Thanks to the continuous efforts of the VIN community, the Student Center has grown into a resource to serve all VINners.

Special thanks to the following for sharing these resources:

• Cornell University: Necropsy Show and Tell
• Dr. Jan Bellows: Normal Feline Dental Anatomy
• Oklahoma State University: Comparative Anatomy (equine)
• University of Minnesota: Web-Based Veterinary Anatomy Instruction
• The University of Pennsylvania: General and Systemic Pathology website

Use MyToolbox to get help, search the VIN Library or open the VINdex menu.

E-mail to Feedback@vin.com if you'd like to contribute to the Student Center and and don't forget to share your VIN experience on your school message boards.

Emergency Medicine Specialty Center to the Rescue!
Thanks to the efforts of the VIN community and the Consultants and Associate Editors from the emergency medicine folder, the Emergency Medicine Specialty Center is ready to start helping you save lives and keep you company during those long graveyard shifts. Now the most relevant information is gathered in one place. Get quick access to blood administration guidelines, help with managing poison emergencies and more.

The Emergency Medicine Specialty Center can be found in the Specialty and Species area of the VIN Library and on the About Page of the Emergency Medicine folder in the VIN message boards. Keep your eyes peeled for more new information centers coming soon!

MyStuff Version 1.5.4 and Password Vault
Your MyStuff links and folders are SAFE.

But now they live in a new home. MyStuff version 1.5.4 has an all new interface.

• Drag and Drop works better than ever.
• Click the Organize button to open a second list of your folders to organize your folders and links
• Expand/collapse by folder level
• Search your MyStuff by typing the names of links or folders and see them directly in the same window -- magically
• and much, much more...

The new MyVIN on www.vin.com also includes Password Vault -- the antidote for Password Hell!

Front Page > MyVIN > Stuff > Password Vault

No more remembering what site to visit and what username and password to use. Enter them once and your Password Vault remembers this information for many of your journal subscriptions and organization memberships.

Your Password Vault will help you jump right from VIN journal abstracts to the FULLTEXT of articles by logging you in to those sites automatically!

Let us know what you think.

More great new features are making their debut on Beta.vin.com! If you want the latest and greatest and want to be on the "bleeding" edge of where VIN is going, make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
News reported for YOU...

• Veterinarians without borders takes stock in Liberia
  - VNS Report | Discussion
• Survey suggests recession spares many veterinary practices
  - VNS Report | Discussion
• Veterinarian dies after contracting Hendra virus
  - VNS Report | Discussion
• Rebirth tied to new Vancouver lab
  - VNS Report | Discussion
• Virbac recalls Iverhart Plus
  - VNS Report | Discussion

EVOLVING STORIES
- Debate ensues concerning VIN access for non-veterinarians
- Veterinarian warns colleagues about online company's business practices

Be a VIN Newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or email News@vin.com.

VIN News Service Needs Your Feedback

Share News with nonVINners -- The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now publicly available at news.vin.com. Check it out and share it.

Now you can follow VNS on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VNS) crew to accept you as a follower.

New and Revised
(Share these with your clients!)

• Real Men Love Cats
• Zinc Poisoning revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Examining the Newborn Foal

A review of published reports regarding zoonotic pathogen infection in veterinarians
Our review indicated that veterinarians had an increased risk of infection with a number of zoonotic pathogens. It also suggested that veterinarians may inadvertently serve as biological sentinels for emerging pathogens and could potentially spread zoonotic pathogens to their families, community members, and the animals for which they provide care.

Comparison of laser lithotripsy and cystotomy for the management of dogs with urolithiasis
No significant differences were found in the required resources or complications associated with laser lithotripsy, compared with cystotomy, for removal of uroliths from the lower portions of the urinary tract of dogs.

Puppy with hypospadias
The owner does not want the penis amputated but is interested in simply "making a prepuce" around it if possible to make him look "more normal" -- I do think this is possible after having examined the dog.

Fractures in two kittens
On very gentle palpation of their hind limbs including their pelvis, they cried out in pain; especially prevalent along their long bones. Flexion and extension at various joints elicited mild discomfort indicated by increasing their respiratory rate. Pain medication was administered.

Is annual Lyme testing really necessary?
Why are we testing annually in the first place? Are there any studies that show a real benefit to our patients?

How To Use VIN: Part 2
Wednesday, September 9, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, September 10, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, September 13, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, September 14, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Mandi Schmidt, DVM, for Diagnosis And Treatment Of Atrioventricular (AV) Block.

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
Click the Rounds button on VIN's main navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds, click the complete list of Rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library.

Rounds are also searchable via the Search button. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters.

For All You Multi-Taskers:
Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen to previous Rounds sessions while you run errands, exercise or steal a few minutes of me-time.

This Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.
@ = VINCast available for this session

• Vet Tech Specialties
• VIN Secrets @
• Canine Lymphoma @
• NAVDF 2009 Updates @
• VIN/VSPN Rounds: Hypotension @
• Urinary Catheters @
• Quality Control: Hematology @
• Sedation vs. Anesthesia @
• Managing vs. Cutting Costs @
• Property or Person? @
• High Volume Spay/Neuter @
• Veterinary Quiz Challenge
• Feline Vomiting
• Maintaining Practice Value @
• Herbs, Acupuncture, Massage @
• Cases from the Dermatology Trenches @

Get More From VIN
Continual Education
Don't just attend CE - learn and enjoy! VIN continual education courses are unlike any CE you've experienced. If you need CE credits, VIN can help you meet your continual education requirements and have fun at the same time - all from the comfort and convenience of your home or office!

Experience direct interaction among instructors and fellow participants daily on the message boards and during the weekly real time sessions. Please visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog for information on current courses.

Got Staff?
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!

Need Help?
Have questions about your membership? Can't find that reference you need for a tough case? Help is a click, email or phone call away! (Hint: you can find this page anytime by clicking HELP on the main VIN Navigation Bar.)

Book Review of the Week
Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 1
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore!

Website of the Week
The Hosford Muscle Tables and more...

eVetsites Tip of the Week
Basics of a Website

What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 91
Zoonosis Case 34

Associate - Updated and New:
Pyelonephritis (canine)
Explore the rest of Associate!

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.

VIN addiction
"Dang it! I logged on just to check on one of my posts. Now I've been here for over an hour, my bath water is cold and I missed 'Rescue Me'. Is there a 12 step program for this?"

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.

Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
October 7 - November 18, 2009

This course will review the major exotic and emerging animal diseases, emphasizing the clinical signs and gross lesions of these diseases in various species and the role of the practitioner and other professionals. Major emphasis will be placed on including exotic diseases in the differential diagnosis of various clinical presentations and the importance of laboratory support for the diagnosis of both "horses and zebras."

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.

Continuing Education for your staff!

Exceptional Client Skills Front Desk Module 1
September 24-October 31, 2009

Challenges Facing the Front Desk Module 2
October 29-November 28, 2009

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.

Now you can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN/VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.