VINx imports key information from your practice management software into a user-friendly interface that can be accessed from any computer or mobile device -- even from the comfort of your own home.

Let VINx desktop improve efficiency and enhance communications within your practice. This program is offered free of charge to VIN members.

Read more about VINx and how it can help free up your time so you and your team can focus on providing the best possible care for your patients!

Sharing is Caring... Except When it Comes to Zoonoses!
You and your staff have increased exposure to zoonotic diseases, and clients expect you to be informed about zoonoses and public health issues.

The Zoonoses & Public Health Specialty Center can help you meet those expectations. Among the useful resources you'll find in this center are:

• Associate chapters on Public Health and Foreign Animal Diseases
• Compendia & Guidelines
• Disaster Preparedness Information
• Links to FDA-NIH-USDA and FARAD resources and other outside websites
• Client Handouts
• Slide Shows
• Pertinent Journals and Conference Proceedings

Find the Zoonoses & Public Health Specialty Center on the About Page for the Zoonoses/Public Health Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

Track ALL of Your CE - VIN and nonVIN - with MyCE
See the whole picture! Improvements to MyCE allow you to add your non-VIN courses and create summaries of your CE credits earned so you can view your entire CE history with a few clicks.

Take a look at the updated help document for more information.

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

• Bid to end foreign veterinary accreditation dies at AVMA meeting
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• AVMA to debate homeopathy, jerky, foreign accreditation
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Alaska veterinary education advocates cite unique needs
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Variety, challenges characterize veterinary general practice
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Be a VIN newshound:
The VIN News Service (VNS) is here to give you a voice and report news that is important to you. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Email News@vin.com.

The VIN News Service articles (without access to the community discussions) are available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners.

Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.

New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Linear Foreign Bodies

Texas Farm Radio

• Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Equine Eye

VetzInsight

• The End of the Story

Ulnar osteosarcoma in dogs: 30 cases (1992-2008)
Partial ulnar ostectomy was associated with a low complication rate and good to excellent function and did not compromise survival time. Telangiectatic or telangiectatic-mixed histologic subtype was a negative prognostic factor for survival time.

Survival time and prognostic factors in cats with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus: 114 cases (2000-2009)
Cats with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus had a fair to good prognosis. High serum creatinine concentration at diagnosis was associated with a poor outcome, likely because of the adverse effects of renal dysfunction. Ketoacidosis apparently was not associated with decreased survival time, suggesting that this complication should not necessarily be regarded as unfavorable.

Hypertensive cardiomyopathy in horses: 5 cases (1995-2011)
The primary diagnosis was chronic laminitis in three horses and chronic renal failure in two. Persistent tachycardia, hypertension, chronic laminitis, or a combination of these prompted the cardiac evaluations.

Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Wants Veterinarians To Help Solve Jerky Treat Disease Mystery
The FDA wants veterinarians to help spread the word about the potential for jerky pet treats to cause illness, and to collect data and samples for the government’s ongoing investigation.

Setting Up Employee Incentive/Bonus Programs; How Much Financial Information Do You Share With Staff?
I set a goal for daily gross, and on days that we meet that goal everyone gets a bonus. It reads more as a "thank you for working so hard today" than as a bonus for just doing your job. And people stay motivated on a day-at-a-time schedule rather than over an entire month.

Should Onsior (Robenacoxib) And Buprenorphine SR Be Used Concurrently In Cats?
I think the "opioids and NSAIDs together are contraindicated" story goes around periodically -- maybe we should have a Snopes page on VIN for anesthesia.

Is There Evidence-Based Medicine That Says Three Radiographic Views Are Needed To Diagnose Pulmonary Metastasis?
I am aware of the physics and the arguments usually given for taking three views, but theory does not always translate into real-world medicine...

Tuesday, January 21 - 9:30 p.m. ET - Venting over a Venti
Need to vent? Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

Wednesday, January 22 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN Part 3
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Sunday, January 26 - 8 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Trace Peterson, DVM, PhD, and Stephen A. Smith, DVM, PhD, for Diseases of Laboratory Zebrafish and Their Use as a Research Platform.
This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Wednesday, January 29 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN/VSPN Rounds
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, and Brenda Feller, CVT, VTS Anes, for AAHA's New Fluid Rate Therapy Recommendations.
This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
Use the links above or click the Rounds button in the main navigation bar to join these discussions.

Need help remembering when Rounds sessions are happening? Here's a list of ways to be reminded about VIN Rounds sessions.

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
(@ = VINcast available; R = Replay available)

• Clinical Pathology CE: What's Important to Teach? Interim (R)
• Chronic Pain: Neuropathic/Spinal
• Wonderful World of Foxes
• What Makes Us Work So Hard? (R) @
• What's New in Critical Care? VIN/VECCS (R)
• Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy: Severe & Multisystemic @
• Top 10 Feline Toxins VIN/AAFP (R)

Download VINCasts (@)
Browse Rounds Transcripts

Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3, use the filters on the left of your search results page.

Crazy things pet owners do
So, as I was taking my cake out of the dishwasher (yes, you read that right), it occurred to me that pet owners do odd things. I'll start:

My cats will get into ANY food that's out. They are worse than any dog I've ever had. I have to put 2 in their room just to bring in/put away groceries, let alone cook or eat my own meal in peace. You can't cool a cake in the oven. Can't leave it out. So... I put pot-holders on top of the dishwasher prongs and place the cake pans on those. I can close the door and there is a vent, so voila! Cooled cake without foot prints or bite marks.

VIN Consultants and Associate Editors Lead Diverse Lives
In the Internal Medicine - Feline message boards folder, hobbies include gardening, kayaking, sailing, golfing, ballroom dancing, and horseback riding. Visit the Consultants/Editors page to find out more about them.

Book Review of the Week
Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians and Nurse: A Clinical Approach
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Dermatology Case Review

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 168 - opened 12/20
Equine Fun Case 57 - opened 12/28
Zoonotic Brain-Teaser 149 - opened 1/6

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: WVC, SAVMA, Voorjaarsdagen, and BSAVA.

Don't let echocardiograms break your heart! Update your interpretation know-how with the Animated Left Ventricle designed by VIN Cardiology Consultant Mark Kittleson, DVM, ACVIM, PhD.

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

Otitis Externa for the Practitioner
January 26 - February 19, 2014

Otitis externa in small animals ranks as one of the most common problems we face as veterinary practitioners. This course is designed to address problems with ear disease in small animals and provide practical solutions.

Neonatal Wildlife Medicine
February 5 - March 15, 2014

The primary purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the principles of care for neonatal North American wildlife. The course will include details on the common syndromes and diseases with which orphaned or abducted wildlife patients present to a clinic, the approach to triage, emergency treatment and monitoring of the wildlife patient, the most notable infectious and non-infectious diseases of wildlife, and the public health and legal implications of treating wildlife.

Get detailed help on How to Enroll in a VIN CE Course.

To get the most from your CE course, plan to attend a practice session before your course begins. Practice sessions are scheduled for the same days and times each week for your convenience:

• Tues. afternoons 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
• Weds. evenings 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET
• Thurs. evenings 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members.

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