Great Gonads And Tubular Tales of Reproductive Pathology!
May 2 @ 1:00 pm – May 3 @ 5:00 pm America/California
In person only – Gourley Hall, UC Davis
Join us for an enlightening and engaging exploration of reproductive pathology at the 42nd Annual West Coast Pathology Conference. This year’s theme, Great Gonads and Tubular Tales of Reproductive Pathology, promises to captivate attendees with cutting-edge insights, thought-provoking discussions, and unparalleled networking opportunities.
Held in the heart of UC Davis at Gourley Hall, this event is a must-attend for veterinary pathologists, residents and students.
The conference will run from approximately 1:00 to 6:00 on Friday and 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday.
Speakers:
– Dalen Agnew DVM, PhD, DACVP
– Al Conley DVM, MS, PhD
– Justin Vidal DVM, PhD, DACVP
Fees waived for anyone presenting a case or seminar
WCVPC Case Submission Information
Interested in submitting a case?
We encourage case submissions that follow the reproductive pathology theme, but that is not a strict requirement. Whole-slide images of the cases will be sent to all participants for review in advance of the meeting.
Please follow the submission guidelines. Submissions not following the guidelines will be returned. You will need to submit one slide from your case, the relevant case information to be included in the metadata of the scanned slide, and a 1-to-2-page case summary.
Slide submissions and case summaries are due: March 15, 2025.
The following link will take you to an online form where you will provide the relevant slide information and to upload a pdf of your case summary.
Submitting Slide Information and Case Summaries (<—- click here)
Slide Submission Instructions
Your slide will preferably include just the tissue of interest. A single H&E recut (and any special stains you want scanned) should be submitted to Dr. Kevin Keel. Please do not submit slides from multiple blocks or slides from multiple cases. A single slide from a single case is required, but we can scan special stains of that slide.
For the Google form you will need to provide the following information:
- Name, status, email of presenter
- Slide Number/Slide Name (Typically the label on the slide)
- Diagnosis (morphologic or etiologic)
- Specimen (Necropsy or Biopsy)
- Species (Dog, Cat, Horse, Mouse, Etc)
- Tissue (or organ)
- Preparation (Frozen Section, Cytology, or Paraffin embedded)
- Staining (e.g. HE, Trichome, CD3 IHC)
Send Slides To:
ATTN: Dr. Kevin Keel
University of California, Davis
VMTH Anatomic Pathology
VM3A Room 1346
1 Garrod Drive Davis, CA 95616
mkkeel@ucdavis.edu
Tickets sales close a week before the event.
