Certified Practice Member Exclusive: Behavior Triage 101
Hear from one of the profession’s leading experts when it comes to delivering Fear Free care to even your most challenging patients! The higher the level of FAS a patient experiences, the more challenging it is to effectively and safely deliver veterinary care. With her years of experience practicing and teaching, Dr. Susan Barrett shares her unique perspectives on successfully managing these patients.
Making the Most Out of Your PVQ & EMR
If you have struggled to implement the Fear Free Pre-Visit Questionnaire and Emotional Medical Record, you are not alone! This webinar reviews the updated templates and provide implementation options to make the most out of these integral Fear Free tools.
Taking the Stress Out of Veterinary Care for Clients & Patients Through Technology
Fear, anxiety, and stress should not be barriers for any pet or pet parent when they need care from their veterinary team or other care providers like groomers, walkers, trainers, or pet sitters. Technology is bringing the world as we know it closer and making our day to day lives easier and more convenient. BabelBark has new technology tools that make caring for our beloved pets easier and better. Tanya Cooper, the Director of Veterinary Sales at BabelBark and a Fear Free Certified Professional, explains how the veterinary care team can be unified with the care providers in a pet’s life for better sharing of information between visits and how BabelBark’s tools of remote patient monitoring and enhanced communications can allow you to provide high-quality care that considers the wellbeing of the pet’s body and mind.
Consider the Senses of the Fear Free Exam
Dr. Julie Reck explores the details involved in creating a Fear Free experience. She also discusses pre-appointment opportunities, easy-to-implement facility alterations, and exam room cleaning tips to make sure your patients have the best experience possible. Sponsored by Virox.
How Cats Say Ouch: Feline Pain Scoring & Treatment Made Easy
Cats don’t speak our language and cannot tell us when they are painful. It is up to us to learn how they express pain. Pain is an unpleasant emotional experience and we can gain insight into how our feline patients feel by looking for changes in behavior and facial expressions. Because a picture is worth a thousand words, this webinar will use images and videos to demonstrate how cats with acute pain behave. A scoring system that is suitable for clinical use will be discussed.
Reducing Dog Bites by Understanding the Secret Language of Dogs
Dog bites and injury to veterinarians, staff, and pet professionals are often considered an occupational hazard. Many of the situations that may result in a dog bite can be prevented by understanding the language and emotions of dogs.
Celebrity dog trainer and author Victoria Stilwell discusses dog body language, behavior, and how to safely interact with dogs as part of National Dog Bite Prevention Week.
Stilwell is joined by State Farm Brand Specialist Heather Paul, who discusses dog bite insurance claims data for 2018, dog bite liability, and how the insurance company is working to reduce dog-related injuries as a member of the Dog Bite Prevention Coalition.
Sponsored by State Farm
Establishing & Strengthening Trainer Relationships With Veterinary Practices
Establishing a relationship with a trainer is a great way to set your current and future clients up for success, increase revenues, and help to eliminate pet relinquishment and euthanasia. While it may be simple to find a trainer in your area, finding one who fits with your style, needs, and scheduling can become difficult. Dr. Marty Becker, founder of Fear Free, and Mikkel Becker, Lead Animal Trainer for Fear Free, team up to walk you through the process of finding a trainer who fits your practice needs.
Reducing Fear in Veterinary Dentistry for Pets & Pet Owners
In this webinar, Heidi Lobprise, DVM, Diplomate AVDC, will show you how to apply the core concepts of Fear Free to make sure pets get the dental care they need. Sponsored by Zoetis.
Certified Practice Member Exclusive: Fear Free Handling Hacks
From “hot cages” to fidgeting felines, hone your Fear Free skills with applied animal behaviorist Traci Shreyer.
In this module, we will review the signs and risk factors associated with infectious diseases in dogs and cats. We will cover how to minimize disease risk when training pets as well as how to properly disinfect and manage the training environment.
This module has been approved for 1.5 RACE CEU and 1 CEU from CCPDT, IAABC and KPA.
The one-hour course is only for trainers with renewal credits and costs 1 credit.
Lesson One: Common infectious diseases of dogs and cats
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Lesson Two: Minimizing disease risk when training
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: