETGirl (fee applies)
VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): Join us for a 2-hour, VETgirl ophthalmology CE track webinar where Dr. Shelby Reinstein, DACVO reviews the eye conditions related to Feline Herpes Virus. In this lecture, she’ll review the basic pathogenesis and various clinical syndromes of FHV-1 including conjunctivitis, corneal ulceration, corneal sequestra, and eosinophilic keratoconjunctivitis.
Online Event – 10/21/21 – Open Arms Huddle #6 – How to market to your entire community – Maddie’s Fund
Online Event – 10/21/21 – Open Arms Huddle #6 – How to market to your entire community – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: Each Open Arms Challenge Zoom Huddle will consist of two 10-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute Q&A. How do you reach those in your community who don’t use social media or have not heard of your organization? Find out how in this Huddle 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…
Webinar – 10/21/21 – The Science of Counter Conditioning with Kristina Spaulding – FDSA (fee applies)
Webinar – 10/21/21 – The Science of Counter Conditioning with Kristina Spaulding – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This webinar will explore what the research has to say about the process of counter conditioning. Find out how counter conditioning works, how it’s related to extinction, what limitations it has, how it’s impacted by stress and what additional strategies we can use to enhance the treatment of fear.
Online Event – 10/21/21 – The State of Veterinary Online Pharmacies – The Bridge Club
Online Event – 10/21/21 – The State of Veterinary Online Pharmacies – The Bridge Club
The Bridge Club Presents: An opportunity to engage, authentically on the true state of online pharmacies in veterinary medicine. Join our expert panel as The Bridge Club wants to hear what you think about how to compete, and honestly what does an online pharmacy look like, if the profession is still faxing.
Online Conference – 10/22/21 to 10/24/21 – 2021 Annual Aggression in Dogs Conference – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
Online Conference – 10/22/21 to 10/24/21 – 2021 Annual Aggression in Dogs Conference – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
Loose Leash Academy Presents (fee applies): 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 to learn from the best in dog training and behavior as they demonstrate their work with aggression cases? Join us for the Second Annual Conference dedicated to helping dogs with aggression.
Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund
Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – 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 leaders. 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 – 10/22/21 – Beyond the Job: Career Paths for Veterinary Technicians/Nurses – Think Anesthesia
Webinar – 10/22/21 – Beyond the Job: Career Paths for Veterinary Technicians/Nurses – Think Anesthesia
Think Anesthesia Presents: Are you a career technician thinking of making a change? In this webinar we will highlight leaders in the veterinary technician/nursing community and learn about how to diversity your resume and what career choices are available to veterinary technicians and nurses.
Online Event – 10/22/21 – TBC Awards – Honoring Veterinary Nurses/Technicians – The Bridge Club
Online Event – 10/22/21 – TBC Awards – Honoring Veterinary Nurses/Technicians – The Bridge Club
The Bridge Club Presents: This evening is all about celebrating you! We will be honoring the very best in veterinary medicine. Grab your spot now and also send us an email about yourself, or your colleagues, we want to know who you think deserves to be honored by The Bridge Club and showcased in this wonderful evening of toasts and honors.
Online Conference – 10/22/21 to 10/24/21 – 2021 Annual Aggression in Dogs Conference – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
Online Conference – 10/22/21 to 10/24/21 – 2021 Annual Aggression in Dogs Conference – Loose Leash Academy (fee applies)
Loose Leash Academy Presents (fee applies): 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 to learn from the best in dog training and behavior as they demonstrate their work with aggression cases? Join us for the Second Annual Conference dedicated to helping dogs with aggression.