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Preparation for the Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, is in full swing, and I’d like to encourage all of you to register and start making travel plans for the meeting. Our President-elect and Program Chair, Dr. Ashley Hill, and the Program Committee are putting together an outstanding plenary session and scientific programs. This year, the Foundation Dinner and Auction is on Halloween, and we’re looking forward to the Halloween-themed event planned by the Foundation Committee. The Keynote event at the President’s Dinner will be an informal chat with some of the titans of AALVD and USAHA. These leaders will be sharing anecdotes and observations from a lifetime of serving our organizations and the veterinary profession. I hope to see you there!!
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Next month, be on the lookout for ballots for Board of Directors positions. The Northcentral and Southcentral regions will be voting on regional representatives, and all members will be voting for a new Vice President. Many thanks to the committees that identified the candidates, and thanks to the candidates for their willingness to contribute their time and energy to our organization. Our organization is volunteer-run, and we depend on all of our members to input and support to keep us working for all.
Of note, our Government Relations Committee, led by Co-chairs Bruce Akey and Keith Poulsen, has spent countless hours working with Brad Mollet and leaders from USAHA, NASAHO, AVMA, and industry groups to bring our concerns about funding and federal support to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture. Their work directly influenced the release of funding for many of our level-1 NAHLN labs just days before the previous contracts expired. It has been a challenging year for many labs, and I am so grateful for the work they have put in to support us all.
I hope all of you can take some downtime this summer, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in Denver!
Tanya LeRoith, DVM, PhD, DACVP
| | | AAVLD Website Optimization - Request for Proposal | | |
Background
The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) has a website for enhanced communications with organization members, affiliated organizations, and the public.
https://www.aavld.org/
The platform for the AAVLD website is powered by MemberClicks.
https://memberclicks.com/
The Goal of this RFP is to solicit and contract with a vendor to review the AAVLD website, provide feedback that addresses the points below, and update the website. If the website review and update prove satisfactory, there is the possibility of further contracting with the vendor to provide regular website updates with continued maintenance as a webmaster.
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Specific Tasks Required for this RFP:
1. Review of the current AAVLD website for simplicity, readability, accessibility (ADA), and usability (ease of use).
2. Outline approaches to improve website simplicity, screen readability of content by users, accessibility/readability on mobile devices, accessibility (ADA), and usability (ease of use).
3. Assess whether the proposed changes can be done within the current platform (MemberClicks). If not, provide approaches to optimize the website on an alternative platform.
4. Provide the one-time review and website update.
Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for (audience)? Why should they care (benefit)? What do I want them to do (call-to-action)?
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Additional Questions:
1. Can your company provide regular website evaluation, recommendations, and updates?
Bid for Work:
A bid for work will be submitted by the vendor.
Proposals are to be sent to Stephen Hooser (shooser1@purdue.edu) and Grant Burcham (gburcham@purdue.edu) by email.
Proposals will be accepted until August 15, 2025.
All proposals received by our deadline will be reviewed, but no proposal will necessarily be accepted.
| | Editor’s Note: Feel free to share this RFP from the Communications Committee with any website management companies in your region. DHZ | | AAVLD Partners with ACC to Preserve Formalin Usage for Biomedical Purposes | | |
Your AAVLD leaders have signed onto a letter campaign directed at the EPA to encourage preservation of the usage of formalin (formaldehyde) for biomedical purposes. The letter is spearheaded by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and encourages EPA to use science-based data and appropriate risk analysis and assessment. See the letter linked below.
FY26 IRIS Appropriations Letter
| | Registration for the Annual Meeting is open NOW | | |
📣 Ready to connect, collaborate, and be inspired? The countdown to the AAVLD/USAHA Annual Meeting in Colorado is on—and spots are filling fast! Join top minds in veterinary diagnostics for riveting symposia, exhibitor showcases, and story-driven presentations by the profession’s pioneers.
Secure your seat, swap insights with fellow experts, and experience the future of animal health diagnostics in motion.
Join us for an incredible lineup of speakers, compelling presentations, exhibitor showcases, and meaningful collaboration with fellow professionals. Secure your place today and be part of the conversation that’s shaping the future of veterinary diagnostics.
🕒 October 30 – November 5, 2025
🎃 Bonus: Don’t miss the Foundation’s Halloween-themed banquet and auction!
👉 Reserve your spot today and be part of the momentum.
Register today...
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🗺️ Your AAVLD Adventure Awaits—Plan It Now! Time to lock in your schedule, book those flights, and reserve your room at the stunning Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center—our hub for this year’s AAVLD/USAHA Annual Meeting, October 30–November 5.
Rooms are going fast, and the agenda’s overflowing with can’t-miss events, including the Foundation Committee’s all-day tour of Rocky Mountain National Park on Thursday, October 30.
✨ Double booked? No problem—the AAVLD/USAHA Meeting App helps you track your schedule, save your favorite sessions, and message fellow attendees for meetups.
🎁 Plus, don’t forget to stop by the AAVLD Merchant Store to snag a gift or treat yourself to something special!
📍 Reserve today and explore the full schedule
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🎃 Spirits, Science & Stories—The Auction Returns! The AAVLD Foundation Auction is hands-down one of the liveliest events of the year—and this time, it’s cloaked in Halloween flair! Costumes, curiosities, and a little spooky science? Yes, please.
Have you and your lab picked your donation yet? Whether it’s a clever lab-inspired item, handmade gift, or themed basket, it’s the perfect excuse to get creative, collaborate, and cackle a bit while you’re at it.
👻 Story spotlight: We’re collecting tales from across the diagnostic world—memorable moments, breakthroughs, and lighthearted lab life. Share yours with AAVLD and help us celebrate the vibrant personalities behind the microscopes. You might even see your story featured in an upcoming newsletter!
🛍️ Donations = laughs, support for young scientists, and bragging rights. 📧 Send your stories and auction item ideas to DZeman@aavld.org
Make your donation today...
| | The Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln hosted a visit from the Kingdom of Thailand’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Dr. Suriya Chindwongse, and Consul-General Katanawadee Kalayanamit. They were interested to learn more about the role Nebraska and Veterinary Diagnostic Labs serve in enhancing US agriculture and technology, while connecting with the Thai community in Lincoln as part of a tour to visit all 50 states. | |
Bring on the news!
AAVLD Membership, please send your laboratory news to Dave Zeman, Executive Director dzeman@aavld.org
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AAVLD Job Career Center
Current job postings are available.
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Thank you, Committee Chairs
Committee Annual Meeting Agendas Submission due September 15
Please use the provided link within this PDF Portfolio to access:
- Committee Chair reporting instructions and URL links to electronic forms
- A letter from the AAVLD meeting coordinator, Kaylin Taylor
- AAVLD Committee SOP
'2025 AAVLD COMMITTEE CHAIR PACKAGE'
Please download the PDF Portfolio to your computer->Save->Open PDF saved on your computer->
Four documents are enclosed.
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Canine polyostotic B-cell lymphoma: a case with clinical, immunohistochemical, and flow cytometric characterization, and review of the literature,
Matthew Kornya, Connor Bryant, Brandon Lillie, Sebastien Sanz, Kristiina Ruotsalo, Dorothee Bienzle
Abstract. An 8-mo-old Mastiff-cross dog with bone pain and lytic-proliferative lesions in the radius, ulna, femur, vertebral spinous processes, and ribs, was diagnosed with lymphoma. The dog also had anemia and thrombocytopenia, and atypical circulating lymphocytes were identified as B cells by flow cytometry. Due to the multicentric, rapidly progressive disease, the dog was euthanized. Postmortem examination confirmed extensive bone replacement by lymphoma, and infiltration of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver. Histomorphology and immunohistochemistry showed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that was immunopositive for PAX5 and CD20, and immunonegative for CD3. Lymphoma of bone is rare in dogs and humans, and is most frequently reported in pediatric individuals. Including our case, 7 of 14 reported cases occurred in dogs <2-y-old, and all but 1 had polyostotic disease. Long bones, ribs, and vertebrae were affected most often, and the distal metaphyseal region was targeted in long bones. Visceral and nodal tissue infiltration was common, and all tumors had a diffuse architecture. More
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There’s something healing about the way July’s sun bathes everything in light.
"July is hollyhocks and hammocks, fireworks and vacations, hot and steamy weather, cool and refreshing swims, beach picnics, and vegetables all out of the garden." —Jean Hersey
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Functions of AAVLD Committees
Committees serve multiple functions that are essential to the AAVLD mission. This includes dissemination of the latest scientific information that will advance the many disciplines engaged with diagnostic medicine, including:
AAVLD Committee enrollment form
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The 2024 Annual Meeting Proceedings book is available to all members:
Go to the AAVLD Recourse menu and select CE Resources and Archive submenu.
Take a look
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- Annual Meeting Proceediings
- View all abrstracts and Posters
- View notes from Plenary Sessions
- See student Testimonials
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Have you Renewed your 2025 Membership?
We need YOU!
'Membership is January to December'
| | AAVLD membership is open to any individual interested in the disciplines and activities of veterinary diagnostic laboratories. Membership terms are by calendar year (January-December) and membership dues are payable by November 15th of the preceding year (to ensure inclusion in the annual membership directory, eligibility for committee involvement, and receipt of all six issues of the JVDI). Note: In order to receive a discounted rate for the Annual Meeting registration, you are required to be a current AAVLD Member. | | Did your membership Lapse? | |
Please select 'Renew Now' to access the Lapsed Membership renewal form. www.aavld.org ->Quick Links->Renew Now->here you can access the Lapsed Membership Form.
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See Winners of the 2024 Student Travel and
Student Competitive Awardees
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AAVLD/USAHA Annual Meeting
Aurora, Colorado
October 30 - November 5, 2025
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What ever your contribution to the AAVLD mission, we need you!
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Thank you 2025 Annual Meeting Sponsors – you support above and beyond!!!
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AAVLD presents an opportunity for exhibitors to display their latest veterinary laboratory supplies, equipment, and services to our meeting attendees. These meeting attendees are generally responsible for approving supply and equipment orders for state, federal, or private laboratories, agencies, and offices. AAVLD meets with the U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA), and their combined memberships attract more than 1,200 people to the annual meetings. Below is a general breakdown of our attendee types:
- University Diagnosticians/Researchers: 36%
- Federal/State Animal Health Officials/Regulators and State Lab Diagnosticians: 37%
- Stakeholders from the Animal Health Industry and Producers/Producer Associations: 17%
- Students: 6%
- Lab Directors: 4% (representing the vast majority of USA and Canadian animal health diagnostic labs)
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Quality, Compliance & Risk Management | The Omni-Assistant QMS Software is the most comprehensive Laboratory & Healthcare QMS available. It is process oriented and solves all your quality, compliance and risk management challenges | | | | THANK YOU AAVLD members for your generous support of the AAVLD Scholarship Banquet and Auction. Last year, we raised $15,350.00. These funds allow us to sponsor student/staff travel and other organizational awards. We expose many young lab scientists to exciting career opportunities at animal health diagnostic laboratories. Thank you, thank you, thank you. | | |
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AAVLD Foundation Committee
Brett Webb- Cochair
Cristy Mayo- Cochair
Bruce Akey, Tim Baszler, Beate Crossley, Francois Elvinger, Pat Halbur, Donal O'Toole, Kristy Pabilonia, Jamie Retallick, Kerry Sondgeroth, David Zeman, and Ashley Hill
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The AAVLD Foundation is a non-profit foundation that raises funds for the advancement of veterinary diagnostic laboratory disciplines through scholarship programs, student travel support to our scientific meetings, guest lectures, seminars, professional awards, and research programs. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible 501(c)(3) and donations can be made when you renew your AAVLD membership, at the annual Foundation Banquet and Auction Event, or anytime by visiting our website. Thank you for supporting your AAVLD Foundation!
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