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The next How-To course series begins on Wednesday, October 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET.

If you prefer one-on-one training, contact feedback@vin.com to arrange a private help session.

Questions? Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information.

Welcome to VIN!

Everyone is Welcome in the Journal Club
Evidenced-based medicine entails applying the most current research to our medical recommendations. However, few of us were formally trained to critically assess and use the information presented in scientific papers.

The VIN Journal Club meets the first Thursday of each month to discuss important papers. Don't have access to the featured journal? We'll arrange to get you a copy of the article so you can still participate.

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).

Next session: Thursday, October 6 - 1 p.m. ET (5 p.m. GMT)
Join Anne Elizabeth Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM, for IVDD Dogs with No Deep Pain: Does Delay in Surgery Affect Prognosis?

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.

WSAVA Guidelines on VIN

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) practitioner guidelines for issues that have global relevance are available in the VIN library. These guidelines include:

• Global Nutrition Guidelines (multiple languages available)
• Guidelines for Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain
• Microchip Identification Guidelines
• Vaccination Guidelines (multiple languages available)

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

• Drug maker's leptospirosis claims surprise veterinarians
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Hemopet ‘1,000 percent going to stay in business’
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinary-drugs peddler eludes justice
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving story:
- Veterinary clinic coming to Wal-Mart?
- Cannabis for canines: availability, research, legal status

Be a VIN newshound:
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.

Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive the VNS Tweets.

New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Maropitant Citrate (Cerenia) revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Shivers (revised)

VetzInsight

• Is there a Health Risk with Urban Chickens?

Who is responsible for developing experienced vets?
Reports from practice suggest an apparent shortage of experienced vets. What is meant by 'experienced vet' and who should be responsible for helping new graduates gain the necessary experience?

Medial patellar ligament splitting in horses with upward fixation of the patella: A long-term follow-up
Medial patellar ligament splitting is a highly effective and minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat UFP when conservative treatment is unsuccessful. In addition, it allows for a very rapid return to sports activity. No short- or long-term complications were observed and no recurrence of this condition was noted.

Intraocular localization of Onchocerca lupi adult worm in a dog with anterior uveitis: A case report
This case highlights the atypical localization of O. lupi in the canine eye emphasizing on the possibility for a complete cure after the surgical removal of the parasite and the filaricidal medication subsequently applied.

US Government To Use Drones To Distribute Plague Vaccine To Prairie Dogs In Order To Help Save Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets
A modified fish bait machine has helped create the vaccine, which will consist of M&Ms smeared in vaccine-laden peanut butter. Lab tests show that prairie dogs find the bait delicious, with a dye added to the mix reliably showing up on the animals' whiskers.

Radiographs Of Mandibular Molars In Puppy: Are These Teeth Unerupted Or Just Slow To Erupt?
I am happy to learn new things about dentistry (among other things) every day -- and VIN is a great way to do that.

Prognosis For Dog That Has Oral Necrosis From Electrical Cord Burn: Consider Cost Of Treatment, Client Compliance, And Dog's Quality Of Life
If this problem can be resolved successfully, it will happen only over a prolonged period of time. Multiple surgeries will/may be indicated. The owner needs to know this is a long term commitment -- and that the costs associated with the commitment are usually high.

Stump The Chump: Interpreting Radiographs In Cat That Had An Intussusception
The lesion in this cat was discovered on necropsy, but I am not sure it is visible on the radiographs. Do you see it?

Use the Rounds link in the main navigation bar to join these discussions.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, October 2 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, October 3 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, for Rule of 20: Twenty Points to Consider to Keep your Critical Patient Alive in ICU/ER.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, October 4 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, October 5 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about solo vet issues?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

How to Use VIN, Part 1
Wednesday, October 5 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, October 6 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
The VIN Representative Committee will show you how to get more out of your VIN experience.
Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Journal Club
Thursday, October 6 - 1 p.m. ET (5 p.m. GMT)
Join Anne Elizabeth Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM, for IVDD Dogs with No Deep Pain: Does Delay in Surgery Affect Prognosis?
Learn more about Journal Club.
*This session will be some text, some audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

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

• Team Training: Reducing Errors & Improving Morale VIN/VECCS Interim (R)
• Social Media 101 Interim (R)
• Busting Myths about Feline Hyperthyroidism Interim VIN/AAFP (R)
• Update from ACVIM/AAVN 2016 @
• Sarcopenia & Cachexia @ (R)
• Deficits in Lateral Paw Positioning after Spinal Cord Injury Journal Club (R)
• Bees Need Vets Too @ (R)

Download VINCasts (@)
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Rounds are also searchable! Use the filters on the right of your Search Results page.

Book Reviews of the Week
- Endoscopy for the Veterinary Technician
- Small Animal Surgical Emergencies
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
National Center For Home Food Preservation

New Quick Poll:
(Look for it on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page.)
If you suspect abuse in a trauma patient, how likely are you to report to the authorities?

Visit the Archived Quick Polls page to participate in previous Quick Poll questions and view results.

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 which upcoming conferences VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café and/or other VIN booths if you’re attending Veterinary Dental Forum, ACVS, ABVP, WWVC, ACVC, ACVR/VCS, or SEVC.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
To see what other courses are currently open for enrollment, browse the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page.

Pattern Recognition - Localizing the Cause of Respiratory Distress in Dogs and Cats
October 5 - 22, 2016
Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC;
Amy Carr, DVM, DACVECC; and
Christopher Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ

The initial approach to a patient with respiratory distress is of utmost importance as it can determine whether these critical patients live or die. The first step in examining a patient with a respiratory emergency is to perform a primary survey, efficiently evaluating airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs). A clinician should evaluate the patient's breathing pattern and work of breathing; particular attention should be given to the phase of breathing affected and effort should be made to determine if the breathing pattern is obstructive or restrictive. Anatomical localization of the cause of respiratory distress is assessed through a "look, listen and feel" approach, and may be a very powerful tool for assessing underlying structural changes.

Dental Radiograph Interpretation
October 3 - November 10, 2016
Presenter(s): Steve Holmstrom, DVM, DAVDC

The course is focused on the participant getting the maximum benefit possible from the use of digital intraoral (dental) radiology. It will introduce the concept of what is a good veterinary dental intraoral radiograph, how to take it, and how to correct errors. Radiographic anatomy of canine and feline teeth will be covered as well as non-pathological and pathological variations, and normal/abnormal anatomy of the mandible and maxilla for such things as developmental disease, periodontal disease, endodontic disease and orthodontic disease.

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