Two Great Rounds this Sunday!
At 8 pm EDT, join AAFP Students, Student Committee members, Regional Directors, Practice Mentors, and Faculty Advisors for the AAFP Student Chapters Meet & Greet.
Come back at 10 pm EDT for Common Pitfalls In Support Staff Management. Dick Goebel, DVM, will highlight common challenges facing practice owners and managers. 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 or Front Page of VIN or next Tuesday's VIN This Week for links to the transcript of the discussion.
Can I Share What I Learn on VIN? Learn How to Do it Right!
VIN members use the knowledge they gain from VIN in their practices every day. But have you ever wondered if it's okay to print out a thread to share with a client, or if you can use VIN information on your clinic website? The VIN community's Privacy Policy -- generated by the VIN Community, for the VIN Community -- will help answer those questions.
We Don't Have Harry Potter...
...but the VIN Library has a pretty cool collection of online books, available exclusively to VINners. • Associate − VIN's online book, featuring chapters on canine, feline, public health, and foreign animal/bioterrorism diseases.
• Cardiac Auscultation and Phonocardiography − Text and sound recordings that provide a practical guide to the interpretation of normal and abnormal heart sounds.
• Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine − A comprehensive, illustrated explanation of anatomy, physiology, assessment, diagnosis and management of small animal cardiovascular disease.
• Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook − Browse the full text of the Veterinary Drug Handbook.
• North American Companion Animal Formulary − Online version of the NACAF that includes >1900 references on the use of >950 drugs.
• Understanding Veterinary Dentistry - An introduction to basic concepts and techniques central to veterinary dentistry.
• Smile Book Series on Veterinary Dentistry − Five books on dental diagnostics and procedures, with full-color images.
• Clinical Laboratory Manual − Purpose, specimen collection, and test limitations for specific diagnostic tests.
• Potbellied Pig Manual − A manual compiled by UC Davis veterinarians on the veterinary management of miniature pigs
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Texas Farm Radio: In case you were unable to attend..
Browse these proceedings by speaker/category or search by topic: These informative and fun conferences are annual events. Plan to attend in 2008!
Infection with parasitic nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy
Demands for new and effective vaccines to control chronic and emerging diseases, and the need for rapid deployment of vaccines for bio-security concerns requires a systematic evaluation of confounding factors that limit vaccine efficacy. One common, albeit overlooked, confounder is the presence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites in populations of humans and livestock targeted for vaccination. This is particularly important in areas of the world where helminth infections are prevalent, but the interplay between parasites and emerging diseases that can be transmitted worldwide make this a global issue.
Magnesium disturbances in critically ill patients
Hypomagnesemia is most often associated with decreased intake or increased loss of magnesium through renal or gastrointestinal routes.
A surgical approach to the lateral compartment of the equine guttural pouch in the standing horse: Modification of the forgotten "Garm technique"
The modified Garm's technique can be performed safely in standing horses and may be of value in providing access for lavage and drainage in horses with mild guttural pouch empyema.
Bacterial Folliculitis
Bacterial folliculitis (sweat spots) is one of the commonest causes of focal hair loss in the horse. Initially the infection is restricted to hair follicles, but extension from the hair follicle into the epidermis can result in true furunculosis or pyoderma.
Sharps disposal
Just checking with sharps disposal costs and have seen how mine have risen. I put whole syringes and all vaccine bottles in. Some have said that can just put needles in and destroy syringes with a scissors or bush trimmer and throw vaccine vials away. What's the real law? Does it change from state to state?
Veterinarian refuses to work with MRSA positive staffer
A technician at our practice has two family members that had MRSA infections. Her doctor took a nasal swab to culture and she came back positive for MRSA, but has not had any active infections. I believe her doctor put her on a course of antibiotics.
Milk withholding time for goat dairy
Client just starting a goat dairy. I have not been able to find much in the way of milk withdrawal times for medications in dairy goats. FARAD hasn't been a rewarding search(unless I'm using it wrong). Where can I can find useful information to put on prescription labels?
Fluticasone for feline asthma?
I have been searching here and on the internet to try to determine what is the most current recommendation is for starting cats with moderate asthma on inhaled fluticasone.
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 AAFP Rounds
Sunday, September 30, 8 pm EDT (October 1, Midnight, GMT)
Join AAFP Students, Student Committee members, Regional Directors, Practice Mentors, and Faculty Advisors for the AAFP Student Chapters Meet & Greet.
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, September 30, 10 pm EDT (October 1, 02:00 am GMT)
Join Dick Goebel, DVM, for Common Pitfalls In Support Staff Management.
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 2, 9:30 pm EDT (October 3, 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, October 2, 10 pm EDT (October 3, 02:00 am GMT)
Join your colleagues for the next meeting of the Evidence Based Medicine Journal Club.
Review the transcript from the last session
Attend the EBM Journal Club
How to Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, October 3, 9:30 pm EDT (October 4, 01:30 am GMT)
Learn how to use VIN.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
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@ = VINcast is available for this session The Oral ATP Philosophy Insurance Planning for DVMs @ EBM Journal Club (meeting 10) Clomipramine And Cats (AAFP Rounds) Replacement Heifer Management @ EBM Journal Club (meeting 9) EBM Journal Club (meeting 8) Small Animal Nutrition @ What's New In Dermatology @ EBM Journal Club (meeting 7) VIN Community Update - Part II @ Feline Infectious Peritonitis (AAFP Rounds) EBM Journal Club (meeting 6) VIN Community Update @
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Book Review of the Week:
Comparative Reproductive Biology
You can purchase this book in the VIN store.
These courses are currently open for enrollment. Click on the links to see the details and enroll!
For More Information on VIN's Upcoming CE Courses, check out the CE Main Page. Equine: Equine Neonatology
October 14 - November 11, 2007 Basic Equine Reproductive Ultrasonography
November 4 - December 2, 2007 Advanced Equine Reproductive Ultrasonography
December 2, 2007 - January 27, 2008 Canine: Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation
November 5 - November 19, 2007 Feline: What Makes Cats Tick? Feline Internal Medicine Module 5
Therapeutics, Dental Dilemmas, Analgesia and Anesthesia
October 31 - December 12, 2007 Coming Soon: Veterinary Dental Techniques Modules 4, 5 and 6 will be offered in early 2008. Please visit the How-to's of Online CE for more information about how online CE courses work. 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 specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel and certain VIN courses are also open to VPSN members.
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