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One mentor isn’t enough. Here’s how I built a network of mentors

One mentor isn’t enough. Here’s how I built a network of mentors This researcher shares four strategies she employed

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Join us on Wednesday, November 30th 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!

Happy Halloween!! 🎃👻🤖

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Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated September 15 through October 15. What is now a 30-day celebration started as a weeklong celebration in 1968. On August 17, 1988, the week was expanded to 30 days by President Ronald Reagan. This month celebrates the history, culture, and contributions of people whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. This particular four-week period was chosen because it encompasses the national anniversaries of independence across much of Latin America including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico.

For those who may not know, Latinx people have a long history in our country dating back to the first-known colony founded by the Spanish at Saint Augustine, Florida in September 1565. More recently, Hispanics and Latinx have become the fastest growing group in the United States, with their ranks growing 23 percent in the past decade, according to the 2020 Census. Today, nearly one in five people in the U.S. population identifies as Hispanic or Latinx.

What is the difference between Latinx and Hispanic? In basic terms, Latinx describes the people and culture of Latin American descent. Hispanic describes the people and culture of Spanish-speaking countries.

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We encourage everyone to learn more about Hispanic and Latinx history, culture, and people.
https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about

The American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) is uncompromising in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We invite our ACVP community to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month.

In Equity and Inclusion,

Sue and José
ACVP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs

2022 Annual Meeting Registration - American College of Veterinary Pathologists

2022 Annual Meeting Registration - American College of Veterinary Pathologists See Annual Meeting and workshop pricing below.  Please carefully read all information included on the registration site and/or the downloadable form.All fees are listed in U.S. dollars. A $75 fee will apply to each registration received on November 12 or later (onsite).Cancellation requests or re...

Halloween Heme 10/29

Hi Pathology enthusiasts!

Please sign up for our upcoming meeting this Friday!

Halloween Heme – Join us on Friday October 29th at 12:00p in the multi-headed scope room for Pathology Club’s annual Halloween Heme meeting! 👻 🎃 We will be looking at ~spooky~ blood samples with Dr. Allison Dusick to get into the Halloween spirit. We will also be raffling off gift cards to those who attend! Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yvsezrvH4bfx4SCeNPvvE1nS2AtB7FAjdoiCYmcAwvU/edit#gid=0.

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Halloween Heme 10/29 Sheet1 First Name,Last Name,Email,Class,Attendance Joanna,Yiu,[email protected],2024 Keegan,Lim,[email protected],2024,Join us for Pathology Club’s annual Halloween Heme meeting! 👻🎃 We will be looking at ~spooky~ blood samples with Dr. Allison Dusick to get into the Halloween spirit! We will also ...

Black Voices in Pathology II is here! Register for this webinar using the link included in the photo!

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Hi all 🙂 Check out this great online opportunity happening on May 2nd-3rd!

We still have one more spot open for our calf necropsy lab on 2/1! Contact [email protected] if interested!

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We apologize for the delay...Our calf necropsy wet-lab sign-up is LIVE! Remember - there are limited spots available!

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WEZAM and Pathology Club are hosting a fish necropsy lab this Thursday from 6-8pm in MD-1! Sign-up closes at 1pm today, and there's a good bit of space left! You don’t need any fish experience to attend.

Shout-out to Andrea Kerr and Sam Gieger for presenting posters at ACVP in San Antonio, TX this past week!

Our former secretary enjoying her time studying ocular pathology with the COPLOW crew. If you see her, ask her about goniodysgenesis or feline diffuse iris melanoma.

Andrea Kerr is a 4th year UW Vet student interested in pathology and sampling some eye pathology in the COPLOW.

Big thanks to everyone who came out to our pathologist panel today! Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have more questions or want to get involved.

We're in the process of putting sign ups for our next big meeting with WEZAM on the SAVMA calendar - get excited for some exotics clin path! 🐢🐧🐇🐋

Stay tuned for another announcement about a spooky pathology Halloween lecture-lab series...! 😱🔬

Pathologist Panel 10/4

Happy Friday, everyone! Our first meeting of the academic year is one week away on October 4th. Join us for an informal Q&A session with some of Madison's finest pathologists to find out what exactly pathology is, why they love it, and why practicing veterinarians should care. Food sign-ups are filling up fast!

We're going to have a smaller panel, so there will be plenty of room for questions and discussion of the topics -you- want to hear about! Submit suggestions in the spreadsheet below, as well.

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Pathologist Panel 10/4 Sign-up First Name,Last Name,Email,Class,Dietary Restrictions?,Questions/Topics for Discussion? (Optional, but encouraged!) Sam,Gieger,[email protected],2021,OFFICER,**FIRST 50 PEOPLE ONLY** If you can no longer attend this meeting after sign up closes, please find someone to take your place and e...

Feline: This condition we call early-life eye disease. The characteristics are broad central corneal obliteration with anterior uveal and/or lens prolapse, surface epithelialization, relatively bland inflammation (variable), a history suggesting a neonatal onset, and symblepharon. This was a 4-year-old cat living comfortably with the iris protruding from the cornea, probably since birth. That is also a feature of the condition.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18435658

Timeline photos

This little macrophage from a lymph node aspirate was hungry! Note the amount of blue-black hemosiderin pigment in its cytoplasm, but also the numerous small, rhomboid, orange-golden hematoidin crystals. Both are hemoglobin breakdown products, indicators of chronic hemorrhage.

Timeline photos

This poor Northern Saw-whet Owl has little swirly frenemies swimming in its blood! Thankfully, these are typically non-pathogenic. Whew!

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Great horned owl: These are the color defining iridocytes of the iris from an owl. In this owl thy are birefringent

TB or Not TB? The Granuloma Is the Question… - Joseph P. Cassidy, 2019

"TB or Not TB? The Granuloma Is the Question..."

The title of this article alone is worth giving it a read! 😂🤓🔬

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Shock Overview for Nursing Students

Need a refresher on shock? Here is a great video posted by Gail Lupica on YouTube. While it's targeted at nursing students, much of it can be translated to our veterinary species!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx00aCO4GZs

Also check out this awesome less from UGA on gross and histologic lesions of shock in animal species.

https://vet.uga.edu/ivcvm/courses/VPAT5200/01_circulation/shock/shock03.html

Shock Overview for Nursing Students This video provides an overview of the various types of shock. I am Gail L Lupica with over 20 years of experience teaching nursing at the pre-licensure leve...

The First Case of Bovine Astrovirus-Associated Encephalitis in the Southern Hemisphere (Uruguay), Uncovers Evidence of Viral Introduction to the Americas From Europe

Paper of the week:
The First Case of Bovine Astrovirus-Associated Encephalitis in the Southern Hemisphere (Uruguay), Uncovers Evidence of Viral Introduction to the Americas From Europe

The First Case of Bovine Astrovirus-Associated Encephalitis in the Southern Hemisphere (Uruguay), Uncovers Evidence of Viral Introduction to the Americas From Europe Astrovirus species members of the Mamastrovirus genus (family Astroviridae) have been increasingly recognized as neuroinvasive pathogens in various mammals, including humans, mink, cattle, sheep, and pigs. While cases of astrovirus-associated encephalitis have been reported in North America, Europe....

Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in pet cats associated with feeding a commercial raw food diet - Conor O’Halloran, Olympia Ioannidi, Nicki Reed, Kevin Murtagh, Eili Dettemering, Stefaan Van Poucke, John Gale, Julie Vickers, Paul Burr,...

Paper of the Week: Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in pet cats associated with feeding a commercial raw food diet.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098612X19848455

Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in pet cats associated with feeding a commercial raw food diet - Conor O’Halloran, Olympia Ioannidi, Nicki Reed, Kevin Murtagh, Eili Dettemering, Stefaan Van Poucke, John Gale, Julie Vickers, Paul Burr,... Objectives Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, can infect cats and has proven zoonotic risks for owners. Infected cats typi...

Feline: Post-traumatic sarcoma, spindle cell variant. PAS stain demonstrating the formation of lens capsule-like basement membrane matrix surrounding tumor cells.

Congrats to the students who have finished their finals, to the students entering their clinics, and to the students who are graduating! Another academic year done! 😻🧠✍️💉🎓

I wish this was an April fools joke! 😅🤦‍♂️ Anatomical pathology is not my thing. Give me some bloodwork! Who can relate?? 🙋‍♂️

Almost looks like something from space!

A “sunflower” cell: A neoplastic mesothelial cell in a pleural fluid from a dog with mesothelioma contains large amounts of hemosiderin in the cytoplasm. The cytoplasmic fringe or extensions of the cell give a corona or, in this case, a “sunflower” appearance to the cells. Another mesothelial cell with hemosiderin is also in this image (Prussian blue stain). Macrophages also contained abundant hemosiderin - the dog had a hemorrhagic effusion. This is the same case as the previous post.

Do you need a stress relief? Enjoy painting? Ever saw a histology slide that you wanted to mount on your wall? Well, do we have the event for you!

Join us for Paint Your Favorite Pathology Night on Wednesday, April 17th. We will be pour painting with the colors of our favorite histology stains. Sign up with the link below by Sunday, April 14th at 8 pm and make sure to wear old clothes. $15/canvas or $25 for two! Cash, check and Venmo will be accepted.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183ABANUpToGNe6oryyRkHqc12voqwcnVddNsKPsbpQE/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to Alisia Weyna for telling us the horse in last week's question is OK for purchase! The circled feature is a granula iridica - a normal feature of equine ocular anatomy.

We're going to look at another horse this week. B&W is up on the locker with a color version soon to follow. Derm path students - this is an easy one!

Don't forget - today is your last day to tell us whether or not this horse is OK for purchase! Winner gets candy (we have Reese's, Sour Patch Kids, and more!)!

Question of the Week - This one will extend through spring break into the next week of classes. So, you have almost 2 whole weeks to "ponder the path" 😂.

Looking for lunch on Tuesday? Path Club has pizza and a lecture on ocular trauma! Sign up by 11:59pm tonight (Monday) for guaranteed food, but we will likely order a few extra 😀

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xC1gc-52F0J2mMp9QGtT3XIjD_BUnUzUlqQ9srKM_vM/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Teixeira!

The newest member of the COPLOW team: Daniel Teixeira was born March 6, at 11:45 pm (5.2 lb).
Tatiana and Daniel are doing great at Meriter hospital.
Congratulations

Question of the Week - This one will extend through spring break into the next week of classes. So, you have almost 2 whole weeks to "ponder the path" 😂.

Congratulations to Megan Barry for her correct answer of vegetative valvular endocarditis! Looks like you're well on your way to earning an A on your cardiac path exam today. ;] Come find an officer to retrieve your well-earned candy!

The latest Question of the Week is ready! It will be hanging on the pathology locker tomorrow and we will be waiting for your answers.