Lectures and Workshops
The Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program offers educational lectures and workshops to animal shelters. Lectures and workshops address medical or behavior issues.
Shelter Medical Lectures/Workshops (back to top)
Conducted by Dr. Janet Scarlett - Director of the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program, Dr. Elizabeth Berliner - Director of Clinical Programs, and/or Dr. Michael Greenburg & Dr. Kate Riley, Shelter Medicine Program Interns.
- Half-day (4 hour) Workshop
- Full-day (8 hour) Workshop
Listed below are the lectures offered regarding medical/physical wellness in the shelter. Shelters can request any combination of the lectures to be presented at their workshop. Estimated times for each presentation are listed so that you can plan your half-day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours) workshop.
- Feline Respiratory Complex - causes, treatment and prevention (1.5 hrs)
- Canine Respiratory Complex - causes, treatment and prevention (1 hr)
- Identification & Management of Infectious Disease - such as parasitic diseases, parvovirus, distemper and ringworm (1hr for each topic)
- Infectious Disease Risks to Staff, Volunteers & the Public (1.5 hrs)
- Investigation and Management of Outbreaks (1.5 hrs)
- Cleaning and Disinfection (1.5 hrs)
- Vaccination (1 hr)
- Designing an Effective Intake Program (1 hr)
- The Importance of Daily Rounds (1 hr)
- Foster Programs (1 hr)
- Initiating a Transport Program (1 hr)
- Designing a More Efficient Spay/Neuter Program (1.5 hrs)
- Other topics by request
Shelter Behavior Lectures/Workshops (back to top)
Conducted by Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC
Director of Behavior Programs
- Half-day (4 hour) Workshop
- Full-day (8 hour) Workshop
Listed below are the lectures offered regarding behavioral wellness in the shelter. Shelters can request any combination of the lectures to be presented at their workshop. Estimated times for each presentation are listed so that you can plan your half-day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours) workshop.
- The Importance of Getting a Good History - Surrender Profiles (1 hr)
- Safe Animal Handling (1 hr)
- Reading Canine and Feline Body Language (1 hr)
- Recognizing and Reducing Stress in Shelter Animals (1.5 hrs)
- Developing Enrichment for Shelter Animals (1 hr)
- Developing Training Programs for Shelter Animals (1 hr)
- Behavior Modification in the Shelter - What Is and Is Not Feasible (1 hr)
- Canine Behavior Assessments (Temperament Testing) - How & Why (2 hr)
- Solving Common Behavior Problems to Prevent Surrenders (1.5 hr)
Canine Behavior Assessment (Temperament Testing) Workshops
Shelters may request a comprehensive workshop that deals exclusively with canine behavior assessments. This workshop involves a lecture on why shelters should conduct behavior assessments, which includes a presentation of the results from Ms. Bollen’s two-year research project on the validity and reliability of their use. The workshop also includes live demonstrations of the assessment procedure.
Day-long workshops consists of 3 hours of lecture and the rest of the time dedicated to hands-on demonstration of the procedure using live dogs (provided by the shelter).
Two-day workshop would involve the above plus hands-on instruction for staff performing the evaluation on day two.
Workshop Fees
Shelters will be responsible for all travel expenses in addition to the below professional fee.
Half-day workshop......$350
Full-day workshop......$500
Shelters are encouraged to work with other area shelters to share the expenses of the workshop.