Making Changes to your VIN Membership Information is Quick, Convenient, and Easy!
Have you moved? Got a new email address? Changed jobs? Log in any time of the day or night and use MyVIN to: - Change your contact info (mailing and email addresses, telephone numbers, etc.).
- Get a statement of your VIN membership charges and customize the dates.
- Update your billing information (payment option and/or method).
- Renew your membership.
- Securely change your password.
Prefer to talk to a live person? The VIN membership services team can make those changes for you, as well as: - Change your other secure log-in details.
- Set up or change your group membership.
- Change your name (VIN memberships are not transferrable to others. However, if you your legal name has changed, you prefer to use, or stop using, a nickname, or discover a typo in your name, the VIN membership team will be happy to help.
It's a Group Effort!
Colleagues working in the same practice qualify for group membership rates! Each practitioner enjoys the benefit of an individual account and personal login - maintaining preferences and professionalism - with the added convenience and savings of Group Membership billing. Remember, there is no such thing as a VIN 'hospital membership' where all colleagues use the same login. Every colleague at every hospital must have their own account/login, even if the billing is handled as a group membership within their hospital. (Check out this discussion on the VIN message boards about sharing login details.) This FAQ will explain how group memberships work. If you still have questions contact membership services at vingram@vin.com, or call membership services at 1-800-700-4636 (toll free) or 1-530-756-4881 (locally) or 01 45 222 6154 in the UK.
Annotations on Message Board Images in Presenter 3
Even on the clearest of pictures, it's not always easy to tell what you're supposed to be looking at on slideshow images posted to the VIN Message boards. With the new Annotations tool in Presenter 3, text, highlights, and graphics can now be added to the image, making it easy to see to just what area of the image the poster is referring. Note: Functionality for creating annotations will initially be released only to admins/consultants. As the process is refined, all members will be allowed to create annotations. If you haven't checked out Beta.vin.com now is the perfect time to give it a try! Keep an eye on this section of VIN This Week to find out what new toys you can help us perfect on Beta.vin.com.
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss;
News reported for YOU...
Evolving:
* British Veterinary Association questions new school program, cites potential workforce surplus
* Amerisource Medical principal indicted
* Pressure to give discount?
* Hurricane Sandy’s effects Be a VIN newshound:
VIN News Service (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.
The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. Follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.
New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!
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Effects of canine parvovirus strain variations on diagnostic test results and clinical management of enteritis in dogs
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of canine parvovirus (CPV) strains among dogs with enteritis admitted to a referral hospital in the southwestern United States during an 11-month period and to compare diagnostic test results, disease severity, and patient outcome among CPV strains.
Comparison of time to loss of consciousness and maintenance of anesthesia following intraosseous and intravenous administration of propofol in rabbits
In all evaluated aspects of anesthesia, IO administration of propofol was as effective as IV administration in rabbits. Results suggested that total IO anesthesia can be performed in rabbits with limited vascular access.
Effect of oral administration of pimobendan in cats with heart failure
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of PO administration of pimobendan on clinical and echocardiographic variables and survival time in cats with heart failure characterized by ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Dog That Had Photophobia And Corneal Lesion Was Diagnosed With A Foreign Body; Why Corneal Foreign Body Should Be Removed By Ophthalmologist
A corneal foreign body, especially one that you are having a very hard time recognizing, should be dealt with by a board certified ophthalmologist if at all possible. Here is why...
Treatment For Cat With Nasal Cryptococcosis; Why Should You Perform In-House Cytology Before Sending Specimens To A Pathologist? (Photographs, Microphotographs)
I credit the original cytology as setting the stage for submitting the proper specimens and the proper test requests...
How Can We Word A No Drama Policy In The Employee Manual?
Can anyone please give me an example of how a 'no drama allowed' policy is described in the employee manual?
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 30, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, October 31, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join your VIN colleagues for a chat!
VIN Journal Club
Thursday, November 1, 1 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, November 2, 5 p.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Mark Rishniw, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM, to discuss a cardiology paper.
Bernay F, Bland JM, Häggström J, et al.
Efficacy of spironolactone on survival in dogs with naturally occurring mitral regurgitation caused by myxomatous mitral valve disease.
J Vet Intern Med. 2010 Mar-Apr;24(2):331-41. Full text of this article is available for VIN Members until November 15. Follow the link above to the VIN abstract page. On the right is a fulltext link -- choose "Get It." 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.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, November 7, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, November 8, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Sean Smarick, VMD, DACVECC, for CRIs Beyond MLK.
Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions
Want to See What You've Been Missing?
Download VINCasts
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 @.
Catch the Learning Bug at ISCAID in Fog City
Registration is now open for the 2nd Biennial Symposium of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID) at Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, November 14 - 17.
Post a Medical Video
Want your VIN colleagues to take a peek at a case for you? Email your video to Videos@vin.com and the VIN multimedia team will compress and convert it to a format your fellow VINners can easily view on the message boards. Read the FAQ for detailed instructions. 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, and then clicking on "Member Support Team" in the left hand side column.)
 Book Review of the Week
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiorespiratory Medicine, Second Edition
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore!
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!
Website of the Week
Veterinary Developmental Anatomy
eVetSites Tip of the Week
Update Your eVetsite Template
What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Ophthalmology Fun 155 - Opened 10/27
Pathology Brain-Teaser 105 - Opened 10/22
Zoonosis Brain-Teaser 128 - Opened 10/23
VIN Show-Me-How Video:
How to use the VIN Nav Bar
Associate - Updated and New
Sciatic nerve injury in cats (revised)
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: Veterinary Dental Forum, ACVP/ASVCP, CVC and NAVC.
An Alpacalyptic Halloween Tail
This is a dark tale, a saga of things that lurk in shadows, of inhuman hungers and fears. It is a story to curdle your bones, chill your blood, and mix your metaphors. Here you enter a world of disease, violence, and alpacalyptic despair. Read further… at your peril.
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE.
Principles of Medicine
January 3 - February 10, 2013 Module 2 of 6 in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review Series, this course builds on the foundation created in the Pathologic Basis of Disease course, providing an overview of concepts in clinical reasoning and practice. Focus will be on clinical decision making and the diagnostic process including assessment of laboratory data, problem-based medicine and an introduction to evidenced-based medicine. ECM Review Module 1 – Rabbits
January 9 - February 2, 2013 This course is the first of four modules in the ECM (Exotic Companion Mammal) Review series. Each course focuses on specific exotic companion mammal species, covering the medicine and disease presentations common to that species. New Resources for VIN CE Participants
If you're new to VIN online CE or just need a refresher, visit the new CE Practice Area and the CE Participant Resource Center for some helpful tips. 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 day and time each week for your convenience: - Tuesdays 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. EDT
- Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
Check the World Clock Time Zone Converter to confirm the time for your area. For more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists, or practice managers, visit the VSPN Course Catalog. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members. Follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower. Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what's on the schedule.
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