Group Memberships to VIN
Providing and maintaining a secure community that protects the integrity of Veterinarians is critical to all VIN members. If more than one colleague in your practice is using a single VIN account, you and your colleagues should create a group membership. Please click here for more information about groups on VIN. Adopt-A-Vet/Student
The Adopt A Vet/Student program needs more equine, mixed, and food animal VINners who want to mentor a student. To sign up, click Adopt-A-Vet in VINdex. New in VIN!
Check out the What's New In 2004 box on VIN's Library page to see the latest additions to VIN's Library! ... in the OSHA Center ... in the Forms Database Interested in participating in a clinical trial?
Are your patients qualified for any of the Clinical Trials And Research Projects listed on VIN? Contact the researchers, and find out!
Want to learn more about using VIN?
We've got three great ways! - Use the How To Use VIN tutorial.
- Click the FAQ button on VIN's main nav bar.
- Sign up (email Nate@VIN.com) for the three-part How To Use VIN course. It's FREE!
Drug Label Database Check out VIN's Drug Label Database. It allows you to browse or search by drug category/type, product name, ingredient, or manufacturer.
Prevalence of Microsporidian Spores Shed by Asymptomatic Lovebirds: Evidence for a Potential Emerging Zoonosis
The high prevalence of spore shedding in this population of lovebirds suggests that bird droppings may be a potential environmental source of Encephalitozoon hellem infection in humans.
An Analysis of Canine Hair Re-Growth After Clipping for a Surgical Procedure
The differences in these values were not significant -- suggesting that season has no effect on the rate of hair re-growth in Labrador retrievers housed indoors.
Palpable Thyroid and Parathyroid Nodules in Cats
Palpable thyroid and parathyroid nodules in asymptomatic cats are the result of nonfunctional thyroid and parathyroid adenomas.
Familial Hypoadrenocorticism in Bearded Collies
Familial hypoadrenocorticism may occur in some families of bearded collies.
Do You Use Treatment Refusal Forms?
Should I be using the Against Medical Advice form for anything that walks out the door without being treated properly, or should I just continue using it only in extreme cases?
VPCs in Westie with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Spironolactone may prevent myocardial fibrosis due to high aldosterone, but will do nothing for a focal region of fibrosis.
Veterinarian Claims my Vaccination Caused the Lymphoma
There will always be people out there on the lunatic fringe. Nothing we can do about them.
Suspected Mammary Carcinomas - Biospy? Remove? Risk of Seeding? General Recommendations for Dogs with Mammary Masses
My general recommendations for a dog with a mammary mass: minimal staging (ideally, but not all absolutely necessary: chest rads, general blood and urine, abdominal ultrasound). Make sure to palpate the regional lymph nodes. Then, en-bloc surgical resection of the mass (lumpectomy) if the mass is small, or mammary gland (mastectomy) if larger. Submite for histopahtology, and wait for additional information with prognostic significance (histo type, grade, vascular or lymphatic invasion, margins, lymphocytic infiltration, etc).
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 Virtual Coffeehouse -
in the New Unity Conference Room
Tuesday, June 29, 9:30 pm ET -
Come to the brand new VIN Unity Conference Room and tell us what you think! Look for the special link on the VIN Rounds Page
NEW Unity Conference Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, July 4 - NO Rounds
No Rounds today! It's Independence Day in the USA!
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, July 6, 9:30 pm ET -
Had any strange patients lately? Stop by and share!
Rounds Room
Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Relationships Between Consumption of Canned Food and Risk of Hyperthyroidism in Cats
What's Your Diagnosis?
Dental Brain-Teaser 22
Website Of The Week:
Infectious Disease in Food Animals, and Genetic Malformations in Cats
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 discussion, 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:
* Adult Canine Vaccine
* Concerned about Bonding Behavior
* Credit Card Machines
* Tamiflu and Parvo
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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