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  • Webinar – Wednesdays from 1/20/21–2/24/21 – Shelter Success Simplified Webinar Series – Humane Network

    Webinar – Wednesdays from 1/20/21–2/24/21 – Shelter Success Simplified Webinar Series – Humane Network

    Want to prepare your animal shelter or rescue group for the challenges of 2021? We’ve got a free series of six Shelter Success Simplified webinars starting soon to get your organization on the road to success! They will be each Wednesday at 1 p.m. Pacific (4 p.m. Eastern) from Jan. 20 through Feb. 24. You don’t have to attend all, but space is limited so sign up now: https://www.humanenetwork.org/webinar-signup

     

    First two sessions: We will help you create a roadmap for your organization including an action plan to guide your team to achieve goals.
    Second two sessions: We will help you tune up your organization. You will learn how to assess your organization’s current work, identify bottlenecks, and create efficient solutions.
    Final two sessions: We will help you power your organization’s journey by helping you raise funds more successfully.

     

    Webinar details

    • When: Each Wednesday from January 20 through February 24 from 1 to 2 p.m. Pacific (starting at 2 p.m. Mountain, 3 p.m. Central, and 4 p.m. Eastern)

    • What: Free 60-minute webinar, including Q&A, to get your animal organization on the road to success. Presentations by Humane Network President Bonney Brown and CEO Diane Blankenburg.

    • How: Zoom video session. Zoom link will be sent when you submit the registration form below. Reminders will also be sent on the morning of each event.

    • If you did NOT get Zoom details: Check your junk/spam folders or email Mark Robison at mrobison@humanenetwork.org.

    • Cost: Free. This webinar series is generously supported by the Petco Foundation. The Petco

    Foundation is working to create a national lost and found database for pets. Learn more and join the initiative by visiting petcofoundation.org/ lostpets.

    • Space limited: Attendance is limited so don’t hold off on signing up.

    • Questions: If you have webinar questions, please email Diane Blankenburg at info@humanenetwork.org.​

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.humanenetwork.org/webinar-signup

  • Town Hall – 1/14/21 – Let’s Get Them Home – Best Friends

    Town Hall – 1/14/21 – Let’s Get Them Home – Best Friends

    Note: this event has been postponed by one week.

    We all know that the best place for a pet is at home with their family and not in our shelters.

    Return to owner, also known as return to home, programs are always evolving. Gone are the days of a simple tag check. Technology is advancing, communication is better than ever, and more pets are making back home.

    Join us as Tawny Hammond, director of learning advancement for Best Friends, moderates a conversation with national experts on proactive ways to get pets back to their families.

     

    Panelists:

    – Gina Knepp, national shelter engagement director with Michelson Found Animals

    – Shelly Simmons, division director, Greenville County Animal Care

    – Shyanne Schull, director, Washoe County Regional Animal Services

     

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://bestfriends-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/3416087439311/WN_MM044lUAShqwC52LJMcTcg

  • Webinar – 2/17/21 – Recruiting and Retaining Veterinarians – The AAWA

    Webinar – 2/17/21 – Recruiting and Retaining Veterinarians – The AAWA

    Where did all the veterinarians go?  As the veterinarian shortage increases, finding a veterinarian is becoming like finding a unicorn. A recent study estimates there will be a shortage of 10,000 veterinarians in the next 10 years in the US. With such stiff competition, it’s even more important to make your organization stand out when hiring.

    Join Aimee St. Arnaud of Open Door Veterinary Care in a discussion with Dr. Lucy Fuller of Charleston Animal Society and Dr. Melanie DeHaan of Shelter Outreach Services, where they will cover:

    • The types of compensation and benefit packages that attract veterinarians
    • Honest but enticing job descriptions
    • The most effective places to advertise veterinary opportunities
    • Interviewing
    • Setting expectations and goals for new hires
    • How to retain veterinarians

    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 pending approval for:

    • 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval
    • 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/products/21721-recruiting-and-retaining-veterinarians

  • Webinar – 2/10/21 – Grassroots Organizing and Advocacy – The AAWA

    Webinar – 2/10/21 – Grassroots Organizing and Advocacy – The AAWA

    Participants will gain the tools and messaging needed to organize grassroots and local support for a policy initiative. Participants will learn the basics of advocacy, how to put together a campaign, and what types of tools are needed for success.

    This is part 3 of 3 in the Effective Legislative Advocacy webinar series. This series will provide animal welfare professionals with actionable ideas to increase capacity to help animals through public policy. Public policy is a critical way to influence and impact animal welfare in the long term at local, state, and federal levels. These sessions will be location-generic though state-specific legislation will be used as examples.

    This live and recorded program is approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/products/21021-grassroots-organizing-advocacy

  • Webinar – 2/3/21 – Lobbying 101 – The AAWA

    Webinar – 2/3/21 – Lobbying 101 – The AAWA

    Participants will leave this session understanding the nuts and bolts of lobbying—from writing legislative memos to building relationships with legislators, the Executive Chamber, and their respective staffs. We’ll delve into what nonprofits can and can’t do in terms of lobbying and advocacy. The webinar will also include a short role-play.

    This is part 2 of 3 in the Effective Legislative Advocacy webinar series. This series will provide animal welfare professionals with actionable ideas to increase capacity to help animals through public policy. Public policy is a critical way to influence and impact animal welfare in the long term at local, state, and federal levels. These sessions will be location-generic though state-specific legislation will be used as examples.

    This live and recorded program is approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/products/20321-lobbying-101

  • Webinar – 1/27/21 – How the Legislative Process Works – The AAWA

    Webinar – 1/27/21 – How the Legislative Process Works – The AAWA

    Join us for a basic overview of how a bill becomes a law at state and federal levels. We’ll talk about the roles lobbyists, citizen advocates, and the government each play in developing public policy. Learn about the players within each of the three branches of government:

    1. Governors and State-level departments (Executive Branch)
    2. Legislators and their staffs (Legislative Branch)
    3. The Judiciary (Judicial Branch)

    This is part 1 of 3 in the Effective Legislative Advocacy webinar series. This series will provide animal welfare professionals with actionable ideas to increase capacity to help animals through public policy. Public policy is a critical way to influence and impact animal welfare in the long term at local, state, and federal levels. These sessions will be location-generic though state-specific legislation will be used as examples.

    This live and recorded program is approved for 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/products/12721-how-the-legislative-process-works

  • Online Course – 1/25/21 to 1/27/21 – The emergency patient: interpreting appropriate tests and initial management – Dr. Tim Hackett and Dr. Rachel Pollard – IVS (fee applies)

    Online Course – 1/25/21 to 1/27/21 – The emergency patient: interpreting appropriate tests and initial management – Dr. Tim Hackett and Dr. Rachel Pollard – IVS (fee applies)

    Tim Hackett D.V.M.
    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary
    Emergency & Critical Care
    Professor of Emergency & Critical Care
    Colorado State University

     

    Rachel Pollard D.V.M., Ph.D.
    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology
    Associate Professor and Associate Researcher
    Surgical & Radiological Sciences U.C. Davis

     

    This seminar has been designed to present the most current information on the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases that you are commonly asked to manage in your emergency patients. The main emphasis of the seminars will be to give you practical information that you can readily utilize in your practice. Drs. Pollard and Hackett are internationally recognized experts in their fields and lecture extensively throughout the world.  Both speakers work at very busy clinical practices. Because of their involvement with busy veterinary centers, these personable speakers approach clinical problems very practically.

    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 January 25th (5.5 CE hrs)

    8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific

    11:00am – 4:30pm  Eastern

    Dr. Hackett

    11:00am-11:50am: Differentiating and Treating Common Causes of Shock

    Noon-12:50pm: Abdominal Emergencies I (GDV, GI Obstruction, Enteritis)

    1:00pm-1:45pm:  Abdominal Emergencies II (Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Urogenital Emergencies)

    Dr. Pollard

    2:00pm-2:50pm: Imaging and the Acute Abdomen 1

    3:00pm-3:50pm: Imaging and the Acute Abdomen 2

    4:00pm-4:30pm: Urinary Emergencies

    Tuesday January 26th (5.5 CE hrs) 

    8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific

    11:00am – 4:30pm  Eastern

    Dr.  Hackett

    11:00am-11:50am: Respiratory Failure

    Noon-12:50pm: Canine Respiratory Emergencies

    1:00pm-1:45pm: Feline Respiratory Emergencies

    Dr. Pollard 

    2:00pm-2:50pm: Imaging and Emergent Respiratory Disorders-Canine

    3:00pm-3:50pm: Imaging and Emergent Respiratory Disorders-Canine/Feline

    4:00pm-4:30pm: Imaging and Emergent Respiratory Disorders-Feline

    Wednesday January 27th (5.0CE hrs)

    8:00am – 1:00pm Pacific

    11:00am – 4:00pm  Eastern

    Dr: Hackett

    11:00am-1:50pm: Trauma, Snakebite, Intoxications, Metabolic Emergencies

    Dr: Pollard

    2:00pm-2:50pm: Top ER Imaging Diagnoses 1

    3:00pm-4:00pm:  Top ER Imaging Diagnoses 2

    Seminar Topics:

    • Differentiating and Treating Common Causes of Shock
    • Abdominal Emergencies I (GDV, GI Obstruction, Enteritis)
    • Abdominal Emergencies II (Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Urogenital Emergencies)
    • Imaging and the Acute Abdomen
    • Urinary Emergencies 
    • Respiratory Failure
    • Canine Respiratory Emergencies
    • Feline Respiratory Emergencies
    • Imaging and Emergent Respiratory Disorders-Canine
    • Imaging and Emergent Respiratory Disorders-Canine/Feline
    • Imaging and Emergent Respiratory Disorders-Feline
    • Trauma, Snakebite, Intoxications, Metabolic Emergencies
    • Top ER Imaging Diagnoses

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.ivseminars.com/seminars/the-emergency-patient-interpreting-appropriate-tests-and-initial-management-live-online/

  • Webinar – 1/28/21 – YouTube LIVE – Elevating Your Suturing & Knot Tying Techniques – VETGirl

    Webinar – 1/28/21 – YouTube LIVE – Elevating Your Suturing & Knot Tying Techniques – VETGirl

    Join us for a complimentary, 1-hour VETgirl–Ethicon YouTube LIVE event, where Dr. Lynetta Freeman, DACVS reviews core skills and enhanced maneuvers of suturing and knot tying for veterinary surgery. This will be a “hands-on” video-based webinar demonstrating the principle maneuvers of commonly used suturing and knot-tying techniques commonly used in veterinary medicine during surgery.

    Better yet?

    Get a complimentary suture kit plus suture so you can practice hand throws and ties while you learn with us! This is limited to the first 500 veterinarian or veterinary student registrants within the United States – simply fill out this info HERE to be mailed a suture kit to practice on during this event!

    Thanks to sponsorship from Ethicon, this YouTube LIVE event is free to all! Get free RACE-approved CE when you watch LIVE!

    NOTE: To attend this YouTube LIVE session, there is no “registration.” To attend, simply go to our YouTube Page at the time of the event where the webinar will be hosted, LIVE! Clicking on the link above will allow you to also set a reminder! Subscribe to our channel here also so you never miss another video! 1 week before the presentation, the registration link will be updated with the specific YouTube page for the LIVE event!.

    Everyone is welcome to learn with us, but please note that participation in this program is limited to 1 suture practice kit per veterinarian or veterinary student. If supplies run out or if you live outside the USA? No worries! You can still learn for free and purchase your own suture kit to practice along with us HERE. Human health care professionals and those working in human health care practices or facilities are excluded from participation. Supplies are limited. Other restrictions may apply.

    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, and listen to our podcasts when you have time.

    *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 Program number: 785-44801/44802

    This program has been 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. #ad

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/january-28-2021-youtube-live-elevating-your-suturing-knot-tying-techniques/

  • Webinar – 1/24/21 – Food Allergies: When And How To Do A Diet Trial – VETGirl

    Webinar – 1/24/21 – Food Allergies: When And How To Do A Diet Trial – VETGirl

    Join us for a complimentary VETgirl–Hill’s Pet Nutrition webinar, where Dr. Kacie Blessing, DACVD reviews the ins and outs of food allergies in dogs and cats. Tune in to learn how to recognize a food allergy, when and how to do a diet trial, what foods are available, and some tips for success.

    Thanks to sponsorship from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, this webinar is free to all!

    Thanks to generous support from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, attend all 12 VETgirl nutrition webinars in 2020-2021 for a nutrition certification. To learn more about our nutrition certificate program as well as other VETgirl certificate programs, please click HERE.

    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, 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! Don’t see the quiz? Please check our our HELP CENTER for answers for important information, specific quiz information here!

    *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: 785
    RACE Program number: 43488/43485

    This program has been 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/january-24-2021-food-allergies-when-and-how-to-do-a-diet-trial/

  • CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 1/7/21 – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

    CASCAR Zoom Call for California Shelters – 1/7/21 – CASCAR – UC Davis KSMP

    Welcome to 2021! Join us this Thursday morning as we check in and talk about what’s next in the new year for California animal shelters.

    To Join the Zoom Meeting

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    Meeting ID: 900 364 297

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