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Aug 23th, 2011---Fall 2011 VIN NAVLE® Review


              

The VIN Comprehensive NAVLE® Review course

Sep 18-Oct 30, 2011     8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA)

Taught by Steve McLaughlin DVM, MPH, DACVPM (aka: "Dr. Zuku") & Waiva Worthley DVM

With species-specific support from board certified specialists:
Lisle George, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Bovine)
Bob Doneley, BVSc, FACVSc (Avian Health, Small Ruminants)
Emily Graves, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Equine)
Michele Gaspar, DVM, DAVBP (Feline)
Laura Ridge Cousins, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Canine)

This will be a live, online NAVLE® prep session every Sunday night for 2 hours, plus notes and a web forum on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).

Useful if you need structure to help stay on track, or you've been out of school a while and want a comprehensive review

Course Outline:
Week 1 (Sep 18): NAVLE® Study strategy, Public health, Toxicology and more
Week 2 (Sep 26): Bovine Top 20 NAVLE® review
Week 3 (Oct 2):    Equine Top 20 NAVLE® review
Week 4 (Oct 9):    Canine Top 20 NAVLE® review
Week 5 (Oct 16):  Feline Top 20 NAVLE® review
Week 6 (Oct 23):  Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Poultry, Exotics
Week 7 (Oct 30):  Mock exam, Test strategy tips

Cost to senior vet students in US/Canadian schools is $50, which may be later applied as credit to your first VIN CE course enrollment as a graduate veterinarian.

Cost to graduates is $140 for VIN members and $227 for Non-members.
See course announcement for details

Oct 2, 2010--- CEM outbreak in U.S:   1st cases in 25 years !

   
On December 15, 2008, the State of Kentucky confirmed that a quarter horse stallion was positive for Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative organism of contagious equine metritis (CEM).

Follow this link for the USDA-APHIS CEM news update.

KEY FACTS:
  • 22 stallions, 5 mares confirmed positive for T. equigenitalis by USDA
  • 7 states w/ positive stallions:
            Kentucky (4), Georgia (1), Indiana (3), Illinois (3), Iowa (1),Texas (1), Wisconsin(9)
  • 3 states w/ positive mares: California (2), Illinois (2), Wisconsin(1)
  • None of the positive horses has been identified as source of outbreak to date
  • In addition to 27 positives, 964 additional horses exposed to T. equigenitalis
  • The 991 total horses are located in 48 States

    • 3 CEM facts to remember:
  • Mares:  Mucopurulent vaginal discharge in up to 40%, abortion, infertility
  • Stallions:  NO clinical Sx, typically
  • CEM is REPORTABLE!







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