VSPN - Veterinary Support Personnel Network

02/14/2025

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Who says you can't get a great deal in Las Vegas anymore? If you're heading to Sin City for WVC, listen to your better angels and stop by the VIN booth to win-win with the VIN Spin to Win game. You'll learn terrific new-to-you tips to help you get more from your VIN membership, possibly hear some less-terrific jokes, meet colleagues, and walk away with a prize.

Find out where VIN is on the map: https://www.vin.com/doc/?Id=12508690&SAId=1&IsMBLink=1&MyActivities=1

02/14/2025

Lost pets with Save This Life chips aren't traceable, veterinarians say

02/11/2025

02/11/2025

Companion animal veterinarians on alert for H5N1 in feline patients

02/05/2025

Philip Seibert will provide practical guidance on the administration of a controlled substance accountability program in the veterinary hospital. The course will present an overview of the DEA regulations, including registration, ordering, security, dispensing, accountability, inventories, and problem-resolution scenarios that are likely to happen in a veterinary practice setting. **This course will discuss US federal (DEA) laws only. **

Course fee includes a copy of Phil's "The Complete Veterinary Practice Controlling Controlled Drug Manual", so enroll soon to help ensure it arrives in time.

To enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12442749

01/31/2025

How well is your practice utilizing veterinary technicians compared to other practices and current standards? Placing and utilizing vet techs in the appropriate role within the team is linked to better patient care, staff fulfillment, more manageable workloads, increased practice revenue, and team wellness. This course will identify obstacles to reaching higher standards and discuss how to have difficult discussions within the hospital to aid in increasing vet tech utilization.

Enrollment closes: February 11 at 5pm EST

To enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12385052

01/30/2025

From start to finish, the way samples are collected and processed is just as important as the testing steps to obtain valid test results. Veterinary professionals can minimize interfering factors and false results by taking simple steps during the collection and handling. This course will cover sample collection for various tests performed at the point of care and those sent to outside laboratories. Methods of minimizing pre-analytical errors and ways to minimize storage changes will be covered. General changes to test results will be included.

To enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12431525

01/30/2025

Do you love toxicology cases when they come to your hospital and want a deeper understanding of what is happening, what we’re doing, and why? Or do you hate toxicology and hope another veterinary technician is assigned to the case, but low-key, do you wish you understood them better? Either way, this is the course for you!
To enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12450474

01/30/2025

Heidi Reuss-Lamky provides all the necessary information to become proficient using arterial catheters. The discussion includes step-by-step instructions on how to place, maintain, and utilize arterial catheters for blood gas draws and direct blood pressure monitoring, as well as precautions and potential complications associated with their use.
To enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12429168

01/21/2025

VIN-VSPN will be at VMX!

01/20/2025

This basic oncology course will provide a broad overview of the principles of oncology, including early detection, diagnostics, cancer treatments, radiation and chemotherapy safety and treatment side effects.
Enrollment closes January 29th!
To enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12359600

01/18/2025

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Support veterinary colleagues helping the animals we love impacted by Los Angeles Fires. 100% goes directly to the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. https://giving.classy.org/lafires

01/16/2025

Feasibility study highlights potential risks in Murray State's proposal

01/16/2025

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01/10/2025

We came across this great resource for animal rescue/shelters in the Los Angeles area.

01/09/2025

Looking for practical guidance on how to administer a controlled substance accountability program in your hospital? Enroll in this interactive course to get an overview of the DEA regulations, from ordering and dispensing drugs to managing inventories and security. During the course, you’ll also explore problem-resolution scenarios that are likely to happen in a veterinary practice setting. Please note: This course focuses exclusively on U.S. federal (DEA) laws.
Enroll EARLY all for shipping time of the manual.
For more info and to enroll: https://www.vin.com/course/12442749

01/08/2025

AVMA accreditation does not encompass distance learning. Should it?