Veterinary-clinical pathology
Veterinary-clinical pathology is a branch of pathology and a special veterinary-medical field. The diagnosis of various diseases is carried out by means of laboratory analyses of body fluids and cells. The areas include hematology, biochemistry, hormones, cytology and general laboratory management.
Expertise on the field veterinary clinical pathology can be achieved at European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology by fullfilling the highest standards of expertise and professionalism by becomig a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (Dip ECVCP).
About the person
Before my laboratory time I worked 14 years in two small animal clinics, Toplica in Slovenia and Tierklinik Hollabrunn in Austria. My areas there have been diverse, such as routine patient examinations, anaesthesia, diagnostic oncology and oncological care of patients including chemotherapy and intensive medicine. My preferences and passion belonged also in this time to cytology and laboratory diagnostics.
I first enjoyed Veterinary Clinical Pathology on a specialist level during a professional two-week working visit to the UK at Dick White Referrals in January 2010. There I was recommended for a residency at the European College for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP), which I successfully completed at Laboratory InVitro Vienna (today’s Idexx) from 2011 to 2015.
I passed the ECVCP College board examination in 2017 and became a European Certified and Recognized Specialist for Veterinary Clinical Pathology, a Dip ECVCP.
Veterinary Clinical Pathology tasks are diverse and include evaluation, interpretation and reporting cytology cases, blood films, interpreting haematological, biochemistry/hormone results and results from urinalysis in dogs, cats, small mammals, horses, ruminants, pigs and some exotic animals. Further, managing quality control, validation and establishment of reference intervals on diverse laboratory analysers (Haematology, Biochemistry, Hormones etc).
Training laboratory employees, performing educations for veterinarians, lab-technicians and producing scientific publications. Advising of laboratory facilities about space, work-flow, placement, environmental conditions (humidity, room temperature, vibration ect)
Erika Furman dr.vet.med., Diplomate ECVCP
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology
My service
- Evaluation of veterinary cytology using glass slide scans, static photos or glass slides.
- By using my “Portal”, you can safely create a cytology case by uploading scans or static images and send it online for cytological evaluation.
- After registration, you will receive your login and password.
- Written interpretations of veterinary haematological, biochemical, hormonal and urine test results, establishing clinical-pathological report/interpretation of changes and diagnosis with recommendations.
- Planning for setup, optimization and maintenance of a laboratory in veterinary organizations. I advise on the choice of analyzer, methods, how to set up and arrange the laboratory itself.
- Professional training in the form of lectures, seminars, courses, etc. on the topic of veterinary clinical pathology. I advise on the handling of analyzers in veterinary laboratories, I perform and teach the implementation of quality control of work, control of the reliability of analyzers and the selection of reference intervals. Furthermore, how to properly handle veterinary samples, prepare blood smears, cytological samples, urine samples, perform various tests in the laboratory itself, etc.
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