Hospital Web Sites
For years VINners asked if VIN could help them develop their web site. We finally have the answer. eVetSite, a new VIN service/company, makes web site design easy! Multiple formats and styles (plus the advice of a helpful staff) will help you make your site the resource you want for your clients. - Are you ready to create your hospital's web site?
- Do you have a web site that's old and hard to update?
- Are you tired of all the Vender Banner ads cluttering up your web site?
eVetSite, can help. We built it for you, as a VIN member benefit. Now you can take control of your web site.
What's new on VeterinaryPartner.com:
VeterinaryPartner.com, VIN's online information resource for your clients, is always adding new content. This week we added:
Bordetella Infections in Dogs and Cats: Pathogenesis, Clinical Signs, and Diagnosis
Although bordetellosis is a common cause of respiratory disease, definitive diagnosis requires a positive culture.
Cataract Evaluation and Treatment in Dogs
The more common long-term postoperative complications include posterior capsular opacification, persistent uveitis, endothelial degeneration, glaucoma, and retinal detachments.
Heartworm (L1 - L3) Development Information
There must be 234 Heartworm Development Units (HDUs) accumulated in approximately 30 days. You get the HDUs by subtracting 57 degrees Farenheit (F) from the daily temp in F. There must be 234 in about 30 days for successful transmission. For instance -- if the temp is 58 F, there is only 1 HDU for that day, no way to have a total for 234 for 30 days with that weather. (The 30 days is the maximum lifespan of the vector and time it takes for the L1 to develop into L3 in the mosquito.) However, if you had 8 days at 86 F, you'd have 232 HDUs, almost 234. (86-57 = 29 HDUs x 8 days = 232) ...
We'd Like To Develop A Small Charity Program: How Do We Get Started?
We see way more than our fair share of charity cases, especially wildlife. The receptionists ask all these people for a donation. Not a hard sell, they just mention it. More than half will leave us something (sometimes a very significant something!). We enter this amount as a credit in our "Rescue/Rehab" file. Any animals we treat will be entered as patients under this file.
Future CE courses for Hospital Support Staff!
VIN CE: January 26 - March 5, 2004
Practical Veterinary Dentistry
Instructors: Drs. Steve Holmstrom, DVM, DAVDC; Bill Gengler, DVM, DAVDC
CE Hours: 12 CE Credits
VSPN CE : February 4 - March 11, 2004
Basic Receptionist Front Office Skills
Instructor: Phyllis Webster, AA, OM
CE Hours: 6 CE Credits VIN CE: February 23 - April 19, 2004
Basic Oncology
Instructors: Drs. Betsy Hershey, DVM, DACVIM; Pamela D. Jones, DVM, DACVIM; Elaine R. Caplan, DVM, DACVS, DABVP; Philip J. Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM; Craig A Clifford, DVM, MS, DACVIM; Susan Wynn, DVM; Greg Ogilvie, DVM, DACVIM
CE Hours: 14 CE Credits VIN CE: February 25 - March 10, 2004
Diagnostics for Feline Viral Pathogens
Instructor: Dr. Melissa A. Kennedy, DVM, PhD, DACVM
CE Hours: 4 CE Credits VSPN CE : February 27 - March 27, 2004
Vet. Asst. Module 2 - How the Veterinary Assistant Can Directly Improve Patient Care
Instructor: Heather Howell, LVT, MBA
CE Hours: 4.5 CE Credits VSPN CE : March 1 - March 22, 2004
ACTION Program for Pet Weight Management
Instructor: Dr. Geneva Keene Acor, DVM
CE Hours: 3 CE Credits VIN CE: March 3 - April 14, 2004
Basic Fish Medicine
Instructors: Drs. Drury Reavill, DVM, ABVP(avian), DACVP, Joseph M. Groff, VMD, PhD
CE Hours: 12 CE Credits VIN CE: March 10 - March 24, 2004
Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review
Instructor: Dr. Doug Kemp, Pharm.D.
CE Hours: 3 CE Credits VSPN CE : April 16 - May 15, 2004
Vet. Asst. Module 3 - Overview of Diagnostic Procedures
Instructor: Heather Howell, LVT, MBA
CE Hours: 4.5 CE Credits
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 Abstract Of The Week:
Effects of carnitine and taurine on hepatic lipidosis, weight gain, and weight loss
Website Of The Week:
Avian Anesthesia and more...
Book Review:
BSAVA Manual Of Ornamental Fish, Second Edition
This resource is available in the VINstore.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Domain Names
VINner Survey Results:
* Veterinary Support Staff
* Client Sympathy Response
* Grape/Raisin
* Consumer Reports
* ACE Inhibitor Use in Dogs
* Imaging & Telemedicine
* Nasal Mites
* Euthanasia Procedures
* FATE
* Veterinary Career Survey, Part 1
Recent Rounds:
* Securities Investment Strategies
* Case Study of Feline Respiratory Distress
* Atopic Dermatitis Update
* Highlights Of The Annual Dental Forum
* Chemistry Pitfalls
* Puzzled About FIP?
From the Boards:
* IM Injection Volumes
* Enucleation Technique
* Constipated Puppies
* Pityriasis Rosea
Too Hot To Trot: Fevers Of Unknown Origin
- Do those FUO cases make you sweat?
- Do you turn red in frustration when you see that same fever patient returning again and again and again?
- Do you feel the need for a tall cold drink every time an FUO comes in the door?
VIN CE can help!
Too Hot To Trot: Fevers Of Unknown Origin will teach you the common causes of FUO, what diagnostic tests are useful, and which supportive therapies can be helpful. Instructor:
Katharine F. Lunn, BVMS, MS, PhD, MRCVS, DACVIM Dates:
Jan 29th - Feb 12th, 2004
Interactive Session: February 5th; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET Course Description:
Fever is a common clinical abnormality in small animal patients. In the majority of cases the cause is easily diagnosed and treated. But in a small percentage of patients the source of the fever is not readily apparent, and the problem becomes persistent or recurrent. These cases of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) can be challenging and frustrating for both the veterinarian and the client. This VINgnette is designed to make FUO less confusing and intimidating, and will focus on the selection of appropriate diagnostic tests. Case-based material will be used to illustrate different logical approaches to successful diagnosis and strategies for patient management. CE Hours: 3 CE Credits Tuition:
Member/$48, Non-Member/$92 To Register:
Visit Fevers Of Unknown Origin and click on the Enroll now link. Interested in some other online VIN CE?
Scheduled courses include:
2004 Courses with Dates TBD: - Topics in Nephrology
- Organ System Pathophysiology Review
- Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals
- Ferret Medicine
Click the CE button on VIN's main nav bar to learn more about these courses -- and to sign up!
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