It's been five long years since our last course in Oceania, and we are super excited to offer a fully in-person version of the Descriptive Veterinary Pathology course at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney March 31-April 4, 2025! As always, we will have lectures from Dr. Linden Craig (the necropsy queen), Dr. Jey Koehler (the "don't waste words" queen), and Dr. Patty Pesavento (the EM anchor queen) on recognizing, describing, and interpreting gross, microscopic, and ultrastructural lesions as well as choosing and critically evaluating special diagnostic techniques (IHC/ISH/PCR) and understanding macro-micro correlates. In addition to lectures, there are active learning exercises and learning assessments that include both image interpretation multiple-choice questions and histo descriptions from scanned slides. The course is geared toward trainees, but even working pathologists may find something new of interest, or a good review to jog your memory! Numbers are strictly limited so register early to avoid disappointment. Registration is being handled by the ASVP folks, so please follow this link to do that: REGISTRATION LINK<https://www.asvp.asn.au/2025-descriptive-veterinary-pathology-course> The cost of the course is $500 AUD, which is about $325 USD, and includes the 5-day course with lunch each day, plus free admission to the zoo. Please note that the deadline for registration is DECEMBER 16 so if you are interested, don't wait! We are strictly limited to 40 participants by the size of the venue, and 15 of those seats are already filled. [cid:image001.png@01DB3CE9.6FF69880] Jey Koehler, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP Professor and Tyler & Frances Young Endowed Chair in Pathology Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine President, Davis-Thompson Foundation www.davisthompsonfoundation.org<http://www.davisthompsonfoundation.org/>
