Flow-Through Planning

They say if you're failing to plan, you're planning to fail. Learn from shelter medicine experts and shelter veterinarians in the trenches how to control the movement of animals through your shelter to avoid infectious disease and stress.

• In One Door and Out the Other: Practical Flow-Through Planning for Animal Shelters

  February 2012
  Ever wish you had a road map to saving more lives in your shelter? Gathering and understanding data will provide you with exactly that. Please join Maddie’s Institute and Drs. Jan Scarlett and Elizabeth Berliner for a special two-part webcast series on using data to save lives.  Read More

• More Than Medicine - The Veterinarian's Role in Daily Rounds (Parts 1 and 2)

  October 2011
  Performing daily rounds is considered a best practice in animal sheltering. Listen to Dr. Brian DiGangi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine at University of Florida in Part 1, and Dr. Stephanie Jacks, Veterinarian for the Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services in Part 2, talk about the role of daily rounds in an animal shelter. They will discuss how to create a Daily Rounds Team and integrate its functions into shelter operations. They will also share practical tips and techniques for ensuring efficient and effective daily rounds.  Read More

• Fighting SNAFUs with SOPs: How You Can Impose Order Upon Chaos in Your Shelter

  October 2011
  Have you been wondering how you can impose order upon chaos in your animal shelter or rescue organization? Well, this is the talk for you! Listen in while Dr. Michael Moyer, Director of the Shelter Animal Medicine Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and current President and Board Member of the American Animal Hospital Association, presents a well thought out and information packed talk on Fighting SNAFUs with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).  Read More

• Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters - ASV 2010

  October 2011
  Dr. Annette Litster, Director of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, presents a review of the Association of Shelter Veterinarian's newly published Shelter Standards Document.  Read More

• The Nuts and Bolts of Treating the Treatables

  May 2011
  It's great to talk about "treating the treatables," but where do you start? What does it mean on a day by day, or even hour by hour, basis? Find out how one shelter medicine director has used common sense, dedication, and team work to get some of the community's sickest, most vulnerable pets healthy and into loving homes.  Read More

• Know Your Capacity for Humane Care

  May 2010
  It's tempting to admit more animals than shelters can reasonably care for. After all, there are so many animals in the community that need help. Yet most shelters face limitations of space, staffing and financial resources. To help you face this challenge, our experts share methods for creating faster flow-through in the shelter - and ultimately save more lives.  Read More

• Antibody Titer Tests

  April 2012
  Dr. Annette Litster, Director of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at Purdue University, talks about the use of antibody titer tests in animal shelters.  Read More