Shelter Learniverse and Industry-Wide Calendar

dvm360 Presents (fee applies): Join us in December for another engaging educational experience, once again face to face. Our safety protocols mean that you can earn CE credits plus interact and network in person with peers, friends, and faculty—all in complete safety!

VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary VETgirl–Elanco webinar, where Dr. Natalie L. Marks, CVJ reviews chronic kidney disease, the many facets of case management and the how proactive management of weight and early intervention of appetite regulation can improve case outcomes.

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.

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): A three-day virtual conference to wrap up the year and propel us into 2022… and beyond. Topics include COVID’s Lasting Impact on Foster Care Recruitment & Retention, More Positive, Less Punitive: Finding Balance in Humane Law Enforcement, How to Serve Your Whole Community, and more.

NACA/Justice Clearinghouse Present: This webinar will talk about the history of the Community Cat Program at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) in Arlington, Virginia including where we were, where we are now, and how we got there. We will discuss how to garner successful support and buy-in for a jurisdiction-wide program, how to resolve the most common community cat conflicts, and what supportive needs arise during a TNR program.

CVMA Presents (fee applies): With the increase in antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, we need to be better stewards of antibiotics while still treating pyodermas. In this course, we will discuss when to perform cultures and sensitivities, appropriate antibiotic usage, and alternatives to oral antibiotics to treat resistant infections.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl practice management webinar, Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) discusses how to effectively manage through difficult client conversations. In this lecture, learn how to deal with the types of difficult clients and how to handle each one.

Fear Free Presents: In this webinar, Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD Clinical Professor UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, will remind participants “who cats are” and why they are particularly prone to fear in confined situations (i.e., hospitals, shelters, homes, etc.).

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): A three-day virtual conference to wrap up the year and propel us into 2022… and beyond. Topics include COVID’s Lasting Impact on Foster Care Recruitment & Retention, More Positive, Less Punitive: Finding Balance in Humane Law Enforcement, How to Serve Your Whole Community, and more.

Network for Good Presents: We have the last minute fundraising hacks you need to make the most of the final days of 2021. We know you’re busy with your year-end appeals, but trust us: You don’t want to miss this!

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Peter Weinstein, MBA reviews how to be a leader and build your veterinary team to promote veterinary practice success. In this lecture, learn the differences between leaders and managers and how to identify your personal strengths and weaknesses. Find out why a team is the key to success, and how leaders can bring that team together to ultimate success.

Dogs Playing for Life Presents: While this webinar can be attended as a standalone course, we will build on our Fancy Footwork approach to handling and training to offer practical training, handling, and safety solutions to on-leash reactivity for dogs living in shelters.

The AAWA Presents (fee applies): A three-day virtual conference to wrap up the year and propel us into 2022… and beyond. Topics include COVID’s Lasting Impact on Foster Care Recruitment & Retention, More Positive, Less Punitive: Finding Balance in Humane Law Enforcement, How to Serve Your Whole Community, and more.

Dog iBox Presents (fee applies): This presentation will dive deep into which aspects of this human-directed aggression pattern may be considered “normal” and which may have underlying influences of medical diagnoses or emotional disorders, before taking an even closer look at management and behavior modification strategies that can be used for the prevention of this pattern as well as for intervention.

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 surrender, a behavior perspective on intake and adoptions, canine behavior evaluations and decisions-making, and behavior modification in the shelter. Each session is 90 minutes, from 11am to 12:30pm Pacific Time […]

FDSA Presents (fee applies): We will be looking at the differences between relaxation and anticipation. Understanding where these are helpful and where they can be counter productive. The webinar will contain both theory and video on training different release cues.

Best Friends Presents: Register to receive access via email to this exclusive Best Friends National Conference session on December 9. In this session, we discuss how to revamp your organization’s operations to safely reduce a pet’s stay, whether that pet is highly adoptable, has medical or behavioral challenges, or is returned to the field.

VETGirl Presents (fee applies for non-members): Join us for this 2-hour, VETgirl ophthalmology CE track webinar where Dr. Shelby Reinstein, DACVO will provide an update on the current management of cataracts in dogs. In this lecture, she’ll review how to accurately diagnose cataracts, the devastating secondary complications, and appropriate therapy, including both medical and surgical treatment options.

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.

Think Anesthesia Presents: Michele Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA will discuss the physiological processes of transduction, transmission, modulation, and perception, as well as the process and consequences of peripheral and central sensitization. The importance of the use of available pain scoring systems to aid in the recognition of pain and assessment of response to therapy will be discussed.

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Presents (fee applies): In this session the instructors will discuss the recent developments regarding the pathophysiology and management of canine epilepsy, including classifications of seizures, appropriate drugs for seizure management, and more.