Upcoming CE: Equine Hindlimb Lameness
On the heels of our first successful collaboration with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), VIN and AAEP will jointly offer Equine Hindlimb Lameness. This online interactive course will be held September 12 - October 18, 2004. Enroll today! Not familiar with VIN CE? See what questions your colleagues had about Uterine Lavage and Mannose Treatment, and read the responses from VIN and AAEP's first joint online CE course -- Equine Reproduction.
Are you going to IVECCS?
Stop by VIN's cyber-cafes and say hello to Nate and Justin. They'd love to meet you!
Ellen Behrend Survey's VIN Members
For many years, the ACTH stimulation and LDDST tests have been the standard screening tests for Cushing's syndrome. In recent years, a few other tests have emerged as part of the workup for Cushing's. This survey is intended to help VIN consultant, Ellen Behrend, DVM, DACVIM assess how VINners are approaching this issue. VIN Members, please help us by completing this survey. Confused by common Internet and medical abbreviations?
VIN has a very nice page that can help. Just click the Abbreviations link in VINDEX (VIN's Front Page, right hand column) to open the article.
New Slideshows in the Student Center
We would love to see submissions from YOU :) - Just email feedback@VIN.com
What do you and your clients want to know today?
VeterinaryPartner.com, VIN's online information resource for your clients, is always adding new content. This week we added:
Identification and concentration of soy phytoestrogens in commercial dog foods
Soybean and soybean fractions are commonly used ingredients in commercial dog foods...Our results indicated that certain commercial dog foods contain phytoestrogens in amounts that could have biological effects when ingested long-term.
Effect of carboxymethylcellulose and hyaluronate solutions on jejunal healing in horses
Coating a single-layer appositional jejunal anastomosis with 1% sodium carboxymethylcellulose or 0.4% sodium hyaluronate (HA) solutions does not adversely affect anastomotic healing. Application of 0.4% HA solution to the serosal surface of the jejunum significantly decreases the incidence of experimentally induced intra-abdominal adhesion formation in horses.
Effect of thalidomide on growth and metastasis of canine osteosarcoma cells after xenotransplantation in athymic mice
Although thalidomide did not affect growth of primary tumors in mice after xenotransplantation of canine osteosarcoma cells, our findings indicate that thalidomide may interfere with the ability of embolic tumor cells to complete the metastatic process within the lungs.
Compounding for animal patients: contemporary issues
Preparation of veterinary products falls into a legally gray area that is the subject of current scrutiny by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Pharmacists involved in this practice should keep the best interests of the animal in mind; recognize limitations about safety, effectiveness, and stability of compounded formulations; and avoid preparing products similar in ingredients and purpose as commercially available, FDA-approved products. Situations in which compounding becomes manufacturing invites enforcement action by FDA.
The "D" Word: Senior Discounts; Assoc. Pay When Owner Barters Services
When you remove your discounts, it has the same effect as raising prices without actually raising prices!
Should Furosemide Be Given To Polyuric CRF Animals?
Your colleague is under the general mistaken impression that the purpose of intravenous fluids is to 'push-out' the BUN and creatinine. Therefore, he's reasoning that, by increasing urine flow with furosemide, more creatinine and BUN will be filtered out. However, the purpose of intravenous fluid therapy is to maintain full hydration in an animal that is unable to meet its own fluid needs through normal oral fluid intake. This maintains intravascular hydration and, therefore, renal perfusion. These are critical to allow any renal healing to occur. Giving furosemide is counter to this; it will only serve to possibly dehydrate a patient and further the renal damage.
Heartworm Changes Seen on Rads: Antigen Positive-No Microfilaria
One reason for a dog with heartworm infection to not have microfilariae and be antigen positive is to have just females as you indicated. However, the dog can also have a strong immunologic response to the microfilariae and kill them all off (actually a more common reason).
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, September 5 - NO Rounds
No Rounds today. It's Labor Day weekend in the USA.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 7, 9:30 pm ET -
Have you seen any weird cases lately? Stop by and share!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the special Coffeehouse link to join the discussion How To Use VIN: Part 2
Wednesday, September 8, 9:30 pm ET -
Learn how to use VIN's Message Boards. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-part course.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the link in the Rounds Schedule to join the discussion
Sunday Rounds: AAFP/VIN
Sunday, September 12, 10:00 pm ET
Join Andrew Mackin, BSc, BVMS, MVS, DVSc, FACVSc, DSAM, Diplomate (ACVIM) presents Feline Anemia: The Diagnostic Approach - a joint AAFP/VIN Rounds.
AAFP Rounds (click "classroom" to join the rounds discussion)
Recent Rounds
Staph: Residence, Resilience, ResistanceHypertension Management Mergers for Practices at Risk as an Exit Strategy Pleural Space Disease Part 1 and Part 2 (ACVSc)Feline Stomatitis and Dental Radiology (AAFP)Canine EhrlichiosisFeral Cat: Trap, Neuter, and Release (AFFP)
 Abstract Of The Week:
Recombinant Canine Erythropoietin in Dogs with Chronic Renal Failure
What's Your Diagnosis?
> Small Mammal Brain-Teaser
> Dental Brain-Teaser 26
Website Of The Week:
Assistance Dogs and more...
Book Review:
Global Livestock Health Policy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Effective Action
This resource is available in the VINstore.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Search Engine Rankings and Link Popularity
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: IVECCS, ECVIM, SWVS
From the Boards:
* MDR1 Test All Dogs Before Ivermectin Use?
* Which Test For Hyperadrenocorticism?
* Do/Don't Remove Plate?
* LD50 Comparison Between Species
Introduction to Veterinary Herbal Medicine
- 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.
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