VIN Membership Services Team Provides Live Help for Your VIN Questions
Don't you hate those automated 'customer service' recordings? The VIN membership services team is a group of real, live people available to help you with any VIN question, and you won't even have to 'press 1'! Contact them Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Pacific time at 1-800-700-4636 or 01452226154 (from the UK). Need help outside regular business hours? Look for the yellow 'Click for INSTANT HELP' banner in the main navigation bar on most VIN pages and click to chat with a membership services representative. Prefer email? You can send your question to VINgram@vin.com for a prompt reply (usually within 24 hours). Don't forget to browse the FAQs to see if your question is answered there. Visit the Help page to meet the VIN membership services team!
The VIN Library: No Shushing Required
The VIN Library is a comprehensive collection of resources compiled from many different sources, divided into different sections based on content. Each section is represented by an icon at the center of the Library table of contents page. Categories in the Library include: - Calculator & Conversion Tables
- Drug Resources
- Forms & Handouts
- Guidelines, Notes, Case Studies, FAQs
- Public Health and Disaster Management
- and much more
Looking for something specific? The Library has its own search tool you can use to search library titles and descriptions or the entire VIN database. Read some tips on how to use the Library.
Don't Rewrite! Recover! (with Message Board Drafts)
Time is money! Saving your message board drafts will help you avoid wasting time rewriting lost posts and the best part is... you don't have to remember to save it yourself! The message boards automatically save posts 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 where you left off. Learn how to use the Drafts feature.
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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.
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With Your Clients! Veterinary Partner Texas Farm Radio VetzInsight
The pharmacokinetics of midazolam after intravenous, intramuscular, and rectal administration in healthy dogs
Findings suggest that IM midazolam might be useful in treating seizures in dogs when venous access is unavailable, but higher doses may be needed to account for intermediate bioavailability. Rectal administration is likely of limited efficacy for treating seizures in dogs.
Prospective evaluation of healthy Ragdoll cats for chronic kidney disease by routine laboratory parameters and ultrasonography
Ragdoll cats are predisposed to segmental cortical lesions, which may indicate renal infarction or cortical scarring.
Pharmacokinetics following intravenous administration and pharmacodynamics of cefquinome in buffalo calves
A single intravenous injection of 2 mg/kg may be effective to maintain the MIC up to 12 hours in buffalo calves against the pathogens for which cefquinome is indicated.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy In Standard Schnauzers May Be Linked To Heritable Gene Mutation
Being able to sequence the entire genome in even one affected dog and compare it to normal dogs to find a mutation is really exciting and is probably going to lead to a large number of new discoveries over the next decade.
Is It Safe To Use Steroidal And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories Concurrently In Dogs And Cats?
Combining both corticosteroids and NSAIDS alters COX enzymes sufficiently to induce enteric damage than either alone. While a lot depends on the type of NSAID...
Can Small Intestine Corrugation Be Seen On Ultrasound In Cats That Have Small Cell Lymphoma Or Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Corrugation is often a response to irritation or inflammation around or in the bowel.
Bitten Employee Is Suing The Dog's Owners And His Attorney Has Subpoenaed The Animal's Records
In the case of medical records, remember that you owe a duty of confidentiality to your client. Most states allow release of records for subpoenas without client consent, but it’s worth looking into your veterinary practice act to be on the safe side.
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Tuesday, April 1 - 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, April 2 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN Part 1
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course. Thursday, April 3 - 1 p.m. ET - VIN Journal Club
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, to discuss two articles from J Vet Emerg Crit Care on the shock index.
- Instructions for obtaining FULL TEXT versions of these articles can be found on the VIN Journal Club page.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series. Sunday, April 6 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Jennifer Fiala, BA, for a discussion of the latest from the VIN News Service.
*This session will be text only, no audio.
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) Free Management Tools: ASVCP & AAHA Guidelines & VINx Interim Blood Pressure Monitors VIN/VECCS (R) The Wonderful World of Prairie Dogs (R) @ Manage your Reputation Online & Beyond (R) @ When the Giardia Hits the Fan (R) @ Intraoral Nerve Blocks in Feline Patient VIN/AAFP (R) The Wonderful World of Opossums @ Abused/Neglected Animals VIN/VSPN (R) Traumatic Brain Injury - What's the Evidence? (R) VIN/VECCS The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study (R) @ Download VINCasts (@)
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Browse Rounds Transcripts
Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3, use the filters on the left of your search results page.
Why Seniors Still Need Newspapers
I was visiting my daughter last week when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. "Dad, this is the 21st century," she said. "We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, use my iPad." I can tell you this. That fly never knew what hit him.
 Book Review of the Week
Muller & Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, Seventh Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!
Website of the Week
National Alliance on Mental Illness
What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Zoonosis Case 153 - opened 3/24
Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Feline Hyperthyroidism
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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: BSAVA, and Voorjaarsdagen.
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 information that you can trust at VeterinaryPartner.com and VetzInsight.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.
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. Exotic Small Mammal Diseases
April 15 - May 2, 2014 This course provides an overview of the common diseases seen in small exotic mammals. 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. Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! 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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