AAVLD slide seminar abstract deadline

The AAVLD Diagnostic Pathology Slide Seminar abstract submission deadline is approaching. The possibility of submitting an abstract to present a slide at the 2022 AAVLD meeting in Minneapolis closes on July 31st at midnight PST. Submit your abstract here: https://aavld2022.abstractcentral.com/. If you have any questions, please refer to the attached PDF document, or contact the chair … Read more

Monthly cover photograph winner July 2022

Monthly cover photograph winner July 2022: Sawang KesdangsakonwutInstitution: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science,Chulalongkorn UniversitySignalment: A 13-year-old, intact male dalmation dog (Canis lupus familiaris).Diagnosis: Urinary bladder: cystitis, catarrhal, diffuse, with mucosal congestion and myriad urolithsDisease: Cystic calculi

Veterinary Pathology Externship

Veterinary student Viviana Sanchez, finishing her 2nd year at Oklahoma State University,  visited in Arkansas Department of Agriculture Veterinary Laboratory for 2 weeks in May, 2022. This is her report. We are always looking for more lab sites to host veterinary students with an interest in pathology. For more information, contact Dr. Jim Britt, jobritt@sbcglobal.net. … Read more

Necropsy Course

The inaugural Necropsy course was held on June 11 and 12, 2022 at Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center in Hopkinsville, KY.  This was a new endeavor of the Foundation created primarily to assist foreign graduate veterinarians preparing for the AVMA Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates Clinical Proficiency Exam (CPE). However, the course was … Read more

Workshop Series at UNDANA, Indonesia

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia May 18-25, 2022 INDONESIA! The first DT foray into Indonesia included FOUR workshops!  Drs. Corrie Brown and Tanja Zabka, of the Global Health Pathology Network (GHPN), were invited by a committee of dedicated young veterinary faculty members at the University of Nusa Cendana, commonly referred to as UNDANA.  Tanja and … Read more

3rd Eastern European Meeting of the Davis Thompson Foundation

Prof Simon Priestnall, Treasurer, European Division and Board Member, Davis Thompson FoundationDr Tamara Dolenšek, Eastern European Representative, European Division, Davis Thompson Foundation 25-27th May 2022, Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia After a two-year delay imposed by a certain virus, pathologists and trainees from more than 12 countries gathered by the beautiful azure blue waters of … Read more

JVDI in Focus

Our May focus is an article in JVDI’s May issue, in the Special Section on equine gastrointestinal diseases in horses: “Gastrointestinal biopsy in the horse: overview of collection, interpretation, and applications” by Jesse M. Hostetter, Francisco A. Uzal. J Vet Diagn Invest 2022;34(3). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10406387221085584 Abstract. Evaluation of gastrointestinal (GI) biopsies is a multistep process that … Read more

Big news about the “Big 4” courses!

Navigating the transition for our big 4 courses (Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Current Lab Animal Science Seminar (CLASS) & Pathology of Lab Animals (POLA), Current Literature and Image Interpretation Course (CLIC) and General Pathology Review Course from the desk of the Davis-Thompson Foundation President, Dr. Jey Koehler.

Webinar Review: Bugs, Pugs, and Drugs: An Overview of Inflammatory Neurologic Disorders (Dr. Jey Koehler)

On the 26th February, 2022, the Davis-Thompson Foundation was privileged to host a highly informative and supremely entertaining presentation on inflammatory CNS diseases delivered by none other than the foundation’s president herself, Dr. Jey Koehler! We hope you enjoy this review written up by Dr. Haydock. By Dr. Luke Haydock (University of Guelph) Anyone who … Read more

Dr. Bruce Williams receives UGA Dean’s Distinguished Service Award 2022

Dr. Williams is a graduate of University of Georgia in the DVM class of 1985. He is the senior pathologist of the Department of Pathology at the Army’s Joint Pathology Center where he has served since 1989. He is also a prior President and Chief Executive Officer of the Davis-Thompson Foundation for the Advancement of … Read more