Sleepless in the OR
Do you find yourself searching for the latest anesthesia protocols, repeatedly looking up dosages for the analgesics or wished that all of the analgesic/anesthetic calculators and drug tables were in one place on VIN?
You’re in luck! All of those resources and more are now availble at the click of your mouse in the new Anesthesia/Analgesia Specialty Center! Don’t let pain keep those animals up! Don’t let anesthesia quandaries get you down! The Anesthesia/Analgesia Center can be reached through the About this Folder page in the Anesthesia/Analgesia Message folder and through the Specialty & Species page of the Library.
Don’t let pain keep those animals up! Don’t let anesthesia quandaries get you down! NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK...
UPDATE: FDA bans cephalosporin drugs in food animals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a final rule that bans the extra-label use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs in animals used for food. Join the discussion on the VIN Message Boards!
Test Yourself With Challenging and Fun Cases
Test your clinical accumen in the new archive of Challenging and Fun Cases. Sharpen your diagnostic skills and have fun in the process! This new area in the VIN Library is organized by species and discipline, allowing you to choose from hundreds of cases. Want to see your own interesting cases and discussions included in this archive? Send an e-mail to Library@vin.com. Be sure to include a link to the message board discussion you want to see included!
Find that Perfect Form or Handout!
Thanks to the generosity of VINners, we are able to provide a collection of sample forms, clipart, and handouts currently being used in various veterinary practices, all gathered together in the Veterinary Forms Collection. Many of the forms are available for download in convenient MS Word files that you may modify for use in your own practice! Recently added Client Handouts: More client handouts can be found in the Forms and Handouts section of the VIN Library!
New in VeterinaryPartner:
Texas Farm Radio
Evaluation of storage mite contamination of commercial dry dog food
Storage mites may be considered important allergens in dogs with atopic dermatitis. High sensitization rates to Tyrophagus, Acarus, and Lepidoglyphus species have been reported in atopic dogs, and dry pet food has been suggested as a potential source of storage mite exposure.
Preventing endocrine-related laminitis
Prevention of endocrine-related laminitis has the greatest chance of success if (1) an early diagnosis of endocrinopathy is made and (2) appropriate treatments, monitoring of treatments, and important management changes are made.
Immunophysiological responses of horses to a 12-hour rest during 24 hours of road transport
Thirty-eight mature horses were assigned to one of two equal groups to evaluate two treatments consisting of either 24 hours of continuous road transport (24T) or two 12-hour periods of transport separated by off-loading, resting and feeding the horses for 12 hours (12/12T).
Fluoroquinolones can affect tendons
Enrofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic has been used widely in humans and domestic animals, including dogs, because of its broad-spectrum activity and relative safety. The side effects of fluoroquinolone, induced tendinopathy, tendonitis, spontaneous tendon rupture and cartilage damage, remain incompletely understood.
Teaching newbies how to use VIN
What worked best for me was exploration and discovery. The downside of my approach is that some useful features were unknown to me for a long time.
Raise rates if overbooked for relief work; pay relief veterinarians on production?
While I don't put relief vets on production, I do offer production if they generate more than 4X their fee. To date I've only had to pay it twice, and was very happy to do so.
Why it's important to remove ankylosed roots in teeth with resorptions
If you have one material that is not entirely resorbed into the bone are you not providing a bacterial nidus with possible/partial innervation? At what point does one guarantee that there is no sensation in a resorbtive lesion?
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, July 15, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(July 16, 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, July 16, 9:30 pm EDT
(July 17, 01:30 am GMT)
Learn how to be a Super VINner!
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
AAFP Rounds
Sunday, July 20, 8 pm EDT
(July 21, Midnight, GMT)
Join Susan Little, BSc, DVM, DABVP for Feline Retrovirus Management Guidelines.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, July 20, 10 pm EDT
(July 21, 2 a.m. GMT)
Join Kathy Tater, DVM, DACVD for What's New in Dermatology: Updates from the 2008 North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum. Use the Rounds link to join the discussions above.
This Week's Rounds Schedule Recent Rounds
@ = VINcast is available for this session Information Technology Tips Twenty Interviewing Mistakes @ Renal Hyperphosphatemia @ Radiation Safety @ IMHA in Dogs: An Update @ Open Book Management @ Feline Genome Project ~ AAFP
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Educate Your Clients
Help your clients to be better informed pet owners with the Client Education Resources listed in the VIN Library. Find even more no-cost, advertising-free, independent online information that you can trust at VeterinaryPartner.com. The Client Brochure was created as an easy way to explain to clients how being a VIN member impacts the quality of veterinary care that you provide. It also highlights the VIN client handout website, VeterinaryPartner.com, where your clients can go to learn more about a health issue concerning their pets. VIN members can order a pack of 25 brochures for FREE in the VIN Bookstore. If you have any comments or concerns regarding the information provided, please let us know. We do it all for you!
From The VINdex:
Why Should I Cross-Post?
By cross-posting, you allow the various specialists to combine their knowledge into one discussion, thus creating a TEAM EFFORT in guiding you with your case. Get help and see examples!
Funny Bones:
Cooking with Dog
"Why did I watch all of that? I need a life."
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dental Brain Teaser 72
* Equine Fun Case 22
* Ophthalmology Fun 58
* Ophthalmology Fun 59
* Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Associate - Updated and New:
* Shock in Cats and Dogs
* Explore the rest of the Associate!
Book Review of the Week:
An Atlas of Interpretive Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Cat, Second Edition
Purchase this book in the VIN Bookstore! Website of the Week:
DVM Insight Image Library and more...
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, World Veterinary Conference and AAV.
This course is now open for enrollment!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Practical Avian Medicine Module 1
Introduction to Birds
October 7 - October 21, 2008 The Practical Avian Medicine series is presented by the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) and Veterinary Information Network (VIN) with the goal to provide veterinarians with solid basic avian medical knowledge that is applicable to everyday practice. There will be 9 modules, which are each 2 weeks long. Module 1 will cover the following topics: Avian anatomy and physiology, ID and classification, husbandry and nutrition. For information on other CE courses check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Please visit How-To's Of Online CE for details about how to register and participate in online CE courses. If you're looking for information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members.
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