Head North for Great CE and the Annual VIN Community Breakfast at ACVIM!
Join many of your VIN colleagues at the ACVIM Forum 2009 -- June 3-6 in Montreal. Explore the 2008 Forum Proceedings. Access to the 2009 Forum Proceedings is now available to those who are registered for the Forum. VIN Community Breakfast at ACVIM
Don't miss your chance to meet some of your fellow VINners, including several of your favorite VIN Consultants, Associate Editors and Reps. This year, as in the past, Paul will show off a few new VIN features and tricks to help you get more from VIN. Date: Saturday, June 6
Time: 6:30 - 7:50 a.m.
Place: Hyatt Regency Montreal: Jeanne Mance Room Paul and the VIN staff look forward to getting to know you and learning how we can make VIN better for you. To RSVP, take this quick survey. VIN News Service Needs Your Feedback NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
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Feast Your Eyes on a New Online Text
Echocardiography in the Dog, Cat and Horse by Francesco Porciello has been translated from Italian to English and is now available in the VIN Library. This text is intended to help practitioners learn the benefits and limitations of an echocardiography, illustrates image acquisition techniques for the beginning ultrasonographer and provides reference values for experienced practitioners.
Sink Your Teeth Into Dentistry!
Jan Bellows, Dipl. AVDC, Dipl. ABVP reveals the good, the bad and the ugly. The Smile Book, IV will show you how to complete dental charts. Read on to see photos of normal anatomy and examples of common dental pathology. And don't miss Dr. Bellows' Dental Morphs, also available in the VIN Library. Want to test your dental knowledge?
Dr. Bellows presents regular Dental Brain Teasers. Try your hand with the current case or review past cases. Come on and join the fun! Thanks, Jan, for these great additions to VIN's growing Multimedia collection! Still hungry?
Check out the VIN CE Course Catalog for details on these upcoming courses:
New in VeterinaryPartner:
Texas Farm Radio
Tritrichomonas foetus infections in surveyed pet cats
We requested fecal samples, via veterinarians throughout the United States, from cats with or without clinical signs of trichomoniasis. Of the 173 feline fecal samples received from veterinarians, 17 were culture and PCR positive for T. foetus.
Venereal transmission of canine visceral leishmaniasis
Twelve Leishmania-free bitches, housed in the absence of the insect vector, copulated with multiple naturally infected dogs that were shedding Leishmania in the semen. PCR analysis of serially collected ejaculates indicated that shedding of Leishmania in the semen is intermittent. Three bitches seroconverted, and six were PCR positive by the end of the experimental period (165 days after the last copulation).
Multiple-azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus osteomyelitis in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease successfully treated with long-term oral posaconazole and surgery
The patient was treated with extensive surgery and two weeks of caspofungin therapy, followed by one year of posaconazole therapy. He made a complete recovery and did not experience any side effects.
Castrating a cryptorchid goat
They don't want to spend a ton of money and are to the point that it stinks so bad the don't care if it lives or dies. Is it possible to explore for a retained testicle in the field....I am very hesitant to open this goat up!!
Stifle arthroscopy tips
What works best for me is to make my scope portal just lateral to the patellar tendon, about 1/3 of the way up from the tibial tuberosity to the patella (instrument portal is its mirror image on the medial side of the patellar tendon).
Is it ethical to breed a doberman that has color dilution alopecia (CDA)?
In a blue dobe *with* color dilution alopecia though, we *know* all the factors are there and, in my opinion, it would not be ethical to breed either this dog or its parents!
Dog ate large amount of gummi bear candy: what problems are likely?
We had a dog who ate a couple of pounds of gummi bears and died from severe hypernatremia.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, May 19, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Wednesday, May 20, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, May 20, 9:30 pm EDT
(Thursday, May 21, 1:30 am GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, May 24, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, May 25, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
It's time for another Veterinary Quiz Challenge.
Put your knowledge to the test!
This Week's Rounds Schedule
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Funny Bones:
Bristol Stool Chart
"After all these years, you'd think I'd know better than to open a thread with that kinda title while I'm eating. But noooooo........."
What's Your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases
* Zoonosis Case 17
* Ophthalmology Fun 83
Associate - Updated and New:
Muzzle Folliculitis and Furunculosis in dogs
Explore the rest of Associate!
Book Review of the Week
Veterinary Disaster Response
Purchase it in the VIN Bookstore! Website of the Week
Preventing Occupational And Environmental Exposure To Cytotoxic Drugs and more...
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: ACVIM, EVECCS, SEVC, PVC, and ESFM
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Part I
June 7 - September 6, 2009 Participants will be introduced to theories of management and concepts vital to quality planning. Examples of ISO-based and GLP standards will be included. Laboratory design, Westgard Rules, QC Validation and Sigma Metrics will be covered. Quality Management for the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Part II
October 4 - December 20, 2009 Participants will study personnel specifications, job descriptions, training records and employee appraisals, learn about audits in the veterinary clinical pathology laboratory and determination of reference intervals. Improvement Opportunities, external Quality Assurance performance and a Quality Plan for the laboratory are the final topics in Part II. *NOTE: Part I is a prerequisite for Part II. For information on other CE courses check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Please visit How-To's Of Online CE for details about how to register and participate in online CE courses. If you're looking for information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VPSN members.
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