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Please remember, videos should be posted on VIN, not YouTube, because:

• Videos on the Internet don't live forever, as a general rule.
• VINners can't learn from your case if the video component isn't "part" of the thread.
• Some of the VIN Consultants and Assistant Editors cannot access YouTube. (It is a blocked site at their place of employment.)

Read the FAQ for detailed instructions. Questions? Email videos@VIN.com.

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK
and discuss.
News Reported for YOU ...

• Advising aspiring veterinarians: spur or deter?
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• Veiled results from AVMA membership survey rile veterinarians
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• Lincoln Memorial’s veterinary college receives accreditation go-ahead
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• Veterinarians concerned about FDA’s hydroxyethyl starch warning
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Evolving:
Pharmacy drug recommendations: consumer education or overstepping?

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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

• Managing Megaesophagus
• The Kindness of Neighbors Can Help Stray Pets Find their Way Home

Texas Farm Radio

• Equine Obesity

VetzInsight

• After the Loss, Pet Owners Tell their Pet's Story

Bat rabies, public health and European bat conservation
Bat NGOs throughout Europe have worked to persuade the public not to handle bats or to do so only with gloved hands and, in the case of bat workers, to receive pre-exposure immunization. They have also countered negative media coverage of bat rabies. Householders with bat roosts in their dwellings have in general been persuaded to retain their bats. Attempts have been made to persuade all European countries to establish comparable EBLV surveillance programmes.

Use of totally implantable vascular access port with mini-invasive Seldinger technique in 12 dogs undergoing chemotherapy
Vascular access ports (VAPs) are totally implantable devices designed to provide repeated access to the vascular system. Port access is performed by percutaneous needle insertion using a noncoring needle. VAPs have been placed in 12 dogs affected by different tumors and needing long lasting chemotherapy.

Ultrasound-guided dorsal approach for femoral nerve blockade in cats: an imaging study
This study was conducted to describe and validate a dorsal ultrasound-guided approach to block the femoral nerve (FN) in cats by means of anatomical and computed tomography (CT) studies. The anatomical study was carried out in four fresh feline cadavers to determine the anatomic landmarks to approach this nerve.

Infection-Induced Subcutaneous Emphysema In The Hindlimb Of A Cat
Thank you for the very nice explanation about subcutaneous emphysema! I was not aware of all those details. I have learned something.

Consider Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis In Cat That Is Not Responding To Appropriate Treatment For Feline Asthma
I am concerned that your patient has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a newly-emerging respiratory disease of cats...

I Want To Own An Emergency Clinic: Buying Into Existing Practice Vs. Starting My Own Practice
Don't bank on the buy-in unless it's ironclad in writing with a stiff buy-out clause. Offers of buy-ins during the hiring phase are a dime a dozen; real opportunities that materialize as advertised are rare exotic creatures.

Does Clinic Need Cyberliability Insurance?
Think of it as covering just about anything to do with you and the Internet. Coverage can include things like...

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock

Sunday, August 4 - 7 p.m. ET - VIN Job Seekers Group
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Sunday, August 4 - 9 p.m. ET - VIN Rounds
Join Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, DABVP, for Staying Sane In The Often Insane World Of Clinical Practice.
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Tuesday, August 6 - 9:30 p.m. ET - Virtual Coffeehouse Chat

Wednesday, August 7 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN: Part 1
Learn how to use VIN efficiently and get an overview of VIN and the Front Page.

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Want to See What You've Been Missing?
(@ = VINcast available)

• Infection Control in Critical Care - MRSA & MRSP - VIN/VECCS
• Analgesia for Castration - VIN/VSPN
• Aquarium Fish Clinical Cases @
• Dx and Tx for Feline Diarrhea VIN/VSPN @
• Anesthesia Ventilation VIN/VSPN @
• New Anesthetics & Analgesics for Cats - AAFP
• Anesthesia Induction Agents @
• Lower Airway Disease Cats/Dogs VIN/VECCS
• Getting the Most out of Biopsies @
• Exotic Animal ABVP Certification @
• Intro to Basic Statistics 1 - Journal Club

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International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium
Head to the West Coast for the IVECCS 2013, September 7-11, at the Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California.

Check out the IVECCS 2012 proceedings in the VIN Library.

What's new on VIN?
If you find you can't keep up with how fast things change around here, take a look at the Release Notes page and find out about new stuff on VIN!

Book Review of the Week
Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Isabel Symptom Checker

Associate - New & Revised
Canine Chronic Hepatitis (New)

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 164 - opened 7/16
Zoonosis Brain-Teaser 143 - opened 7/15
Pathology Brain-Teaser 118 - opened 7/23

New MedFAQ:
AliveCor® ECG Recording

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, and EVDI.

When we are the patients...
When my ticker was getting rewired, the doctor would occasionally pause his fluoroscopy screen so I could watch on my screen because he knew I was interested. (Apparently they couldn't do both screens live at the same time.) They even printed me a picture of my heart with all the electrodes in it. It was pretty neat being awake for the procedure (except for the nurse anesthetist asking me about her cat).

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

Handling Large Scale Cruelty Cases: From Planning to Prosecution
August 6 - September 6, 2013

This course is designed to provide the veterinarian and other responders with key information on how to plan and execute a large scale cruelty response. Though similar to disaster protocols, these legal cases present certain important issues. The topics include the beginning stages of planning, development of teams, animal processing and sheltering.

Small Rodent Review
August 6 - September 13, 2013

This course is intended to provide an overview of basic husbandry, medicine, and common disease presentations by species in order to allow veterinary staff to feel more comfortable with basic rodent diagnosis and treatment. Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and current considerations for prevention will be covered.

Get detailed help on How to Enroll in a VIN CE Course.

CE Practice Sessions:
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