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  • Online Course – 3/18/21 – Community Engagement: The lifesaving philosophy – Best Friends

    Online Course – 3/18/21 – Community Engagement: The lifesaving philosophy – Best Friends

    The term “community engagement” gets thrown around a lot, as if it is something that an officer can do if they have a few extra minutes.  To unlock the full potential of community engagement, however, we must start thinking of it as less of a project and more of a state of mind. This lifesaving philosophy will not only help save the lives of animals but could potentially save an officer’s life as well.  In this course you will learn how embracing community engagement as a mindset can, and will, increase lifesaving efforts and officer safety.

    Join us on March 18, 2021 at 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://network.bestfriends.org/tools-and-information/e-learning/live-online-training

  • CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 3/18/21 – Vaccine equity, one health, and how shelters can play a role – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

    CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 3/18/21 – Vaccine equity, one health, and how shelters can play a role – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

    On this week’s CASCAR call, Jace Huggins from the Front Street Shelter in Sacramento will be describing how they’ve partnered with their local public health department to get vaccine information out to the community (in five different languages!) where it is most needed, in conjunction with the team’s regular activities in the field. I LOVE this on so many levels – showcasing the shelter’s commitment to “both ends of the leash,” building trust with local communities, allowing field officers (most of whom are already vaccinated) to be able to share their direct experience. As we’ve found with so many other things in animal welfare, no amount of preaching and teaching will replace one on one human connection. And this collaboration has already led to some exciting future collaborative plans…so hope you can join us to hear all about it and ask questions.

    And a heads up: after next Thursday’s call we will be shifting to the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. starting on April 6th. We’re sorry for the switcheroo for those who have an easier time with morning calls – and hope some who haven’t been able to make the morning calls might be able to join us some afternoons.

    CASCAR room link: https://sheltermedicine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJQtdO-srDItyMz7xy-ZsncbcFa6s8kKZg

  • Webinar – 5/12/21 – Staff Safety and Occupational Hazards in Shelters – The AAWA

    Webinar – 5/12/21 – Staff Safety and Occupational Hazards in Shelters – The AAWA

    Presented by Jeanette O’Quin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)

    There are hazards in every work environment and shelters have additional, unique risks because they handle and treat animals. It is important for shelters to identify and mitigate potential hazards in their work environment, pandemic or no pandemic. This session will discuss chemical, biological, and physical hazards that are commonly found in shelters and introduce measures to reduce those risks. Webinar attendees will be better able to develop and implement strategies to maximize staff health and safety.

    This webinar will especially benefit shelter medical staff, shelter executives, and other operational leaders.

    This session is part of the Shelter Medicine series, a collaboration between the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.

    This live and recorded program is approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit and pending approval for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/products/51221-staff-safety-occupational-hazards-in-shelters

  • Webinar – 3/18/21 – Foster Care, Covid and Technology – Getting 2 Zero

    Webinar – 3/18/21 – Foster Care, Covid and Technology – Getting 2 Zero

    In this webinar we will discuss the latest advances in technology to help you manage foster programs at scale. Learn how organisations like yours are adapting in a COVID centric world to grow their foster programs to new heights.

    This webinar will mark the Australian launch of Doobert’s latest innovation – Fosterspace!

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.g2z.org.au/g2z-webinars-and-online-events.html

  • Webinar – 3/26/21 – Shelter PALS CA Shelter Law Webinar: Shelter Intake – CalAnimals

    Webinar – 3/26/21 – Shelter PALS CA Shelter Law Webinar: Shelter Intake – CalAnimals

    Interested in learning about the legalities of intake in California animal shelters? Then join us as lead attorneys from the San Francisco SPCA’s Shelter PALS program, Brandy Kuentzel and Bruce Wagman, discuss California’s legal framework and a shelter’s legal requirements for dog and cat intake in the state.

    This 1-hour webinar will help shelter leaders more confidently communicate to diverse constituents about their shelter operations and explore creative ways to optimize welfare and lifesaving in their own communities.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o8f5GNhRRRyuXSGAjb1TIw

  • Online Event – 3/23/21 – Maddie’s® Candid Conversations Series – Ed Jamison, Director of Dallas Animal Services – Maddie’s Fund

    Online Event – 3/23/21 – Maddie’s® Candid Conversations Series – Ed Jamison, Director of Dallas Animal Services – Maddie’s Fund

    Join us for an open, informal 30-minute conversation with Ed Jamison, Director of Dallas Animal Services, hosted by Maddie’s Fund’s own Mary Ippoliti-Smith on Wednesday, March 23rd at 12pm (PT).  Learn and be inspired by Ed’s journey promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in his daily work.  Come away with ideas to keep more people and pets together through respect and appreciation as valuable members of your community. Afterwards, ask any questions or share your thoughts on Maddie’s® Pet Forum!

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdu6orjIiHtxMCRPnfDDeot36eDV2Df-3

  • Online Event – 4/1/21 – Live from the Ranch – Ken Ramirez with Dr. Alexandra Horowitz – Dog Behavior and Cognition – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 4/1/21 – Live from the Ranch – Ken Ramirez with Dr. Alexandra Horowitz – Dog Behavior and Cognition – Karen Pryor Academy

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, April 1, at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken and Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, MS, Ph.D, will explore the latest research into dog behavior and cognition, including a “self-recognition” olfactory study. Then Ken and Peter Amelia will demonstrate the application of training across species with birds. The episode will include live training demos, audience Q & A, and so much more!

    Zoom link and password will be available starting Tuesday, March 30.

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

  • Online Course – 3/22/21 to 3/24/21 – Is it cardiac or respiratory? – IVS (fee applies)

    Online Course – 3/22/21 to 3/24/21 – Is it cardiac or respiratory? – IVS (fee applies)

    This seminar has been designed to present the most current information on the diagnosis and treatment of many cardiovascular and respiratory diseases that you are commonly asked to manage in your patients. The main emphasis of the seminars will be to give you practical information that you can readily utilize in your practice- along with providing information on the current treatments being offered at the referral centers. Drs. Johnson & Oswald  are known to be very personable speakers who approach clinical problems very practically.

    Lynelle Johnson D.V.M, Ph.D.

    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
    Professor of Medicine
    U.C. Davis

    Gary Oswald D.V.M.

    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
    Tampa Bay, FL

    Seminar Schedule:

    Single day registration available: Limited to 80 registrants each day to enhance the webinar question and answer experience

    All times are Eastern time. 

    Seminars start each day at 8.00am Pacific, 9.00am Mtn, 10.00am Central & 11.00am Eastern

    Monday March 22 (5.5 CE Hours)

    8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific

    11:00am – 4:30pm  Eastern

    Dr. Johnson:

    11:00am – 12:30pm:  Respiratory exam and diagnostic testing

    12:45pm – 1:45pm:  Does this cat have asthma or bronchitis?

    Dr. Oswald:

    2:00pm – 3:15pm: What’s important after 25 years in the clinic : cardiac examination, murmurs, gallops, arrhythmias, blood pressure, ECG & BNP. and Therapeutic approach to common arrhythmias

    3:30pm – 4:30pm: How to manage the asymptomatic patient with a murmur. Can congestive heart failure be prevented?

    Tuesday March 23 (5.5 CE hrs) 

    8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific

    11:00am – 4:30pm  Eastern

    Dr. Johnson:

    11:00am – 12:30pm: Pneumonia in dogs and cats

    12:45pm – 1:45pm: Why can’t I get this dog to stop coughing?

    Dr. Oswald:

    2:00pm – 3:15pm:

    • Furosemide versus Torsemide.
    • ACE-inhibitors versus Pimobendan.
    • ACE-inbitors versus Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs).

    3:30pm – 4:30pm: Management of Congestive Heart Failure.

     

    Wednesday March 24 (5.0CE hrs)

    8:00am – 1:00pm Pacific

    11:00am – 4:00pm  Eastern

    Drs. Johnson:

    11:00am – noon:  Pulmonary hypertension

    12:15pm – 1:45pm  Is it heart or lung disease?

    Dr. Oswald:

    2:00pm – 2:50pm:
    • Feline cardiac disease
    • Update on feline thromboembolism

    3:00pm – 4:00pm:    Managing CardioRenal Syndrome

     

    Seminar Topics:

    Cardiovascular topics:

    • Cardiac Physical Exam / Recognizing and characterizing murmurs and arrhythmias
    • When should I do and how should I interpret blood pressure?
    • When to request cardiac biomarkers (BNP)
    • Identifying common arrhythmias
    • When is an echocardiogram needed?
    • How to manage the asymptomatic animal with a murmur
    • Can congestive heart failure be prevented?
    • ACE-inhibitors versus Pimobendan
    • ACE-inbitors versus Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
    • Stabilization of the patient with acute congestive heart failure
    • Furosemide versus Torsemide
    • Chronic management of MVD congestive heart failure
    • Chronic management of DCM congestive heart failure
    • Feline cardiac disease
    • Update on feline thromboembolism
    • Managing CardioRenal Syndrome

    Respiratory topics:

    • Patient examination and diagnosis
    • Localizing abnormal breathing sounds
    • Improve your skills in auscultation and percussion
    • Localizing the lesion
    • Abnormal breathing patterns
    • Radiological clues to the diagnosis of pulmonary disease
    • What diagnostic test is next?
    • When is bronchoscopy necessary?
    • What to expect in a tracheal wash or bronchoalveolar lavage samples: basic respiratory cytology
    • Coughing dogs and cats
    • Managing tracheal and airway collapse
    • Control of chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis
    • What’s new in feline bronchial disease?
    • Rational antibiotic use
    • Optimal management of bacterial pneumonia
    • Choosing respiratory drugs
    • Management and prevention of aspiration pneumonia
    • Adjunct respiratory therapy
    • Proper use of inhaled medications
    • Acute respiratory distress: differential diagnosis and stabilization

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.ivseminars.com/seminars/is-it-cardiac-or-respiratory-live-online-course/

  • Webinar – 4/15/21 – Chill out – incorporating conditioned relaxation techniques into behavioral therapy – Dr. Christopher Pachel – Dog iBox (fee applies)

    Webinar – 4/15/21 – Chill out – incorporating conditioned relaxation techniques into behavioral therapy – Dr. Christopher Pachel – Dog iBox (fee applies)

    Tension, stress, and hyperarousal are common obstacles for successful treatment of fear, anxiety, and aggression problems in dogs. Teaching a dog how to relax, both physically and physiologically, can be a helpful foundation exercise with widespread applications. This presentation will introduce a variety of ways to condition a reliable relaxation response using techniques that can be applied to many different patient temperaments and learning styles. Video examples will be provided to illustrate key points that maximize the success of this technique. Practical applications for incorporating this exercise into treatment plans for a variety of behavioral diagnoses such as noise phobia, resource guarding, and leash reactive behaviors will also be covered.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.dog-ibox.com/market/catalog/live-webinars/live-webinars-english-c-34/chill-out-incorporating-conditioned-relaxation-techniques-into-behavioral-therapy.html

  • Webinar – 3/30/21 – Pouncing on PAIN: Managing feline osteoarthritis cases – VETGirl

    Webinar – 3/30/21 – Pouncing on PAIN: Managing feline osteoarthritis cases – VETGirl

    Join us for a complimentary 1-hour, online VETgirl–Zoetis CE webinar, where Dr. Elizabeth Colleran, DABVP reviews how to manage feline osteoarthritis (OA). Left untreated, feline OA can impact the quality of life in our feline patients, as is it often under-recognized and undertreated. Tune in to learn the following:

    • Pathophysiology of chronic pain
    • Challenges associated with recognizing pain in cats
    • Tools for evaluating chronic pain & effectiveness of interventions
    • How to implement video to help you and the cat owner
    • How to develop & implement a pain management plan in your feline patients.

    Thanks to sponsorship from Zoetis, this webinar is free to all!

    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.

    RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
    RACE Provider number: 20
    RACE Program number: 814728/814816

    This program is RACE-approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/march-30-2021-pouncing-on-pain-managing-feline-osteoarthritis-cases/