This Specialty Center Helps Heal Those Things that get Under Your Skin!
Got an itchy kitty or a balding bulldog? Find the information you need in the Dermatology Specialty Center! It's full of cool and useful stuff like: - Dermatology Notebook
- FAQs
- Pertinent Rounds
- Updated Associate Chapter links
- Related Web site links
- and more!
Find the Dermatology Specialty Center in the Specialty Center area of the VIN Library and on the About Page of the Dermatology folder in the VIN message boards.
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Check out the 'I'm a VINner' page to find resources to help you inform your clients about your VIN membership, such as: - VIN Member Decals - Show off your involvement in the largest veterinary practice in the world. Order them FREE of charge from the VIN store.
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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
- 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 Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive the VNS Tweets.
New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!
Veterinary Partner Texas Farm Radio VetzInsight
Surgical and nonsurgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in cats: 28 cases (1991-2012)
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment did not result in a significant difference in life expectancy in this small cohort. Evaluation of laryngeal function after surgical ligation is recommended. Further study of the outcome associated with various treatment options in a larger population of patients is recommended.
Risk factors for calcium carbonate urolithiasis in goats
Goats with calcium carbonate uroliths were typically neutered males, > 1 year of age, and of African descent.
Overview of Clinical Pathology and the Horse
This article is intended to serve as a reference for clinical pathology in the equine with algorithms and tables provided for anemia diagnosis and leukogram alterations associated with both acute and chronic inflammation. A table of reference is provided for fluid evaluations including joint fluid and effusions into body cavities.
Using Twinkle Sign, Seen With Color Doppler Ultrasonography, To Identify Calculi In Dog's Urinary Bladder
If it is mineralized, it will twinkle with bursts of yellow and green, much like turbulence in a vessel. Bill taught me this, and it works. Give it a try.
Using Astute Observation Rather Than Behavioral Screening Tests To Facilitate Successful Dog Adoptions
The signs of fear and anxiety are fight, flight, freeze, and fiddle.
Clients Complain When Booked With Associate And Not The Boss
The receptionists/technicians making the appointment should reassure clients that Dr. X is very good (just like boss doc), if they are concerned about that.
Owners Declined Histopathology For Dog's Eyelid Mass And Now There Is Recurrence
I am going to get on my high horse here, but this is a perfect example of why histopathology charges should be included in the surgery estimate. Owners should not have the choice regarding histopathology.
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Check the Rounds page to see what sessions are on the schedule. Times shown are Eastern Time (ET).
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Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join these discussions. VIN Rounds
Sunday, February 14
No Rounds
The U.S. celebrates President's Day on Monday. Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, February 16 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, February 17- 2:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about new grad issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear. How to Use VIN, Part 3
Wednesday, February 17 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, February 18 - 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. VIN Rounds
Sunday, February 21 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, February 22 - 2 a.m. GMT)
Join Kevin Jepsen-Grant, DVM, for Herding Zebras in Imaging: Crazy VIN Radiographs and How to Work Through the Hard Stuff.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending. VIN/AAFP Rounds
Monday, February 22 - 8 p.m. ET
(Tuesday, February 23 - 1 a.m. GMT)
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 Book Review of the Week
Duke’s Physiology of Domestic Animals, Thirteenth Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!
Website of the Week
Hand-Rearing Resource Center
Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Pulmonary Neoplasia:
Canine (new)
Feline (new)
Explore the rest of Associate!
New Quick Poll:
(Look for it on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page.)
Which of these options best describes how frequently you clean your stethoscope? Visit the Archived Quick Polls page to participate in previous Quick Poll questions and view results.
Newly Added Proceedings
- 2nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians Conference 2015 (AAFV 2015)
- 2015 Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians Annual Conference (AEMV 2015)
- 2014 Wild West Veterinary Conference (WWVC 2014)
New MedFAQ:
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm/Slow Ventricular Tachycardia
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 and/or other VIN booths if you’re attending WVC, OAVT, SAVMA, BSAVA, Voorjaarsdagen, CVC Virginia Beach, European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry, ECVO, IAAAM, or AVA.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.
Itch: Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy and Itchy Dog, Itchy Cat
February 28 - March 23, 2016 Pathophysiology of disease, immunology and pharmacology will be discussed however the sessions will be primarily directed to practicing veterinarians. The course will familiarize participants with the current state of allergic and pruritic skin diseases including diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. Feline House Soiling
February 15 - March 10, 2016 This seminar will review the causes of elimination in unacceptable locations, in order to develop appropriate and effective treatment protocols. Check the World Clock Time Zone Converter to confirm class start times for your area. 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! Like VIN CE on Facebook! To see what other courses are currently open for enrollment, browse the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter!
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