American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology

01/16/2025

Hello, Pathology Trainees!

Just a friendly reminder! You have only one month left to register for the Phase II of the ACVP Certifying Exam. The deadline is February 16th, 2025.

More information at https://www.acvp.org/page/Phase_II

01/09/2025

Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!

This is a photomicrograph of a cytology preparation from a postmortem tracheal swab in a 3-month-old female chicken (Gallus domesticus). What is your diagnosis?

Answer in the comments.

01/01/2025

Join us on Tuesday, January 21st for this month’s Online Rounds presentation! Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Want to find out more about Online Rounds and other ASVCP Member Benefits? Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!

12/30/2024

Hmmm... this dog's neutrophil looks a little ~distempered~...



Image contributed by the ASVCP Media and Communications Committee

12/27/2024

Hello, Pathology Trainees!

This is your friendly reminder to register for Phase II of the ACVP Certifying Exam. The deadline is February 16th, 2025.

More information at https://www.acvp.org/page/Phase_II

12/17/2024

It's almost Rounds time! Join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. CT for the December 2024 Online Rounds. Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Want to find out more about Online Rounds and other ASVCP Member Benefits? Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!

12/17/2024

Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!

This is a photomicrograph of aspirate cytology from an aggressive subungual digit lesion in a 9-year-old male neutered Gordon Setter. What is your diagnosis?

Answer in the comments.

12/16/2024

How many times have you said 'whoa! this is the prettiest crown cell I have ever seen?'.... Yeah. Me, too.



Image contributed by Erin Kilbane (ClinPath Resident at Auburn University).

12/06/2024

Join us on Wednesday, December 18th for this month’s Online Rounds presentation! Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Want to find out more about Online Rounds and other ASVCP Member Benefits? Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!

12/04/2024

Hi, hyposegmented granulocytes! Want to guess the dog breed?



Image contributed by the ASVCP Media and Communications Committee

11/29/2024

It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Check out this case report of a rare fungal infection in two bearded dragons.

Click on the article title to read more.

11/22/2024

It's the VCP Article of the Week!

This study used regression techniques to harmonize results between point-of-care and commercial laboratory chemistry analyzers.

Background Regression describes the relationship of results from two analyzers, and the generated equation can be used to harmonize results. Point-of-care (POC) analyzers cannot be calibrated by the...

11/21/2024

It's almost Rounds time! Join us tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. CT for the November 2024 Online Rounds. Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Want to find out more about Online Rounds and other ASVCP Member Benefits? Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!

11/15/2024

Join us on Friday, November, November 22nd for this month’s Online Rounds presentation!
Come find out what interesting cases will be presented this month.
Learn more and register: https://www.asvcp.org/page/Online_Rounds_Current
Want to find out more about Online Rounds and other ASVCP Member Benefits? Visit https://www.asvcp.org/page/Member_Benefits!

11/15/2024

It's the VCP Article of the Week!
Cutaneous melanocytic tumors are rare in cats, and mitotic activity does not always correlate to biological behavior.

A feline cutaneous melanocytic tumor in a 1-year-old cat is reported. The cytologic, histologic, and immunohistochemical characteristics of the pediatric feline cutaneous melanocytoma are included. A...

11/14/2024

Our next 2024 ASVCP Annual Meeting highlight is: ASVCP Mystery Slide Session
Challenge your cytologic, histopathologic and hematologic skills with the ASVCP Mystery Slides! This engaging session is back again to make you scratch your head and marvel at the diverse and wonderful disease presentations we can see.
This event will be Tuesday, November 19, 1:30pm-5pm
More information at: https://www.acvp.org/page/Annual_Meeting, https://www.asvcp.org/page/MysteryCases

11/13/2024

Our next 2024 ASVCP Annual Meeting highlight is: ASVCP Education Forum
Please join the ASVCP Education Committee for this session on feedback and mentoring in instructor/learner relationships. It will provide an introductory exploration of types, principles, and best practices for giving feedback, along with tips for integrating feedback into your dialogue with trainees. There will be the opportunity to choose your level of interaction with the session’s active teaching elements.
This event will be Tuesday, November 19, 12:15pm-1:15pm
More information at: https://www.acvp.org/page/Annual_Meeting

11/13/2024

Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!

This is a photomicrograph of a cytocentrifuged preparation of fluid aspirated from a cystic abdominal mass in an 18-year-old Hanoverian mare. What is your diagnosis?

Answer in the comments.