Training

Great News!
Continuing Education Credits are available with attendance of our DLAR workshops!
DLAR offers a Mouse Breeding Colony Management seminar each month. Contact the DLAR Training Coordinator for further information and reservations See 2012 Schedule ...View PowerPoint
Basic Handling of Mice and Rats and Common Procedures Training is available for Investigators and their Staff. Please contact Jason Oakes at jboake2@email.uky.edu for details. Please view the handout for the Handling of Mice and Rats HERE
Aseptic Rodent Surgery Workshop
This workshop will demonstrate the appropriate way to prep your surgical area and patient in an aseptic manner. Handouts will be offered for future reference as well.
Please email April Davis at adba222@uky.edu to sign up for the workshop or if you need any further information. See 2012 Schedule .... View PowerPoint
See our 2012 schedule for training sessions on the Use of Rodent Anesthesia Machines ... View PowerPoint . Please email our research analyst Glenn Florence at gflor0@uky.edu to sign up
Injection Techniques for Mice and Rats (Restraint Physical/Chemical) .... View PowerPoint This workshop covers various techniques of physical and chemical restraint and injection techniques for mice and rats. For further information email Kathy Ishmael at kaboaz2@email.uky.edu
In addition to the above seminars and workshops,
Humane Techniques for Rodent Euthanasia using Carbon Dioxide is available please contact our Training Coordinator to schedule this session.

Watch for our other Workshops currently in development to available very soon!

Seminar notes from the DLAR presentation The 3 "R"s plus One are available for viewing and download. If you wish to schedule a seminar for your group please contact our Training Coordinator.

A wide variety of training opportunities are available through the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources including Aseptic Surgery guidelines, restraint and blood collection, oral gavage and injection techniques. Our staff has experience in the care and handling of most common laboratory animal species and is only too happy to assist you and your staff. Inquires for group or individual sessions can be scheduled by contacting our DLAR training Coordinator or veterinary staff. Technical assistance may be obtained from our research analysts by contacting our Experimental Surgery coordinator.

In addition to our library, consisting of printed materials, CD's and DVD's, individual and group session training, technical services through our research analysts, and veterinary consultations, there are a number of self-paced training modules available on the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Learning Library and the University of Kentucky eLearning Blackboard system.

PowerPoint presentations currently available:
Micro-Isolator Technique
Using Rodent Anesthesia Machines
Aseptic Rodent Surgery Preparation
Injection Techniques for Mice and Rats
Mouse Breeding Colony Management

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The University of Kentucky Environmental Health and Safety provides numerous on-line training modules in Biosafety and other areas that may be of benefit to our researchers and their staff. Please take a few minutes to review the list to see if the modules are applicable to your work. They can be found at the link provided here. Training from Environmental Heath and Safety. The Institutional Biosafety Committee information may be found at this web site IBC. A link to The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee information is listed at the lower left hand corner of this page. Should you need additional information on biosafety, we have included a link to the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition published by the Centers for Disease Control for your convenience.