Do You Like Diamonds and Laptops?
Read the Proceedings of the 27th WSAVA Congress in Granada, Spain
Are you ready for National Veterinary Technician Week (October 13 to 19)?
What are you doing to make your technicians feel valued? Remember, veterinary technicians are important members of your veterinary health care team. Maintaining their certification, registration, or licensure through the completion of continuing education (CE) impacts the success of your team. Why not honor your technicians this National Veterinary Technician Week with opportunities for CE? The Veterinary Support Personnel Network, in a cooperative effort with VIN, offers a variety of courses for your support staff that they can participate in without the inconvenience and expense of travel! Learn more about VSPN CE here.
Effects of degree of acetabular rotation after triple pelvic osteotomy on the position of the femoral head in relationship to the acetabulum.
Acetabular rotation of 20 degrees provided the same degree of improvement in acetabular femoral head coverage as 30 degrees of rotation after TPO at the immediate postoperative, first recheck, and second recheck evaluation times.
Cyclosporin and ketoconazole interaction for treatment of perianal fistulas in the dog.
The use of combined ketoconazole and cyclosporin provided an effective treatment for perianal fistulas. Outcomes were similar to those seen with cyclosporin alone, but allowed a significant reduction in cyclosporin dose and, therefore, cost.
Hedgehog, Abdominal Mass, Hindlimb Paralysis, Alopecia
Losing quills is a hedgehog's way of saying "look for my tumor(s)".
Chocolate Toxicity Information
Signs seen with chocolate toxicosis include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, polyuria, polydipsia, lethargy, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, and death. Based on ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) experience, mild signs occur in animals ingesting 20 mg/kg and severe signs are seen at doses over 40mg/kg.
Strategies for Success: Maximizing Practice Performance through Staff
Do you know the secrets to finding and hiring great employees?
Have you figured out the sure-fire ways to get superior performance from your current employees?
Do you know how to keep the great employees you already have? You can learn all these and more from VIN's Strategies For Success: Maximizing Practice Performance Through Staff. In this 5 week ,10 CE credit course with Don Draper, DVM, PhD, MBA and Dennis McCurnin, DVM, MS, DACVS, you will learn how to recruit, hire, motivate, and retain employees; how to create a practice management team; how to develop an employee policy manual; and how to employ conflict resolution tools for solving problems. Staffing veterinary practices is a huge headache. Take this CE course and get some relief! *Credits for this course may be applied toward Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) Continual Education requirements by the Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association (VHMA).
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Sunday Rounds
Sunday, October 6, 10 pm ET -
Clients asking you about the West Nile Virus? Confused about it? Learn more about this timely topic as Paul Lunn, DVM, DACVIM presents:
What We Know About The West Nile Virus.
Rounds Room(PSST! VIN has collated some great West Nile Virus resources for you.)
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 8, 9:30 pm ET -
What great patients did you have today? Stop by and share!
Rounds Room
How To Course, Part 2
Wednesday, October 9, 9:30 pm ET -
Learn how to use the Message Boards and Associate in part 2 of this FREE three part course. Email Nate@VIN.com to sign up.
Rounds Room
 Abstract Of The Week:
Cyclosporine In Dogs With Atopic Dermatitis
Website Of The Week:
Veterinary Dermatology
Book Review:
The Veterinary ICU Book
Recent Rounds:
NSAIDs:Their Actions & Side Effects
From the Boards:
* West Nile And Dogs
* Redundant Tracheal Membrane
* Transdermal Medication
* Crash Cart Drugs
CE for your Support Staff
If you'd like to honor your technicians this National Veterinary Technician Week with opportunities for CE, why not give them the gift of learning without the inconvenience and expense of travel? The Veterinary Support Personnel Network, in a cooperative effort with VIN, is offering a variety of courses for your support staff: Courses for Technicians:
FUNdamentals of Toxicology
Oct. 6 to Oct. 31; Credit Hours: 4 The Art of Arteries
Dec. 1 to Dec. 21; Credit Hours: 3 Dentistry for Veterinary Technicians
Jan. 2 to Feb. 10; Credit Hours: 8
Course information available soon. Airway To Heaven - Artificial Airways
Feb. 2 to Feb. 28; Credit Hours: 3
Course information available soon. Sex, Dogs, and Techs on a Roll: Canine Reproduction for Veterinary Technicians
March 1 to March 31; Credit Hours: 6
Course information available soon. Courses for Practice Managers and Support Staff:
Effective Staff Training Solutions
Nov. 1 to Nov. 30; Credit Hours: 4.5 Courses for Veterinarians and Support Staff:
Strategies for Success V: Maximizing Practice Performance through Staff
Oct. 29 to Dec. 3; Credit Hours: 10 Intermediate Wildlife Medicine
Nov. 23 to Dec. 23; Credit Hours: 8
(VIN Course Open to VSPN by permission only or if previously registered for the Basic Wildlife Course) How to enroll in a VSPN CE course:
1. Ask your staff to join VSPN. It's Free!
2. As a member of VSPN, they can now enroll in any VSPN CE course (or VIN CE course open to veterinary technicians and/or practice managers).
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