University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
2026/05/24 18:00:00
The organizing committees for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN) and the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Veterinary Pathologists (CAVP) will invite you to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation of scientific research, reviews, application or other interesting subjects related to this year’s theme. We will send out an email and update this page with more information once it is available.
Abstract submission deadline: TBD
Please submit your abstract in a Word document containing your name, institution, title and summary (brief introduction, methods, findings, conclusions). Limit the abstract to less than 400 words.
Submit abstracts to: TBD
Abstracts of interest to the CAVP membership should be earmarked for CAVP so as to be reviewed by the appropriate committee.
All abstracts will be reviewed by the organizing committees, with notification of acceptance provided by TBD. Accepted abstracts will be published in the meeting proceedings.
Oral presentations should be carefully crafted to last no more than 12 minutes, with 3 minutes of questions to follow. Upon acceptance, please submit oral presentations’ PowerPoint no later than TBD.
Posters will be displayed in the poster sessions throughout the CAHLN/RCTLSA meeting.
Students: Best presentations, oral and poster, will be awarded.
We will keep you updated here about registration and events. Look for more information about Early Bird Registration in the New Year!
We will have the following registration and events:
Early Bird Registration – Student and Regular Options
Registration fee includes sessions, refreshment breaks, lunches, welcome reception on Sunday.
Regular Registration – Student and Regular Options
Registration fee includes sessions, refreshment breaks, lunches, welcome reception on Sunday.
Daily Registration – Student and Regular Options
These will be offered for the Mon/Tue/Wed sessions, and will include sessions, refreshment breaks, and lunches.
Extras/Optional
Sunday, May 24, 2026 – Canadian Association of Veterinary Pathologists (CAVP) Meeting
Monday, May 25, 2026 – Dinner Banquet at the Science Complex
Parking Passes
TBD
LABORATORIAN OF THE YEAR
Who can be nominated:
Anyone who has made a significant contribution to animal health laboratory medicine in Canada. A nominee can be an outstanding diagnostician, educator, researcher, mentor of future laboratorians, or other contributor to the field.
How to nominate:
Send a brief letter of support outlining the nominee’s accomplishments, along with the nominee’s CV, to the Awards Committee of CAHLN, by sending an e-mail to TBD before TBD. Please write “Laboratorian of the Year” as the subject title.
Delta Hotels Guelph
50 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 0A9
We will have a room block with booking code available in the New Year. Please check back then.
For any queries related to the CAHLN 2026 Meeting, please send an email to: