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  • Webinar – 9/10/20 – Zoonoses, disasters, and veterinarians…oh my! – Virox

    Webinar – 9/10/20 – Zoonoses, disasters, and veterinarians…oh my! – Virox

    WEBINAR: Zoonoses, disasters, and veterinarians…oh my!

    Emerging pathogens are center stage these days, but that doesn’t mean that this pandemic is raging on in a vacuum.  Hurricane season started June 1 and the Atlantic is just heading into the peak time for storms.  What happens if we have a hurricane during a pandemic?  What if the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is joined by that recently isolated novel influenza in…China?  In these types of crises, veterinarians are integral – but do you know what to do?  Or more importantly, not do?  What to expect?  How to disinfect?  Join me for a lively exploration of emerging diseases, disasters, and what to do when…especially to prevent further disease transmission.

     

    Dr. Jenifer Chatfield is the board-certified Staff Veterinarian at 4J Conservation Center and the Chief Strategy Officer for Vet Candy, LLC. Dr. Chatfield is a diplomate of both the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) and the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM). Along with her twin brother,

    Dr. Jason Chatfield, she co-hosts the #1 veterinary podcast, Vet Candy’s “In other news…” and was recently profiled in Pet Vet magazine. Dr. Chatfield is a Medical Reserve Corps member and developed the “Veterinary Support to Zoological Animals in a Disaster” for the National Veterinary Response Team’s (NVRT) training curriculum. Dr. Chatfield has chaired the Florida Veterinary Medical Association’s (FVMA) One Health Committee and co-chaired FVMA’s Disaster Response Committee. Dr. Chatfield has a particular interest in infectious diseases and biosecurity and her work for the Dept. of Homeland Security’s courses has been focused on topics such as foreign animal diseases, quarantine and isolation, and malicious introduction of pathogens. Dr. Chatfield loves French bulldogs, Himalayan cats, the dirtiest of vodka martinis, and basking on Caribbean beaches.

    Register TODAY: https://hubs.ly/H0tmPkx0
  • Online Event – 9/10/10 – Townhall – Moving Beyond Bias with CARE 2.0 – Best Friends

    Online Event – 9/10/10 – Townhall – Moving Beyond Bias with CARE 2.0 – Best Friends

    Moving Beyond Bias with CARE 2.0

    Join Best Friends CEO Julie Castle and James Evans of CARE as they continue the discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion in animal welfare.

    Sep 10, 2020 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://bestfriends-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/4615989103178/WN_mVkOQ3ZsTTG1GVHgG3i2Lg

  • Webinar – 9/9/20 – Instagram for Business: The Time is Now – Constant Contact

    Webinar – 9/9/20 – Instagram for Business: The Time is Now – Constant Contact

    Instagram for Business: The Time is Now

    September 9, 2020 10:00am – 11:30pm Mountain | FREE
    Event hosted by a Constant Contact Partner
    Instagram is a social media platform that was effective before the corona virus outbreak. Now Instagram has become an even greater tool for small business to share with their community that is hanging out online a whole lot more.

    In this workshop we are going to uncover why being on Instagram matters to your business:

    • Understand how to integrate your Instagram strategy with the critical elements of your website and email marketing to create stronger business relationships
    • Discover the world of #hashtags to connect and gain followers
    • Create shortcuts allowing you to spend just 20 minutes per day on this platform
    • Get creative using unique content, quality images and captions as you gain insights on how to do it all just using your smart phone

    Get to know the platform, tips on creating great content while eliciting engagement from followers that matter. Through this workshop you will be able to tap into the many reasons why Instagram has become a top social media marketing performer for business.

    Who Should Take This:

    Any business person who is wanting to up their game on Instagram from newbies to those with more experience. This will be a very interactive workshop so please come ready for hands on learning!

    Hot Seat Opportunities:

    During this workshop we will be choosing several attendees to dig deeper into their Instagram account and look at ways to better utilize the platform.

    Register Now
  • Wrapping it up and Going Home! – Live Webinar this Thursday 9/3/20 – Maddie’s Fund/Million Cat Challenge

    Wrapping it up and Going Home! – Live Webinar this Thursday 9/3/20 – Maddie’s Fund/Million Cat Challenge

    Join us this Thursday, September 3rd to dive deep into getting kittens into their new homes in our new normal (and the future)!

    Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 12 PM Pacific/3 PM Eastern

    Presenter: Dr. Sara Pizano, DVM, MA

    In this webinar, the fifth and final of a five-part series presented in partnership with Royal Canin and hosted by Maddie’s Fund, we’ll learn how to take our matchmaking game from the adoption floor to the worldwide web.

    Our industry is changing fast; early-adopting shelters are already reaping the benefits of modernizing their adoption programs. Online meetups, adoption appointments, automated scheduling, Facetiming cats and virtual paloozas: It’s a whole new matchmaking world out there!

    Still have questions? Stay for the Q&A!

    Join us on Thursday, September, 3, 2020 at 12 PM Pacific / 3 PM Eastern 

    The webinar is 90 minutes long with about 60 minutes dedicated to presentations and panel interviews and an additional 30 minutes reserved for Q&A. This webinar will be recorded.

    What will I learn? This is the third webinar in a five part series covering all things kitten management. In this episode we’ll:

    Learning objectives

    • Learn about national adoption trends in the COVID age
    • Promote to different audiences and grow your pool of adopters 
    • 2020 your adoption process – payments, document storage, signatures and appointments- oh my!
    • When money is tight: Squeezing the biggest bang out of your adoptathon buck

    What did I miss? Each of these webinars is designed to be stand-alone, but together they make up a series that starts at intake decisions and ends at positive outcomes and adoption. To catch what you missed, please visit: Million Cat Challenge: Kitten Intake in Animal Shelters , Million Cat Challenge: Support for Kittens in the Field , Million Cat Challenge: Foster Greatness and/or Million Cat Challenge: Caring for Kittens in the Shelter.

    Join us on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at 12 PM Pacific/3pm Eastern for a 60-minute presentation and plenty of time for Q&A.

  • Webinar – 9/8/20 – Feeding to Heal: Beyond Chicken & Rice- VetGirl and Hills

    Webinar – 9/8/20 – Feeding to Heal: Beyond Chicken & Rice- VetGirl and Hills

    In this complimentary VETgirl–Hill’s Pet Nutrition webinar, Dr. Alyssa Sullivant, DACVIM reviews how nutrition can help heal the veterinary patient – but is it more than just a “bland diet?” In this webinar, Dr. Sullivant will focus on the treatment of several gastrointestinal conditions, with a special emphasis on nutrition and dietary options. Food-responsive enteropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, lymphangiectasia, large bowel diarrhea, and megacolon will be discussed. A practical overview of enteral nutrition will also be presented.

    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: 42081/42082

    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/september-8-2020-feeding-to-heal-beyond-chicken-rice/

  • Webinar – 9/2/20 – Battling Blind spots: Managing Personal Weaknesses that Minimize our Leadership Impact- VetGirl (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/2/20 – Battling Blind spots: Managing Personal Weaknesses that Minimize our Leadership Impact- VetGirl (fee applies)

    In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Sally Ryan, DVM will review how we can manage failures in veterinary leadership. In this webinar, we’ll identify some of the common blindspots that affect many leaders and review ways to help manage blindspots and weakness so that leaders stay on course and continue to lead successfully.

    Sponsored by Merck Animal Health for VETgirl ELITE members; otherwise $50/1-hour webinar.

    This 2020 leadership track course has also been approved by the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager Board as applicable toward the continuing education requirement for the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) program offered by the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA), CVPM Course Approval ID# 19-59.

    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!

    *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: 38777/38862

    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/september-2-2020-battling-blind-spots-managing-personal-weaknesses-that-minimize-our-leadership-impact/

  • Webinar – 9/3/20 – Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets through Collaboration – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    Webinar – 9/3/20 – Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets through Collaboration – NACA/Justice Clearinghouse

    This webinar will discuss the importance of cross-sector collaboration in supporting domestic violence survivors and their pets.  It will focus on overcoming barriers to creating pet-friendly programs at shelters and will cover everything from lack of space, to allergies and liability to funding. A successful pet-friendly program is possible and can become a fundraising tool by focusing on building collaborative partnerships and creating a thorough program plan.  This webinar is intended for anyone who interacts with domestic violence survivors and/or their pets.

     

     

     

     

     

    The National Law Enforcement Center on Animal Abuse was established by the National Sheriffs’ Association to provide law enforcement officers information on the realities of animal abuse and to promote their proactive involvement in the enforcement of animal abuse laws in their communities. Through our partners, the Center will serve as an information clearinghouse and forum for law enforcement on the growing problem of animal abuse and its link to other types of crimes, including violence against humans. The Center also promotes officer safety in officer-dog encounters through continuing education and training.

     

     

    The National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. We believe only carefully selected and properly trained animal control personnel can correct community problems resulting from irresponsible animal ownership. NACA’s purpose is to preserve the Human/Animal Bond by insisting on responsible animal ownership.

     

    Presenters:

    Katie Campbell is the Outreach Manager for RedRover and has worked with nonprofits for 10-plus years. During this time she has worked with diverse communities across racial, ethnic, and economic lines in positions ranging from front line service to management roles.  She has worked closely with survivors of domestic violence, as well as other individuals at risk, and with many nonprofits serving these communities. Katie is a firm believer that more can be accomplished when organizations work together and with the community rather than in silos.

    Katie’s educational background includes an M.A. in Sociology from Sacramento State University, which she credits with furthering her passion for listening and learning from others.  Her work at RedRover brings together two of her greatest passions: working with people and supporting the welfare of animals.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/supporting-domestic-violence-survivors-and-their-pets-through-collaboration/

  • Online Event – 9/15/20 – Addressing Compassion Fatigue and Work-Life Balance – HSUS/Banfield

    Online Event – 9/15/20 – Addressing Compassion Fatigue and Work-Life Balance – HSUS/Banfield

    This presentation will focus on organizational tools and strategies for incorporating a strong work-life balance culture and building an emotionally resilient organization. We’ll reflect on productive strategies implemented by organizations during crisis and how those can help lead us to a more supportive and sustainable culture. Questions answered live in Zoom chat.

    Dates: Recorded video available September 7-15, 2020   |   Live happy hour takes place on September 15, 2020 at 6 p.m. EDT

    Webinar Host: Pedro Cerame

    Moderator: Kim Van Syo

    Panelists: Hilary Hager & Lindsay Hamrick, HSUS

    Sponsor: Banfield Foundation

    Register

    About the panelists

    Hilary Anne Hager has spent the last twenty years managing volunteers in animal welfare environments and currently serves as the Senior Director of Volunteer Engagement at The Humane Society of the United States. Engaging volunteers in meaningful work to make the world a more humane place is Hilary’s passion and life’s work. She teaches compassion fatigue workshops around the country to help provide members of the animal protection community the support and resources to maintain their own well-being while working in a challenging and emotionally-charged environment.

    As Policy Director for Companion Animals at The Humane Society of the United States, Lindsay Hamrick works to support local, state and federal policies protecting pets and supporting the people who love them. She holds a M.S. in Animals & Public Policy from Tufts Veterinary School and was previously the New Hampshire State Director for HSUS, passing stronger animal cruelty laws at the state level. Prior to her role in advocacy, she spent a decade as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing operations at three of New Hampshire’s animal shelters. As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Lindsay has deployed to assist victims of dogfighting and puppy mills and regularly volunteers at her local animal shelter. She is currently owned by three dogs, one disgruntled cat, three rescued cockfighting birds, three laying hens and, depending on the month, about 10,000 honeybees.

    Event Date | September 15, 2020 – 6 to 7 pm

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.animalsheltering.org/trainings/spaytogether-virtual-happy-hour-qa

  • Webinar – 9/8/20 – Managing Tooth Extraction Complications – VDOS (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/8/20 – Managing Tooth Extraction Complications – VDOS (fee applies)

    Managing Tooth Extraction Complications

    Do you struggle removing root remnants? Do you know how to close an oronasal fistula? You used too much force and fractured the mandible? No worries, here you learn how to manage tooth extraction complications!

    Time & Location

    Sep 08, 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM EDT
    Webinar

    About the Event

    This VDOS webinar will review the management of the most common complications that can occur during tooth extraction in dogs and cats, including fractured roots, hemorrhage, trauma to adjacent structures, sublingual edema and sialocele, orbital trauma, fracture of the alveolus or jaw, oronasal fistula, trauma from opposing teeth, tongue hanging out of the mouth, emphysema and air embolism, local and systemic infection, and postoperative blindness. The didactic lecture will last 1 hour, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.vdos.org/event-details/managing-tooth-extraction-complications

  • Webinar – 9/3/20 – Dental Nerve Blocks (Regional Analgesia) – VDOS (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/3/20 – Dental Nerve Blocks (Regional Analgesia) – VDOS (fee applies)

    Dental Nerve Blocks (Regional Analgesia)

    Feeling uncomfortable about sticking a needle through oral mucosa near a neurovascular bundle? Don’t worry, here you learn everything you need to know about nerve blocks for your dental and oral surgical patients!

    Time & Location

    Sep 03, 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM EDT
    Webinar

    About the Event

    This VDOS webinar will review local and regional anesthesia/analgesia for dental and oral surgical procedures in dogs and cats. Suitable local anesthetics and needed equipment will be discussed. Techniques for commonly performed dental nerve blocks (including maxillary, infraorbital, major palatine, inferior alveolar, and middle mental) will be described step-by-step. The didactic lecture will last 1 hour, but the webinar is designed so that there is extra time for interactive participation and answering your questions.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.vdos.org/event-details/dental-nerve-blocks-regional-analgesia-3