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  • Webinar – 9/16/21 – How to Create a Change: Change Management – VETGirl (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/16/21 – How to Create a Change: Change Management – VETGirl (fee applies)

    Does your veterinary team LOVE change?

    Didn’t think so…

    In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) reviews how to create change at your veterinary clinic and key steps for change management success. Tune in to learn what next steps you need to help your team make a change!

    Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, practice management) and listen to our podcasts when you have time.

    All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate!

    *Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/september-16-2021-how-to-create-a-change-change-management/

  • Online Event – 9/2/21 – Live from the Ranch with Ken Ramirez, Zazie Todd, Ph.D. and Laurie C. Williams – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 9/2/21 – Live from the Ranch with Ken Ramirez, Zazie Todd, Ph.D. and Laurie C. Williams – Karen Pryor Academy

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, September 2, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by special guests Zazie Todd, Ph.D. and Laurie C. Williams.  The episode will include live training demos, audience Q & A, and so much more!

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://theranch.clickertraining.com/live/#next

  • Webinar – 9/15/21 – The Role of Veterinarians in the Emerging Field of Wildlife Fertility Control – HSVMA

    Webinar – 9/15/21 – The Role of Veterinarians in the Emerging Field of Wildlife Fertility Control – HSVMA

    Due to the growing public opposition to the use of traditional, lethal methods for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts, wildlife managers are now exploring the use of innovative, nonlethal fertility control methods for managing wildlife populations. This presentation will illustrate the important roles that veterinarians are playing in the development and advancement of this emerging field of wildlife management.
    Program Agenda:

    • General understanding about the major fertility control agents and surgical methods currently used to manage free-roaming wildlife populations. both surgical and non-surgical.
    • Detailed information on the use of surgical and non-surgical methods to sterilize and/or contracept white-tailed deer in urban landscapes in the US
    • Discussion of the critical roles that veterinarians serve in the development and implementation of wildlife fertility control research and/or management projects as well as efforts to educate the public, policymakers and the public

    We hope you’ll join us for this important welfare-focused webinar. The webinar is open to all participants.
    Presented by Randall E. Junge, MS, DVM, DACZM, DACAW; Kathleen A. Carey, DVM;
    and Stephanie Boyles Griffin, Wildlife Biologist
    This webinar is approved for 1.5 hours of RACE CE (medical category). RACE CE is available for free to HSVMA members. If you are not yet a member, please join before the webinar HERE.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.hsvma.org/webinar_wildlifefertilitycontrol

  • Webinar – 9/22/21 – Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomie #3: Collaborating with Indigenous Communities in the Northern Tier to Advance Animal and Human Welfare – ASPCAPro

    Webinar – 9/22/21 – Northern Tier Shelter Initiative Zoomie #3: Collaborating with Indigenous Communities in the Northern Tier to Advance Animal and Human Welfare – ASPCAPro

    Northern Tier refers to Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. 295 of the 574 federally recognized Tribes have tribal homelands in the Northern Tier. 

    Join us to learn how to build impactful and sustainable partnerships with Indigenous communities facing animal welfare challenges. Guest speakers will share stories of successful collaborations, and attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the importance of integrating a culturally sensitive and collaborative approach into their mission and operations. This presentation will explore historical and current events that have shaped the relationships between the animal welfare field and indigenous communities and how racism, exploitation, and cultural appropriation have exacerbated existing challenges.

    Takeaways

    • Gain insights into how your agency can engage in collaborative, effective, and culturally sensitive partnerships with indigenous communities to maximize impacts.
    • Hear stories from animal welfare agencies and tribal members who have helped build successful partnerships between indigenous communities and animal welfare agencies.
    • Learn about the history of racism and genocide that has contributed to ongoing social and economic injustice for indigenous communities and how this relates to animal welfare.

    Suited For

    Animal welfare professionals, volunteers, and tribal community members looking to establish or improve partnerships between indigenous communities and animal welfare agencies/services.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/northern-tier-shelter-initiative-zoomie-3-collaborating-indigenous-communities

  • Online Seminar – 11/3/21 and 11/9/21 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Education and Training – CVMA (fee applies)

    Online Seminar – 11/3/21 and 11/9/21 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Education and Training – CVMA (fee applies)

    Employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training for all employees by January 1, 2021, and every two years thereafter. New supervisory employees must still be trained within six months of assuming their supervisory position and new non-supervisory employees must be trained within six months of hire. Temporary, seasonal, and other employees hired to work less than six months also require this training within 30 calendar days after the hire date or within 100 hours worked, whichever comes first.

    We understand the strain this training requirement might put on staffing, so we offering the webinar on two different dates and times for your convenience.

    The first hour of the webinar will be for all employees (supervisors and non-supervisors). There will be a 15-minute break followed by the second hour of the webinar for supervisors only so that they receive a full two hours of training.

    • Registered attendees may participate in the webinar as an individual or as a group under a single login.
    • Supervisor registered attendees will receive 2 units of CE credit, and
    • Non-supervisor registered attendees will receive 1 unit of CE credit.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://cvma.net/learning/cvma-ce-programs-2/sexual-harassment-education-training/

  • Webinar – 8/19/21 – All Aboard! Transferring Made Easy in PetPoint – PetHealth

    Webinar – 8/19/21 – All Aboard! Transferring Made Easy in PetPoint – PetHealth

    Join us for the second webinar in our Transfer Workshop Series. In this session, we will review more details to help you utilize the most effective animal transfer solution in the industry, our PetPoint Transfer Network (PPTN). We’ll also share the new Transfer Manifest Report – a report designed to make transferring animals, even in emergencies, easier than ever before. You can also make connections with other organizations across the country and win some great prizes!

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4451209414563502091

  • Webinar – 9/11/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/11/21 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

    Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? Our expert instructors will teach you best practices for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management. Learn what TNR is and why it works. We’ll cover getting along with neighbors, preparations for trapping, trapping itself (including entire colonies at once), feeding, providing winter shelter, and more. Take advantage of the interactive format, extensive handouts, and video footage of actual projects. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and gain access to an ongoing Facebook group for networking with other TNR activists. Instructed by Susan Richmond, executive director, and Bryan Kortis, national programs director.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1946819891071742221

  • Feral or Friendly: Explore How Language Can Harm (or Help!) Our Mission

    Feral or Friendly: Explore How Language Can Harm (or Help!) Our Mission

    Join us on August 18, 2021, 12 PM PT/3 PM ET for a 30-minute Million Cat Challenge webinar presented by Monica Frenden-Tarant, Danielle Bays, and Julie Levy on the Language That Harms Cats. Win a trap, play a round of bingo, and do a language check in 30 fast-paced minutes!

    It may seem nit-picky, but how we talk about cats and the specific words we use influence public perception and behavior, and sometimes might even damage the very cause we dedicate our lives to moving forward. 

    In this 30-minute webinar, we’re going to look at the stories, words, and images we use to tell the story of our work and our mission. Are these words helping us? For example, does the term “feral” hamper efforts to gain public support for community cat programs? How might your fundraising appeals accidentally create a backlash against those same programs?

    We’ll have time after the webinar to figure this out together, so you may want to hang around for the post-presentation Q&A if you can block a few more minutes on your calendar.

    Grab your daubers because we’re playing bingo during the webinar!

    You know your friends at Million Cat love a good party! Head over to the Maddie’s Pet Forum to register, download your bingo cards, enter the trap giveaway contest, and continue the dialogue: https://bit.ly/WebcastLanguageThatHarmsCats

    Did you say trap?!? 

    Our friends at Tomahawk Live Trap have donated one of their new gravity traps to be given away to an attendee of this webinar. PLUS, they are including a clear plexiglass back door. The whole setup makes for a roomier trap with a quieter tripping mechanism that is more enticing for cats to enter because it looks like they can walk all the way through. This is our new favorite trap for TNR programs. 


    Register here!

  • Online Event – 9/12/21 – Online Return to Home Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

    Online Event – 9/12/21 – Online Return to Home Day – Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

    Join Community Cats Podcast on Sunday, September 12, 2021 for Online Return to Home Day, featuring experts from the animal welfare world. We’ll explore what “home” means to a kitty, as well as the ways the animal welfare community can help cats find homes, stay in homes, and get back to their homes when they’ve wandered too far from the caretakers that love them.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7017966531830232336

  • Webinar – 9/9/21 – Saving Lives Using Maps – CalAnimals

    Webinar – 9/9/21 – Saving Lives Using Maps – CalAnimals

    The use of free mapping software can be life-changing and life-saving. Who knew?! Don’t miss this webinar where we will cover how using maps can help animal welfare professionals save more lives. Some of the uses we will cover are maps used for fire evacuations, on-call shifts, community cat colony tracking, and mapping POIs for staff. Please feel free to reach out beforehand with any questions or ideas for mapping, and I will cover how to make mapping work for your use.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Uj3gDLR-RNOEx161owBHjw