ANIMAL CARE EXPO 2017 Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL May 9-12, 2017 Sessions Approved for RACE-CE for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Daylong certificate course
Everything you need to know to operate an effective veterinary field clinic, Humane Society International Every year the number of animal welfare organizations that implement spay/neuter campaigns increases. Learn how to operate a quality-driven, safe and humane spay/neuter clinic while developing a field clinic that delivers wellness and preventive care and maintains surgical asepsis. We will discuss humane capture techniques that help minimize animals’ stress, learn tricks for practicing high-quality medicine on a shoestring budget and explore how to engage the veterinary community where we work. Presenters: Dr. Brian DiGangi, Clinical Associate Professor of Shelter Medicine, University of Florida; Dr. Susan Monger, Director, International Veterinary Consultants; Dr. Katherine Polak, International Director of Animal Welfare, Soi Dog Foundation, Thailand; Rahul Sehgal, Co-Director, Humane Society International Companion Animals, India
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Workshop sessions
Five freedoms track Introduction to the five freedoms At the San Francisco SPCA, we use the Five Freedoms to define our standards for welfare. Many shelters do an excellent job of addressing the first few freedoms, but often the last two are not adequately addressed. In this session, we will introduce the Five Freedoms, then provide a special focus on definitions of enrichment and behavioral welfare, how to quantify stress, and how to minimize discomfort while animals are in the care of a non-permanent home. Presenter: Jeannine Berger, DVM, DACVB, DACAW, CAWA, Vice President for Rescue and Welfare, San Francisco SPCA; Frances Ho, Animal Transfer and Partnership Associate, San Francisco SPCA Shelter medicine track URI: It’s Snot Inevitable! Feline respiratory disease has been among the most ubiquitous and frustrating diseases in animal shelters. But there’s some good news—recent research shows that this disease need not be as frequent as we once thought. Learn how proper cleaning, appropriate vaccination practices, and, most importantly, housing and handling that minimizes stress can dramatically reduce feline respiratory disease, while simultaneously improving cat well-being, reducing costs, and making cat care easier and more enjoyable. Presenters: Dr. Ann Enright, UW/UCD Shelter Medicine Fellow and Shelter Veterinarian, Cat Protection Society; Dr. Cynthia Karsten, Outreach Veterinarian, UCD Koret Shelter Medicine Program
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Workshop session
Shelter medicine track Do THIS not THAT: Shelter medicine fundamentals—and permission to do less (of some things), Part One Vaccination, sanitation, monitoring, housing, enrichment—the list of tools to keep shelter animals healthy is long and growing. But how do we know which ones to choose when there’s not enough time in the day or money in the bank to do it all? Learn the most important practices to keep your population healthy and speed animals out the door alive, as well as those that you can safely skip without compromising animal welfare. Presenters: Kate Hurley, Director, UCD Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Million Cat Challenge; Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director, University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program; Dr. Randi Roberts, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, University of Wisconsin/Dane County Humane Society; Dr. Meghan Schuh, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, University of Wisconsin/Dane County Humane Society
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshop session
Shelter medicine track Do THIS not THAT: Shelter medicine fundamentals—and permission to do less (of some things), Part Two Vaccination, sanitation, monitoring, housing, enrichment—the list of tools to keep shelter animals healthy is long and growing. But how do we know which ones to choose when there’s not enough time in the day or money in the bank to do it all? Learn the most important practices to keep your population healthy and speed animals out the door alive, as well as those that you can safely skip without compromising animal welfare. Presenters: Kate Hurley, Director, UCD Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Million Cat Challenge; Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director, University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program; Dr. Randi Roberts, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, University of Wisconsin/Dane County Humane Society; Dr. Megan Schuh, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, University of Wisconsin/Dane County Humane Society
Thursday, May 11, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Workshop sessions
Five freedoms track Freedom from pain, injury and disease: Ensuring all pet owners have access to veterinary care Shelters and other nonprofit organizations provide critical veterinary services to millions of pets nationwide. But some for-profit veterinary practitioners are actively working to limit the scope of services these groups can offer and even close their doors outright, citing claims of “unfair competition.” This session will explore this hot-button issue of access to veterinary care and offer insights and guidance to those looking to continue providing these lifesaving services without acrimony. Presenters: Kim Kelly, South Carolina Senior State Director, The Humane Society of the United States; Dr. Michael Moyer, VMD, President and Owner, Bridgewater Veterinary Hospital, Inc. and Bridgewater Consulting Reaching underserved communities track Beyond spay/neuter: Saving more lives with community medicine Surveys conducted by the ASPCA reveal that over half of respondents who rehomed or surrendered animals would have kept their pets if they had been offered some assistance, such as low-cost or free veterinary care and free or low-cost spay/neuter services. Discover how to incorporate basic veterinary care into your organization to prevent more pets from entering the shelter and keep them where they truly belong— in the loving home they already have. Presenters: Dr. Carolyn Brown, Senior Medical Director, Community Medicine, ASPCA; Aimee Christian, Vice President, Community Medicine, ASPCA Saving cats track Return-to-field, part one: Putting theory into action As return-to-field (RTF) programs gain in popularity across the country, shelters are experiencing dramatic decreases in feline intake and equally dramatic increases in live release rates. So how do you go about actually implementing RTF in your shelter? This presentation will go beyond theory to the nitty-gritty of how RTF works with your boots- on-the-ground staff. Hear from our panel about how they implement RTF, their successes, their challenges and how they’ve adapted the principles to fit their communities’ needs. Presenters: Tanya Hilgendorf, President and CEO, Humane Society of Huron Valley; Kate Hurley, Director, UCD Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Million Cat Challenge; Dr. Julie Levy, Medicine Program, College of Veterinary Medicine and Million Cat Challenge Co- Founder; Cameron Moore, Program Manager, Target Zero; Tim Reeder, Animal Services, City of Huntsville, Alabama Shelter medicine track Ensuring animal health: Is shelter intake always the best way to help? It’s a common scenario: A loving pet owner is at your door, ready to relinquish her beloved dog or cat because she can’t afford necessary veterinary care. Is taking that pet in the best approach? Or could finding an alternative to intake be the best way to help, both from a resource and welfare perspective? Explore real case studies from shelters finding better ways to manage health-based surrenders. Presenters: Dr. Brenda Dines, University of Wisconsin Maddie's Shelter Medicine Resident and Veterinarian, Humane Society Calumet Area; Dr. Melissa Resnick, UW/UCD ASPCA Shelter Medicine Fellow and Shelter Veterinarian, Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Workshop sessions
Five freedoms track Freedom to express normal behaviors: Creating truly “livable” living spaces Your shelter animals spend most of their time inside their cages and kennels. Are you sure that the spaces you’re providing are sufficient to ensure they are getting the best quality of life possible? This session will help you determine whether you’re providing the most humane housing options for your shelter pets, from individual cage sizes and configurations to community living spaces, and give you advice to help them live even better lives within your shelter walls. Presenter: Dr. Denae Wagner, DVM, MPVM, Staff Veterinarian, UCD Koret Shelter Medicine Program Saving cats track Return-to-field, part two: Engaging the community Return-to-field (RTF) programs are designed to get community cats out of the shelter and back to their neighborhoods. But the community isn’t always easily convinced this is the right thing to do. This session will simulate a public hearing, with RTF advocates fielding questions from policymakers on the legality of RTF, public safety issues, nuisance complaints, wildlife predation, cat welfare concerns and more. We will also discuss collaborative approaches that can benefit the whole community. Presenters: Danielle Bays, Community Cats Program Manager, The Humane Society of the United States; Kate Hurley, Director, UCD Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Million Cat Challenge; Erin Kerley, Community Cares Manager, San Francisco SPCA; Dr. Julie Levy, Medicine Program, College of Veterinary Medicine and Million Cat Challenge Co- Founder; Dr. Sara Pizano, Program Director, Target Zero; Peter Wolf, Cat Initiatives Analyst, Best Friends Animal Society Shelter medicine track House calls: Providing veterinary care directly to the community Many members of our communities do not have access to veterinary care, leaving their animals vulnerable and adding to shelter intake numbers. Learn how the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Humane Society teamed up to support low-income pet owners, keeping their pets happy and healthy in their homes, and see how you can duplicate their success in your own community. Presenters: Jill Kline, Vice President of Community Impact Programs, Wisconsin Humane Society; Dr. Sandra Newbury, Director, University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program
Friday, May 12, 2017
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Workshop session
Shelter medicine track Bringing your shelter into the 21st century: Improving animal welfare and capacity for care, part one: The basics It is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of animals needing our care each day, so making simple changes in flow and length of stay can produce positive impacts for both staff and animals. In part one of this session, learn the fundamentals of population management. Presenters: Dr. Jen Dalmasso, UW/UCD Shelter Medicine Fellow and Shelter Veterinarian, Oakland Animal Services; Dr. Sarah Frei, UW/UCD Maddie's Shelter Medicine Fellow and Lead Veterinarian, Kansas City Pet Project; Dr. Rachelle Saelor, UW/UCD Eslinger Shelter Medicine Fellow and Shelter Veterinarian, LA County Department of Animal Care and Control; Dr. Rebecca Stuntebeck, Maddie's Shelter Medicine Resident, University of Wisconsin
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Workshop session
Shelter medicine track Bringing your shelter into the 21st century: Improving animal welfare and capacity for care, part two: Shelter case studies It is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of animals needing our care each day, so making simple changes in flow and length of stay can produce positive impacts for both staff and animals. In part two of this session, explore how real shelters have put this information into practice to dramatically improve the welfare of the animals that depend on them. Presenters: Dr. Jen Dalmasso, UW/UCD Shelter Medicine Fellow and Shelter Veterinarian, Oakland Animal Services; Dr. Sarah Frei, UW/UCD Maddie's Shelter Medicine Fellow and Lead Veterinarian, Kansas City Pet Project; Dr. Rachelle Saelor, UW/UCD Eslinger Shelter Medicine Fellow and Shelter Veterinarian, LA County Department of Animal Care and Control; Dr. Rebecca Stuntebeck, Maddie's Shelter Medicine Resident, University of Wisconsin
These sessions have been approved for continuing education credits 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 HSVMA at (530) 759-8106 or email [email protected] for further information.