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CE for Techs: Airway to Heaven
Last chance to sign up your staff for VSPN CE on intubation and artificial airways and their maintenance. The Airway to Heaven course taught by ICU Veterinary Technician Dawn Perri, opens on February 6 and is a two Real-Time Session course.

Effects of Preoperative Administration of Ketoprofen on Anesthetic Requirements and Signs of Postoperative Pain in Dogs Undergoing Elective Ovariohysterectomy
Preoperative administration of ketoprofen did not reduce the dose of thiopental required to induce anesthesia or the end-tidal concentration of isoflurane required to maintain anesthesia. Activity levels and median objective behavioral scores were significantly higher 4 and 6 hours after surgery in dogs given ketoprofen than in dogs given saline solution. However, mean numerical pain scores in dogs given ketoprofen were not significantly different from scores for dogs given saline solution at any time.

Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluids of Horses Infected with West Nile Virus: 30 Cases (2001)
Sensitivities of analyses of CSF obtained from the lumbosacral and atlanto-occipital regions of the spinal cord were 89 and 50%, respectively.

City Mandating DVMs Sell Dog License
Our city has drafted an ordinance requiring veterinarians to sell dog licenses. Is this legally enforceable? Has anyone else faced this issue; if so, how has it been handled?

Anorexic Lymphoma Cat And Cobalamin
Sometimes these cats with the "really broken" GI tract diseases are cobalamin deficient; if so, they can be amazingly turned around by repairing the cobalamin problem. We do this with parenteral injections.

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review

• Do you know the federal laws pertaining to controlled substance security and records?
• Do you know all about employee screening and criminal background checks?
• Do you know how to properly store drugs - and how to dispose of them when they become outdated?
• Do you know everything there is to know about extra-label use of drugs?
• Do you know all about drug compounding?
• Are you ready for the next inspector who walks through your door??

VIN's Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review Course will show you how to evaluate your practice, and how to implement improvements that will reduce your legal risks.

(PSST! This 3 CE credit hour course meets the Florida State Veterinary Board Pharmacy CE requirement!)

Instructor: Doug Kemp, Pharm.D. (VetPharm) University of Georgia

Dates: March 5th - March 19th, 2003
Interactive Session: Weds, March 12th, 9:30-11:30 PM ET

Course Description: Participants will learn the federal requirements that apply to the security and accountability for controlled substances in veterinary practices. The second portion of the course addresses Food and Drug issues relating to veterinary practice. Participants will be able to evaluate their current practices and, if needed, implement improvements that reduce the risk of theft, diversion or prosecution for failure to maintain an adequate system of security and accountability for controlled substances. Participants will have a better understanding of the actions of FDA and will learn how to express their opinions to FDA. Participants will learn when they can use drugs in an extra-label manner and when they are engaging in activities that are of enforcement priority by FDA. They will also learn when they can use compounded drugs in veterinary practice.

CE Hours: 3

To Register: Visit Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review Course and click on the Enroll now link.

How To Course, Part 1
Wednesday, February 5, 9:30 pm ET -
Learn how to use your computer and VIN in part 1 of this FREE three part course. Email Nate@VIN.com to sign up. (PSST! Want to get a head start? Check out the How To Course tutorial. It's in the VINDEX on VIN's Front Page!)
Rounds Room

New Grad Rounds
Thursday, February 6, 10 pm ET -
Join us for the monthly New Grad Rounds. PSST! You don't have to be a new grad or student to attend! All VINners are welcome!
Rounds Room

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, February 9, 10 pm ET -
Join Phil Bergman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (oncology), for Chemotherapy Side Effects And How to Prevent Or Stop Them.
Rounds Room

What's Your Diagnosis?
Hiker's Delight

Website Of The Week:
Medical Tutorials (Human)

Book Review:
Desert Lizards: Captive Husbandry And Propagation

From VIN's Bookstore:
Neurology

Survey of The Week Results:
* Imaging & Telemedicine
* Nasal Mites
* Euthanasia Procedures
* FATE
* Veterinary Career Survey, Part 1

Recent Rounds:
* Congenital Portosystemic Shunt
* Electronic Medical Records
* Transdermal Medications
* D-Dimers and What They Tell Us
* Practice Finances

From the Boards:
* K9 Advantix And Greyhounds
* Amitraz Collar For Demodex?
* Protothecosis
* Freckles On Cats

ABC's of Airways for your Veterinary Technicians

Patent airways are essential in the ABC's of emergency medicine. Do your veterinary technicians know how to troubleshoot and keep those artificial airways patent?

Here's your chance to have them take an in depth short course to prepare for their VTS certification in emergency critical care or to have them be better educated support staff.

Course Dates:
(Registration for this course closes on February 12.)
Course area is open from February 6 - 28
Real Time Sessions: Mondays; February 12 and 19; 9:30pm - 11:00pm ET (USA)
Click here to access the VSPN CE course info page and enrollment link. (Be sure that whomever will be taking the course is logged into VSPN before using the enrollment link to register.)

Tuition:
$48.00. Full time students of an AVMA accredited Veterinary Technician Program will receive a reduced rate for this course of $24.00 (upon verification of student status)