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 5/25/22 – Canine Social Behavior – IAABC (fee applies)
IAABC Presents (fee applies): This course will teach you about canine communication, play, greetings, conflict resolution behaviors, and puppy social development. Dig into the science of canine social behavior, with an emphasis on dog-to-dog social interactions.
Webinar – 5/22/22 – Enfermedades transmisibles por vectores invertebrados tropicales en animales pequeños (Tropical Invertebrate Vector Transmitted Diseases in Small Animals) – VETGirl
Webinar – 5/22/22 – Enfermedades transmisibles por vectores invertebrados tropicales en animales pequeños (Tropical Invertebrate Vector Transmitted Diseases in Small Animals) – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 1-hour Spanish VETgirl webinar, Dr. Claudia Lewy, DVM reviews the constant threat of zoonotic and vector-borne emerging tropical diseases. In this webinar, she’ll review geographic, seasonal, and other risk factors that influence this group of infectious diseases in our veterinary patients.
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 – 5/23/22 – Transracial Human and Animal Adoption – CARE
Webinar – 5/23/22 – Transracial Human and Animal Adoption – CARE
CARE Presents: Join Author and Korean Adoptee Alice Stephens, Writer and Editor Susan Ito, Poet, Artist, and Therapist Mi Ok Song Bruining, along with guest transracial adoptees discuss adoption, the stigma, the weight and how that intersects with pet adoption.
Webinar – 5/24/22 – YouTube LIVE: The Impact of Respiratory Pathogens in Dogs and Humans – VETGirl
Webinar – 5/24/22 – YouTube LIVE: The Impact of Respiratory Pathogens in Dogs and Humans – VETGirl
VETGirl Presents: In this complimentary, 30-minute, YouTube LIVE VETgirl webinar, Dr. Laura M. Greene, DACVIM reviews the principles for preventing and limiting the spread of respiratory diseases and the similarities between veterinary and human medicine.
Webinar – 5/24/22 – The Future Is Four: The Right Outcome – Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge
Webinar – 5/24/22 – The Future Is Four: The Right Outcome – Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge
Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge Presents: In this webinar, Drs. Cindy Karsten and Kate Hurley will discuss how we can ensure the right outcome for pets and people facing challenges big and small.
National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 5/24/22 – Discussing 50 years of data about behavioral incompatibilities and dog relinquishment to shelters – UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs
National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 5/24/22 – Discussing 50 years of data about behavioral incompatibilities and dog relinquishment to shelters – UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs
UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs Present: We will be discussing Janis Bradley's previous presentation on "Irreconcilable differences? Maybe not! A new look at 50 years of data about behavioral incompatibilities and dog relinquishment to shelters" in breakout groups and as a large group.
Webinar – 5/24/22 – How to Expand Veterinary Access, Increase Revenues, and Prevent Burnout – HASS
Webinar – 5/24/22 – How to Expand Veterinary Access, Increase Revenues, and Prevent Burnout – HASS
HASS Presents: Join us for a webinar about the Open Door Veterinary Collective hosted by Dr. Sara Pizano, the founder of Team Shelter USA, author of The Best Practice Playbook for Animal Shelters, and a national trainer for Open Door, and panelists, Mandy Combs, Veterinary Practice Manager at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton Veterinary Services and Dr. Stephanye Quinn, Staff Veterinarian at the Community Pet Care Clinic in Toledo, Ohio and Veterinary Ambassador for the Open Door Veterinary Collective National Training team. Learn how this model can work for you and your community.
Webinar – 5/25/22 – Playgroups Part 1: The Why – Dogs Playing for Life
Webinar – 5/25/22 – Playgroups Part 1: The Why – Dogs Playing for Life
Dogs Playing for Life Presents: In this first of three webinars, we will present powerful examples of how playgroups can not only enhance the quality of life for your shelter dogs, but how focusing on their quality of life through enrichment can lead to game-changing benefits to your shelter’s everyday operations.
Webinar – 5/25/22 – Webinar Double Header: Two New Approaches to Fundraising that Work – Network for Good
Webinar – 5/25/22 – Webinar Double Header: Two New Approaches to Fundraising that Work – Network for Good
Network for Good Presents: Join us for two sessions that will give you sophisticated strategies that anyone can do to attract donors to your capital campaign and then keep them giving for years after.
VIN/NAVAS Rounds – 5/26/22 – Mitigating Nausea and Vomiting Perianesthetically – VIN/VSPN
VIN/NAVAS Rounds – 5/26/22 – Mitigating Nausea and Vomiting Perianesthetically – VIN/VSPN
VIN/NAVAS Presents: Annatasha Bartel, BVetMS, DACVAA, presents "Mitigating Nausea and Vomiting Perianesthetically." Attend this session to earn 1 hour free CE credit.
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 – 5/26/22 – Supporting Unhoused People and Their Companion Animals – Maddie’s Fund
Webinar – 5/26/22 – Supporting Unhoused People and Their Companion Animals – Maddie’s Fund
Maddie's Fund Presents: Established in 1999, The Giving Spirit has provided over 75,000 survival kits that have been distributed by thousands of Giving Spirit volunteers. Join us to meet some of their dedicated staff and learn how to create similar kit-building and educational events in your communities.
Webinar – 5/26/22 – Off-Leash Skills for Puppies with Erin Lynes – FDSA (fee applies)
Webinar – 5/26/22 – Off-Leash Skills for Puppies with Erin Lynes – FDSA (fee applies)
FDSA Presents (fee applies): This webinar will cover several strategies to help you build your puppy's off leash skills from the ground up, will help your recognize developmental milestones that will mean changing your strategy as your puppy ages, and help you discover the benefits of a shared trust that comes when both you and your puppy are comfortable in off-leash situations.
Webinar – 5/28/22 – Common Dental and Oral Pathology – VDOS (fee applies)
Webinar – 5/28/22 – Common Dental and Oral Pathology – VDOS (fee applies)
VDOS Presents (fee applies): You are not sure about how to call lesions in the mouth of dogs and cats? Looks like this, but could be that? Learn their names, causes, what else they could look like, and how to address them!
Webinar – 5/28/22 – Oral Examination and Charting – VDOS (fee applies)
Webinar – 5/28/22 – Oral Examination and Charting – VDOS (fee applies)
VDOS Presents (fee applies): This webinar will help you to understand oral and dental anatomy in dogs and cats using proper nomenclature. You will be able to do patient triage, obtain a history, assess clinical signs, perform a dental and oral examination (in the awake and anesthetized patient), and record your findings.
Webinar – 5/28/22 – Dental Radiography and Interpretation – VDOS (fee applies)
Webinar – 5/28/22 – Dental Radiography and Interpretation – VDOS (fee applies)
VDOS Presents (fee applies): Is your dental x-ray machine unused because nobody knows what to do with it? Let us show you the profitability of dental radiography by demystifying the many shades of gray! See what is going on below the gum line!