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Welcome to VSPN

The Veterinary Support Personnel Network is for veterinary support staff working with, for, or in the field of veterinary medicine, under the direction of a licensed veterinarian. Membership in VSPN is free. In order to have access to all of VSPN's community features including message boards, chats, and CE, you will need to register (click on the REGISTER button on the left side of this screen).

(General Public should utilize www.veterinarypartner.com, VIN/VSPN's public, veterinarian supervised website)

(Veterinarians should register at www.vin.com, the premier site for veterinarians)

REGISTERING for membership:
When you complete your registration application, your information will be reviewed. If you have not heard from us within 48 hours about the status of your application, please email Nanette@vspn.org

Thank you for helping us make VSPN the BEST online veterinary support staff site!

This week in VSPN:

Mark these interactive sessions on your calendar! To attend please go to the VSPN Chat/Rounds room (unless otherwise noted).

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Friday, May 11, 2012; 9 PM ET (USA)
  Student Chat: Your favorite student chat host will be here. Come talk about everything academic with Kris.

Friday, May 11, 2012; 10 PM ET (USA)
  Friday Rounds: How Does Your Team Rate in Problem Solving Skills? Julie will be on hand to help you decide

Friday, May 18, 2012; 10 PM ET (USA)
  Friday Chat: Has it been awhile since you have attended a chat? Friday's are a great way to reconnect with old friends and meet some new colleagues.

Friday, May 25, 2012; 9 PM ET (USA)
  Student Chat: Are you graduating? Share the excitement tonight with Kris and the rest of the VSPN student community.

Friday, May 25, 2012; 10 PM ET (USA)
  Friday Chat: Open chat with Mark at the helm. Share a case, discuss clinic life or talk over whatever is on your veterinary medicine mind.

FROM YOUR MESSAGE BOARDS
Eye lubricant
Thiopental for induction
Elimination dysfunction
Cleaning Dip Quick containers
Raw honey for wounds
Frustrated CVT
Sampling coags in small patients
IVECCS VTS tech review
Anorexic horse with mouth ulcers
Increasing revenue
Florinef (fludrocortisone) tablets
Late appointments throw off schedule
Liquid oxygen tanks
Cost of services
Percocet protocol
Doppler recommendation
FidoPharm
Standing around
Just asked to interview
Clipper blade recommendation for rabbits
Salmonella incubation period
Lavender oil in cats

FROM THE VIN NEWS SERVICE
Veterinarian investigates illicit diversion of flea products
     Message Board Discussion
Veterinarians ponder ideal number of daily appointments
     Message Board Discussion
Challenges face proposal to create welfare specialty
     Message Board Discussion

ABSTRACT OF THE WEEK
Final-year student and employer views of essential personal, interpersonal and professional attributes for new veterinary science graduates.
The distributions of responses given by students and employers did not differ significantly for 44 of 54 attributes listed. Communication skills, teamwork, respect for co-workers, honesty, and an awareness of personal limitations were valued highly by students and employers.

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
FDA Alerts

BOOK REVIEWS OF THE WEEK
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 4th Edition VSPN Review by Review by Oreta M. Samples, RVT, MPH, DHSc

RECENT HANDOUTS / ROUNDS HIGHLIGHTS:
World Veterinary Day 2012: Antimicrobial Resistance
Emergencies and Disasters: Awareness, Planning and Your Pet

VSPN LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS:
Pregnancy in the work place has been a topic of conversation in the VSPN community from both the perspective of management and employee. There are often HR and OSHA concerns. Look to your VSPN Library and Message Board resources for answers!

What precautions should we take for pregnant staff members?? A practice manager's guideline
Pregnancy In Practice
Pregnancy in the Workplace

VIN/VSPN CE courses available for registration:

For more information on Continual Education courses you can take online, please see the VIN/VSPN CE course listings at the top of the CE page.

Test this VSPN feature:

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VSPN This Week

We have updated our Marketing and Advertisement folder title to be more 'in the times.' The title of this VSPN folder will now be "Marketing and Social Media." Marketing encompasses many aspects in each of our veterinary practices. Whether it is external or internal marketing, let this be your forum to discuss your ideas or challenges you face. Social Media is a worldwide means of letting others know about you, be it personally or professionally. Since VSPN is a professional community we've added Social Media to this folder so we can better communicate its uses.

If you are taking online CE with VIN or VSPN - be aware that we have revised our practice sessions to set days and times and these will become effective in June. If your next course opens June 1, 2012 or later, you'll see those changes in coming emails. Let us know how this works for you!

NEW RELEASE: ANIMALicious: A New Client Education Resource is the VIN Community's newest client education effort and facilitates the notion that communication between veterinarians and clients is not only okay, it is essential.
ANIMALicious' mission is to support you and all colleagues by helping clients understand behind-the-exam room issues. Written by magical leprechauns (also known as VIN Community veterinarians and staff), ANIMALicious encourages and accepts moderated comments from veterinarians and pet owners alike.
ANIMALicious takes Veterinary Partner one step further by tackling broader issues in a humorous but sometimes poignant manner.
The site has opened with just a few articles; one or two will be added weekly. The first articles are:

Waiting is the Hardest Part - on the Pet
How one Veterinarian Answers the No. 1 Question
Dog Owner's Guide to Peaceful Co-existence with Livestock
Muzzling Debate: What's the Problem with Keeping Pets and People Safer at the Vet's?

Sincerely,
Nanette Walker Smith
M.Ed., RVT, CVT, LVT
Nanette@VSPN.org
VSPN Content Director

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