Good health is important for our patients, but we often neglect our health as we juggle our responsibilities. Discover how maintaining your mental and physical health can help improve patient care and client service.

This course contains topics not traditionally covered in veterinary curricula or other continuing education. It incorporates information from multiple disciplines, including human nutrition, sleep and exercise physiology, psychology, and other social sciences.

Featuring several instructors from disciplines outside of veterinary medicine, these modules are designed to help all clinicians learn better physical and emotional self-care. Participants can look forward to exciting intellectual challenges and developing new tools for dealing with physical and psychosocial stressors.

See the course descriptions for more information on Module I (starts September 8th) and Module II (starts October 6th).

Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Drug Resources on VIN
Find helpful drug resources in the Online Books & Manuals section of the VIN Library:

• VIN Formulary for Exotic Animals
  By Ned Gentz, DVM, DACZM, & Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABT, DABVT - This formulary lists drugs, doses and indications for amphibians, reptiles, birds, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, and camelids.
• Small Animal Drug Handbook, 2nd Ed.
  By Rhea Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVO - This exclusive online second edition contains hundreds of drug dosages listed by specific usages for the dog and cat.
• Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook - 7th Ed.
  By Donald C. Plumb, Pharm D - Browse the full text of the Veterinary Drug Handbook.
• North American Companion Animal Formulary
  By Ned Kuehn, DVM, DACVIM - Online version of the NACAF includes >1900 references on the use of >950 drugs.
• BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 6th Ed.
  Compiled by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in 2008 (7th edition - 2011, coming soon).

Need more? Check the Drug Resources section of the Library also.

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

• Veterinarians eye legislative path to lower student loan interest rates
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians, schools emphasize yearly pet checkups
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• California to require clarity in pet health insurance policies
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Alabama veterinary board appointee focus of complaint
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians unveil new technique for jaw reconstruction
  Public | VIN | Discussion

The VIN News Service (VNS) is here to give you a voice and to 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.

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Adverse Reactions to Spot-on Flea and Tick Products

Texas Farm Radio

• Elbow Lameness

VetzInsight

• "My Dog was Abused!"

Incidence and variables associated with inadequate antibody titers after pre-exposure rabies vaccination among veterinary medical students
Twenty-nine percent of subjects had inadequate antibody titers against rabies at 2 years. Gender, vaccine type/manufacturer, BMI of 25 or greater, and more than 21 days between the first and third doses of vaccine were independently associated with inadequate antibody titers at two years. Our data would support modifying the recommendations, so the third dose is recommended at 21 days rather than 21-28 days.

Complications after corrective surgery for lateral patellar luxation in dogs: 36 cases (2000-2011)
The most frequent complication was reluxation, which was detected in 10 of 47 (21.3%) stifle joints. Dogs that underwent bilateral surgical repair during a single anesthetic episode had odds of reluxation that were 12.5 times the odds of reluxation for dogs that underwent unilateral surgical repair.

Use of hydropulsion for the treatment of superficial corneal foreign bodies: 15 cases (1999-2013)
In these patients, hydropulsion was easily performed with readily available materials and was successful for the removal of superficial corneal foreign bodies with no adverse effects.

Iris Pigment Changes In A Young Adult Cat: How Likely Is Melanoma Vs. Melanosis?
Features that support a diagnosis of diffuse iris melanoma include thickening at the sites of pigmentation, a dull velvety texture to the affected iris, cellular exfoliation into the anterior chamber...

Diagnosing Heartworm Infection In Dogs: Why Is Antigen Testing More Reliable Than Checking For Microfilaria?
We see a lot of dogs that are antigen positive and microfilaria negative (something like one third) and very few dogs that are microfilaria positive and antigen negative (like 1%). Not all worms produce microfilariae. For example...

Client Gave Pet Sitter Falsified Invoice As Proof Of Vaccination
The invoice is *exactly* what is on the luvmypet site. Word for word. Including pricing. Could it be an insurance scam, with the client getting reimbursed through a third party with false invoices?

Traveling By Air To Another Country With Two Cats: Tips For Minimizing The Stress
Thanks so much for posting your personal experience. Those tips are hugely helpful.

Use the links below or click the Rounds button in the main navigation bar to join these discussions.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, August 31 - 9 p.m. ET
Join Elizabeth Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVECC, for Beyond Bottle Feeding: What To Do When The Sick Neonate Arrives At Your Practice.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

VIN Journal Club
Thursday, September 4 - 1 p.m. ET
Join Stijn Niessen, DVM, PhD, DECVIM-CA, PGCVetEd, FHEA, MRCVS, to discuss an endocrinology paper.
van der Kooij M, Iveta Becvarova I, Meyer HP, Teske E, Kooistra HS. Effects of an iodine-restricted food on client-owned cats with hyperthyroidism.
J Feline Med Surg. October 2013;16(6):491-498.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.
Instructions for obtaining FULL TEXT versions of these articles can be found on the VIN Journal Club page.
*This session may feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

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Student Loan Repayment Simulator
As large loans become more common in higher education, so does confusion over the various payment programs. Get an idea of how each type of federal loan payment program may impact your financial future with the Student Loan Repayment Simulator.

How'd You do That?
Whether you're looking for tips on performing laparoscopic procedures, joint taps, or diagnostic cystoscopy, you'll find a wealth of information in the VIN Library.

Articles in 27 subject areas, ranging from Anesthesia to Urology, have been compiled in the Procedures and Techniques section.

Book Review of the Week
Career Choices or Veterinary Technicians, Opportunities for Animal Lovers
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Canine and Feline
Explore the rest of Associate!

Website of the Week
Advances In Equine Nutrition

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 175 - opened 7/27
Pathology Brain-Teaser 131 - opened 8/6
Zoonotic Case 159 - opened 8/18

VIN Community Quick Poll (see the VIN Front Page to participate)
How frequently do you vaccinate dogs with core (distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus) vaccines (excluding rabies)?

From the VIN Library
* Necropsy form
* Dog/cat fight wounds - Client Handout
* Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT 2014) Conference & Trade Show - Proceedings

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: EVDI, ECVIM-CA, IVECCS, and SWVS.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Coming in September:

The Other Side of Veterinary Medicine: Healthy Clinicians Make Better Practitioners - Module I
September 8 - October 9, 2014
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Fall NAVLE® Review and Preparation
September 12 - November 12, 2014
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Veterinary Dentistry for the General Practitioner - Module 1
September 22 - October 31, 2014
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Veterinary Ethics
September 25 - November 30, 2014

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

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