Do-It-Yourself Shelter Assessments: Learning to Use Maddie’s Animal Shelter Infection Control Tool 

November 2011

Imagine a team of skilled shelter veterinarians from all over the country evaluating your shelter from top to bottom - for free. Picture them giving you a list of hands-on, practical steps customized for your facility - steps you can take to prevent disease outbreaks and behavior problems, conserve resources, streamline workload, and, most importantly, save animal lives.

Developed by veterinarians from the Center for Food Security and Public Health at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine with a grant from Maddie's Fund, the infection control tool is accessible online to every shelter at no cost. Used correctly, it allows shelters to evaluate their procedures and get guidance on making lifesaving, resource-conserving changes.

The free recorded webcast, which is available for viewing below, will examine the evidence, research and data behind the tool's development, and take you step-by-step through how to:

• Assess current infection control practices
• Review assessment results and best practices
• Identify areas for improvement or reinforcement
• Create training pages for staff
• Have staff review material

Maddie's Institute^SM is pleased to be able to offer CE credit to veterinary professionals. In order to qualify for CE credit we ask that individuals attend and participate in the entire program and score 70% or greater on a post-test.

This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 1 hour of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program's validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

This course has been pre-approved for Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits.

 

About the Presenters:
Claudia J. Baldwin, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Dr. Claudia Baldwin is the director of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine Maddie's^® Shelter Medicine Program. Additionally she coordinates surgical rotations, shelter experiences with students, disease investigations, and co-advises the Student Association of Shelter Veterinarians and the ISU Feral Cat Alliance. She is a faculty member of the Center for Food Security and Public Health, the ISU Animal Welfare Program, a board member of the Iowa Federation of Humane Societies and has experience in professional organization and university governance and leadership.

Dr. Baldwin has given over 100 invited presentations at local, state, and national levels and has authored over 90 publications including proceedings, abstracts, posters, book chapters and refereed publications. She is also a member of the organizing committee to develop a specialty in shelter medicine.

Kiley Maddux, LVT
Currently Vice President of Operations, Kiley Maddux has been associated with the Nebraska Humane Society since 2003. A licensed veterinary technician, she has held the following positions during her tenure with NHS: surgery technician, foster care coordinator, and customer service and animal placement manager. In her current role, Kiley insures that all surgical and medical procedures are carried out promptly and efficiently. She supervises the shelter manager, shelter veterinarians, foster care coordinator, foster care assistant and the spay/neuter clinic.