From one health to paleopathology to a taste of toxicologic pathology: Award-winning presentations at the in-person 2022 ACVP and ASVCP concurrent annual meeting

The combined in-person Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) in Boston, Massachusetts, runs from Saturday, November 12, to Tuesday, November 15. The meeting includes Focused Scientific Sessions (Clinical Pathology, Diagnostic Pathology, Experimental Disease, Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology, and Natural Disease) as well as pre-meeting workshops, plenary, and special topics. Our meeting includes large numbers of abstracts from institutions all over the world. In addition, there will be 4 days of poster viewing with each day dedicated to specific focused scientific sessions to enhance the viewing experience and interaction with presenters.

The meeting abstracts will be published on the ACVP website and will be added to the permanent searchable archive of Annual Meeting abstracts available since 2012. Abstracts will be posted in a publicly accessible location on the website approximately 1 month before the meeting for review. Publication on 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. Please note that the schedule is subject to adjustment. Highlights for the focused group programs along with other highlights for the upcoming Annual Meeting include the following:

Pre-Meeting Workshops (on Saturday, November 12)

• Primate Pathology: Fetal, Neonatal, and Placental Pathology

• C.L. Davis/S.W. Thompson Foundation: Tumors of Bone, Cartilage, and Dental Tissues

• Forensic Pathology

• ASVCP Quality Assurance and Laboratory Standards Workshop

• Toxicologic Pathology: A Taste of Toxicologic Pathology

Concurrent Sessions

• ACVP and ASVCP Joint Plenary Session: One Health—PREDICT Project, COVID-19, Algal Blooms, and Exotic Species Cancer Research Alliance (ESCRA)

• Mycology

• One Pathology

• Swine in Research/One Health

• Remote Mentoring and Teaching

Clinical Pathology:

• MicroRNAs for Clinical Outcome Prediction in Canine Cancers

• CSF Cytology in Dogs and Cats

• Veterinary and Comparative Clinical Immunology Society

Diagnostic Pathology:

• Two sessions packed with interesting case reports including the 2021 AAVLD/ACVP Travel Awardee

Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology:

• Interactive Session: Toxicologic Pathology Opportunities

Natural Disease:

• Advances in Comparative Bladder Cancer Research: Molecular Targets and Profiling in Dogs and Humans

Special Sessions

• Emerging Diseases: Antimicrobial Resistance, SARS-CoV-2

• Veterinary Pathology Journal Session

• Career Development—Remote Working

• Meet the Pathologists

• Veterinary Student and Resident Forum

• Latin Comparative Pathology Group

• Pathology Informatics in Practice

Mystery Slide Sessions

• Neuropathology

• Comparative Pathology

• ASVCP Mystery Slides

Wellness:

• Daily Yoga

• Wellness Session

In addition, we have several award categories for veterinary pathology residents, graduate students, and veterinary students. We encourage anyone who is interested to please visit the website (acvp.org/page/2022_Annual_Meeting), review the categories, submission guidelines, and deadlines, and apply for a maximum of two awards.

Join us in Boston and take part in the wide variety of content and interact with your fellow pathologists!

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 in-person attendance.