Enjoy a free refreshment, enter the drawing to win one of several televisions (no purchase or contribution necessary), and hang out with VIN Consultants, staff, and other VINners.

This is a great opportunity to get to know some of your fellow VINners and put faces to the names of some of the folks 'behind the scenes' at VIN. You just might walk away with some new friends AND a new TV!

The VIN lounge will be at the Mandalay Bay South Convention Center, behind the Cyber Café in the Breakers registration hallway. Map

• Meet VIN Consultants and VIN members
• Relax and enjoy a refreshment
• Learn more about VIN, VSPN, and VINx
• Learn how to take control of your practice's online presence
• Share your ideas about VIN and the veterinary profession
• Preview new features coming to VIN

The VIN Lounge will be open:
Monday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!

Visit the conference proceedings section of the VIN Library to browse by conference name or year.

Recently added:

• ABVP 2013
• ACVB-AVSAB 2013
• CVMA 2013
• ECVIM-CA 2013
• ISFM 2013
• AAFP 2012
• AVA 2011

Enjoy the information and consider attending one of these great educational and fun events this year.

VIN Mentor: Emergency Procedures Manual
The VIN Mentor manual includes videos of complete medical procedures with narration, step-by-step instructions, and accompanying materials lists to help you perform the procedures with success.

You can also print a PDF for reference as you perform each procedure.

The videos are currently procedures commonly performed in the ER, but as the collection grows it will include procedures from many disciplines (including exotic species).

To suggest a procedure or contribute your own videos, please email Tony@vin.com.

Vets In Recovery Anonymous Meeting

Vets in recovery is a VIN Foundation project.

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

• Navigating student debt, income-based loan repayment
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterans’ service dogs receive full medical insurance
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Golden Retriever Lifetime Study takes off
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving story:
What’s the state of the job market?

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

• Insulin Administration in Cats (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Feeding Alfalfa

VetzInsight

• Dog Toys Are Fun! (Right?)

Feline sarcoptic mange in Taiwan: a case series of five cats
A spot-on preparation of moxidectin and imidacloprid was used successfully to treat cats with S. scabiei infestation.

Placement of bone screws in a standing horse for treatment of a fracture of the greater tubercle of the humerus
Open reduction with internal fixation was chosen over stall rest in an attempt to more rapidly return the weightbearing function to the limb. The procedure was performed standing and 3 bone screws were placed standing in an attempt to avoid implant or catastrophic bone failure that can accompany recovery from general anaesthesia.

Subepiglottic cysts in 15 horses
Eight of the 11 (73%) Thoroughbred horses in this study raced following subepiglottic cyst (SEC) removal. The majority of SECs are identified during routine endoscopic examinations and are not associated with clinical signs.

Multimodal Treatment Recommendations For Dogs With Collapsing Trachea: Are Maropitant Or Tracheal Collapse Elixirs Effective In Dogs?
This is the same proven mechanism by which maropitant reduces vomiting by blocking neurokinin-1 receptors and inhibiting release of substance P. It is not a far stretch to imagine this expanding from anti-vomiting to anti-tussive activity.

Can Baseline Cortisol Levels Be Used To Monitor Cushingoid Dogs Receiving Trilostane Therapy?
To illustrate the likely danger of using just basal cortisol to monitor trilostane therapy, here are two studies. The first one implies that we can use basal cortisol, but the second one says the opposite.

Learn From My Fail: Medical And Surgical Errors
Thank you for this thread. It makes me feel better to know that good vets with good careers make mistakes.

Orthogonal Radiographic Views Are Important: Benefits Outweigh Potential Costs And Additional Radiation Exposure
It looks like you have a digital radiography system, so the principal expense is actually getting things set up and getting the animal into the clinic. After that, the marginal expense of additional views is pretty darned close to zero.

Tuesday, February 11 - 8 p.m. ET - VIN/AAFP Rounds
Join Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP, for Healthy Aging In Cats: What's Normal, What's Not?
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Tuesday, February 11 - 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, February 12 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN Part 2
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Sunday, February 16 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Ron Lewis and Teri Ann Oursler, DVM, for Mobile VIN: Tips and Tools for the True VIN Addict.
*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)

• Introduction to Narrative Medicine (R) Interim
• Feral Cat Population Control Methods Journal Club
• Diseases of Laboratory Zebrafish VIN/AAFV (R)
• Upper Airway Emergencies VIN/VECCS (R)
• Clinical Pathology CE: What's Important to Teach? (R) @
• Chronic Pain: Neuropathic/Spinal @
• Wonderful World of Foxes (R) @
• 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 (@)
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Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3, use the filters on the left of your search results page.

My Little Town
In the spirit of "The Best Thing to Happen Today" thread, I want to share my little town, Powell River, BC.

No matter how raw and ugly the rest of my life may become, the beauty of this little village on the edge of the Pacific Ocean always reminds me that the world remains a beautiful place. I wish I could catch some photos of the distant Island mountain chain with the Comox Glacier glistening white in the distance, but I have taken a hundred images of the breathtaking view and not one of them even comes close to the catching the true, overwhelming beauty of the view.

I challenge others to share that one place on earth closer to our heart than all else. Home.

Book Review of the Week
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, Sixth Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Glucocereborsidosis
Explore the rest of Associate!

New Addition to the VIN Forms Collection
Smoking Hurts Pets Too

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, BSAVA, and Voorjaarsdagen.

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

Common Toxicants for the Spring and Summer 2014
February 26 - April 5, 2014

Participants will learn about a variety of common toxicologic hazards that are frequently encountered by pets during the spring and summer months of the year including hazardous indoor and outdoor plants, seasonal household items that are of toxicologic risk, seasonal outdoor hazards, and the most common rodenticides.

Brilliant Sanity - How Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Make You More Effective and Happier
April 2 - May 25, 2014

These sessions are designed to introduce mindfulness meditation to the participants and support the individual's personal practice through on-line meetings with like-minded professionals.

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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Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.