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  • Webinar – 10/11/23 – Decoding Compliance: What You Need to Know about Controlled Drugs and Premises Permits in Your Shelter – Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge, Shelter PALS, CalAnimals

    Webinar – 10/11/23 – Decoding Compliance: What You Need to Know about Controlled Drugs and Premises Permits in Your Shelter – Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge, Shelter PALS, CalAnimals

    Get ready to enhance your shelter’s capabilities! This event is your exclusive gateway to unlocking crucial insights, empowering you to address challenges and navigate the intricate landscape of drug and premises permit regulations.

     

    Meet the Experts:

    Renowned Animal Welfare Legal Expert and lead counsel for SF SPCA’s Shelter Pals Program, Bruce Wagman, and animal sheltering visionary Cindi Delany, DVM, Director of Online Learning for Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge at the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, are teaming up to simplify, distill, and deliver the essential knowledge you need and answer your questions. Special thanks to CalAnimals for hosting this live event. 

     

    Explore the Topics: 

     

    • Understanding Legal Dynamics: Gain valuable access to the inner workings of the legal landscape governing medical and euthanasia services in shelters. Discover the transformative impact of understanding the agencies that impact the type and quality of care you provide.
    • Decoding Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) & Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) Roles: Untangle regulations around controlled substances, enhance your understanding of premises permits, and gain insight into the role of premises permit holders, with a focus on compliance.
    • Strengthen Your Team: Gain insights into the diverse roles of licensed and unlicensed staff in delivering top-tier medical care within shelters. Equip your team with knowledge that will directly amplify care quality.
    • Facilitate Access to Medical Care in Shelters: Explore actionable solutions! Master the art of collaboration with regulatory agencies, opening pathways for advanced medical care for animals in your shelter and in your community.

    Save the Date:

    Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – 10 AM to 11:30 AM Pacific

    Don’t Miss It!

    (if you HAVE to miss it live be sure to register so that you get access to the on-demand recording after the event).

    Share with Your Staff:

    Forward this info to your staff (or just give them this registration link – www.tinyurl.com/premisespermit).

    Seize this opportunity to empower your shelter’s leaders and staff with the tools to tackle legal challenges to the delivery of veterinary services head-on. Bring your questions for our experts to answer. Elevate the standard for care and secure your spot today for this essential event.

    Questions? Contact us at learniverse@sheltermedportal.com

  • Webinar – 9/28/23 – Raise More from Your Community: Peer to Peer Fundraising and Virtual Day of Giving Campaigns – Best Friends

    Webinar – 9/28/23 – Raise More from Your Community: Peer to Peer Fundraising and Virtual Day of Giving Campaigns – Best Friends

    Year-end fundraising plans are under way, and Best Friends has a special webinar release to help take your fundraising to the next level.

    In Raise More from Your Community: Peer to Peer Fundraising and Virtual Day of Giving Campaigns, two of our digital fundraising experts share best practices and examples, tips on choosing the right tool for you, and how to run a virtual campaign.

    Speakers from Best Friends Animal Society will be:
    Kate Moore, director of digital engagement
    Erin McEwan, digital fundraising programs specialist.

    This webinar is pre-recorded and will be emailed to registrants on September 28, at 5 p.m. EDT. Sign up now to receive this recording for free and learn how to empower your community to raise money for your organization.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/87dd04b5b92d4cf5b7b1266735317358

  • Webinar – 9/28/23 – Data Visualization Demystified: Heat Mapping 101 for Animal Shelters – HASS

    Webinar – 9/28/23 – Data Visualization Demystified: Heat Mapping 101 for Animal Shelters – HASS

    Unlock the potential of the shelter data you already collect with heat mapping. Heat maps are visual representations of data, that can provide insights into your community’s pet ownership and needs—and it’s not as difficult to get started as you may think! Join HASS team members Angela Gates, Data and Digital Tools Coordinator, and Gareth Meredith, Data Engineer and Analyst, to learn the fundamentals of heat mapping, including a real-time demo. These data-savvy presenters will cover everything from free and easy ways to build maps, what data to extract from your shelter software, and more. Plus hear from Spencer Conover, Assistant Director for Pasco County Animal Services in Florida, about how this county shelter uses heat maps to improve their understanding of their community and inform shelter operations. Vincent Medley, Maddie’s® Director of Human Animal Support Services, will moderate.

    Register below, bring your questions, and join us live on Thursday, September 28 at 5 p.m. CT. After the live event, a recording will be distributed to all registrants within 3 business days.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2616740581796/WN_kb3aZUKIRpKXsx1xxqajOw

  • Online Course – Starts 10/18/23 – Principles of Contemporary Animal Services Certificate Course – Best Friends (fee applies)

    Online Course – Starts 10/18/23 – Principles of Contemporary Animal Services Certificate Course – Best Friends (fee applies)

    The Principles of Contemporary Animal Services certificate course is a great way to develop an understanding of the animal services profession by learning about the field’s history, current state, and future possibilities.

    The certificate course is built around contemporary best practices provided by experts and organizations in the field to give you a well-rounded view of the profession. With course content curated by Best Friends Animal Society as well as leading practitioners and researchers in the field, you will have access to a wide range of earned expertise, perspectives, information, and resources.

    Choose from two participation options:

    • POCAS Certification – successful completion earns an SUU Institutional Certificate and one Continuing Education Unit (CEU), $399
    • POCAS Fast Track – successful completion earns three credits that may articulate into undergraduate or participating master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University, $699

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://bestfriends.org/learn/principles-animal-services

  • Online Event – 1st and 3rd Wednesdays – Discover Your Best Life at Hatching Hour: Meaningful Conversations, Lasting Change – Hatching

    Online Event – 1st and 3rd Wednesdays – Discover Your Best Life at Hatching Hour: Meaningful Conversations, Lasting Change – Hatching

    Discover Your Best Life at Hatching Hour: Meaningful Conversations, Lasting Change! Looking to enrich your life, personally and professionally? Hatching Hour is your community. Our online gatherings serve up expert insights, compelling stories, and actionable wisdom to help you #LiveBetter and #WorkBetter.

    Dive deep into transformative mindsets, tap in to your potential, and chart your journey towards a life filled with intention—all for free.

    Elevate, inspire, transform. Start your next chapter with Hatching Hour. Your future self will thank you. Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrc-yrqTwoEtUp4AzxOVdkbn59y7qpspQm#/registration

    About José Ocaño:

    José Ocaño has spent more than 15 years working to preserve and support the human-animal bond. Self-awareness, personal accountability, and relationship cultivation have been foundational as Jose navigates his career and life outside of work. At his first job with one of the largest animal shelters in the Arizona, Jose learned the importance of developing emotional intelligence, communication, and people skills to build meaningful relationships that inspire and motivate people to work better together. In 2017, after a decade of working to transform that organization, Jose joined Best Friends Animal Society, a national nonprofit organization where he served as the first Senior Director of People and Culture.

    At Best Friends, Jose was responsible for leading dynamic teams, including Human Resources, Learning and Staff Development, Employee Experience, and Organizational Culture initiatives, and served as a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Leadership Team. Through collaboration, change, and innovative management, Jose and his team stewarded a workplace culture that was employee- and value-centric. These efforts positioned Best Friends to win multiple Top Workplace Awards since 2020.

    In 2023, Jose launched Hatching, a company centered around helping people #LiveBetter and #WorkBetter. Hatching’s vision is to create a more peaceful world by helping people live with more compassion, gratitude, and self-worth.  The goal of Hatching is to help people and organizations leverage their unique experiences and potential to make the workplace an environment where people can thrive. Jose believes that, together, we will make the world a better place by leading with intention, authenticity, and personal accountability.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrc-yrqTwoEtUp4AzxOVdkbn59y7qpspQm#/registration

  • Online Course – Starts 10/19/23 – Professional Dog Training Mentorship with Sue Alexander – Shelter Behavior Hub (fee applies)

    Online Course – Starts 10/19/23 – Professional Dog Training Mentorship with Sue Alexander – Shelter Behavior Hub (fee applies)

    Are you interested in learning how to train dogs? Whether you are new to the field, or an old hand, this course takes you from recognizing and addressing stress in dogs through teaching dogs specific skills, and changing emotional responses.

    New course, starting October  19, with Instructor Sue Alexander CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC. Sue is joined by Trish McMillan MSc CPDT-KA, the owner of the Shelter Behavior Hub and the author of the Shelter Dog Behavior Mentorship, and by Laura Harper, MSc, CPDT-KA, one of the senior instructors at Dogs in the Park, Sue’s school. Shelter Dog Training Mentorship is a ground-breaking comprehensive course that focuses on how to train dogs. This course takes you from recognizing and addressing stress in dogs though teaching dogs specific skills, and changing emotional responses.

    32.5 Continuing Education Credits Approved for CCPDT and IAABC!
    20 Continuing Education Credits approved for CPDT and 10 Continuing Education Credits for CBCC!!

    The Dog Training Mentorship begins on October 19, 2023 with the class meetings at 10:30am or 7:30pm EST (you only need to come to one!).

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://trish-s-school-bcb6.thinkific.com/courses/2023B-PDTM-dog-training-mentorship

  • Webinar – 9/28/23 – “What to Expect During Those Golden Years” with Dr. Lena Provoost – ACVB (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/28/23 – “What to Expect During Those Golden Years” with Dr. Lena Provoost – ACVB (fee applies)

    What to expect during those golden years – a focus on cognitive health and dysfunction in the senior dog and cat

    Time waits for no one and as any individual ages, the body and mind undergoes degeneration. During this webinar we will explore the most reported health changes that occur in our aging pets from a medical and cognitive aspect. A review of the neurophysiological causes of cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) will be reviewed and considerations for treatment and prevention. The aim is to help caretakers anticipate and care for the health of senior pets and identify clinical signs of CDS.

    Dr. Lena Provoost currently works at Penn Vet in Philadelphia, PA as a clinician and lecturer in Small Animal Behavior & Welfare. She enjoys educating students, her clients, and treating companion animals afflicted with anxieties, fears, and frustrations. Her major interests include all aspects of cognition, effects and management of pain on behavior, behavioral genetics, and the human animal bond. Dr. Provoost admits that most of her spare time is spent running after her two young sons, but enjoys every minute of it.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3955536395059005534

  • Webinar – 9/21/23 – Threshold: Is It What You Think It Is? – FDSA (fee applies)

    Webinar – 9/21/23 – Threshold: Is It What You Think It Is? – FDSA (fee applies)

    We all say things like “my dog is over threshold” or “keep him under threshold,” but do you really know what that means? We all know that being under threshold is best if we want stress reduction and good learning to take place, yet everyone has a different definition of threshold for their dog.

    Do you want your dog to feel better emotionally and be in a good learning space mentally? Come examine the idea of threshold, how you can best determine it for your dog, and how getting it right can really accelerate the reduction of stress in your dog!

    Presenter: Amy Cook, PhD

    Note: This webinar is back by popular demand! Since it last ran in 2018, it will be re-recorded and updated for this event! However, you may wish to check your webinar library before purchasing.

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

  • Online Event – 10/12/23 – APCC: Common Misconceptions in Toxicology – ASPCAPro

    Online Event – 10/12/23 – APCC: Common Misconceptions in Toxicology – ASPCAPro

    In this webinar, we will discuss common misconceptions in clinical toxicology including:

    • Different toxin-related myths
    • Management of toxin ingestions
    • Recent updates to treatment best practices

    Takeaways

    • Be aware of recent updates in clinical management of toxicology cases.
    • Be able to determine when decontamination is warranted, and how to effectively decontaminate while minimizing risk to the patient.
    • Know when dose adjustments to therapeutic medications may be necessary to manage toxin ingestions.
    • Be able to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to toxin ingestions.

    Suited for

    This session is suited for veterinary professionals with an interest in learning more about best practices in toxicology.

    Presenters
    Carrie Daly, DVM Consulting Veterinarian in Clinical Toxicology

    WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.aspcapro.org/training/webinar/apcc-common-misconceptions-toxicology

  • Online Event – 11/1/23 – ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum – ASPCA and The AAWA

    Online Event – 11/1/23 – ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum – ASPCA and The AAWA

    Don’t miss this FREE online event showcasing how to help vulnerable pets using data. Whether you love geeking out over data, want to help pets in your community—or both—you don’t want to miss the ASPCA®-AAWA Research Forum online on November 1 from 12 – 5 p.m. ET. Last year, nearly 1000 of your colleagues registered for the Forum to explore new research results in community and shelter animal welfare.

    Get access to cutting-edge research that supports your lifesaving work, including studies on:
    • Taking up the Reins on Equine Welfare
    • Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Perspectives on Rez Dogs on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, U.S.A
    • Why Didn’t They Do That? How Behavioral Economics Should Be Shaping How We Deliver Options to Our Clients
    • Returning a shelter animal: The role of animal and owner characteristics

    Attendees will leave with practical suggestions for applying what they’ve learned to benefit their communities and are eligible for CAWA and NACA credit!

    Participate in a live Q&A with the researchers following the presentations.

    The Research Forum is for anyone interested in advancing animal welfare, including veterinarians, shelter leadership, staff, and volunteers. Register here for free: aspca.org/researchforum

    PS: Can’t attend live? Register anyway, and  email you the recordings.

    WEBSITE LINK:  http://aspca.org/researchforum