Veterinary Pathology Spring webinar series

Overview

The RCPath has a long and distinguished history in veterinary pathology. Membership and Fellowship examinations in veterinary pathology have been conducted since the 1970s. Today, Fellowship of the RCPath continues to carry significant professional recognition, with Fellows acknowledged as specialists by both the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI).

We are delighted to present the RCPath Veterinary Pathology Spring Webinar Series, a programme designed to engage and educate pathologists, residents, specialists, veterinary surgeons, and undergraduate students across all specialties. The series will feature sessions on anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, and microbiology, covering topics of current relevance and interest. These include large animal disease surveillance, with a focus on emerging viral threats such as Bluetongue virus, wildlife forensic pathology, lipases, immunohistochemistry and pathology findings associated with telemetry devices and therapeutic oligonucleotides. The series will conclude with a dedicated discussion of the RCPath Fellowship examinations in veterinary pathology/microbiology, offering guidance and insight for those considering this qualification.

Topic: Midge borne diseases of Ruminants in Europe, Spring Update 2026

This webinar will cover Bluetongue, Schmallenberg and EHDV, current situation, diagnostics, pathology, vaccination and risk management.

This event will take place at 12:30pm and last approximately 1 hour.

CPD

This meeting is worth 1 CPD point (self credited).

Veterinary Pathology Spring webinar series 1

Professor Rachael Tarlington

SPEAKER

Professor Tarlinton graduated in veterinary science from the University of Sydney in 1999. She spent several years in mixed practice in Australia and the UK. Then worked in small animal emergency while completing her PhD in koala retrovirus at the University of Queensland, awarded in 2006. She worked as a postdoctoral scientist in virology at the Queensland Department of Primary Industries in Australia and at Georg August University, Gottingen in Germany before taking up a lectureship at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham. She currently teaches undergrad vet and animal science students in a variety of topics including microbiology, virology and preventative medicine. She runs an active research programme in emerging viral diseases in a range of species as well as continuing her work on endogenous retroviruses, she was also until recently the vet schools’ biosafety officer and is currently serving as secretary on the European College of Veterinary Microbiology. Current research includes Bluetongue virus , Schmallenberg virus, Koala retrovirus, Maedi Visna, Coronaviruses of carnivores and Viral factors in human multiple sclerosis.
Dr Alwyn Jones

Chair