HAPPY HOLIDAYS From VIN!
As we near the end of 2009, the VIN staff wishes you and yours HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Thanks for making YOUR VIN community a wonderful place to live and work. We look forward to sharing 2010 with you! Please note that the VIN office will be closed on December 24 and 25 and January 1. Responses to calls and email may take a bit longer than usual during this time. Thanks in advance for your patience. If you have a truly urgent issue, Paul's phone is always on -- 530-757-6881
Deck The Halls With (Pet Safe!) Boughs of Holly
Help your clients avoid a trip to the emergency clinic this holiday season with these handy resources: Not clear on just how toxic your favorite holiday foliage might be? Find out which plants are unsafe to have around your furry friends with the Household Poisonous Plant Book -- compiled by our friends at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center!
The Evolution of VIN
The VIN Team is hard at work for you! The VIN Wizards, Info Seeking Geeks, Tech Support Team, VINGRAM, Multimedia Team, CE Team, Consultants, Associate Editors, Reps, Reporters, Librarians, VSPN, eVetsites, VetVision, VeterinaryPartner writers and editors, Legal Support, Bookstore, Foundation, Board of Directors, Artists, VIN This Week Team and all who toil day and night making VIN, VSPN and VIN related services work for you and your staff are constantly tweaking and adding to our community. Changes happen so often and so fast that we sometimes forget to tell you about them. That's BAD! We know it is. 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. If you want the latest and greatest and want to be on the "bleeding edge" of where VIN is going, make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage. The "plan" is for Beta.vin.com to help speed the testing and release of new features. Hopefully Beta.vin.com will provide the "sandbox" where we all can play knowing that if it doesn't quite work as planned, we can retreat to good-ole VIN.com and find the tested and mature features and toolsets we've all come to trust. More details.
NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and Discuss
News Reported for YOU...
Evolving stories:
* Vermont Supreme Court to consider value of pets
* AVMA-WebMD venture sparks concern amount veterinarians
Be a VIN newshound:
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. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners. The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is now publicly available. Now you can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to prompt the VNS crew add you.
New: Bring 'em Inside Revised: Texas Farm Radio:
Stability of canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentration in serum samples and effects of long-term administration of prednisone to dogs on serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations
Serum cPLI concentrations measured in canine serum samples stored at room temperature, in a refrigerator, or in a freezer at -20 degrees or -80 degrees C were stable for at least 21 days. Also, long-term prednisone administration to dogs did not significantly affect serum cPLI concentrations.
Detection of two different papillomaviruses within a feline cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature
There is evidence that papillomaviruses promote the development of SCC on sun-exposed skin in humans. This is the first report in a cat of a papillomavirus other than FdPV-2 and the first time that multiple papillomaviruses have been detected within a single neoplasm in this species.
Characterization and quantification of ceramides in the nonlesional skin of canine patients with atopic dermatitis compared with controls
These findings suggest that decreased amounts of ceramides in the skin of dogs with AD may be involved in the impaired barrier function of their skin.
Dog With Neck And/Or Back Pain: How To Get Diagnostic Quality Cervical Spinal Radiographs
You will have absolutely no fun with these cases if you don't get really good, well-positioned films. So, I have a few ideas for you to restore the joy of cervical radiology and your faith in the powers of the darkroom.
Abdominal Radiography And Evaluation Of The Stomach: Right Vs. Left Lateral Patient Positioning
If there is any gas in a dog's stomach (there usually is) and the dog is lying in right lateral recumbency (as it usually is), where is the gas bubble going to go? If you flip the dog over onto the left side, where does the gas go?
Feline Urethral Obstruction: Treatment Protocols
I would be delighted to share my "average" blocked cat routine. However, we have a rule in our hospital to never utter the word "protocol" -- because every patient is so different.
Towel Restraint Of Parrots: Avoiding Force And Fear
Please forgive the lengthy answer, but your experience and injuries really hit on some big issues in avian practice ...
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 VIN Rounds
Sunday, December 27 ~ No Rounds
Take this time to celebrate the holiday of your choice. See you next year!
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, December 29, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, December 30, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
VIN/VSPN Rounds
Sunday, January 3, 10 p.m. ET
(Monday, January 4, 3 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Phyllis Webster, AA, OM, CVPM, for The Case for Compliance: Holding the Entire Team Accountable.
How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, January 6, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, January 7, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN efficiently with an overview of VIN and the Front Page.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.
@ = VINCast available for this session
Want to see what you've been missing?
Click the Rounds button on VIN's main navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds, click the complete list of Rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts or click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library. Rounds are also searchable via the main VIN Search. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters. For all you multi-taskers:
Download VINCasts to your MP3 player and listen to previous Rounds sessions while you run errands, exercise or steal a few minutes of me-time.
You can see all of the possible VIN destinations in the VINDEX drop down menu, including the VIN Calculators. The MyCalculations suite allows you to save data for your patients, so that you can compare, print and share results from different visits.
MyCalculations is available on Beta.vin.com and www.vin.com and can be found in the VIN Library and the VINDEX (Calc./Conversions). Check out the new Chocolate Toxicity Calculator, it may come in handy this time of year!
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.)
 Book Review of the Week
Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and Metazoan Infections, Second Edition
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore!
Web site of the Week
Kwanzaa and more...
eVetsites Tip of the Week
Wrap Text Around Photo Images
What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
Pathology Brain-Teaser 7
Zoonosis Case 49
Ophthalmology Fun 100
Associate - Updated and New:
Color Dilution Alopecia (Canine)
Explore the rest of Associate!
Two New Proceedings on VIN!
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (2008)
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (2009)
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 Web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: NAVC, WVC and SAVMA.
Look what my staff got me!
I have the worlds greatest crew. They know me and vet med way too well. Now I can finally practice like I should ...
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE. NAVLE® Review and Preparation
February 14 - April 4, 2010 This is a seven-session course to help senior veterinary students and veterinarians prepare for the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE®). The last session will include a mock examination. Overall, the VIN NAVLE® review is useful for NAVLE® candidates who are looking for structured, week-by-week instruction to help them stay on track to complete exam preparation in an efficient and effective manner. If you're looking for more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members. Now you can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN/VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.
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