Join our Senior Manager of Shelter Medicine Advancement, Linda Jacobson DVM + PhD, to learn some fascinating facts about the Big Seven – the most important viral diseases we deal with in cats. Together we will discuss what is interesting about these viruses, what and how they do what they do, and some things we’ve learned about them in recent years that have allowed us to improve and save lives.

About Your Speaker:
Linda Jacobson, BVSc MMedVet PhD
Senior Manager: Shelter Medicine Advancement
Linda received her veterinary degree in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1986 and subsequently completed a residency in small animal internal medicine and a PhD on the pathophysiology of virulent canine babesiosis. She completed the University of Florida Online Graduate Certificate in Shelter Medicine in 2015. She served on the CVO Practice Advisory and Standard of Care Panels, and is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery and the new journal, Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health. She joined the Toronto Humane Society in 2010, where she is currently Senior Manager: Shelter Medicine Advancement