VIN Member Benefit: eVetsites
A shiny new web site makes a great gift for yourself and your clinic! eVetSites Systems, a VIN partner company (formed at the request of VINners who wanted VIN to help them with their web sites) makes having a clinic web site easy! Choose from multiple formats and styles, enjoy the integration of the VeterinaryPartner information library, plus the advice of the eVetsites team and over 1600 fellow VINners who currently use eVetsites. NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
News reported for YOU... FDA puts cephalosporin ban in abeyance
- VNS Report | Discussion Florida practices need pharmacy permits
- VNS Report | Discussion Veterinarian shrinks waistline, expands fan base
- VNS Report | Discussion Share the news with nonVINners -- The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now available at news.vin.com.
The VIN Student Center: Your 24 Hour Study Buddy
Need to know the clinical signs of diskospondylitis or treatment protocol for status epilepticus? Find online textbooks & direct resources on infectious & other diseases in the Medicine section of the VIN Student Center. Browse by disease, specialty or species. Use MyToolbox to get help, search the VIN Library or open the VINdex menu. Thanks to the continuous efforts of the VIN community, the Student Center has grown into a resource to serve all VINners. E-mail to Feedback@vin.com if you'd like to contribute to the Student Center and don't forget to share your VIN experience on your school message boards.
You Can Make a Difference: Participate in Veterinary Research
Between the demands of practice and personal life, your precious free time (if you have any) is probably limited. Did you know you can contribute to veterinary research without leaving your home or office? Simply visit the Clinical Trials & Research Projects page to find a study recruiting patients. Be a part of the solution. Help lead the way in answering questions that matter. If you have a patient who fits the criteria for any of the clinical trials listed, click the link to see how to enroll. Check the clinical trials page to see if one of the other ongoing trials might make new or novel therapies available for your patients. In case you were unable to attend...
Browse the ACVIM 2008 proceedings online by speaker/category or search by topic. Plan to attend the 2009 Forum in Montreal. Book your hotel early; space is filling up fast.
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Texas Farm Radio
Stalking stones: An overview of canine and feline urolithiasis
Submitting or saving a recovered urolith, including the nidus, for bacterial culture is recommended in cases in which results of a urine culture are negative or pending, especially in dogs suspected of having struvite uroliths.
Tetanus in equids: A review of 76 cases
Currently, lower doses [of tetanus antitoxin] are recommended, from 5,000 to 50,000 IU, because TAT intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously does not cross the hematoencephalic barrier and effects only a circulating toxin that has not linked to nervous system receptors.
Why the physical exam is still really necessary
As Sir William Osler said, “Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell and know that by practice alone can you become experts.”
Cat illnesses: Orijen feed implicated
Unexplained chronic illness and death among Sydney cats has been linked to a gourmet imported pet food withdrawn from stores over the past three weeks. A cat neurologist, Georgina Child, has put down five cats over the past week and treated or consulted with other vets about more than a dozen others suffering from paralysis.
How can I improve business?
Cut back on hours of operation, decrease staff to allow minimal coverage only. Look objectively at the employees with the highest salaries... are they producing at the level equal to their pay? If not- keep them on and make them take up the slack for some of the staff you've let go, or let them go and distribute their duties to lower-paid employees.
Dealing with clients who use emotional blackmail in an attempt to get free services
I simply tell them that it is not *us* to whom the money is the issue. We would gladly provide care for their pet when they decide that it is more about the care than the money.
German shorthair puppy with one foreleg much smaller than the other
My guess would be that this is a congenital deformity, since I would expect a birthing trauma to affect one particular area of the limb, not to cause a uniformly smaller leg. Looks like you have a publishable case report on your hands.
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Funny Bones:
In the spirit of the season
"That is hilarious! Can Paul move like that in real life?"
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
* Ophthalmology Fun 70
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* Malignant hyperthermia in Dogs and Cats
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Book Review of the Week
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice series - Small Animal Dermatology
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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: NAVC, WVC and EAAV.
These courses are now open for enrollment. Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Excel for Veterinary Professionals
January 8 - February 19, 2009 This course is designed to instruct veterinarians, practice managers, and office managers in how spreadsheets, functions, formulas and charts can be created in Excel. VSPN members should register at www.vspn.org. Veterinary Acupuncture - Fundamental Principles
February 24 - March 31, 2009
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) can be difficult to understand. This course is designed to provide veterinarians with detailed information on a simple and logical way to grasp the fundamental principles of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and veterinary acupuncture. This course will consist of five (5), 2-hour real-time sessions, detailed presentations with basic theories and clinical case examples on all topics. 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. 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.
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