Most Rounds take place on Sunday evenings, but there are also Rounds with more specific focus:

• AAFP and VECCS Rounds focus on feline and emergency medicine topics, respectively.
• The VIN Journal Club leads you through analyzing a journal article.
• How-To Rounds help you get the most out of VIN tools and features.
• Last but not least, if you need to bounce ideas off your colleagues or let off some pressure, the Tuesday evening Venting Over a Venti sessions may be just what the doctor ordered.

Interested in contributing your veterinary expertise to a world-wide veterinary audience while gaining valuable teaching experience? Contact Rounds@vin.com.

Every VINner in Practice is Assigned a Buddy from the VIN Representative Team!
You never need to feel lost or alone. Your buddy can help you navigate VIN like a pro, find the information you're looking for and personlize your VIN experience to fit your needs.

Don't remember who YOUR buddy is?

To find out, log in to VIN and click on MyVIN in the navigation bar at the top of the page. Under the COLLEAGUES menu, choose My Colleagues. Your buddy's name will show in the upper left corner of the window. Click on the name to view your buddy’s profile or click on the email icon to send your buddy an email.

If you don't have an assigned buddy yet, click on 'Request a Buddy' and the VIN membership services team will match you with a buddy and send you both an introductory email.

You can also email VINgram@vin.com and they'll be happy to remind you who your buddy is and let them know you want to get re-introduced.

Not in practice? Don't have a buddy and need help? Email Feedback@vin.com and help will soon be on the way.

Beta.vin.com: Enhance Your VIN Experience!
If you like being the first kid on the block with the latest toy, Beta.vin.com is for you!

Beta.vin.com is where you can try new VIN features and tools before they are 'officially' released. Your feedback will help the VIN Wizards fine tune those new features.

So, if you want to be on the "bleeding edge" make http://Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.

Here are a few of the latest things you'll find on Beta.vin.com:

• View annotations within message board posts
• Free Water Deficit Calculator
• MyCalculations Portal

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

• UK officials unveil major effort to study veterinary workforce
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Massachusetts veterinarians must report animal abuse
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• First canine Ebola quarantine met with good luck
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarians voicing opinions on accreditation are not 'elitists'
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Ownership of Sentinel antiparasitic line poised to change
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving Stories
- Nonprofits and private practice: Easing the tension
- Zoetis reportedly targeted in takeover attempt

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.

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

New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Portosystemic Shunt (PSS) revised

Texas Farm Radio

• How to Increase Water Consumption in the Winter revised

VetzInsight

• I'm Moving and can't Take my Pet

Cutaneous listeriosis in a veterinarian with the evidence of zoonotic transmission--a case report
A 54-year-old male veterinary practitioner developed pustular changes on the skin of arms and hands after assisting with the delivery of a stillborn calf. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from the skin lesions on the arms and from the bovine placenta.

Diagnostic accuracy of pre-treatment biopsy for grading soft tissue sarcomas in dogs
The concordance in grade between excisional and pre-treatment biopsies was 59%. Of the 41% that lacked concordance, 29% of pre-treatment biopsies underestimated grade and 12% overestimated grade.

Genetic risk factors for insidious equine recurrent uveitis in Appaloosa horses
The risk model using these markers classified ~80% of ERU cases and 75% of controls in the second population as moderate or high risk, and low risk, respectively.

Respiratory Distress And Mediastinal Shift In An Obstipated Cat; CT Images Showing Pneumothorax
Why do you need to give fluids for a short procedure? If a dog is euvolemic to start, and you control blood pressure and perfusion with good balanced anesthesia, why do we want to make it hypervolemic during a non-fluid-losing procedure?

Echodensity Seen Within Urinary Bladder Of A Dog That Has Hematuria: Tumor, Stone, Or Blood Clot?
A stone that size would produce a shadow. This is not a stone. Putting color Doppler over it would be helpful to rule out a blood clot.

What Happened To 100% Financing For Practice Purchases? How Do Veterinarians Buy Practices With Little Cash On Hand?
So let's dispel the myth. Generally speaking, a buyer can expect...

Sick Sinus Syndrome In A Geriatric Dog That Has Episodes Of Falling Or Stumbling; Ventricular Escape Beats Vs. Ventricular Premature Complexes (VPCs)
Just to point out the difference -- VPCs come in early, while ventricular escape beats come in late. VPCs are treated with anti-arrhythmic drugs. Anti-arrhythmic drugs that are used to treat VPCs kill dogs that have sinus arrest and ventricular escape beats. They effectively stop the heart for good.

Wondering how long it is until the next Rounds session? Take a look at the Rounds Countdown Clock!

How to Use VIN, Part 1
Wednesday, December 3 - 9:30 p.m. ET
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.
*Note: There will only be two How-To sessions this month instead of three.

VIN Journal Club
No Journal Club this month. Check the Journal Club page for information on upcoming sessions.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, December 7 - 9 p.m. ET
Join James Schoster, DVM, DACVO, for Complicated Corneal Ulcers: Microbial Keratitis.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Need help remembering when Rounds sessions are happening? Check out the list of ways to be reminded about VIN Rounds sessions.

Want to See What You've Been Missing?
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Rounds are also searchable! In Search 3, use the filters on the left of your search results page.

Scamming Client
Three days ago one of my receptionists, who is on Facebook a lot, stumbled upon a post by this client. Apparently she has been on a Puggle rescue site fundraising for Chester's surgery: on the site she claims that Chester is riddled with cancer and that the vet needs $1500 before she can proceed with his "life-saving" surgery.

Apparently she raised more than $1500 this way and people who donated have been asking us to see how the surgery went. She replied publicly on Facebook that Chester's surgery went well and that he was still at the clinic and that he would be in a lot of pain, etc.

The day before, all this came down I happened to have seen this dog for his annual exam and vaccinations and again there was no mention of surgery. She used some of the donation for vaccinations and Frontline.

Book Review of the Week
Frog Anatomy & Dissection Guide
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Recent Quick Polls (look for the newest ones on the lower left side of the VIN Front Page)

Find more on the Archived Quick Poll page.

Website of the Week
Disaster Recovery Playbook

From the VIN Library
Common Small Animal Diagnoses: An Algorithmic Approach

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 San Diego.

Get by With a Little Help From VIN
In the VIN Help Center you'll find links to text documents, videos, and FAQs on topics in these areas and many more:

• Basic computer skills
• Navigating on VIN
• Using the message boards
• Attending rounds sessions
• Participating in CE
• Using MyVIN
• Search tips
• Using VIN features on your mobile device

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

Common Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Injuries
January 6 - March 27, 2015

This course will go through diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of common musculoskeletal injuries seen in our canine (some feline cases will be presented by the focus is on dogs) patients. The focus of this course is practically relevant information that is applicable to everyday practice.

Systems A: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
April 30 - July 5, 2015

The third of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series, this course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts, covering neurologic, cardiac and dermatologic body systems.

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

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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