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The VIN Journal Club meets the first Thursday of each month to discuss papers from JAVMA or one of the free-access journals.

Journal club is open to the entire VIN Community; come join the conversation! Discussions are led by a different VINner each month (often a VIN Consultant, but anyone can volunteer).

Don't have access to JAVMA? We'll arrange to get you a copy of the featured article so you can still participate.

If you haven't done so yet, Journal Club is the perfect reason to set up your online access to JAVMA and store it in your VIN Password Vault. Doing so will make access to the full text of the Journal Club papers one click away. :)

Next session: Thursday, May 1 - 1 p.m. EDT
Join Sherri Wilson, DVM, DACVIM, to discuss an internal medicine paper.
Hurwitz BM, Center SA, Randolph JF, McDonough SP, et al. Presumed primary and secondary hepatic copper accumulation in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. January 1, 2014;244(1):68-77.

Can’t make the live session? Don’t worry – the transcript will be available the next day on the Journal Club page and the Recent Rounds section.

Is There an App for That?
Not exactly, but you'll think there is.

VINners are on the move and the VIN Wizards are working hard to make all VIN features mobile friendly.

Now it's easier to access VIN from your mobile device. Click here to see how to add VIN to your mobile device.

Pointing your mobile device's browser to either http://BETA.vin.com/mobile or https://www.vin.com/mobile works too.

What's the Best Thing to Happen to you Today?
Three. Days. Of. Gardening.

My lawn is mowed and edged, my flower beds are mulched and planted, I have soaker hoses in my raised beds, I have peas planted and the bed prepared for radishes, daikon, and lettuce, and I SLAUGHTERED THE MOSS ON MY DRIVEWAY. Spending three hours with a power washer might not seem fun to some people, but it was a grownup way of getting away with playing in the sprinkler on a LOVELY spring day.

I was grubby and soggy, but happy.

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...

• Veterinary nonprofits: unfair competitors or worthy charities?
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Map tracks veterinary infectious disease cases in real time
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Dueling legislation a sore spot in horse community
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories:

• VCA offers to buy competing practices
• “Bow Wow Jones” economic index shows uptick
• Are rebate programs worth the time?

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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.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Hairballs

Texas Farm Radio

• Laparoscopy is Minimally Invasive Surgery

VetzInsight

• High Anxiety: Pot and Pets

Inhaled budesonide therapy in cats with naturally occurring chronic bronchial disease (feline asthma and chronic bronchitis)
On the basis of the owners' opinion, results of physical examination and parameters of barometric whole body plethysmography (BWBP), treatment with 400 µg inhaled budesonide (iB) administered twice daily resulted in significant improvement in clinical signs associated with asthma and chronic bronchitis in the cats of the present study and appeared to be an effective therapy.

Bovine placenta: a review on morphology, components, and defects from terminology and clinical perspectives
This review presents a brief overview of the current knowledge regarding the bovine placenta and attempts to define terms. In this process, conventional terminology is presented, and contemporary and novel terms are proposed from a biological perspective.

The effects of UV light on calcium metabolism in ball pythons (Python regius)
No association was demonstrated between exposure to UV-b radiation and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and ionised calcium concentrations.

Chronic Renal Failure In A Young Active Dog: What Is The Best Way To Monitor The Dog To Help Owners Decide When To Give Subcutaneous Fluids?
You need to use fluids only if she doesn't keep up with her own losses. That's usually more of a cat problem than a dog problem, because dogs generally remain pretty good drinkers. But she's an individual...

Tips For Drawing Blood From African Grey Parrots
Two milliliters seems excessive, unless you are doing a jillion tests. It is not excessive in regard to a safe volume to take, but you should be able to get a panel with one milliliter or less.

Receptionist Keeps Complaining About Cost Of Veterinary Care: Can Training Change Staff Perception Of Value Of Services Offered?
The receptionist is the face of your practice. If she does not project enthusiasm and do everything she can to get the client to come in, she needs to go.

Suggestions For Communicating With Paranoid Schizophrenic Clients
If you want to continue to see this dog and client, I would establish with her your desire to help the dog with only those clinical symptoms that you can understand, quantify, and control.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock

Sunday, April 27 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, for Addicted to Perfection?
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Monday, April 28 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN/VECCS Rounds
Join Alyce D'Amato, CVT, CVPM, for Mastering the Most Common Client Challenges.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Wednesday, April 30 - 9 p.m. ET - New & Cool Tips & Tools
Join Teri Ann Oursler, DVM, to learn what's New & Cool on VIN. Be a VIN Ninja using MyActivities (CTRL-M) to Retrace your Steps: Where is my post? What did I search? Where is that great article I read....yesterday? last week? last month?
This session will be all text, no audio.

Thursday, May 1 - 1 p.m. ET - VIN Journal Club
Join Sherri Wilson, DVM, DACVIM, to discuss an internal medicine paper.
Hurwitz BM, Center SA, Randolph JF, McDonough SP, et al. Presumed primary and secondary hepatic copper accumulation in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. January 1, 2014;244(1):68-77.
*This session will be text only, no audio.
- 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.

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Journal Sentimentality and Getting Rid of Other "Stuff"
"Haven't kept a journal after I read it in over 15 years. I may remember reading something about xyz and look it up on VIN or in Plumbs, etc but I NEVER dig out the journals themselves to access any useful information once read."

Book Review of the Week
Laboratory Rat: Procedural Techniques (Manual and DVD)
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
National Empowerment Center

From the VIN Library
Dental Images Encyclopedia
Dental Morph Videos
by Jan Bellows, DVM, AVDC, ABVP

eVetsites Tip of the Week
Mobile Responsive Templates

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Cauda Equina Syndrome
Canine Brain Malformations
Explore the rest of Associate!

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

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: CVC, IAAAM, and AVA.

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

Cancer and the Immune System
April 29 - May 23, 2014

This course is designed to explain the interplay between tumor cells and the immune system during tumor development. Emphasis will be on the key immune cells that play roles in both eliminating the tumor cells as well as assisting in tumor growth, and how the tumor tricks the immune system in order to prevent antitumor immunity.

Basics of Exotic Companion Mammal Pharmacology
April 30 - June 27, 2014

This course will cover the basic application of pharmacological principles to common exotic companion mammal applications.

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