Students on VIN!
Check out all the great resources we've compiled for students (and students at heart) in the VIN Student Center. You will find a link in the VINDEX on the Front Page and in VIN's Library. Will you be a new grad and job hunting? Start your search at http://www.vin.com/MyCareer Where will VIN's Cyber-Cafe/Booth be in the next few months???
Take a look!
Are you going to the Veterinary Cancer Society (VCS) Mid-Year Conference or IAAAM this year?
Then visit us, and stop by the cyber cafe to check your email! We'd love to see you there! Want to know what conference proceedings VIN has on file? Check this out! Newly-Added To VIN
New In VeterinaryPartner.com:
Hypomagnesemia Among Cows in a Confinement-Housed Dairy Herd
Cows with hypomagnesemia that do not have concurrent hypocalcemia may not develop episodic tetany, and the only clinical sign in such cows may be sudden death.
Effect of Dosing and Sampling Time on Serum Thyroxine, Free Thyroxine, and Thyrotropin Concentrations in Dogs Following Multidose Etodolac Administration
This study demonstrated that following administration of etodolac at the recommended dosage for a relatively short period, serum concentrations of T4 (and less frequently fT4) might fall to values below established reference ranges, leading to the misdiagnosis of hypothyroidism.
Euthanasia Statistics; Early Spay/Neuter
I was on the board of the local SPCA. After mandatory spay and neuter of all adoptees was instituted, euthanasias dropped by 50%. In my never humble opinion, it is immoral and unethical for animal control and shelter facilities to adopt out any animal not altered ...
Presumed IMHA In A Maltese: Bone Marrow Necessary? Treatment, Including Cyclosporine Levels
I literally wouldn't use cyclosporine if I couldn't run the blood levels. It's the most erratically absorbed drug you'll ever use, and there's no way to know whether she's even 'on' it without seeing the blood levels. We shoot for a trough level of 400-600 ng/ml. I've seen lots of dogs being given the high end of the recommended dose of Neoral whose first blood level is 23 ng/ml -- so low as to be a homeopathic dose. I strongly believe it's a false economy to skip the blood levels.
CE for your Staff:
How to Organize a Blood Donor Program - Want to start a blood donor program?
- Aren't sure where to start?
VSPN CEcan help! How to Organize a Blood Donor Program is designed to help veterinary support staff organize and start a blood donor program in your clinic. All members of the veterinary support staff are encouraged to join the course; however, this course is focused toward veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants. Instructor:
Paula Thompson, RVT Dates:
May 1 - 22, 2004
Real Time Sessions: Tuesday evenings; 9:30pm - 11:00pm ET Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to: - Select a blood donor, both canine and feline, for their program.
- Know what type of lab work should be completed in order to keep their program disease free.
- Know what supplies and type of expenses will be encountered in this type of program.
CE Hours: 3 Tuition:
$48 ($43.00 early bird special if registered before April 16, 2004).
Full time students of AVMA and Canadian accredited VT Programs are eligible for a discount of $24 (upon verification of student status) To Register: Ask your staff members to visit How to Organize a Blood Donor Program and click on the Enroll now link. (Staff member participants must first be members of VSPN. Ask them to fill out the application at www.VSPN.org. It's free!) Interested in other online VSPN CE for your Staff? Scheduled courses include:
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 Aussie Rounds
Saturday, March 27, 9:00 pm ET -
Join Dr. Elizabeth Dill-Macky, BVSc(Hons), DACVIM, MACVSc, for Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia and Thrombocytopaenia. Rounds Handout
Rounds Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, March 28, 10 pm ET -
Join Kim Schiller, DVM, DABVP, for Getting The Most From Your Posts!
Rounds Room
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, March 30, 9:30 pm ET -
Dealt with any weird clients lately? Stop by and decompress!
Rounds Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, April 4, 10 pm ET -
Join Kathy Lunn, BVMS, MS, PhD, MRCVS, DACVIM, for Cushing's: Part 2 (Yes, this dog has Cushing's! Now what do we do?). If you missed Part 1 of this series on Cushings, you can catch up by reading the transcript.
Rounds Room
 Abstract Of The Week:
Accuracy of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of the Liver and Cytology
Website Of The Week:
Veterinary Ophthalmology and More ...
Book Review:
Complementary And Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered
This resource is available in the VINstore.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Avoid The Temptation of Cheap Domain Name Registrations
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:
* Talking Money To Your Clients
* Does This Dog Have Cushing's
* Rural Area Veterinary Services
* The Diagnostic Approach To PU-PD
* Insulinomas (Aussie Rounds)
* Feline Emergency Cases
* New Associate Survival Tips
From the Boards:
* PMMA Beads
* Ringworm Risk
* Triamcinolone for Pemphigus
* Addicted To VIN?
Organ System and Pathophysiology Review
It's once again time for VIN's 11th annual Organ System and Core Examination Review CE Course! - Planning to take the ABVP General Examination?
- Looking for a comprehensive review of what's new in the pathophysiology & treatment of disease in dogs and cats?
The Organ System And Core Examination Review is the course for you! Enroll for all modules and Save! We've assembled a great group of instructors who - together with a motivated group of learners - make this the most comprehensive organ system and pathophysiology review course available. Within the topics offered in this 3 module course, you will learn the important pathophysiologic mechanisms that underlie the diagnosis and treatment of disease in dogs and cats. Module A includes the following topics: Neurology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Oncology, Immunology, Anesthesia, Surgery, Dentistry. Dates:
March 31- May 26th, 2004
Interactive Sessions: Wednesdays during this period, 9:30 -11:30 PM ET Topics and Instructors:
Dentistry -- Steve Holmstrom, DVM, DAVCD
Coagulation and Oncology* -- Karri Meleo, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR
Immunology -- Robert M. Gogal Jr, DVM
Anesthesia -- Meghan Richey, DVM, MS, DACVA and Chuck McGrath, DVM, DACVA
Surgery-- Bob Richardson, DVM and Joe Hauptman, DVM, MS, DACVS
Neurology -- Linda Shell, DVM, ACVIM and William Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
*Additional instructors TBA CE Hours: 16 Tuition:
Member/$256, Non-Member/$352 If you register for all 3 modules, the discounted tuition rate is: Member: $635; Non-Member: $923. Module B topics (June 16 - Aug 11, 2004):
Reproduction, Pharmacology, Infectious Disease, Dermatology, Fluids/Acid Base, Nephrology/Urology and Ophthalmology.** Module C topics (Sept 1 - Oct 27, 2004):
Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory andHematology/Chemistry. **
** Topics subject to change. To Register: Visit Organ System and Core Examination A and click on the Enroll now link.
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