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.
| 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) |
| 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) |