Are Clients Asking About Fireworks Paranoia/Anxiety?
Not clear on just how to handle this loud and explosive holiday? Need a source of advice for your clients with fearful dogs? Just have a need to know? Take a look at this article on VeterinaryPartner.com! Stamp Out Pop-up Ads
Are you being pestered by pop-up ads? Rest assured VIN would NEVER expose you to commercial pop-up ads. Sadly, there are bad people who foist them upon you wherever you go on the web. Read this discussion to learn more about controlling them.
Planning to Hire a New Grad?
The best graduating seniors are regular VIN users. Post your position in the new "Positions Offered --New Graduates" category in the Vetquest Classifieds. Have you explored VINDEX?
This handy quick-list of VIN stuff is located in the right hand column of VIN's Front Page. Check it out!
Noteworthy in VIN's Bookstore
Written by our very own Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP(Dentistry). Find the VIN Bookstore link in VINdex [Front Page] for more exceptional resources. Newly Added To VeterinaryPartner.com:
So You Want to Write a Paper?
The question is: how to produce such a manuscript with least frustration and most satisfaction? In trying to answer that question, I will start by assuming that the experiments or clinical observations are complete, and will make suggestions based on how I go about writing a paper.
Trilostane Treatment of Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
Trilostane is a safe and effective alternative to mitotane for the treatment of pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs.
Aldosterone Effects in Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
Aldosterone is not involved in the cause for hypertension associated with spontaneous pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs.
Quantitative Thyroid Scintigraphy in Hyperthyroid Cats
Thyroid to salivary gland ratio based on scintigraphy is a good predictor of metabolic status of the thyroid gland.
Are We Seeing More Rude/Demanding/Unreasonable Clients?
When people walk into the office, they are annoyed about having to spend the money. They are not so much annoyed with us. They are annoyed that they have to come in the first place and spend money that they would rather spend elsewhere -- if they even have the money left over in their budget to spend.
Posting Office Hours
At our last staff meeting, a receptionist commented how people complained that we posted we were open from 8-8 pm but only saw appointments during certain times. Should I change my posted hours to reflect appointment hours, or should I have two posts?
Intersex Puppy? (Photos)
Until you have histopath on the gonads after surgery, +/- karyotype, you can't classify this one accurately yet. For the meantime, describing her as an intesex would be correct.
Excellent Explanation Of Osteophytes And Enthesiophytes Using Illustrations and Radiographs; Cartilage Hypertrophy
An enthesiophyte is a bony reaction at an enthesis (the insertion of a tendon, ligament, or joint capsule to bone). An osteophyte occurs at the osteochondral margin.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, June 22, 9:30 pm ET -
Read any interesting books lately? Stop by and share!
Rounds Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, June 27, 10 pm ET -
Join Jill Lurye, DVM, MS, DACVIM, for Diagnostic Testing For Hyperthyroidism And Hypothyroidism.
Rounds Room
Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Effects of dietary NaCl on renal function and blood pressure in cats
What's Your Diagnosis?
ECG Interpretation
Website Of The Week:
Deafness In Dogs And Cats and more ...
Book Review:
Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats
This resource is available in the VINstore. eVetsites Tip of the Week:
eVetsite Pricing Discount for VIN Members
Upcoming Conferences
Looking to attend -- or contribute a paper to -- a veterinary conference? Check out the On The Road With VIN folder, or the Press Releases folder, to see what conferences are coming up and to visit their web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: AVMA, NEVC, AAV, CVC, IVECCS, ECVIM, SWVS
From the Boards:
* Should We Give FIP Vaccinations?
* Phenylpropanolamine: Class 1 Drug
* Foot Laceration Treatment
* Atopica Use
Effective Teaching & Training Work
- Are you frustrated by your current methods for orienting new staff to your practice? (Do you even *have* a method? Or do you just throw new staffers into the pool and let them sink or swim on their own?)
- Do you feel that you quickly and easily train tenured staffers to handle new jobs and techniques? (Or do you just let them pick it up piecemeal pick up from other staff?)
We can help! Effective Teaching & Training Work will cover the time-tested effective Orientation & Training programs, and show you how to apply the skills of effective teaching to scenarios for new and tenured staff. Instructor:
Thomas E. Catanzaro, DVM, MHA, FACHE
Diplomate, American College of Healthcare Executives Dates: August 3 to August 24, 2004
Interactive Sessions: Tuesdays; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET CE Hours: 6 Tuition:
Member/ $86, Non-Member/$141 by July 20th;
Member/ $96, Non-Member/$156 after July 20th; To register or learn more about this course, click on Effective Teaching & Training Work. (This course is open for enrollment to veterinary technicians.) Looking for more CE? Scheduled VIN CE courses include:
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