Meg Daley Olmert is an expert on the neurobiology of the human-animal bond and its therapeutic effects.  In 2009, her groundbreaking book, Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond, was published to international acclaim.  Scholars from a wide range of disciplines applauded the clear and rigorous scientific case Olmert made that human civilization and animal domestication are an evolutionary coincidence of our shared neurobiological heritage.  It is this shared primal brain network that creates the sense of calm and attraction in which social bonds—among and between species—can flourish.  This affiliative mind/body state is also essential to the wellbeing of all social mammals.

​​​​​​​For the last decade Meg has served as the Director of Research for Warrior Canine Connection, an innovative and highly effective animal assisted therapy that uses the training of service dogs to reduce the symptoms of combat trauma. In 2015 she became the scientific advisor to The Comfort Dog Project in Uganda—the first animal-assisted trauma therapy in central Africa.  Meg continues to publish and collaborate with scientists worldwide and is a much sought-after guest speaker at academic and professional conferences and has given ​​​​​​​two widely viewed TEDxTalks.

https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/Virox-Animal_Health

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, human and animal health professionals have been challenged to bring telemedicine into their practice for the safety of themselves and their clients.

Tune in to our Facebook COVID-19 Veterinary Q&A tomorrow, April 29 at 6p PST (9p EST) as telemedicine experts discuss how and when to implement telemedicine into your practice’s workflow and the importance of communicating these core concepts to your clients. As always, your participation and questions are encouraged during the live event!

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Join Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director of University of Wisconsin’s Shelter Medicine Program, for practical guidance for essential shelter workers caring for pets who have been exposed to COVID-19. From intake to outcome, she’ll be sharing protocols and answering questions on how to keep yourself and the animals in your care safe.

This webcast is one hour and will be recorded.

Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern

About Dr. Sandra Newbury, DVM

Dr. Newbury helped to build the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the University of California, Davis from 2006-2014. She served 6 years on the Board of Directors of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians and was the Chair of the Shelter Standards Task Force. Dr. Newbury “saves lives and stomps out disease!” by focusing on partnerships between shelters, veterinarians and the community to decrease shelter intake and improve health, welfare and positive outcomes for homeless animals. Her academic work has focused on clinical studies in infectious disease, immunology, and population medicine to improve understanding of shelter animal health, disease response and animal welfare. Dr. Newbury travels through the year working with shelters and communities of all kinds across the US, and in Canada, Europe and Australia. Dr. Newbury and her son share their home in Madison with several minimally compliant and beloved pets.

https://www.maddiesfund.org/caring-for-covid-19-exposed-pets-in-shelters.htm?p=0EECED7D-7E3F-4ECB-A2D8-CD9099F21539