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  • Webinar – 10/13/20 – Donors of Your Dreams: How to Find New Supporters Who Already Love Your Mission – The AAWA

    Webinar – 10/13/20 – Donors of Your Dreams: How to Find New Supporters Who Already Love Your Mission – The AAWA

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    Part of the Petfinder Pro Adoption Options Series:

    Donors of Your Dreams: How to Find New Supporters Who Already Love Your Mission

    The more donors you have, the more money you can raise. But, where do you find new donors? It can be tricky, especially when you don’t have a lot of time or money to spend. In this webinar, you’ll learn a fresh approach to finding donors that focuses on getting the RIGHT people instead of RICH people. You’ll learn 3 common mistakes made in donor acquisition and how to avoid them. You’ll learn how to create an Ideal Donor Profile so you can find new donor prospects easily and in large numbers. And you’ll get some practical ideas for places you can start looking for new donors today, even while you’re working online! 

    This webinar has been submitted to CFRE for CEs and has been approved for:

    • 1 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit
    • 1 NACA CE
    • 1 CE towards ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

    Sandy Rees

    Founder of Fundraising TV; Chief Encouragement Officer at Get Fully Funded

    Sandy Rees is the Founder of Fundraising TV and the Chief Encouragement Officer at Get Fully Funded where she shows passionate nonprofit leaders how to fully fund their big vision, so they can spend their time saving lives instead of worrying about money. She has helped dozens of small animal welfare nonprofits go from“nickel-and-dime fundraising” to adding 6 figures to their bottom line. As a trainer, she shows her students how to find ideal donors, connect with them through authentic messaging, and build relationships that stand the test of time so that fundraising becomes easy and predictable. Sandy has served as a volunteer and board member for a variety of animal rescue nonprofits including Animal Legal Defense Fund. Sandy is based in Loudon, TN.  Find out more about her fundraising system at www.GetFullyFunded.com. 

     

    Petfinder members who participate are eligible for exclusive Petfinder Foundation grant opportunities.

    To register for Adoption Options workshops, log in with your Association username and password OR create a FREE “Learning Non-Member” account.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://learning.theaawa.org/p/pf2

  • Webinar – 10/8/20 – Supporting Renters with Pets During COVID-19 – Maddie’s Fund

    Webinar – 10/8/20 – Supporting Renters with Pets During COVID-19 – Maddie’s Fund

    October 8, 2020 by Abby Volin and Sarah Rosenberg

    Audience: Executive Leadership, Public, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers

    Securing pet-friendly housing was already a challenge, even in the “before times,” but the situation has reached nothing short of dire with the one-two punch delivered by the pandemic and a teetering national economy. Amidst the confluence of a debilitating unemployment rate, an economy on pause, and a communicable virus that just won’t abate, the prospect of losing one’s housing invokes myriad disastrous potential scenarios. As more renters find themselves on the brink of eviction, the animal welfare field is girding for a deluge of surrenders. But hang on! There’s still more that can be done to keep people with pets together safely in their homes.

    In this webcast, we will:

    • Demystify the eviction process as it was originally designed
    • Explain the eviction issues that arise as a unique impact of the current housing and legal landscape
    • Provide some tools to stem the flow of pet surrenders in your community
    • Propose next steps

    Join us on Thursday, October 8 at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern for a 60-minute presentation with legal policy experts Abby Volin and Sarah Rosenberg of Opening Doors.

     

    REGISTER HERE

     

    This webcast is one hour and will be recorded. Maddie’s Fund® has applied for advanced approval of Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

    About Abby Volin, President, Opening Doors, PLLC

    Abby Volin is President of Opening Doors, a firm that helps property managers develop smarter and safer pet policies, tenants with their pet-related housing issues, and assists animal welfare organizations expand housing options for pet owners. She is a nationally recognized expert on animal accommodation law and frequently holds lectures for landlords, attorneys and healthcare providers. Prior to starting Opening Doors, Abby worked as a policy specialist at The Humane Society of the United States and began her career as a litigator. Abby earned her JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and BA from Tufts University. She has volunteered with numerous shelters and rescue groups throughout the years and fostered countless pets (much to the chagrin of the resident cats).

     

    About Sarah Rosenberg, Community Engagement consultant, Opening Doors, PLLC

    Sarah Rosenberg is the Community Engagement consultant for Opening Doors. As a segue from the practice of corporate law, Sarah combined her legal background with her ethos for building community into a rewarding, 18-year career operating a mixed-use, multi-family housing property situated in one of Atlanta’s most sought-after neighborhoods. With a vision of nurturing harmonious living and working environments, she implemented policies that served the best interests of both housing providers and tenants. Sarah holds a JD from Emory University School of Law and a BA from the University of Michigan

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.maddiesfund.org/supporting-renters-with-pets-during-covid-19.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539

  • Webinar – 9/23/20 – Supporting Both Ends of the Leash – Maddie’s Fund

    Webinar – 9/23/20 – Supporting Both Ends of the Leash – Maddie’s Fund

    September 23, 2020 by Geraldine D’Silva, Janet Hoy-Gerlach, Aimee St.Arnaud and Derrick Prioleau

    Audience: Executive Leadership, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers, Veterinary Team

    Learn how a private veterinary practice is partnering with human health care and social workers in unique ways to support people and their pets. We’ll explore how two non-profits are reaching out to their community to help keep pets and their people together using a wide range of services ranging from veterinary care, food assistance, behavior support, pet support guides, outreach events, and more.

    Geraldine D’Silva from San Diego Humane Society, Dr. Derrick Prioleau from SPCA of Texas, Aimee St.Arnaud from Open Door Veterinary Care/Community Pet Care Clinic, and Dr. Janet Hoy, Associate Professor from the University of Toledo School of Social Justice will share what they are doing and answer questions on how your organization can implement some of these programs.

    Join us on Wednesday, September 23 at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern for a one-hour discussion with time for Q&A.

    REGISTER HERE

    This webcast is one hour and will be recorded. Maddie’s Fund® has applied for advanced approval of Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credit.

    About Geraldine D’Silva
    Director of Human-Animal Support Services at San Diego Humane Society

    With over 10 years of experience in the human-animal welfare world and a passion to navigate the complexities that bridge the gap between human services and animal welfare, Geraldine and her team helped PAWS grow to be synonymous with safety net services, building strong volunteer and community partnerships, and distributing over 2 million meals just this past year. She was instrumental in integrating this proactive program with San Diego Humane Society and enabling the entire organization to take on the model of providing vital services and resources to help people keep their pets. Brought up in India, she completed her B.A. in Sociology and travelled to remote villages to study the caste system. She has an M.B.A. from the Edinburgh Business School in Scotland and a background in advertising and branding. over 10 years of experience working in the human-animal welfare world.

     

    About Janet Hoy-Gerlach, PhD, LISW-S
    Associate Professor, University of Toledo School of Social Justice

    Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach has extensive experience as a social work practitioner in the public mental health service system and is an avid advocate for the inclusion of human-animal interaction considerations within social work practice. Her current research is focused on: benefits of the human-animal bond; facilitators of mental health recovery among individuals living with mental illness; and the use of qualitative research to inform intervention research. She is on the board of the Toledo Area Humane Society (TAHS), where she developed and supervises MSW internship placements that facilitate benefits of human-animal interaction. She helped develop the TAHS Hope and Recovery Pet Program (HARP), which places shelter animals as Emotional Support Animals (ESAs); this is one of the only such programs in the United States. Dr. Hoy provides expert witness testimony for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Department on benefits of human-animal interaction.

     

    About Derrick Prioleau, DVM
    Veterinarian at SPCA of Texas

    Dr. Derrick Prioleau was born and raised in Irmo, South Carolina. He is a proud alumnus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2015 he completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Prioleau moved to Dallas, TX to start his veterinary career as an associate at The Animal Care Center in Duncanville, TX. For the last four years he has dedicated full time service and extracurricular service as one of the many veterinarians at The SPCA of Texas. Dr. Prioleau enjoys the thrill of doing whatever he can to help and be a great vet.

     

    About Aimee St.Arnaud
    Director of National Veterinary Programs, Best Friends Animal Society

    Aimee previously served as Director of Programs at the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance, where she handled curriculum design and program oversight that trained 1,000 veterinary medical professionals a year and provided grant funds for organizations starting spay/neuter clinics.

    Grant-making is a passion of Aimee’s and she worked as a Program Manager at PetSmart Charities, giving out $15 million a year to organizations that help dogs and cats. She also was a co-founder of Ohio Pet Fund, which provides grant funds through specialty license-plate funding.

    Aimee has experienced the opening of a spay/neuter clinic from both sides, having founded Humane Ohio, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic performing 19,000 surgeries annually. Seeing the need for increasing access to veterinary care, Aimee is a business partner in two full-service veterinary clinics in Ohio and North Carolina that focus on removing barriers to care.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.maddiesfund.org/supporting-both-ends-of-the-leash.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539

  • National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 9/22/20 – General Check-In Discussion – UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 9/22/20 – General Check-In Discussion – UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs

    From: National Shelter Medicine Rounds
    Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:37:56 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    To: National Shelter Medicine Rounds
    Subject: National Rounds next week and follow up from this week

    Hello National Shelter Medicine Rounds attendees,

    This upcoming week for rounds on September 22nd we will be holding a general check-in discussion. If you have any questions or topics you’d like to discuss please feel free to email your request in advance or come prepared to bring up that topic during rounds.

    On September 29th we will be having continued discussion and follow up from this week’s rounds topic on affordable housing shortages, with HSUS PFL Amanda Arrington, Gabbi Chapman and TX state director Lauren Loney joining us again.

    If you missed rounds this week here is the recording:

    https://zoom.us/rec/share/MnuaKUiHGpxrahQAU_R9EiuwTOrJAZAzrr-9XOkre3d_4SY9JLBgoSFmmdLvH78q.T7bZFftn1u7Mknci

    The references Amanda discussed sharing are below and the slide deck is attached.

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on the same Zoom link for every session:

    https://zoom.us/j/520278731

    Meeting ID: 520 278 731

    One tap mobile

    +19292056099,,520278731# US (New York)

    +16699006833,,520278731# US (San Jose)

    Recordings and shared documents/links info:

    • Recorded rounds can be found at this box link:  https://uwmadison.box.com/s/bdzl9zkkkcy5komx5cvkqc3nsmik9jc1 Some more formalized rounds will be recorded but many discussions will not be recorded in order better facilitate open and honest discussion. If you do not see a previous rounds on this document then it was not recorded.
    • Links/documents shared in the chat during rounds can be accessed at this box link: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/9aafkcezkivmnb569upycuvxjpbgftvx  We will be saving any documents and links that are shared in the chat in this folder called ‘Links shared in chat’
    • You should be able to access these box folders as a guest at any time without a sign in necessary.

    Thank you,

    Stephanie Koester, CVT

    Assistant Director, Shelter Medicine Program

    University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

    nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu

    Rounds related documents, recordings, and details can be accessed here at any time.

     

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on the same Zoom link for every session:

    https://zoom.us/j/520278731

    Meeting ID: 520 278 731

     

    One tap mobile

    +19292056099,,520278731# US (New York)

    +16699006833,,520278731# US (San Jose)

     

    COVID-19 Rounds general info:

    We will be more regularly offering National Shelter Medicine Rounds short term to discuss COVID-19 and other current topics that impact shelter medicine on Tuesdays from 3-4pm CT (1pmPT/2pmMT/4pmET. You are welcome to email questions or topics you hope to be discussed during rounds in advance to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu and you are always encouraged to come prepared to unmute to ask questions and participate in discussion at any point. I will be sending email reminders of upcoming rounds in advance. Note: Rounds is typically held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month and will return to that format once the need for more regular discussion passes. Recordings will not be available during COVID-19 discussions but can be accessed from previous regular rounds and will again be available once we return to the usual format.

    This group is made up of shelter veterinarians, shelter vet trainees, and upper level shelter leadership. If you know anyone that would like to be added to the national shelter medicine rounds email list to regularly receive scheduling updates moving forward, please have them email a request to be added to the email group to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu.

     

    Web Conference System Details:

    If you have not used Zoom before I’d recommend you join at the zoom link in advance to give it a test run on your computer as you’ll likely need to do a quick download. For audio, you can use either your computer if you have microphone capabilities or you can dial in from your phone. Here is a link to test your audio in advance if you would like to: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362283-Testing-computer-or-device-audio  In order to see the visuals that may be shared you must join either through your computer or download the app if joining from a mobile device.

  • National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 9/29/20 – Affordable Housing Shortages – Continued – UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds – 9/29/20 – Affordable Housing Shortages – Continued – UW and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs

    From: National Shelter Medicine Rounds
    Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:37:56 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    To: National Shelter Medicine Rounds
    Subject: National Rounds next week and follow up from this week

    Hello National Shelter Medicine Rounds attendees,

    On September 29th we will be having continued discussion and follow up from this week’s rounds topic on affordable housing shortages, with HSUS PFL Amanda Arrington, Gabbi Chapman and TX state director Lauren Loney joining us again.

    If you missed rounds this week here is the recording:

    https://zoom.us/rec/share/MnuaKUiHGpxrahQAU_R9EiuwTOrJAZAzrr-9XOkre3d_4SY9JLBgoSFmmdLvH78q.T7bZFftn1u7Mknci

    The references Amanda discussed sharing are below and the slide deck is attached.

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on the same Zoom link for every session:

    https://zoom.us/j/520278731

    Meeting ID: 520 278 731

    One tap mobile

    +19292056099,,520278731# US (New York)

    +16699006833,,520278731# US (San Jose)

    Recordings and shared documents/links info:

    • Recorded rounds can be found at this box link:  https://uwmadison.box.com/s/bdzl9zkkkcy5komx5cvkqc3nsmik9jc1 Some more formalized rounds will be recorded but many discussions will not be recorded in order better facilitate open and honest discussion. If you do not see a previous rounds on this document then it was not recorded.
    • Links/documents shared in the chat during rounds can be accessed at this box link: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/9aafkcezkivmnb569upycuvxjpbgftvx  We will be saving any documents and links that are shared in the chat in this folder called ‘Links shared in chat’
    • You should be able to access these box folders as a guest at any time without a sign in necessary.

    Thank you,

    Stephanie Koester, CVT

    Assistant Director, Shelter Medicine Program

    University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

    nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu

    Rounds related documents, recordings, and details can be accessed here at any time.

     

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on the same Zoom link for every session:

    https://zoom.us/j/520278731

    Meeting ID: 520 278 731

     

    One tap mobile

    +19292056099,,520278731# US (New York)

    +16699006833,,520278731# US (San Jose)

     

    COVID-19 Rounds general info:

    We will be more regularly offering National Shelter Medicine Rounds short term to discuss COVID-19 and other current topics that impact shelter medicine on Tuesdays from 3-4pm CT (1pmPT/2pmMT/4pmET. You are welcome to email questions or topics you hope to be discussed during rounds in advance to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu and you are always encouraged to come prepared to unmute to ask questions and participate in discussion at any point. I will be sending email reminders of upcoming rounds in advance. Note: Rounds is typically held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month and will return to that format once the need for more regular discussion passes. Recordings will not be available during COVID-19 discussions but can be accessed from previous regular rounds and will again be available once we return to the usual format.

    This group is made up of shelter veterinarians, shelter vet trainees, and upper level shelter leadership. If you know anyone that would like to be added to the national shelter medicine rounds email list to regularly receive scheduling updates moving forward, please have them email a request to be added to the email group to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu.

     

    Web Conference System Details:

    If you have not used Zoom before I’d recommend you join at the zoom link in advance to give it a test run on your computer as you’ll likely need to do a quick download. For audio, you can use either your computer if you have microphone capabilities or you can dial in from your phone. Here is a link to test your audio in advance if you would like to: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362283-Testing-computer-or-device-audio  In order to see the visuals that may be shared you must join either through your computer or download the app if joining from a mobile device.

  • Online Course – 10/3/20 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – The Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

    Online Course – 10/3/20 – Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop – The Community Cats Podcast (fee applies)

    Are you ready to be part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood? If so, then sign up for the Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop, to be held online Saturday, October 3 from 2:00–4:30 p.m. (EDT). For just $10, 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 of Neighborhood Cats, and Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director.

    Join Neighborhood Cats and The Community Cats Podcast on October 3, 2020, from 2:00–4:30 p.m. EDT. to find out everything you need to know to become part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood. Expert instructors will teach you the 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.

    **New York City residents who earn their certificate will also qualify for free local TNR services, including spay/neuter, trap rentals, and expert hands-on assistance. After the class, an optional 30-minute session will cover how to access NYC resources.

    PLEASE NOTE – Webinar registration links will appear on the page you will be sent to after completing your purchase and on your receipt. You must complete this step in order to participate in the event. If you do not receive a receipt, please email support@communitycatspodcast.com before October 2, 2020 for assistance. 

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/product/neighborhood-cats-tnr-certification-workshop/

  • Webinar – 10/6/20 – Tracking your Points of Care – ShelterLuv

    Webinar – 10/6/20 – Tracking your Points of Care – ShelterLuv

    Shelterluv: Tracking your Points of Care

    Introducing Our Most Requested Feature in 2020!

    This session will be held on Tuesday, October 6th from 1pm-2pm (EDT) / 10am-11am (PDT).

    Join us as we introduce our new Points of Care (Community Programs) Tracking. Shelterluv’s software now makes it possible to document, track, and report all the points of care shelter teams provide to pets and people, whether it’s a volunteer distributing a bag of critically needed pet food, a field services officer providing a leash and collar, or a staff member visiting a family to assess need. No more spreadsheets. No more notebooks. All the information is now available at your fingertips within our fully mobile software.

    You don’t have to be a Shelterluv user to join this session! If you’re not able to make this session live, still register and we will send you a video recording.

    If you have any questions before the session please email us at info@shelterluv.com.

    Looking forward to showing you around!

    Oct 6, 2020 10:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZRlwKgbuTy-LmoTGRs5q_w

  • Online Conference – 9/27/20 – UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine – Fall Symposium – UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (fee applies)

    Online Conference – 9/27/20 – UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine – Fall Symposium – UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (fee applies)

    Fall Symposium: A Continuing Education Event

    Date: Sunday, September 27, 2020

    Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (PDT)
    CE Credit: Up to 8 hours (pending approval)
    Location: via live webinar

    LIVE WEBINAR: This year’s event will be online only via live webinar. The webinar will be live (PDT) and interactive. The live sessions will not be available as a recording. If you have never attended a Zoom webinar before, test your computer or mobile device here.

    ~ In collaboration with the Northern California Association of Equine Practitioners ~NCAEP Logo

    VIEW SCHEDULE

    REGISTER

    REGISTRATION CLOSES Saturday, September 26th at 4:00 pm (PDT)

    NCAEP MEMBERS >> REGISTER HERE

    FULL SYMPOSIUM (ALL THREE TRACKS) Registration before
    Sept. 10, 2020    		 Registration
    Sept. 10, 2020 or later
    Veterinarian:  All three tracks included $195.00 $245.00
    Veterinary Technician: All three tracks included $80.00 $130.00
    EQUINE ONLY OPTION
    Veterinarian $125.00 $175.00
    Veterinary Technician $70.00 $120.00
    • UC Davis SVM Employees and Students: Special pricing available. Select UC Davis Employee or UC Davis Student when registering.

    PROGRAM

    We are thrilled to host a virtual only edition of our Fall Symposium this year.

    This year’s symposium includes our Small Animal ‘Year in Review’: clinically relevant discussions of the literature on such topics as Dermatology with  Dr. Catherine Outerbridge, Soft Tissue Surgery with Dr. Ingrid Balsa, and Nephrology with Dr. Sheri Ross. 

    The afternoon track is dedicated to the most relevant science on canine and feline behavior led by Dr. Melissa Bain and Dr. Mikel Delgado.

    New this year: Veterinary Technician Track

    We have a special track designed just for veterinary technicians, along with a reduced price.

    Dr. Jamie Peyton will provide lectures on Managing Chronic Pain and Palliative Care for the Veterinary Patient, among others. In addition, veterinary technicians will have access to  attend the afternoon behavior sessions.

    Fall Symposium Equine Only Track

    The Equine Only option is now open for registration.  The Equine only option includes the four equine sessions plus the keynote lecture (up to 5 hours CE Credit). Note: The Equine track is also included in the full symposium registration fee.

    Featured sessions include:

    • Antimicrobial Therapy/Resistance with Dr. Gary Magdesian
    • Regenerative Medicine in Horses with Dr. Jennifer Cassano
    • Chemotherapeutic Options in Horses with Dr. Emily Berryhill
    • Coxofemoral Ultrasound: Too Hip to Be Cool with Dr. Mary Beth Whitcomb
    CE Info

    One hour of continuing education (CE) is defined as 50 minutes of presentation and a 10-minute break. Presentation time includes question and answer time.

    CE Certificates
    • Attendance is recorded through Zoom when you join a session.
    • You must register and login to the webinar with your first and last name and the email with which you registered for the conference in order for us to verify your attendance.
    • Additional information and webinar links will be provided in a confirmation email in September.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://ce.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/symposia-events/2020-fall-symposium

  • Shelter Medicine Rounds – 9/15/20 – Housing Support and Eviction Response Programs – UW Shelter Medicine and UC Davis KSMP

    Shelter Medicine Rounds – 9/15/20 – Housing Support and Eviction Response Programs – UW Shelter Medicine and UC Davis KSMP

    From: National Shelter Medicine Rounds
    Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:01:17 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    To: UW Shelter-Medicine; Kris Otteman; Cynthia Dawn Delany; Amanda Arrington; Gabrielle Chapman
    Subject: National Shelter Medicine Rounds COVID-19
    When: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:00 PM-2:00 PM.
    Where: https://zoom.us/j/520278731

    Plan:

    This upcoming Tuesday September 15th from 3-4pm CST we will be joined by Pets for Life’s Amanda Arrington and Gabbi Chapman and HSUS TX State Director Lauren Loney to lead a discussion on the following:

    Affordable housing shortages already existed for renters in every state in the country before the pandemic. Now tens of millions of renters are estimated to be at risk of eviction in the coming months due to exacerbated economic challenges from COVID 19.  To keep pets in their homes, we have to keep people in their homes. Join us to talk through housing support and eviction response programs and advocacy on this important issue.

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds is held on Zoom:

    https://zoom.us/j/520278731

    Meeting ID: 520 278 731

    One tap mobile

    +19292056099,,520278731# US (New York)

    +16699006833,,520278731# US (San Jose)

    COVID-19 Rounds info:

    We will be more regularly offering National Shelter Medicine Rounds short term to discuss COVID-19 impacts on shelter medicine on Tuesdays from 3-4pm CT (1pmPT/2pmMT/4pmET)  and Thursdays from 2-3pm CT (12pmPT/1pmMT/3pmET). You are welcome to email questions or topics you hope to be discussed during rounds in advance to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu and you are always encouraged to come prepared to unmute to ask questions and participate in discussion at any point. I will be sending email reminders of upcoming rounds in advance as well as sharing recordings after the fact.

    This group is made up of shelter veterinarians, shelter vet trainees, and upper level shelter leadership. If you know anyone that would like to be added to the national shelter medicine rounds email list to regularly receive scheduling updates and recordings moving forward, please have them email a request to be added to the email group to nationalsheltermedicinerounds@vetmed.wisc.edu.

      Information shared during rounds, links to view rounds recordings and more information on National Shelter Medicine Rounds can be accessed in this public box folder: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/lh21g6odt0ab569qbdm2r2b0h4glg8gk

    National Shelter Medicine Rounds generally take place every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 3:00-4:00pm CST with some cancellations for holidays and special events.

    Web Conference System Details:

    If you have not used Zoom before I’d recommend you join at the zoom link in advance to give it a test run on your computer as you’ll likely need to do a quick download. For audio, you can use either your computer if you have microphone capabilities or you can dial in from your phone. Here is a link to test your audio in advance if you would like to: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362283-Testing-computer-or-device-audio  In order to see the visuals that may be shared you must join either through your computer or download the app if joining from a mobile device.

  • Webinar – 9/20/20 – Bottle-Baby Feeding and Care Basics Webinar – National Kitten Coalition

    Webinar – 9/20/20 – Bottle-Baby Feeding and Care Basics Webinar – National Kitten Coalition

    Kitten Season may be quieting down where you live, or it never ends! In this free webinar, we want you to feel confident in caring for neonates, including how to bottle-feed. We will discuss how to determine if a kitten is truly orphaned and needs to be bottle-fed, how to set up a living environment, basic husbandry, isolation protocols and more! This session is for beginners.

    *The recording for this webinar will be available on NKC’s Archived Webinar page (https://kittencoalition.org/resources/archived-webinars/) within a few weeks after the webinar ends.

    *This kitten life-saving project was made possible in part through a generous Grant from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1271721946587348752?source=9.20.20+Shelter+Med+Link