VIN is Colleagues Helping Colleagues
VIN isn't a "you pays your dues and you gets an instant answer" world. VIN is VINners -- members, VIN Reps, Associate Editors, and Consultants -- helping each other with their cases and their lives.If you have experience and knowledge that can help your fellow VINners with cases, practice management, and life, speak up! We're all in this together, and we learn from each other. Some tips to help you get started:
Pediatrics and Geriatrics Specialty Center
Both very young and older patients can be uniquely challenging to treat. Visit the Pediatrics and Geriatrics Specialty Center to find information on topics ranging from Kitten Kindergarten to Geriatric Dentistry. Resources in the center have been gathered from: - VIN Medical FAQs
- VIN Rounds
- Journal and Proceedings articles
- Client Handouts
- Associate
- and much more
If you have ideas for materials and information that you'd like to see included in this or any other specialty center, send them to Library@vin.com.
Hit the Road for Some Great CE!
Mark your calendar for these great upcoming CE opportunities, and review past transcripts in the VIN Library:
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...
Evolving stories:
- Is there an association between veterinary practice and De Quervain syndrome?
- Of stethoscopes and hearing aids
- Personal safety on field calls
- Beware of Neoplasene Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is your news service. Have an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering?
E-mail Reporters@vin.com. Share news.vin.com with non-VINners. The VIN News Service stories (without access to the community discussions) are publicly available. Follow VNS on Facebook and Twitter!
New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!
Veterinary Partner Texas Farm Radio VetzInsight
Serological cross-reactivity of three commercial in-house immunoassays for detection of Dirofilaria immitis antigens with Spirocerca lupi in dogs with benign esophageal spirocercosis
These results demonstrate serological cross-reactivity between D. immitis and S. lupi in blood samples of dogs. In areas where the distributions of both nematodes overlap, this cross-reactivity should be considered when dog are screened for heartworm disease.
Dogs Entering the United States from Rabies-Endemic Countries, 2011-2012
Confinement agreements were issued for nearly 2800 unimmunized dogs that entered the United States during 1 June 2011-31 May 2012, the majority of which travelled to the United States by air and without any seasonal pattern in import volume. Over 60% of these animals were puppies <3 months of age and included a wide variety of breeds. The dogs arrived from 81 countries.
Chronic use of maropitant for the management of vomiting and inappetence in cats with chronic kidney disease: a blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial
There was a statistically significant decrease in vomiting in cats with CKD that received maropitant. Cats that received maropitant did not have statistically significant differences in appetite scores, activity scores, weight, or serum creatinine compared with placebo.
Evaluation Of Radiographs In Dog With Hypercementosis, Ankylosis, And Tooth Resorption
All of us would have used some colorful language upon seeing those radiographs. There is a lot of hypercementosis, ankylosis, and tooth resorption and each of these makes extraction magnitudes of order more challenging.
Dystocia In A Burmese Python
We soaked her 20-30 minutes daily in warm water and gave her SC fluid therapy. Surgery was our last resort as we don't have snake specialists on the island. We eventually administered oxytocin and provided a laying box. To our relief, she laid her eggs the following day.
Pain Control In Head Trauma Cases: Don't Opioids Increase Intracranial Pressure?
Intracranial pressure is not an important outcome by itself. That is, we really don't care what the ICP is. We care if the patient lives, dies, or suffers neurologic disability. And, so far, we don't have any good studies showing for sure if patient outcome is affected by opioids one way or another.
Young Cat With Intestinal Foreign Body: Interpreting Abdominal Radiographs
Based on the radiographs, I am concerned about a mechanical obstruction.
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Wondering how long it is until the next Rounds session? Take a look at the Rounds Countdown Clock!
Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join these discussions. VIN/VECCS Rounds
Monday, January 25 - 8 p.m. ET
(Tuesday, January 26 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Jamie Burkitt Creedon, DVM, DACVECC, for Addisonian Crisis and Thyroid Storm -- The Other Endocrine Emergencies.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending. Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, January 26 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, January 27 - 2:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about life away from the office?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear. VIN Foundation Rounds
Sunday, January 31 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, February 1 - 2 a.m. GMT)
Join VIN Foundation Executive Director, Jordan benShea, for Helping Veterinarians During the Defining Moments in Their Careers.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending. How to Use VIN, Part 1
Wednesday, February 3 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, February 4 - 2:30 a.m. GMT)
The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
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Clients say the darnedest things...
Yes, I spent 34 minutes on the phone with a client that was extremely upset that the other doctor in the hospital had said her hamster was depressed. (The hamster hadn't eaten in a week and died with a rectal prolapse.) The client was irate that the other vet would imply that hamster was unhappy with his home.
 Book Review of the Week
Veterinary Immunology, Ninth Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!
Website of the Week
Persistent Herbicides In Compost
Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine:
Urethritis
Flank Alopecia
Feline:
Urethritis
Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
Explore the rest of Associate!
New in the VIN Forms Collection:
Application for Employment (with quiz)
From the VIN Library
A Quick Reference Guide to Unique Pet Species
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 which upcoming conferences VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café or any of the other VIN booths if you’re attending WVC or SAVMA.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.
Using Herbs in Veterinary Practice for Liver and Kidney Disease
January 28 - February 28, 2016 Where is the evidence for herbal medicine in veterinary practice? How do they work? We show you how you can you treat challenging liver cases and acute and chronic kidney disease in practice using herbs alongside conventional medicine. Join us in this lively short course which will give you practical skills and knowledge to use herbs straight away safely and effectively. Systems D: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
February 4 - April 24, 2016 The last of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series, this course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts, covering infectious disease, immunology, ophthalmology, coagulation and hematology body systems. Visit the CE Participant Resource Center to learn the basics of online CE, how to find your course area, CE participation requirements, and much more! 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
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