Going Global For Great CE!
Pan Pacific Veterinary Conference
In 2010, the AVA Annual Conference will be combined with the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) Conference, to create the Pan Pacific Veterinary Conference, which will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, May 23-28. Register online Check out the AVA 2008 proceedings in the Library. The 35th Annual World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress will take place in Geneva, June 2-5. Concurrent meetings are the 16th FECAVA-Congress, 41st SVK-ASMPA-Congress and the 3rd FAFVAC-Congress. Check out the 2009 WSAVA Congress Proceedings. Join many of your VIN colleagues at the ACVIM Forum 2010 June 9-12 in Anaheim, California.
Explore the 2009 Forum Proceedings. Access to the 2010 Forum Proceedings will be available to registrants prior to the Forum. VIN Community Breakfast at ACVIM
Don't miss your chance to meet some of your fellow VINners, including several of your favorite VIN Consultants, Associate Editors and Reps. This year, as in the past, Paul will show off a few new VIN features and tricks to help you get more from VIN. Date: Saturday, June 12
Time: 6:30 - 7:50 a.m.
Place: Anaheim Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom A&B Paul and the VIN staff look forward to getting to know you and learning how we can make VIN better for you.
VIN Rounds: Take 'em With You!
If you miss a VIN Rounds and don't have time to sit down and read the transcript, you can listen to the VINcast from your computer or download it to your iPod or other MP3 player. And if the voice sounds familiar, you're not imagining things! VINCasts are recorded by VIN's own Nate Lissant and Wendy Smith!
Have You Tried Password Vault Yet?
MyVIN on Beta.vin.com includes Password Vault -- the antidote for Password Hell! Front Page > MyVIN > Stuff > Password Vault No more remembering what site to visit and what username and password to use. Enter them once and your Password Vault remembers this information for many of your journal subscriptions and organization memberships. Your Password Vault will help you jump right from VIN journal abstracts to the FULL TEXT of articles by logging you in to those sites automatically! Let us know what you think. More great new features are making their debut on Beta.vin.com! If you want the latest and greatest and want to be on the "bleeding" edge of where VIN is going, make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.
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Join us on Sunday, May 23, at 10 pm ET, for a Rounds on VIN News Service: The Story Behind The Stories.
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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
News reported for YOU... Evolving stories:
* Pet insurance leaves policy holders questioning benefits
* Women, motherhood and the profession
* At-home laboratory tests - the lowdown on Pet Labs MD
* Helping staff feel appreciated Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or email News@vin.com. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now publicly available. Now you can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to prompt the VNS crew add you.
New and Revised
Share these with your clients! Texas Farm Radio
Evaluation of risk factors for morbidity and mortality after pylorectomy and gastroduodenostomy in dogs
Overall, most dogs treated with pylorectomy and gastroduodenostomy survived the postoperative period; however, preoperative weight loss and malignant neoplasia were associated with decreased survival time. Because dogs with malignant neoplasia have markedly shortened survival times, pertinent preoperative diagnostics steps should be exhausted to identify underlying neoplasia.
Uterine disorders in 59 rabbits
Ten animals were presented because of vaginal discharge; the reasons for presentation of the remaining 49 rabbits included mammary masses, skin tumours, anorexia, and poor general health.
Comparison of surgical and medical treatment of 49 postpartum mares with presumptive or confirmed uterine tears
Uterine tears occur more commonly in the uterine horns, more so the right horn, and survival is similar with surgical or medical treatment of uterine tears in postpartum mares. Medical treatment may be a reasonable alternative to surgical treatment for uterine tears, although the severity of tear that can resolve with medical treatment is unknown, and medical therapy can be as expensive as surgical treatment.
If the blood collection bag doesn't get completely filled, can we still use it?
If it is a bag designed to hold 450ml (477 grams), then if you get at least 308 grams, you can spin and use just the red blod cells. If you get at least 408 grams, you can still use the plasma or use it as whole blood.
Kitten with aelurostrongylus infection: dyspnea afer milbemax treatment
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus live in the terminal bronchioles and alveolar ducts. Early radiographic signs include bronchial thickening and poorly defined pulmonary nodules. In the heaviest period of larval shedding ...
District attorney wants me to testify in a hoarding case
So you have no direct knowledge of the situation and you aren't being compensated for your time? The prosecutor is going out on a limb by subpoenaing you -- and it's possible that your attorney could get it quashed.
Recommendations for vaccination protocols for dogs and cats; what do do about missed boosters; how often to test cats for FeLV infections
The concept of "starting over" is ingrained in our profession, but I don't know why. It doesn't appear in any immunology textbooks and vaccine companies have never promoted the concept in their literature.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, May 4, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, May 5, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, May 5, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, May 6, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, May 9 - NO ROUNDS
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and female nurturers out there!
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.
Want to See What You've Been Missing?
Click the Rounds button on VIN's main navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds, click the complete list of Rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library. Rounds are also searchable via the Search button. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters. For All You Multi-Taskers:
Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen to previous Rounds sessions while you run errands, exercise or steal a few minutes of me-time. @ = VINCast available for this session
Plan to hire a new grad!
Many of the best graduating seniors are regular VIN users. Post your position in Vetquest Classifieds. Please use the Positions Offered -- New Graduates category as this is where we encourage the 2010 Graduates to search for open positions and post their resumes. This is a FREE service provided by VIN and VETQUEST. Need Help?
Have questions about your membership? Can't find that reference you need for a tough case? Help is a click, email or phone call away! (Hint: you can find this page anytime by clicking HELP on the main VIN Navigation Bar.)
Educate Your Clients
Help your clients to be better informed pet owners with the Client Education Resources listed in the VIN Library. Find even more no-cost, advertising-free, independent online information that you can trust at VeterinaryPartner.com. The Client Brochure was created as an easy way to explain to clients how being a VIN member impacts the quality of veterinary care that you provide. It also highlights the VIN client handout website, VeterinaryPartner.com, where your clients can go to learn more about a health issue concerning their pets. VIN members can order a pack of 25 brochures for FREE in the VIN Bookstore.
 Book Review of the Week
Pocket Guide to APA Style, Third Edition
Web site of the Week
Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians
eVetsites Tip of the Week
New Beech Colors
What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Zoonosis Case 66
Pathology Brain Teaser 24
Ophtho Fun Case 111
Associate - Updated and New:
Nasal parakeratosis of Labrador retrievers
Explore the rest of Associate!
TIME BITES
Can You Hear Me Now? ~ On October 7, 1947, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued the first "special emergency license" to a veterinary practitioner. From his car, Dr. Russell E. Rasmussen, aka "Viking One", could from then on exchange brief messages with his wife, "Fjord One", located at the home office of his mixed practice in Bloomfield, Iowa. Find out more about Dr. Rasmussen's pioneering communications system! Find more Time-Bites in the VIN Library (Front Page > Library > Miscellaneous).
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 Web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: IAAAM, PPVC and ACVIM.
Great dog naming story!
So I saw a longstanding client of mine today who, after euthanizing their old Lhasa about 6 months ago, decided to get a new puppy. She told me the story of researching dozens of dog breeds with her husband and children, and had decided on a Portuguese Water Dog for all of its attributes. Her husband was especially excited about the breed and its affinity for water according to the Mrs. That is, until his brother informed them that the Obamas have a PWD...
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Excel for Veterinary Professionals
May 6 - June 17, 2010 This course is designed to instruct veterinarians, practice managers, and office managers in how spreadsheets, functions, formulas and charts can be created in Excel. The tools covered in this course will give those unfamiliar with Excel a general introduction and step-by-step guides to creating reports that will greatly help in the financial analysis and management of the practice. Herbal Antioxidants
May 10 - 17, 2010 This course will describe several herbs with antioxidant activity and where they are most likely to have therapeutic activity as antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of common veterinary conditions. The controversial use of herbal antioxidants with chemotherapy and radiation will also be discussed. Marsupial Medicine
June 1 - July 6, 2010 This course will cover basic husbandry, anatomy, physiology, restraint, surgery, and diseases of common marsupial species. Real-time online classes, course notes, images, and videos will be used to outline common procedures and diseases. If you're looking for more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members. Now you can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN/VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.
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