WS17 - Design of an Emergency Animal Shelter

Sunday, February 19, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Location: Surf D, Level 2

Earn 2 CE Hours

This session has reached capacity

Coordinator and Co-Instructor(s)

Cynthia Faux, DVM, DACVIM (LARGE ANIMAL), PhD

Unaffiliated
Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Co-Instructor(s)

Tim Perciful

West Coast Disaster Manager
American Humane
MONROE, WA, United States

In this interactive session, participants will explore the challenges and issues faced by veterinarians working with stakeholders to establish a temporary emergency shelter within their community. Participants will collaborate to establish an emergency animal shelter, using realistic scenarios and challenges. Resource and personnel availability, species challenges, biosecurity, and logistics will be considered. Participants will consider the impact of such a shelter on their community and their practice. Practice continuity of business, preparedness, and response will be discussed.

2 CE hours. Purchase required. Capacity: 35. Price: $55.

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Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe challenges in establishing an emergency animal shelters, including small animal shelters and livestock.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to discuss which stakeholders may be involved in establishing an emergency animal shelter
Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe the different types of shelters - animal only, co-located, and cohabitation shelters and the pros and cons of each type
Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe biosecurity and logistical challenges of emergency animal shelters