New Practice Management Center
Practice management though not everyone's favorite topic can be rewarding. If you sometimes feel like you are floating alone in a choppy sea of personnel and human resources issues, let the new Practice Management Center be your lifeboat! Pertinent information on many subjects will help you navigate the rough waters of employment law, finances & economics, insurance, policies & procedures, standards & regulations, and much more! In addition to multi-media resources like books, manuals, and slide shows, you'll find: - Client Handouts
- Safety & OSHA Compliance information
- Links to VIN Rounds on practice management topics
- Newsletters & Forms
- Links to external websites
You'll find the Practice Management Center through the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library and the About Page for the Practice Management Message Board.
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Beta.vin.com helps speed the testing and release of new features which are destined for VIN.com.
Help the VIN Wizards keep making VIN better - try out these recently added features on Beta.vin.com: - Add to MyStuff for mobile
The new Add to MyStuff for Mobile makes it easy to save quick links to your favorite VIN documents and features while you're on the go. - MyCalculations
The new MyCalculations tool makes it easy to save calculations you've done with the VIN suite of calculators and attach them to patient records saved in your MyCalculations for quick reference. - MyActivities -- NOW on WWW too
Track all of your message board and search activities in one place with the new and improved MyActivities feature. - New login page
The Login page on Beta.vin.com offers more help, and a different look, but VIN Security has NOT changed. - Search 3.0
Faster and more comprehensive, Search 3.0 makes it easy to narrow your results using categorized filters. By adding and removing filters from any subcategory, you can adjust your results until you find what you're looking for.
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.
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK
and discuss.
News Reported for YOU...
- Study: No widespread shortage of veterinarians
Public | VIN | Discussion - Franck's recall triggered by rash of fungal eye infections
Public | VIN | Discussion - No simple answers on supply and demand in veterinary profession
Public | VIN | Discussion - Veterinarians advise avoiding chicken jerky dog treats
Public | VIN | Discussion - Remembering Rosenthal: 'People from all walks of life loved him'
Public | VIN | Discussion - "A Veterinarian's Trip Through the Gray Market"
Veterinarian opens up about going undercover
Public | VIN | Discussion
This is the final installment in the three part series. Read parts 1 and 2.
Evolving stories
* DEA rules mystify, concern mobile practitioners
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New and Revised Articles to Share
With Your Clients!
Texas Farm Radio ANIMALicious
Feline demodicosis: A consideration in the itchy or overgrooming cat
In cats, three species of demodex mites have been identified as causes of demodicosis, which may manifest as pruritus, miliary dermatitis and/or self-induced alopecia. The condition has been recognized in various countries but does seem to show regional preferences. Clinical challenges Diagnosis of feline demodicosis can be a challenge as mites are not always readily found within scrapings of the skin examined microscopically. One or more species of demodex mite may be involved in an infestation. Furthermore, the condition can be difficult to treat effectively.
Toxicokinetics and pathology of plant-associated acute selenium toxicosis in steers
Sixteen of approximately 500 yearling steers died of acute selenium (Se) toxicosis after grazing on a Se-contaminated range for only a few days. Field studies and chemical analyses identified the predominant toxic plant as western aster (Symphyotrichum ascendens, previously Aster ascendens), which contained over 4,000 ppm Se (dry weight). Several dead animals that were necropsied had acute severe myocardial necrosis characterized by edema and myocyte swelling, with hypereosinophilia, clumping, and coagulation of myocardial proteins.
Placebo-controlled trial of amantadine for severe traumatic brain injury
Amantadine hydrochloride is one of the most commonly prescribed medications for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after traumatic brain injury. Preliminary studies have suggested that amantadine may promote functional recovery.
How useful is intravenous fluid diuresis in treating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug toxicosis? (journal references)
I think you have to look at the difference between "forced diuresis" and maintaining hydration and perfusion. If the patient feels ill or is vomiting or adipsic, then dehydration and poor perfusion can ensue, and this can adversely affect the kidneys. Fluids prevent this and keep the kidneys perfused and happy.
Physical and chemical restraint for tusk trimming in pot-bellied pigs
I have had some obnoxious clients pin a pig with their couch and sit on it while I crawled back of the couch and trimmed its feet. I had ear protection, but they did not.
Associate veterinarian that has an absentee owner is overworked and stressed
What you should do is tell the management what your boundaries are. Right now, you have no boundaries and are floating (or sinking) with the tides.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, June 3, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, June 4, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Michael Porrello, CVA, CPA, for Practice Finances for the Whole Team!
* This session is all text.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, June 5, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, June 6, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Come on by for a chat with your colleagues!
How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, June 6, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, June 7, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
VIN Journal Club
Thursday, June 7, 1 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, June 7, 5 p.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Karin Kooreman, DVM, PhD, DACVS, to discuss a large animal surgery paper.
Trans-Arterial Coil Embolization of the Internal Carotid Artery in Standing Horses.
Benredouane K, Lepage O.
Vet Surg. 2012;41(3), 404-409.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.
Find out how to access the full text article.
* This session is all text, no audio Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions
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Too busy to read past Rounds sessions? Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen on the go. Rounds available as VINCasts are marked with an @. If you've reserved time for some quiet reading, click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds. You can also browse the complete list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or you can 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.
Career Resources in the VIN Student Center!
The VIN Student Center can help you find and prepare for your first (or your 50th) job. Take advantage of resources like Vetquest Classifieds (search for job postings or place an ad of your own!) and the AVMA Veterinary Career Center (new job postings every day!) and articles on finding Intern/Resident positions. Thanks to the continuous efforts of the VIN community, the Student Center has grown into a resource to serve all VINners. E-mail to Feedback@vin.com if you'd like to contribute to the Student Center or just share your thoughts about the new features.
The VINDEX contains links to the most used and useful (or hard to find) VIN features. The VINDEX is located on the upper right side of the Front Page, just below the navigation bar and is a handy tool to help you find many of the most popular VIN features. But if you really want to see the magic, from any page on VIN hold down your Ctrl button and push the “E” on your keyboard (Ctrl+E). So the next time you are looking for the VIN Bookstore or the calculator you used a few weeks ago, use the VINDEX. Need Help?
If you ever feel lost trying to find your way around on VIN or overwhelmed by all there is to see and do, help is a click, email or phone call away! Click Help on the VIN Main Navigation bar on almost every page to begin exploring the new and improved VIN Help Center. Meet the membership services team, find links to How-to videos, learn about Top Issues and Solutions, see What’s New on VIN and much more.
 Book Review of the Week
Hematology Techniques & Concepts for Veterinary Technicians, 2nd edition
Buy it in the VIN Bookstore.
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!
Website of the Week
Valley Fever Center for Excellence
eVetSites Tip of the Week
Embedding YouTube Videos in your eVetSite
What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Case 96 - Opened 5/8
Zoonosis Case 119 - Opened 5/7
Ophthalmology Case 146 - Opened 5/22
Associate - Updated and New
Nerve Root/Brachial Plexus Avulsion (canine, feline)
Explore the rest of Associate!
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: ISFM, EVECCS, ACVS Science Week, and PVC.
Big Bang Theory: theory vs practice
I sing "Soft Kitty" to my kitty patients all the time. The best one was when I was trying to get an aggressive cat out of his cage and into his cardboard carrier, and everything was going fine until I tried to close the box. I was quietly singing the song when the cat suddenly exploded out of the top of the carrier, flew around the room and landed on a utility shelf. Everything had been going so well, I was surprised at the outburst and the song ended in "little ball of HOLY S*#@!!!" It took two doctors, a tech, a net and nearly ten minutes to get that little ball of holy s*#@ back in the box. Maybe I'll save the song for sick kitties.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE. Necropsy Techniques
Each of these courses are designed to familiarize the attendee with necropsy specifics, common post-mortem changes, the meaning of pattern in lesion recognition and types of lesions. By the end of the course, the attendee should be able to recognize common lesions, exudates, form a morphologic diagnosis and perform a large animal necropsy.
*These courses are open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians Basic Necropsy Technique
June 7 - 24, 2012 Small Animal Necropsies
June 14 - July 1, 2012 Large Animal Necropsies
June 21 - July 8, 2012 Avian and Exotic Necropsies
June 28 - July 15, 2012 *VIN Members registering for all four courses will receive a discount. LIKE VIN CE on Facebook! For CE opportunities for yourself, your veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. 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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Practice Finances for the Whole Team