Clinical Pathology

Clinical Pathology

Dr. Stephan Neumann

After studying Veterinary Medicine at the Vet School Hannover and a short period in a private practice Dr. Neumann has started working at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Goettingen in 1992.
In 1996. he received the diploma as a national specialist for small animals and in 1998. for clinical pathology. In 2004. he received the certificate of the ECVCP. 2007. he finished his habilitation and since 2010. he is Professor at the University of Goettingen.
His scientific fields of interest are; orthopedic diseases, especially osteoarthritis; cytokine research of different disease mechanisms and development of biomarkers, gastroenterology, especially liver diseases.
Dr. Neumann is author of about 70 publications in international journals and he is lecturing at four faculties in the fields of small animal surgery, CT, general subjects and clinical pathology.
Dr. Neumann is active in continuing education and specialization in Lower Saxony and nationwide.

Course:
Equipment: one microscope for two participants, organs, blood samples, urine samples staining, slides, centrifuge.

Overview:
Clinical pathology is an essential diagnostic part of veterinary medicine. It has the advantage of being an inexpensive and low invasive tool that provides diagnosis rapidly and can be done in-clinic. This 2-day course will give you the basics you need for in house haematology, cytology, urine analysis and basic biochemistry interpretation, focusing to the most common canine and feline pathological conditions you will see in your everyday practise. Additionally, it will include more advance elements of clinical pathology for more experienced practitioners. Both days will include microscopy practical as well as hands on sampling and analysing techniques to help you gain experience that you can use in your practise from the next day. 

DAY 1

Time Title
9.00 Erythrocytes & leucocytes
Diagnostic use of blood films
10.15 Coffee break
10.45 Cases
Preparation, investigation and discussion of blood films
12.15 Lunch break
13.15 Urinalysis
14.00 Cases
Preparation, investigation and discussion of urine samples
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Clin path meets internal medicine, Quiz and discussion of cases part I
(GI and liver)
18.00 End
DAY 2

Time Title
9.00 Introduction into cytology
10.15 Coffee break
10.45 Practical work
Collection, preparation and staining of cytology samples
12.15 Lunch break
13.15 Cytology cases, discussion of different cytology cases
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Clin path meets internal medicine, Quiz and discussion of cases part II
(renal and endocrinology)
17.30 End
Clinical Pathology

Clinical Pathology

Course Master:
Dr Charalampos Attipa DVM MVetMed MRes MRCVS Diplomate ACVP
American Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Overview:
Clinical pathology is an essential diagnostic part of veterinary medicine. It has the advantage of being an inexpensive and low invasiveness tool that provides diagnosis rapidly and can be done in-house. This 2-day course will give you the basics you need for in house haematology, cytology, urine analysis and basic biochemistry interpretation, focusing to the most common canine and feline pathological conditions you will see in your everyday practise. Additionally, it will include more advance elements of clinical pathology for more experienced practitioners. Both days will include microscopy practical as well as hands on sampling and analysing techniques to help you gain experience that you can use in your practise from the next day.

DAY 1

Time Title
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:15 In-house blood film and CBC interpretation
10:15 – 11:00 Practical: Blood smear, Diff-Quick, PCV and TS
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Practical: Microscope hematology + correction cases
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Basic principle of inflammatory and neoplastic cytology
15:00 – 16:30 Practical on cadaver: Sample collection, preparation and staining
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 – 18:30 Microscope cytology + correction cases
18:30 – 19:30 Biochemistry case discussion (liver)
DAY 2

Time Title
09:00 – 10:00 Cytology of skin
10:00 – 10:30 Cytology of effusion
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 Practical: Microscope cytology + correction cases
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Cytology of the lymph nodes
15:00 – 16:00 Urinalysis: What can be done in-house
16:00 – 17:00 Practical on urinalysis + microscopy
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 18:30 Biochemistry case discussion (renal)
18:30 – 19:30 Biochemistry case discussion (endocrinology)