Abstract
The Focused Scientific Sessions of the combined virtual annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) begin on Saturday, October 30, 2021, and concludes on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The meeting will be virtual, similar to our 2020 meeting, and will run on an in-person schedule rather than over a weekend to provide an environment that mirrors an in-person meeting. The sessions on Sunday through Tuesday (October 31 to November 2) include Clinical Pathology, Diagnostic Pathology, Education, Experimental Disease, Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology, and Natural Disease topics. Our meetings include large numbers of abstracts from institutions all over the world. Virtual content will be live and recorded with presenters available for questions at moderated sessions. In addition, the poster sessions will be separated by Focused Scientific Session to enhance the viewing experience and live interaction with presenters.
The meeting abstracts will be published on the ACVP website and will add to the permanent searchable archive of Annual Meeting abstracts available since 2012. Abstracts will be posted in an “open access” location on the website approximately 1 month before the meeting for review. The website offers the ability to search by any word in the title or body of abstracts. Moving the abstracts to the ACVP website has brought flexibility to the timeline by allowing a later abstract submission date of July 1. Use of the website also allows easy access to veterinary pathology topics and increases the visibility of ACVP while providing an enhanced resource to serve people around the globe.
The Focused Scientific Session Committees have been hard at work organizing programs to showcase the work of our College members and to bring innovative science and technology from outside resources to the attention of our membership. Highlights for the focused group programs and other meeting highlights at the Virtual Annual Meeting include the following:
Pre-Meeting Workshops
Primate Pathology: Geriatric Pathology of Non-Human Primates C. L. Davis/S. W. Thompson Foundation: Soft Tissue Tumors: Current Perspectives
Concurrent Sessions
ACVP and ASVCP Joint Plenary Session: Precision Medicine Pathology of Unconventional Animal Models Molecular Pathology in Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Pathology
Update on Canine and Feline Blood Typing and Its Clinical Impact Immunothrombosis: When Coagulation and Inflammation Collide
Diagnostic Pathology
Two sessions packed with interesting case reports including the 2020 AAVLD/ACVP Travel Awardee
Education
Regulatory Writing—Industry and Regulator Perspectives Predatory Publishing Scientific Writing—Editor’s Roundtable
Experimental Disease
Blood-Tumor Barrier Pathology: Insights from Preclinical Models
Industrial and Toxicological Pathology
Animal Models of COVID-19 from the Pathologist’s Point of View
Natural Disease
Community-engaged Wildlife Health Surveillance in a Changing Arctic
Mystery Slide Sessions
Neuropathology Dermatopathology ASVCP Mystery Slides
Wellness
Daily yoga
In addition, we will have updates on COVID-19. We will have a new separate noontime session for selected veterinary student platform presentations. This year, Focused Scientific Session posters will have dedicated sessions and will include presentation of selected posters. So come and take a look at the wide variety of content and interact with your fellow pathologists!
Veterinary Student Selected Poster Session: Sunday, October 31, at 12:15
Natural Diseases and Veterinary Student Posters: Sunday, October 31, at 5:00
Diagnostic Pathology and Education Poster Session: Saturday, October 30, at 7:00
Experimental Pathology, Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology Poster Session: Tuesday, November 2, at 12:00
I want to thank the session chairs, co-chairs, awards chair, and the ACVP administrative staff who contribute so much to the success of the Annual Meeting. There is always a diverse set of topics to educate and challenge us. We look forward to your virtual attendance.
