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Training Program

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On this page:听Adding a new individual to a protocol听| Animal methodology workshop Information |听Training Opportunities听

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To ensure ethical and compliant practices, we kindly ask all 海角社区 staff and students working with animals to register for the Animal Compliance Office session. During this session, we will guide you through the necessary processes and steps involved in working with animals at 海角社区. Please note that this session is exclusively for 海角社区 staff and students.

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The 海角社区 mandatory training involves:

  • Theory course: Everyone working with animals must successfully pass听海角社区's听online course.

  • Practical training: All personnel who will be handling live rodents and rabbits need to take hands-on workshops given at one of our several training sites (more information below).

  • For practical training with avian species, farm animals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, please contact animalcare [at] mcgill.ca for more information.

For RI-MUHC听users, please contact ard.training [at] muhc.mcgill.ca or follow this link听.

Adding a new individual to a protocol / What steps should I follow to work with animals?

  1. Get access to the Animal Management Software听
  2. Register to the appropriate species-specific modules and training sessions covering the procedures you will perform. Register as soon as possible since classes fill up quickly.
  3. For the Ethics theory portion, click here to read the material online.
  4. Ask your PI to add you to their Animal User Protocol.
  5. Request a Facility Orientation.

After the orientation is complete, you may now be granted access to the facility.

For species other than laboratory rodents and rabbits, the person will need to have received training from an experienced person (who must meet approval by the Animal Care Committee). A form called 'Certification for Non-rodent Non-rabbit Training' must be completed by the trainer and submitted to the animalcare [at] mcgill.ca email. A student evaluation form is also required where the student initials after they have read the species-appropriate SOPs and their Animal Use Protocol. The forms to complete are available by emailing the animalcare [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Form%20Request%3A%20Certification%20for%20non-rodent%2C%20non-rabbit%20training%20) (Training Advisor).

More information on the CCAC training requirements can be obtained at: .

To inquire if specific specialized training is available, please contact the animalcare [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Specialized%20Training%20Availability) (Training Advisors).

Animal methodology workshop Information - What training do you need?

Register for workshops听

Training Opportunities/Continuing Education

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  • :听CALAS's annual symposium is a networking and education event for the Canadian Laboratory Animal Science community.
    • Submission deadline: January 15th (oral presentations); January 22nd (poster presentations),听
      Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from June 22-25, 2024
  • Refined:听Learn why & how to use refined methods to pick up mice.
  • ICCVAM Public Forum: May 2023:听
  • Chinchilla Consortium:听Evidence-based refinements for
  • Animal Research Communications Seminar and Workshops:听
  • Care-full Stories: Interactive Training Resources for Developing Your Institution's :听Care-full stories is a set of training materials designed to encourage people working in animal research to reflect on their institution's culture of care.
  • Zebrafish husbandry education courses sponsored by the Zebrafish Husbandry Association (ZHA) are now available at the University of (UAB).
  • Focus on Fish:听The RSPCA has announced their free Focus on 听(available to to view anytime!)
  • Tech :听NC3Rs has published a new issue of their Tech 3Rs听newsletter. They highlight resources to improve mouse welfare in high-yield behavioral experiments, showcase rat refinement, and discuss career paths.
  • Focus on :听The RSPCA held their听4th international 鈥楩ocus on Severe Suffering鈥� meeting on August 2022. The meeting summary report is now available.
  • , what is it and how to get help?听
  • , a recorded webinar.
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  • Canadian Aquatic Research Facilities SharePoint Site听
    • The goal of this group is to provide a mechanism for Aquatic Facility Managers, Researchers, and Technicians to communicate with colleagues across Canada.
    • To request membership, please submit your request to听alicia.oneill [at] ec.gc.ca.
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