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  • Webinar – 7/27/20 – Kitten Bottle-Feeding 101 – National Kitten Coalition

    Webinar – 7/27/20 – Kitten Bottle-Feeding 101 – National Kitten Coalition

    How much do I feed a kitten? How often? How much? How do I mix the formula? There are so many things to learn when it comes to feeding a tiny kitten. In this webinar we will teach you the basics on how to safely bottle-feed a neonatal kitten and help it grow!

    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://kittencoalition.org/event/webinar-kitten-bottle-feeding-101/

  • Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.

    Link to join meeting (note this has changed!)

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88202883764?pwd=SllHbERMOForNGRicENtZmlRVjZQdz09

    NEW Passcode: 063339


    NEW Meeting ID: 882 0288 3764

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    Meeting ID: 882 0288 3764


    Passcode: 063339
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmoj0x89

    MEETING LINK:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88202883764?pwd=SllHbERMOForNGRicENtZmlRVjZQdz09

  • Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Register for 2021: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

    You need only register once to attend each recurring meeting throughout the year.

    WATCH REPLAYS: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations

    These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.

    Have someone in mind who would make a great speaker for HASS? Submit this form: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/connections-form/

    MEETING LINK: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

  • Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Online Meeting – Fridays – Animal Welfare Leadership Round Up – Hosted by Maddie’s Fund

    Register for 2021: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

    You need only register once to attend each recurring meeting throughout the year.

    WATCH REPLAYS: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations

    These calls are for executive and leadership level staff. 150 to 200 shelter professionals, national leaders and shelter veterinarians typically participate and we discuss everything from disaster and emergency relief planning, to creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations, to addressing the realities of budget reductions and the need to pivot to better serve people and animals.

    Have someone in mind who would make a great speaker for HASS? Submit this form: https://www.humananimalsupportservices.org/connections-form/

    MEETING LINK: https://bit.ly/3s2SYgi

  • Webinar – 7/16/20 – Chameleon Shelter Software – Inventory Window – Chameleon

    Webinar – 7/16/20 – Chameleon Shelter Software – Inventory Window – Chameleon

    The #1 most-requested webinar topic from attendees of previous webinars! The Inventory window provides item codes for all chargeable fees and fines, licenses and permits, and also medical procedures, medications and visit types.

    Inventory basics, item code naming strategy, how to use barcodes, how to clean up inventory, making items obsolete, essential item codes, reporting.

    And as always, some Q&A time at the end.

    TAKE ME TO THE BEACH TO REGISTER NOW

  • Webinar – 7/16/20 – Ask an Expert – Infection Prevention – Virox

    Webinar – 7/16/20 – Ask an Expert – Infection Prevention – Virox

    As restrictions begin to ease, and we begin to review our operating procedures, there is one thing that we all have in common, infection prevention has become everyone’s business. You probably have a lot of questions about how to stay safe and do your part to keep COVID-19 out of your workplace, and you’re not alone. People from around the globe, just like you, are trying to navigate proper bio security protocols, and you probably have a few questions.

    Virox Technologies is here to help. For over 20 years, Virox Technologies, the creators of Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide®, has been manufacturing disinfectants which are often chosen in times of outbreak, or in daily use, for their unparalleled combination of safety and efficacy.

    WEBSITE LINK:  Click Here

  • Webinar – 7/19/20 – Eliminate the Hurdles: Identifying and Treating Chronic Pain in Cats – VetGirl and Zoetis

    Webinar – 7/19/20 – Eliminate the Hurdles: Identifying and Treating Chronic Pain in Cats – VetGirl and Zoetis

    Do your feline patients grimace at you?

    Osteoarthritis is often under-diagnosed in our feline patients, and often under-treated.

    Join us for a complimentary VETgirlZoetis online webinar, where Dr. Tammy Grubb, DVM, DACVA, PhD reviews pain management in our feline patients. In this lecture, Dr. Grubb will focus on osteoarthritis (OA) pain in cats and will discuss tips on manifestations of pain, identification of pain by cat owners, diagnosis of OA, and OA pain treatment options.

    Thanks to sponsorship from Zoetis Petcare, 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 animallarge animalveterinary technicianleadership, 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: 41647/41648

    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/july-19-2020-eliminate-the-hurdles-identifying-and-treating-chronic-pain-in-cats/

  • Online Event – 7/16/20 – Ken Ramirez & Lindsay Wood Brown – Classical Conditioning in Modern Dog Training – Karen Pryor Academy

    Online Event – 7/16/20 – Ken Ramirez & Lindsay Wood Brown – Classical Conditioning in Modern Dog Training – Karen Pryor Academy

    LIVE FROM THE RANCH

    Join Ken Ramirez, KPCT’s Chief Training Officer, for a free hour-long virtual event live from The Ranch on Thursday, July 16 at 12:00 pm (PT). Ken will be joined by Lindsay Wood Brown to talk about classical conditioning and the evolving way modern trainers perceive it.

    KEN RAMIREZ

    Ken is the EVP and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training, co-leading the company with Aaron Clayton. Ken oversees the vision for, and development of, training education programs. You will usually find Ken teaching at a ClickerExpo conference, leading a course at the Karen Pryor National Training Center (The Ranch), or teaching one of the Karen Pryor Academy courses.

    A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training, Ken is a biologist and behaviorist who has supervised the development care and training of more than 40,000 species. He has worked with organizations across the globe to improve animal training, program effectiveness, and animal health and welfare. Ken’s diverse body of contributions includes designing and implementing conservation projects for elephant protection and spearheading projects to train everything from komodo dragons to butterflies. Ken’s extensive canine work includes working with trainers, organizations, and federal and state agencies on training procedures for topics including aggression, search-and-rescue, and scent detection.

    Ken has written/edited two successful books, taught at a major university, hosted two successful seasons of the television series Talk to the Animals, and was EVP of animal care and training at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. When he’s not doing cool stuff with animals and people, you might find Ken at a NY theater or at any movie screening.

    LINDSAY WOOD BROWN

    Lindsay Wood Brown is a board-certified applied animal behaviorist (ACAAB) with a master’s degree in animal behavior. She is a Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) course developer and has served as a KPA faculty member since 2012. Lindsay’s goal is to help behavior consultants and shelter professionals apply behavior-change science to their everyday professional lives. Her focus is on stripping labels, flipping prevailing ideas on their sides for a better view, and honing in on systematic ways to advance strategies.

    Lindsay consults for animal shelters across the country and provides 1:1 mentorship opportunities for behavior consultants. She previously served as the Director of Operations for Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia and as the Director of Animal Training and Behavior for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley in Boulder, Colorado.

    Learn more about Lindsay on her Facebook page.

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

  • Webinar – 7/20/20 – Dental Cleaning and Periodontal Therapy – VDOS (fee applies)

    Webinar – 7/20/20 – Dental Cleaning and Periodontal Therapy – VDOS (fee applies)

    This webinar will discuss power tools and hand instruments (scalers and curettes) needed to perform a professional dental cleaning (scaling and polishing). Closed periodontal therapy (root planing and gingival curettage) and perioceutic treatment (local administration of medications) will be reviewed. Instrument sharpening will be briefly explained. 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-cleaning-and-periodontal-therapy-2

  • Webinar – 8/31/20 – Dental Cleaning and Periodontal Therapy – VDOS (fee applies)

    Webinar – 8/31/20 – Dental Cleaning and Periodontal Therapy – VDOS (fee applies)

    This webinar will discuss power tools and hand instruments (scalers and curettes) needed to perform a professional dental cleaning (scaling and polishing). Closed periodontal therapy (root planing and gingival curettage) and perioceutic treatment (local administration of medications) will be reviewed. Instrument sharpening will be briefly explained. 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-cleaning-and-periodontal-therapy-2