Animal Care Services Proposed Training

Program

Currently

(1) Facility Access

Application

(2) Online Animal

Care Course

(3) 40-60 minute

orientation of facility

Vision will also include:

(1) Facility

Access Application

(2) Online Animal Care

Course

(3)Orientation of facility- 20-

30 minutes

(4) CALAS training

videos – 25 minutes

(5) SOPs to review – 10

minutes

(6) Core Competency Course – 3-4

hours

Core Competency Course

• Identifying healthy/unhealthy animals • Common conditions • Basic handling and restraint • Common injections • Euthanasia (mice and rats)

Benefits

• Minimize pain and distress

• Reduce workload for PI’s

• Develop relationships

• Meet CCAC Guidelines

What about experienced researchers?

• Certificates from other institutions

• Skills Assessment

Progress to date

• Forms and materials

• Train the Trainers

• Website

• Researchers signed up

Training Program Rollout Timeline

•ACC Input •User town

hall

May 2013

•Beta testing •1st

feedback sought

June 2013

•Beta testing •2nd feedback

sought

July 2013

•Final adjustments

•Final feedback

August 2013

•Full roll out •New user

enrollment

Sept. 2013

Future Vision

• Anesthesia/analgesia

• Blood Collection Techniques

What ACS needs

• Volunteers?

• Comments/Suggestions/Feedback