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June 15th, 2019 Health and Safety Caring for Shelter Animals

The Education & Training Building , SPCA
8323 Baldwin Street
Oakland, CA 94621

Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 9:00am PT - 12:15pm PT
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8323 Baldwin Street, Oakland, CA 94621

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Topic

Common Zoonotic Infections among Animal Shelter Workers; Feral Cat Management

Speaker(s)

Cynthia Karsten, DVM, DABVP & Chloe Chien, MD

Credits Offered

This event offers 2.0 CE credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: CEP# 6919 CA BRN.

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Additional Information

Join us at the East Bay SPCA to learn about zoonotic diseases. 

Speaker(s) and topics to include:

Cynthia Karsten, DVM, DABVP, Outreach Veterinarian at UCD’s Koret Shelter Medicine Program (www.sheltermedicine.com) will present on zoonotic diseases that shelter workers may be at risk of being exposed to and on feral cat management.

Chloe Chien, MD, Occupational and Environmental Health Resident at UCSF will present "Common Zoonotic Infections among Animal Shelter Workers".

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand the health risks for workers interacting with shelter animals
  • Describe the management of common zoonotic diseases among animal care workers
  • Summarize zoonotic disease risk for workers involved in feral cat management
AGENDA

09:00 to 09:30 meet and greet

9:30-11:30 presentations by Dr Chien and Dr Karsten

11:45 tour of the facility

12:15 Adjourn

COST:

  • CECRAOHN Members and Students registration fee: $15

  • Non-Member fee: $30

Bring your registration fee to the event or mail your check to:

CECRAOHN P.O. Box 3132 Los Altos, CA 94024

Please include your email address & RN License# on your check. 

Event Agenda

June 15th, 2019 Health and Safety Caring for Shelter Animals

Event Agenda

Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 9:00am PT - 12:15pm PT

All times listed in Pacific Time (US & Canada).
Download event agenda (PDF)

Saturday, June 15, 2019

  • 9:00am - 9:30am

    Meet and greet

  • 9:30am - 10:30am

    Common Zoonotic Infections among Animal Shelter Workers

    Chloe Chien, MD
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 10:30am - 11:30am

    Zoonotic Diseases and Feral Cat Management

    Cynthia Karsten, DVM, DABVP
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 11:45am - 12:15pm

    Facility Tour