If one of your New Year's Resolutions is 'Get More from VIN'...
...let us help! With so much information and so many tools to choose from, none of us knows everything about VIN. VIN's two primary functions are: - To bring us together as colleagues
- To provide access to information and tools that make practice more rewarding and fun.
Learn how to use the features and functions VINners use and enjoy most with the ever-expanding Show Me How Video Library. You'll even find tips on minor computer clean up and maintenance tasks like clearing your cache and saving/storing usernames and passwords. New VINners will get a great head start on becoming Master VINners and even long-time VINners are guaranteed to learn a few new tricks! For those of you who learn better with a little personal guidance, enroll in the LIVE 'How To Use VIN' sessions. They take place on the first three Wednesdays of each month at 9:30 p.m. ET. Also, don't miss the 'How To' front page for more great tips and tutorials!
Mentorship: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Contributed by VINner Petra Kos, DVM, this Diary of a New Grad is "... a story written for new grads and soon-to-be new grads, who have had, are having, or will have, trouble finding the support every newly-minted veterinarian needs to succeed." Follow Petra's experiences as she learns that sometimes you can do all the right things looking for your first position and it still doesn't turn out as planned. But with a little help from friends, it will usually turn out OK.
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Retired doesn't mean 'put out to pasture' on VIN!
VIN can help you make a positive difference to the next generation of veterinarians. Sign up for the Adopt-a-Vet program today and share your knowledge!
Search 3.0 - Better... Faster... Easier
Those are the goals that drove the development of Search 3.0...now available on Beta.vin.com. It is still a little "rough around the edges," but after nearly a year of development and testing and a massive clean-up of the millions of items in the VIN database, Search 3.0 is ready for your feedback: - Narrow your results using filters
- Add or remove filters until you find what you're looking for
- "Best bets" highlight great content specially marked by the VIN indexing team
Want to see how your Search 3.0 results compare to Search 2.0? Click the yellow box that says "Old Search 2.0". Learn about Search 3.0 in this video tutorial. Send feedback to Feedback@vin.com. Better yet, share your feedback, suggestions, critiques with all VINners by posting on the message boards.
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss;
News reported for YOU...
Evolving articles
* Colleagues share tips for saving money
* Suspected zoonosis: to test or not to test? 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. The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. You can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.
New and Revised
Share these with your clients! Texas Farm Radio
Factors affecting dog–dog interactions on walks with their owners
Dog age, dog gender, dog size, human gender, and the use of a leash had a marked effect on dyadic interactions between dogs on walks with their owners.
The early behaviour of cow and calf in an individual calving pen
The decrease in maternal grooming, and the concurrent increase in social behaviour of the calf towards the dam, may illustrate the beginning of a gradual shift from the dam being the initiator of cow–calf contact to the calf being the initiator, while the increase in social behaviour of the cows toward the neighbouring cow on day 11 suggests an increased motivation to associate more with other cows at this stage after calving.
Catastrophic scapular fractures in Californian racehorses: Pathology, morphometry and bone density
Thoroughbred and QH racehorses have a characteristic scapular fracture configuration that is associated with pre-existing pathology of the distal aspect of the spine. This location is consistent with scapular stress fractures diagnosed in lame TB racehorses. Catastrophic fracture is the acute manifestation of a more chronic process. Consequently, there are opportunities for early detection and prevention of fatalities.
New graduate salaries are stagnant or falling; Is practice ownership an alternative for new grads?
This past year the going rate for midwest rural mixed practices was $55-65,000. Rural and small urban companion animal only practices might have been a little higher but probably not too much for starting salary. AVMA average for 2010 grads was $62,327 for mixed, $68,826 for comp an predominate & $71,462 for comp an exclusive. These were across the board averages so rural areas only were probably lower.
Differentials and treatment for failure to thrive kitten with hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia
I am very concerned about some sort of primary vitamin D metabolism problem with this kitten, but I wonder if all the clinical signs are related or coincidental? I started her on supportive care with fluids and metronidazole and gave her a dose of 20 mg of calcium orally. Within a few hours, she was normothermic, purring, much more lively and eating. Fluid support only? Could the calcium have helped?
Ultrasound and cytological images of a cat with intestinal cryptococcosis
I have a patient that I think I have diagnosed with a severe case of intestinal histoplasmosis that needs help quickly so I thought I would post some images to see if VIN people can help me out before my cytology results are back. The cat is a 12-year-old, F/S Maine Coon that has had mild weight loss (~1lb) over the last few months with a drop in appetite to anorexia in the last couple of weeks. Palpation revealed a large tubular mid-abdominal mass.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, January 10, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, January 11, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Stop by and catch up with some fellow VINners!
How to Use VIN: Part 2
Wednesday, January 11, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, January 12, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use the most popular VIN features.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, January 15, 9 pm ET
(Monday, January 16, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Narda Robinson, DO, DVM, and the Acupuncture Journal Club to discuss:
Groppetti D, Pecile AM, Sacerdote P, et al.
Effectiveness of electroacupuncture analgesia compared with opioid administration in a dog model: a pilot study.
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Too busy to read past Rounds sessions? Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen on the go. Rounds available as VINCasts are marked with an @. If you've reserved time for some quiet reading, click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds. You can also browse the complete list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or you can 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.
Don't Rewrite! Recover! (with Message Board Drafts)
Time is money! Saving your drafts when posting on the message boards will help you avoid wasting time rewriting lost posts and the best part is... you don't even have to remember to save it yourself! The message boards will automatically save it for you every 60 seconds, so even if you get called away to an emergency in the middle of posting... no worries! You can come back later and pick up right where you left off. To find your draft if you were posting a new discussion:
1. Click the Post New button.
2. Click the Open Drafts button.
3. Click to highlight the draft you want from the list on the left side.
4. Click the Select Draft button.
5. Continue composing your post as you normally would, and Post Message. If you were replying to an existing discussion:
1. Navigate to the specific discussion thread.
2. Click the 'Reply' button
3. Click the Open Drafts button
(make sure the Replies tab is selected)
4. Click to highlight the draft you want from the list on the left side.
5. Click the Select Draft button.
6. Continue composing your post as you normally would, and Post Message.
Educate Your Clients
Help your clients be better informed pet owners with the Client Education Resources listed in the VIN Library. Find even more no-cost, advertising-free, independent information you can trust at VeterinaryPartner.com. The Client Brochure was created as an easy way to explain to clients how being a VIN member impacts the quality of veterinary care you provide. It also highlights the VIN client handout website, VeterinaryPartner.com, where your clients can go to learn more about health issues concerning their pets. VIN members can order a pack of 25 brochures for FREE in the VIN Bookstore. 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, and then clicking on "Member Support Team" in the left side column.)
 Book Review of the Week
Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XIV
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Website of the Week
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
eVetSites Tip of the Week
Preventing Font Issues
What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Zoonoses Case 111 - Opened 1/3
Pathology Case 84 - Opened 12/12
Dental 86 - Opened 12/24
Associate - Updated and New:
Clostridial enteritis (feline)
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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 websites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: NAVC and WVC.
Hormonal typo
I have an insulinoma dog who is on pred forever. The other day there was a note in my box from the receptionist asking if it was ok to refill the pregnazone. I was wondering if that was the drug you take when you want to experience all the joys of pregnancy without actually being pregnant.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.
Basic Ferret Medicine and Common Ferret Endocrinopathies
January 11 - February 18, 2012 This course is intended to provide an overview of basic ferret husbandry, medicine, and disease presentations in order to allow veterinary staff to feel more comfortable with their diagnosis and treatment. Llamas and Alpacas - Medicine and Surgery
January 29 - March 7, 2012 This course is designed to make veterinarians confident in their dealings with llama and alpaca patients, and their owners. Systems A: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
February 9 - April 15, 2012 This course is the third of six modules of the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review course. The organ system-based modules build on the foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems. For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members. 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. Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.
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