April 2013
PROSE: How Compounding Pharmacies Can Help with Medication Adherence Issues by Prescription
P = palatability: enhancing taste, texture, scent, and/or color to heighten compliance
R = route of administration:
fine-tuning or changing the route of administration to make dosing easier, to potentially avoid side effect(s), and/or to provide local versus systemic action
High Tech Vision Looks Deep Into Your Pet’s Mouth
By: Dr. Jim Humphries, Certified Veterinary Journalist, Veterinary News Network
Keeping up with your pet’s oral health care can seem time consuming and often does not get done. But, good dental care, including brushing your pet’s teeth and regular professional cleanings at the veterinary office, can help prevent serious and expensive problems. And now, there’s one more high tech tool that help veterinarians find and solve these all too common pet dental problems!
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Veterinarians react to academia’s expansion into private sector
By: Jennifer Fials
For The VIN News Service
Officials with The Ohio State University gathered April 9 at Confluence Park Restaurant in Columbus as part of an eight-city tour to talk with practitioners about the issues impacting the profession, including the veterinary college’s new emergency and specialty practice opening this month in Dublin, nine miles north of campus.
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By: Thomas E. Catanzaro, DVM, MHA, LFACHE
The nature of life is stress. The absence of all stress will mean death. Victory over the dance between yin and yang defines life. Of course, full enlightenment and the understanding of the “Organizational Behavior” needed for team success would be the ideal.
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The Silent Epidemic Affecting Our Pets
By: Dr. Jim Humphries, Certified Veterinary Journalist, Veterinary News Network
Our pets are in the middle of a disastrous epidemic and, sadly, many owners are not even aware of the situation. Veterinarians are reporting increasing numbers of overweight and obese pets. So, what’s the cure for this nationwide problem?
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Banfield expansion brings new stand-alone clinics
By: Edie Lau
For The VIN News Service
The veterinary hospital chain known for being in PetSmart stores is expanding its reach by building multiple stand-alone clinics around its home territory of Portland, Ore.
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By: Thomas E. Catanzaro, DVM, MHA, LFACHE
Hippocrates said it this way: ”Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.” Our veterinary oath obligates us to, “the prevention and relief of animal suffering.”What do we not understand about these two essential injunctions? We are pledged by them to never let an animal be in pain. Yet we’re doing just that over and over and over across Australia, New Zealand, UK, Japan, USA...
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La Boit Now Offering 24ft Mobile Veterinary Sprinters
La Boit has recently re-introduced 24ft Mobile Veterinary Sprinters to our product lineup. The 24ft Sprinter has a diesel engine and features an exam/prep area and a separate surgery suite.
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Computerized Medical Records: The "IT Should BE" Observations
By: Thomas E. Catanzaro, DVM, MHA, LFACHE
Definition: Computerized medical records must be unalterable for legal sufficiency, and should be based on a relational database, where a single medical record entry drives multiple retrieval systems, from inventory adjustments and invoicing to prescriptions and treatment plans. Reality: The above does not yet exist, but each year hardware and software capabilities are coming closer. Read More...
Importance of X-ray Unit Calibrations
The importance of a regular calibration on your portable X-ray machine can not be over stated. Many problems can be detected early and easily fixed when the machine is on a regular calibration schedule.
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The ALLPRO ScanX 12 EV Portable
ScanX 14 EV Portable
The extraordinary advanceScanX 14 Portable delivers detail-rich digital images on the spot — wherever you work. ScanX performs to the highest standards and gives you flexibility in the field,
all while eliminating the hassles of film-based imaging.Incomparable Ease of Use. Superior Resolution. Diagnostic Quality images in just 90 seconds or less.
All-Pro ScanX-14 frees your staff from the darkroom. The system is designed to load and operate in normal room lighting. All-Pro ScanX-14 simplifies your entire imaging process:
acquisition, diagnosis, storage and maintenance. Accepts multiple plate sizes; up to 14” in width and up to 250” in length. Scans up to four phosphor plates simultaneously in just seconds.
Comprehensive software joins the files to produce a detail-rich, accurate digital image.
X-Ray source flexibility. Works with various X-ray sources as well as selenium, iridium and cobalt isotopes so there’s is no need to purchase additional X-ray equipment.
Suitable For Your Most Demanding Applications. Easily detect corrosion deposits
and remaining wall thickness during operation.
Used and Demo Equipment For Sale
DIS exhibits equipment at over 50 of the nation’s top Veterinary conferences and always has Demo equipment for sale at reduced pricing, 20%- 30% discount.
Emailscott@vetxray.com for more information on used and demo equipment.
The ALLPRO ScanX 12 EV Portable
The ALLPRO ScanX 12 EV Portable is a fast, affordable, versatile DICOM imaging system that has finally become affordable for the average equine practitioner. This unit is completely portable and can be transported and operated right from your vet vehicle. The system can be easily powered with an inverter hooked to your vehicle's batterty. The ScanX 12 EV is designed to operate in a rugged environment. Weighs only 32 lbs out of the case. Comes in either a hard case or soft "tote bag" making it easy to move from your vehicle to a barn or stable. Comes with built in IN LINE ERASER. When activated this feature automatically erases the plate as it exit's the scanner.
DIS exhibits equipment at over 50 of the nation’s top Veterinary conferences and always has Demo equipment for sale at reduced pricing, 20%- 30% discount. Email scott@vetxray.com for more information on used and demo equipment.
Introductory DR3500C 14x17 Flat Panel
Demo Unit
Portable, Retrofit, Mobile or Stationary Table
14x17” DR 3500C Digital Navigator System provides accuracy, flexibility, ease of operation, help you tame even the most demanding shots. Our custom engineered systems, high-quality x-ray generators and DR smart flat panel detectors can produce lightning fast, high-resolution, DICOM images at a fraction of the cost of other digital systems.
Email scott@vetxray.com for more information on used and demo equipment.
Demo Unit
12040HF Portable Equine X-ray Unit
Introducing the most powerful 40mA 120kV equine unit. The lightest weight and most compact unit ever!
Ultra 12040HF Demo for Equine Veterinary Use Innovative designed Ultra-Light, high frequency portable x-ray unit features automated control systems which deal with weak power supply conditions automatically.
Producing consistent quality films in the field or office, even while operating on 150' extension cord. This units 120kV, 40mA output produces more x-ray MR output than ordinary lightweights.
Contact Scott at 1-800-346-9729 or e-mailscott@vetxray.com for pricing, inventory and information.
Kodak CR 120Point of Care System
The Kodak CR 120 System is ideal for a wide range of computed radiography examinations in specialty practice. It is also well suited for small clinics and mobile units.
This system enables all imaging functions to be performed at the point of patient care with one compact, affordable package, that is perfect for environments where small size, simplicity of use, and performance and value are critical.
Contact Scott at 1-800-346-9729 or e-mailscott@vetxray.com for pricing, inventory and information.
Did you know the government could be paying you to purchase new equipment?
Approximately 30% of your this years new equipment purchase cost could be written off your tax liability, based on your stated year profit and your current tax rate status. Take advantage. As long as you have a profit and taxes to pay this year, you will have a tax savings coming in the form of equipment purchase tax credit. This tax credit will lower the amount you would otherwise have to pay the government in taxes and for some could reduce your tax liability to zero.
See section 179 equipment purchase tax credit information details.
Lifetime of the PSP
One of the major advantages of CR is that the phosphor plate is reusable. However, there are a number of factors that may affect the lifetime of an imaging plate. The plates are subjected to normal wear and tear from scratches, scuffs, cracks, and contamination with dust and dirt, which may interfere with the production of a good image. The establishment of a well-organized quality control program will play an important role in assessing the clinical quality of the imaging plate. This may easily be carried out by artifact assessment and uniformity evaluation across the plate.
Collecting on Shipping Insurance.
It may be hard to collect for damage on shipping insurance. Individuals who send valuable items in the mail or via UPS or FedEx should find out what would happen if the package is lost or damaged. That’s because they may have difficulty getting a delivery service to pay up when a package is damaged, usually the fine print of terms and conditions protects companies from many incidents that can happen while a package is in transit. Read More...
Jackson Hole Veterinary Rendezvous
Jun 15, 2013 - Jun 19, 2013
Hosted by the Idaho and Wyoming Veterinary Medical Associations, The JHVR is held every odd year in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This year the meeting will be held at the Hotel Terra and Teton Mountain Lodge in Teton Village. Read More...
Portable X-Ray Units
Diagnostic Imaging Systems introduces the most advanced, compact, lightest, highest powered portable x-ray units available. They are highly efficient portables, designed especially for the veterinary practitioner and features full logic control operation and provide high resolution imaging at lower dosage. These units produce more power output than other lightweight units.
View our list of our portable x-ray units and decide which unit would best suit your needs.
Regularly $32,995.00...Now only $24,950* (with qualifying purchase)
Plus free field replacement electrodes to produce a total of 100,000 treatment pulses!
The New VETRON-300 is one of the most compact sized, highest powered, ultra light ESWT units. It is designed specifically for equine practitioners. It produces more power output than other units,
approximately 50% more power than piezo-electric units. It has maximum power at its weight, line current compensation, attached exposure switch, technique calculated and displayed,
push button 10% power output adjustments, is easily stored in a case behind the seat, operates on 16 gauge 150’ power extension cord, has a safety guard power switch that prevents
accidental power off. It produces consistent results in the field or office.
*Qualifying purchase: ESWT unit purchased with an Ultra light Portable x-ray or Mindray ultrasound unit.
