AAFP Rounds And More VIN Community Update This Sunday
- Join Melissa Kennedy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, for AAFP Rounds: Feline Infectious Peritonitis, Sunday, August 12, 8 pm EDT (Midnight Monday GMT).
- Take a break to cruise the message boards and then Join Paul D. Pion, co-founder of VIN, for A Discussion on VIN Goals & Plans, Plus a Peek at New VIN Features Currently in Development at 10 pm EDT (02:00 am Monday, GMT).
This session is a continuation of last weekend's VIN Community Update. Review the transcript and the Message Board discussion from lasts week's discussion; hope you'll join the discussion this Sunday.
Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussion. To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule. If you can't attend, be sure to check the Rounds Page or Front Page of VIN or next Tuesday's VIN This Week for links to the transcript of the discussions.
Like Music To Your Ears...
While they may not feature guitars or violins, VINcasts will be music to your ears. If you miss a VIN Rounds and don't feel like reading the transcript, now you can listen to it from your computer or download it to your iPod or other MP3 player. Good news: now you can take VIN with you to the gym, in your car or to your backyard. Bad news: one less excuse for not staying current. And if the voice sounds familiar, it's our own Nate Lissant. He scripts, records and edits the VINcasts . Let Nate know what you think.
Azodyl in Renal Failure Trial - The ART of VIN
Are you an ARTist? VIN and the VIN Foundation are embarking on our first clinical trial - ART (Azodyl in Renal failure Trial) and we want your help. If you have a feline patient with chronic renal failure and would like to participate in this trial please see see the protocol page and participate in the Message Board discussion for potential enrollees. Check and see if one of the many listed clinical trials might make new or novel therapies available for your patients. Be a part of the solution. Help lead the way in answering questions that matter. Nutrition Course CE Survey
In a few weeks, a new FREE VIN CE course, Current Issues in Small Animal Nutrition, will begin. One important question/issue the instructors plan to address is the past, present and future state of nutrition education being taught to colleagues during and after veterinary school. In preparation for the class the instructors want to collect up-to-date information about where and how you and all VINners gain knowledge about nutrition. The results will be shared with all VINners. Please help us help you and all VINners by responding to this short survey. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete.
New in VeterinaryPartner:
Texas Farm Radio: If You're Looking for CE with World-wide Flair...
Don't miss the 17th Congress of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals in Budapest, Hungary on September 13-15. Check out the ECVIM 2006 proceedings and the 2007 programme to see what you can expect. CE on the East Coast
The Tufts' Canine and Feline Breeding and Genetics Conference takes place in Sturbridge, MA on Thursday, September 13 and Friday, September 14. Preview the schedule and register by August 17 to receive the early bird discount. Check out the proceedings from the 2005 meeting to see what you can expect.
Bilateral vestibular syndrome in a DSH cat: video and CT findings
This case report of bilateral vestibular disease in a cat documents the radiographic and CT findings, and records the unique neurological examination findings via video imagery.
An investigation of the bacterial contamination of small animal breathing systems during routine use
Sterile anaesthesia breathing systems were colonized by environmental micro-organisms of low pathogenicity. Although long-term survival of recognized pathogens in a dry environment is still possible, the use of a bacterial filter or a sterilized breathing system for routine veterinary anaesthesia cannot be supported by current evidence.
Oxidative stress
The evaluation of oxidative stress in the horse has been limited primarily to ischemia-reperfusion injury of the gastrointestinal tract, recurrent airway obstruction, exercise, osteoarthritis, equine motor neuron disease, and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. Each of these is examined in this review in terms of the current evidence for oxidative stress as well as the evidence for current antioxidant therapy in equine medicine and the potential of future research and therapies.
Characteristics of the relationship between plasma ketamine concentration and its effect on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in dogs
The relationship between plasma ketamine concentration and its effect on isoflurane MAC has a classical sigmoid shape. The parameter estimates reported in this study will allow clinicians to predict the expected isoflurane MAC reduction from various plasma ketamine concentrations in an average dog.
Multiple cartilagenous exostosis in an australian shepherd
Multiple Cartilagenous Exostosis has a hereditary basis and is not known to be associated with nutritional factors. These exostoses form during development and then usually stop growing at skeletal maturity. There have been a couple of cases reported where the darn things kept on growing after maturity, but that appears to be the rare exception.
Determining the best treatment plan for a dog with localized demodicosis; interpreting the DNA test for ivermectin sensitivity in dogs
If spreading, even if it is localized, then go ahead and treat. If it is not spreading, I would not treat.
Questions about paid vacation time for associate being paid on production
There are many thoughts out there on how to handle vacation pay. An important point: employees need some time away from the rigors of practice to recharge & hopefully come back ready to hit it hard again. On this point, I think most owners & associates agree in principle, though not in method of calculating compensation for this period away from the practice.
Disc disease and fecal incontinence in an older dog
Great case - it emphasizes how behavior and medical problems can be so intertwined.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, August 12, 10 pm EDT (Midnight Monday, GMT)
VIN Community Update
Join Paul D. Pion, co-founder of VIN, for A Discussion on VIN Goals & Plans, Plus a Peek at New VIN Features Currently in Development...
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
Attend this Session
AAFP Rounds
Sunday, August 12, 8 pm EDT (Monday, midnight GMT)
Join Melissa Kennedy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, for Feline Infectious Peritonitis.
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, August 14, 9:30 pm ET (August 15, 01:30 am GMT)
Stop by and chat with your colleagues!
Use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
EBM Journal Club
Tuesday, August 14, 10 pm ET (August 15, 02:00 am GMT)
Join your colleagues for the next meeting of the Evidence Based Medicine Journal Club.
Review the introductory transcript.
Attend the EBM Journal Club. How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, August 15, 9:30 pm EDT (August 16, 01:30 am GMT)
Learn how to use VIN. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
Attend the How To Session Recent Rounds VIN Community Update - PLEASE READ and Comment EBM Journal Club (meeting 5) Myeloma Related Disorders In Cats EBM Journal Club (meeting 4) Allergy Testing Markers of Chronic Renal Disease (AAFP Rounds) EBM Journal Club (meeting 3) LLC versus "S" Corporation Five Steps to Stopping Feline Itch
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The Veterinary Support Personnel Network was created specifically for your technicians, practice managers and other staff members to have access to their own message boards, chats, and CE. Have your staff go to www.vspn.org to register! It's free!
Book Review of the Week:
Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations
You can purchase this book in the VIN store. Associate - Updated and New:
* What congenital malformation of the sternum causes a depression of the sternum into the chest cavity? Pectus excavatum!
*Explore the rest of the Associate! What's Your Diagnosis?
* Ophthalmology Case 25
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Heartsite (Human) and more...
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* Steps To A More Effective Search
* Read The "How To Use VIN" Tutorial
* How Can I ... Learn Associate?
* How Can I ... Become A Super-Duper VIN User?
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Forms Converted to PDF
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: SWVS, ECVIM and CVC Central.
From the Boards:
*Cutaneous Histiocytosis
*Favorite VIN Quotes
*Correct The Calcium Based On The Albumin Level?
*Things I've Learned About Farm Euthanasias
Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 1
Dental Records, Equipment and Care
There's still time to enroll!
This course in Veterinary Dental Techniques designed to allow discussions of current techniques used in veterinary dentistry. Veterinarians practicing all levels of veterinary dentistry are invited to participate, from the veterinarian just interested in getting more information in veterinary dentistry to the Board Certified Veterinary Dentist. The first portion of this module is devoted to proper dental record keeping. The first week of the course will discuss dental terminology and charting, documenting by intraoral photography, disease and procedure abbreviations. The next portion of the course will discuss dental equipment and care. Instructors:
Steven Holmstrom, DVM, Dipl. AVDC (course coordinator)
Patricia Frost Fitch, DVM, Dipl. AVDC
Allen Matson, DVM, Dipl. AVDC Dates:
August 14 - September 25, 2007 Real-time sessions: Tuesdays, August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 11 and 18; 9:30 - 11:30 pm ET (Wednesdays, 01:30 am -03:30 am GMT) CE Hours: 12 Tuition:
Member/$200, Non-Member/$299 by July 31, 2007;
Member/$222 Non-Member/$332 after July 31, 2007 Enroll in Veterinary Dental Techniques Modules 1, 2 and 3 by August 14, 2007 to receive a 15% discount:
Member/$440, Non-Member/$684 Required Textbook:
Veterinary Dental Techniques, 3rd edition Holmstrom, Frost, Eisner - 2004
Available in the VIN bookstore.
Be sure to log in to receive your VIN member discount. Recommended Textbook: None To find out more about this course:
Visit the Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 1 page. You may also be interested in: To register, scroll to the bottom of the course information page and choose the Enroll Now link.
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