What conferences are YOU going to?
Take these opportunities to get VINTips from us! We'd love to help you become Master VINners!- CVC - Stop by VIN's booth (#1629) and cyber-cafe to say hello to Nate, Michael, and Becky.
- IVECCS - Do you plan to attend IVECCS 2004 in San Diego? Stop by the VIN Cyber Cafe where you can check your email and say hi to Nate and Justin!
- ECVIM-CA - Do you plan to attend the ECVIM-CA in Barcelona this year? Stop by the VIN Cyber Cafe to check your email and ask Paul and Nicky what's new on VIN.
The VIN Store
- - A Purrfect Donation to Feline Research Through A Perfect VIN Member Benefit
Proceeds from the sale of these two featured items go to the Winn Feline Foundation. You can find them in the VINstore: Note: VINners be sure to login to receive your additional VIN Member Price discount before you purchase these CD-Roms.
VINner Newsletter Bank
Thanks to VINners' contributions, the Newsletter Bank is a collection of articles written by members that you can use in your clinic's newsletters. You'll find a link to the "bank" in the VIN Library. We hope that if you want to use some articles, you'll contribute some that you've written.
Upcoming CE: Equine Hindlimb Lameness
On the heels of the success of their first collaboration, VIN and the American Association Of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will host an online continuing education course on Equine Hindlimb Lameness. The online interactive course will be held September 12 - October 18, 2004. Not familiar with VIN CE? See what questions your colleagues had about Uterine Lavage and Mannose Treatment, and read the responses from the Equine Reproduction course instructors and participants. New in VeterinaryPartner.com:
Cortisol and free thyroxine determination by time-resolved fluorometry in canine serum
Serial dilution of a serum sample with a high fT4 concentration showed a methodologic bias, a dependence on serum binding capacity, which indicates that the results obtained with this method should be interpreted with caution. Finally, hemolysis and lipemia significantly interfered with cortisol and fT4 measurements, whereas bilirubinemia did not affect the results.
First isolation of Cryptococcus magnus from a cat
A 6-month-old male Japanese domestic cat with otitis externa due to Aspergillus fumigatus was treated with antifungal agents for 25 days and appeared to be cured.
Comparison of Serum-Free Thyroxine Concentrations Determined by Standard Equilibrium Dialysis, Modified Equilibrium Dialysis, and 5 Radioimmunoassays in Dogs
This study documents differences in test results among fT4 assays
DNA Testing for Inherited Diseases in Animals
DNA testing can have significant clinical impact for general practitioners by assisting breeders in eliminating devastating genetically inherited diseases. Accuracy of testing allows for identification of clinically normal but affected animals as well as carriers. Screening also allows breeders to continue to use carrier animals in their breeding programs because normal offspring can be identified allowing the retention of valuable alleles without the risk of transmitting genetic diseases.
Receipe for Tris EDTA and Baytril Otic Solution; Tris EDTA Used Alone For Pseudomonas Otitis; Tris EDTA and T8 Re: USP and Safety in Ears
Just food for thought: In court, how would you defend your choice to use an off-label product (Baytril injectable) when an FDA-approved product (Baytril Otic) is readily available should any sort of adverse reaction happen to the wrong client's dog? There is strong precedent from the food animal AMDUCA regs that "it's cheaper" is not an acceptable reason for off-label use. On a related topic, how does a DVM mixing up your own enrofloxacin otic solution because Bayrtil Otic is "too expensive" differ from a renegade compounding pharmacy mixing up their own omeprazole because Gastroguard is "too expensive?" Is it not true that a decent lawyer would argue that in both situations, someone is end-running the FDA approval process and breaking copyright/patent laws to make a buck? Topic three: Compounding from raw materials is illegal, period. Just ask the compounders who are being investigated by the FDA right now. Non-USP Tris-EDTA is a raw material. USP tris-EDTA is not.....
I've Raised My Fees, But Maybe Too Much?? Even My Staff Is Complaining
Get your staff behind you. Let them know if they do not handle the clients complaints, then they will get no further raises till they learn how to deal with this important aspect.
Financial Stress Dragging Me Down
We got a lot of help for FREE by calling our local community college that has a business school. Turns out they provide FREE business manaagement consulting and also have really cheap evening classes on small business financing and money management. This is not well advertised. I wouldn't have known about it except for a little brochure somebody gave to me.
Does This Dog Have A Heart-Based Tumor?
In DV-VD views most heart based tumors cause a deviation of the trachea to the right around the mass... the left cranial bronchus is sometimes deviated toward the sternum by a heart base mass on the lateral radiograph.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, August 22, 10 pm ET -
Join Rebecca Stepien, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), for Hypertension Management. Multiple target organs are adversely affected by hypertension. This Rounds session will present updated recommendations on hypertension management to minimize target organ problems.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the link in the Rounds Schedule to join the discussion
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, August 24, 9:30 pm ET -
What are you doing to make your non-veterinary life better? Stop by and share!(BTW, we're playing in the *new* Unity Room, so come by to see what this new chatroom can do!)
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the special Coffeehouse link to join the discussion
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, August 29, 10 pm ET -
Join Elizabeth R. May, DVM, DACVD for Staph: Residence, Resilience, Resistance.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the link in the Rounds Schedule to join the discussion
Recent Rounds
Mergers for Practices at Risk as an Exit Strategy Pleural Space Disease Part 2 (ACVSc)Feline Stomatitis and Dental Radiology (AAFP)Canine EhrlichiosisFeral Cat: Trap, Neuter, and Release (AFFP)Associate Buy-Ins Pleural Space Disease Part 1 (ACVSc)
 Abstract Of The Week:
Evaluation of Metformin in Normal and Diabetic Cats
What's Your Diagnosis?
Dental Brain-Teaser 24
Website Of The Week:
The Holter Monitor Project at the University of Guelph and more ...
Book Review:
Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff
This resource is available in the VINstore.
Note: You may also be interested in Dr. Miller's upcoming VIN CE course: The Control of Disease Transmission in Animal Shelters.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
eMail Upgrade For eVetsites
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: CVC, IVECCS, ECVIM, SWVS
From the Boards:
* Brain Cysts, Dog
* Possible Diversion Of Controlled Drugs
* Tamiflu For Parvo
* Mammary Neoplasia In Swine
Organ System and Core Review Module C
- Have you read enough about herbal treatments to be both intrigued and confused?
- Do you start out okay, but then founder, when trying to answer a client's questions about herbal options for his pet's medical therapy?
- Are you ready to take the next step in preparing for herbal medicine boards?
VIN CE and the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association can help with its online course: Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine! This course in Veterinary Herbal Medicine is an introductory clinically based course in Western herbal medicine designed for veterinarians, qualified veterinary technicians and veterinary nurses who wish to start adding herbal medicine to their range of treatment options. It is also suitable for the practitioner who doesn’t wish to be a herbalist but has clients who ask questions about herbs. It assumes a knowledge of conventional animal physiology, anatomy, pathophysiology and husbandry. The course is presented over 6 weeks in 6 modules. It is affiliated with the Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association and for those who wish to obtain a VBMA Certificate of Introductory Herbal Medicine for Animals (120 hours) additional study and assignments will be required to be submitted to VBMA for assessment and an additional fee of $600.00 will be incurred.
Students have the option of continuing the learning process after the VIN course and completing a VBMA accredited Certificate of Introductory Herbal Medicine for Animals over the next 6-9 months via a flexible home-study format. Instructor: Barbara Fougere, BVSc, Acupuncture and Natural Therapies, Rozelle, NSW, Australia.
President- Elect, Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association. Dates: Sept 28 - Nov 9, 2004
Interactive sessions: Tuesday evenings; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET CE Hours: 12 Tuition:
VIN Member/$173, Non-VIN Member/$250 by September 14;
VIN Member/$192, Non-VIN Member/$276 after September 14 To learn more about this course, the requirements for the certificate course, and to enroll visit the Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine course page. Interested in other online VIN CE? Scheduled courses include: Use the CE button on VIN's main nav bar to learn more about these courses -- and to enroll! Looking for more CE for your staff?
VSPN can help! Upcoming VSPN CE Classes: VSPN's CE is the perfect solution. It's convenient, inexpensive, and fits everyone's schedule!
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