BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Research Animal Training - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Research Animal Training X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Research Animal Training REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250917 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20250620T115049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T162109Z UID:69474-1757894400-1758067199@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Online Workshop: Updating Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Laboratory Rats and Mice DESCRIPTION:Dates: 15th & 16th September 2025\nTime: 13:45–17:00 (UK) each day\nFormat: Live\, interactive sessions via Microsoft Teams\nCost: £200 / €240\n\nRefine Your Practice with the Latest Insights\nDespite decades of research\, anaesthesia and analgesia protocols for laboratory rodents continue to rely heavily on just two main approaches—ketamine/xylazine and isoflurane. Meanwhile\, post-operative pain management remains inconsistent\, with many protocols still falling short of best practice. \nThis online workshop is designed for laboratory animal professionals who already have some experience with rodent anaesthesia and want to deepen their understanding\, refine current protocols\, and explore the latest developments in multimodal pain relief. \nWho Should Attend\nThis workshop is ideal for: \n\nResearchers and technical staff with several years’ experience in rodent anaesthesia\nLaboratory animal veterinarians looking to update or enhance their current protocols\n\nIf you’re new to anaesthesia in laboratory animals\, we recommend completing our main anaesthesia workshop first. A short e-learning refresher will be provided in advance to help you prepare. \nWhat to Expect\nThis highly interactive two-day workshop will: \n\nEncourage you to reflect on your current protocols\nHighlight immediately applicable refinements\nProvide a forward-looking view of new options and innovations\nFacilitate knowledge-sharing through live discussions and a dedicated group forum\n\nTime Commitment\n\nPre-workshop preparation: 4–8 hours of online self-study materials\nLive sessions: Two half-day webinars (via Microsoft Teams)\n\nWorkshop Programme\nDay 1 – Monday 15th September 2025\n\n13:45–14:15 | Anaesthesia and analgesia – what are we doing now?\n14:15–15:00 | Balanced anaesthesia – what are our options?\n15:15–15:45 | Monitoring devices – what’s worthwhile and when?\n15:45–16:45 | Troubleshooting protocols – putting good practice into our practice\n16:45–17:00 | Group Discussion\n\nDay 2 – Tuesday 16th September 2025\n\n13:45–14:30 | Multimodal analgesia – what drugs\, what route\, what dose rates?\n14:30–15:15 | Focus on local anaesthetics – why\, how and how safe?\n15:30–16:15 | Mice\, NSAIDs and non-opioid alternatives\n16:15–16:45 | What else could we be trying?\n16:45–17:00 | Final discussion and wrap-up\n\nRegistration Closed\nThis popular online workshop with Professor Paul Flecknell is fully booked. Don’t miss the next opportunity! Sign up below to be notified when the next workshop is scheduled. \nNotify me when the next workshop is scheduled! URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/online-workshop-updating-anaesthesia-and-analgesia-for-laboratory-rats-and-mice/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSC_2699-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250606 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20250304T194308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T105426Z UID:68052-1748822400-1749167999@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Laboratory Animal Welfare Workshop 2: Managing Post-Operative Pain and Distress in Rodents and Rabbits [Registration Closed] DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\nRecognising\, preventing and alleviating pain and distress in laboratory animals is a key responsibility of all those involved in their care and use. This workshop is one of two linked workshops and is focussed on assessing and alleviating post-operative pain and distress in laboratory rodents and rabbits. \nThis workshop (Workshop 2) will take place in June 2025\, and features pre-recorded and live webinars\, along with e-learning modules. The live sessions aim to provide practical tuition in pain scoring\, and application of pain and distress alleviation strategies to a range of different surgical procedures. \nCourse tutors will be Professor Paul Flecknell and Dr Matt Leach. \n\nScheduling\n\nParticipants will be required to review pre-recorded seminars prior to attending a series of live sessions.\nParticipants can easily schedule their viewing of the pre-recorded materials\, which are divided into independent video segments lasting 15–30 minutes each.\nParticipants may find it helpful to review some of the e-learning materials and recommended reading before the live sessions.\n\nLive sessions are scheduled as below \n\nDay 1 – June 2nd – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\nDay 2 – June 3rd – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\nDay 3 – June 4th – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\nDay 4 – June 5th – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\n\nCost\n\nThe registration fee for the workshop is £300 GBP and links to register can be found at the bottom of this page.\nThe number of participants will be restricted so that the interactive sessions remain manageable.\nA discount of £100 can be claimed if you register for both Workshop 1 and Workshop 2. Workshop 1 deals with broader concepts of animal welfare\, sources of pain and distress and the practical application of this knowledge to optimise animal welfare.\n1-year access to Research Animal Training included\n\nContent\n\nOver 7 hours of pre-recorded seminars.\n4 live sessions\, each of 90–150 minutes\, including time for Q & A and general discussions.\nSupporting e-learning modules on Pain management and Pain Assessment.\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll pre-recorded content is available in advance of the workshop\, and a suggested timetable for completion will be provided.\nParticipants will be able to access all content (after its release date) for a period of 3 months.\nRegistration for the workshop also includes access to all of the other training materials on the RAT website.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nInteractivity\nThe pre-recorded content and e-learning modules will be accessible on www.researchanimaltraining.com\, while live sessions will take place on the Zoom video platform (zoom.us). For an engaging interactive experience\, we incorporate Mentimeter (mentimeter.com) during the sessions. \nWhile not mandatory\, having a smartphone or tablet in addition to a laptop can enhance your experience during the interactive sessions. \nTopics Covered\n\nWhat is pain and distress? – An introduction to what we know about pain and distress in people and animals\, and an explanation of some of the concepts relevant to assessing animal welfare.\nWhy we need to assess post-operative and acute pain and how to do it – An overview of how methods of assessing post-operative pain have evolved\, and an up-to-date summary of the methods that can be used in rodents and rabbits.\nCage-side methods of pain assessment – A series of live webinars which will enable participants to practice pain-scoring techniques\, focusing on assessing pain-related behaviour and assessing pain faces in rats\, mice and rabbits.\nPain\, nociception and how analgesics work – How different types of analgesic act to reduce or eliminate pain\, with links to our understanding of nociception and pain in animals.\nAnalgesics – what to give\, when and how – A review of the practicalities of managing pain in a research setting and a brief overview of pain management in non-mammalian species\, with additional information on analgesic use in larger mammals.\nUsing analgesics in a research environment – problems and pitfalls – A review of some of the reasons for the low level of use of analgesics in research animals and how some of these barriers to effective pain relief can be overcome.\nPost-operative care – An e-learning module outlining methods of reducing\, avoiding\, or alleviating pain and distress by improving perioperative care\, providing high standards of animal care\, and by refining research procedures.\nPractical exercises in avoiding and minimising pain and distress – An interactive session to enable participants to apply all the information given during the workshop to “Refine” some examples of research techniques. This will be a longer session to allow for a more extensive final Q and A session.\n\nRegistration for this workshop is now closed. URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/managing-post-operative-pain-and-distress-in-rodents-and-rabbits/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DSC_2496-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20250304T145713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T105355Z UID:68048-1747785600-1747958399@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Laboratory Animal Welfare Workshop 1: Foundations of Pain and Distress Management in Rodents and Rabbits DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\nRecognising\, preventing and alleviating pain and distress in laboratory animals is a key responsibility of all those involved in their care and use. This workshop is one of two linked workshops. It deals with broader concepts of animal welfare\, sources of pain and distress\, and the refinement of research procedures. Workshop 2 focuses on assessing and alleviating post-operative pain and distress. \nThis first workshop will take place in May 2025\, featuring live webinars\, along with new e-learning modules. It focusses on optimising the welfare of laboratory rodents and rabbits and will discuss both procedure-related and other sources of pain and distress. We aim to provide an overview of animal welfare and the nature of stress and distress\, together with the practical application of this knowledge to optimise animal welfare. \nCourse tutors will be Professor Paul Flecknell and Dr Matt Leach. \n\nScheduling\n\nParticipants will be required to review e-learning modules prior to attending a series of live sessions.\nParticipants may find it helpful to review some of the recommended reading before the live sessions.\n\nLive sessions are scheduled as below \n\nDay 1 – May 21st – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\nDay 2 – May 22nd – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\n\nCost\n\nThe registration fee for the workshop is £300 GBP and links to register can be found at the bottom of this page.\nThe number of participants will be restricted so that the interactive sessions remain manageable.\nA discount of £100 can be claimed if you register for both Workshop 1 and Workshop 2\n1-year access to Research Animal Training included\n\nContent\n\n4 new e-learning modules.\n2 live sessions\, each of 150-180 minutes including a Q & A session and opportunities for general discussions.\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll e-learning content is available in advance of the workshop\, and a suggested timetable for completion will be provided.\nParticipants will be able to access all content (after its release date) for a period of 3 months.\nRegistration for the workshop also includes access to all of the other training materials on the RAT website.\n\nInteractivity\nThe e-learning modules will be accessible on www.researchanimaltraining.com\, while live sessions will take place on the Zoom video platform (zoom.us). For an engaging interactive experience\, we incorporate Mentimeter (mentimeter.com) during the sessions. \nWhile not mandatory\, having a smartphone or tablet in addition to a laptop can enhance your experience during the interactive sessions. \nTopics Covered\n\nWhat is stress\, distress\, pain and suffering? – An introduction and explanation of these key concepts relevant to assessing animal welfare.\nWhy we need to assess animal welfare\, and how to do it – An overview of how methods of assessing animal welfare have evolved\, and an up-to-date summary of the methods that can be used in a range of different species.\nSeverity assessment\, using scoresheets\, humane endpoints – Why and how we should assess the severity of procedures and how we should approach “cumulative severity” assessment. How should we set humane endpoints\, and how can they be best used to limit the negative impact of procedures.\nReducing and preventing pain\, suffering and distress – How we should apply an understanding of animal welfare to minimise pain\, suffering and distress\, including the use of anaesthesia and sedation\, and analgesia.\nInteractive sessions on positive and negative welfare states – The live sessions will build on the e-learning topics to encourage participants to apply all the information given to “Refine” some examples of research techniques. These sessions will also incorporate extensive Q and A sessions.\n\nRegistration for this workshop is now closed. URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/foundations-of-pain-and-distress-management-in-rodents-and-rabbits/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DSC_2422-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250515 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20250201T144520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T105312Z UID:67854-1747008000-1747267199@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Workshop: Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care of Laboratory Animals DESCRIPTION:The previously advertised 'Day 4' covering large animals and co-presented by Eddie Clutton\, has been postponed to December 2025. The details listed below have been updated to remove this option for the May workshop.\nIntroduction\n\nThe workshop will take place in May 2025\, featuring pre-recorded and live webinars\, along with e-learning modules. The new format for the workshop will provide information on refinement and best practice for rodent anaesthesia. \nThe workshop will be hosted by Prof. Paul Flecknell\, the focus will be on small rodents on the Research Animal Training website and is designed for animal technicians\, veterinarians\, researchers\, and anyone else eager to deepen their knowledge on the subject and enhance their existing protocols with innovative refinements. \n\nScheduling\n\nAll participants will have access to pre-recorded seminars and a series of e-learning modules.\nParticipants can easily schedule their viewing of the pre-recorded materials\, which are divided into independent video segments lasting 15-30 minutes each.\nThe e-learning modules\, aligned with EU21 learning outcomes\, are divided into lessons\, allowing participants to pause and resume their studies at their convenience.\n\nLive sessions are scheduled as below \n\nDay 1 – May 12th – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\nDay 2 – May 13th – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\nDay 3 – May 14th – 14:00 to 16:00 (UK time)\n\nCost\n\n3-day workshop £300 GBP\n1-year access to Research Animal Training included\n\nContent\n\nMore than 7 hours of recorded seminars.\n8 online e-learning modules.\nParticipate in three engaging 120-minute live sessions focused on problem-solving with rodents.\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll pre-recorded materials are accessible prior to the workshop\, and participants are strongly encouraged to watch them before attending the live sessions.\nParticipants will have access to all content for a duration of three months following its release date.\nBy registering for the workshop\, you will gain access to a wealth of other training materials available on the RAT website.\n\nInteractivity\nThe pre-recorded content and e-learning modules will be accessible on www.researchanimaltraining.com\, while live sessions will take place on the Zoom video platform (zoom.us). For an engaging interactive experience\, we incorporate Mentimeter (mentimeter.com) during the sessions. \nWhile not mandatory\, having a smartphone or tablet in addition to a laptop can enhance your experience during the interactive sessions. \nTopics Covered\nDays 1-3 \n14:00 – 16:00: Interactive Sessions: Managing Anaesthesia in Laboratory Rodents. \n\n\n\nThese sessions will employ a scenario-based approach to inspire participants to leverage their knowledge and understanding of anaesthesia to tackle various challenges.\nThere will be opportunity for open discussion and a Q&A session.\n\n\n\nTo ensure that interactive sessions remain effective\, participation will be limited. URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/workshop-anaesthesia-and-perioperative-care-of-laboratory-animals-may-2025/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CBC-3278-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241129 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20240708T131558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T105246Z UID:66182-1732492800-1732838399@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Workshop: Assessment\, Prevention and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\n\nThis workshop will be delivered using a combination of pre-recorded webinars\, “live” remote seminars and e-learning modules.\nCourse tutors will be Professor Paul Flecknell and Dr Matt Leach.\nThe workshop will be hosted on the Research Animal Training website.\nThe registration fee for the workshop is £250 GBP (approx. €300) and links to register can be found at the bottom of this page.\nThe number of participants will be restricted so that the interactive sessions remain manageable.\nA discount of £50 can be claimed if you sign up for our Pain and Anaesthesia Courses at the same time.\nThis workshop is aimed at animal technicians\, veterinarians\, research workers and others who want to improve their understanding of this topic.\n\n\nScheduling\n\nParticipants will be required to review pre-recorded seminars and complete e-learning modules prior to attending a series of live sessions.\nTo assist in the scheduling of the pre-recorded materials\, we present each of these as a series of shorter (15-30 minute) video sequences which can be viewed independently.\nThe e-learning modules are also broken up into a series of lessons so that participants can break and resume their studies at their convenience.\nLive sessions will run from 14:00 (UK) time on each day.\n\nContent\n\nOver 5 hours of pre-recorded seminars.\n4 live sessions\, each of 45-60 minutes followed by a 15 minute Q & A.\n4 e-learning modules (Recognition of pain and distress\, Severity Assessment\, Pain management and Pain Assessment).\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll pre-recorded content is available in advance of the workshop and a suggested timetable for completion will be provided.\nParticipants will be able to access all content (after its release date) for a period of 3 months.\nRegistration for the workshop also includes access to all of the other training materials on the RAT website.\n\nInteractivity\n\nThe pre-recorded material and e-learning modules will be delivered via www.researchanimaltraining.com and the live sessions using the Zoom video platform (zoom.us).\nMentimeter (mentimeter.com) and Padlet (padlet.com) may be used for the interactive sessions.\nAlthough not essential\, it may be easier to have a smartphone as well as a laptop for the interactive sessions.\n\nTopics Covered\n\nWhat is pain and distress? – An introduction to what we know about pain and distress in people and animals and an explanation of some of the concepts relevant to assessing animal welfare.\nWhy we need to assess pain and distress\, and how to do it – An overview of how methods of assessing pain and distress have evolved\, and an up-to-date summary of the methods that can be used in a range of different species.\nCage-side methods of pain assessment – A series of live webinars which will enable participants to practice pain scoring techniques\, focusing on assessing animal behaviour\, assessing pain faces in rats and mice and assessing pain faces in non-rodent species.\nSeverity assessment\, using scoresheets and refining procedures – A series of e-learning modules dealing with assessing the severity of procedures. They explain the legal\, ethical and practical issues surrounding assessment of severity. The modules also include an explanation of prospective\, ongoing and retrospective assessment of severity\, and examples of severity assessments.\nPain\, nociception and how analgesics work – How different types of analgesic act to reduce or eliminate pain with links to our understanding of nociception and pain in animals.\nAnalgesics – what to give\, when and how – A review of the practicalities of managing pain in a research setting and a brief overview of pain management in non-mammalian species with additional information on analgesic use in larger mammals.\nUsing analgesics in a research environment – problems and pitfall – A review of some of the reasons for the low level of use of analgesics in research animals and how some of these barriers to effective pain relief can be overcome.\nPost-operative care – An e-learning module outlining methods of reducing\, avoiding or alleviating pain and distress by improving perioperative care\, providing high standards of animal care\, and by the refinement of research procedures.\nPractical exercises in avoiding and minimising pain and distress – An interactive session to enable participants to apply all the information given during the workshop to “Refine” some examples of research techniques. This will be a longer session to allow for a more extensive final Q and A session. URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/workshop-assessment-prevention-and-alleviation-of-pain-and-distress-in-laboratory-animals-nov-24/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Rats-in-Play-Pen-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241122 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20240708T125454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T105210Z UID:66173-1731974400-1732233599@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Workshop: Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\n\nThis workshop will be delivered using a combination of pre-recorded webinars\, “live” webinars and e-learning modules.\nThe course tutor will be Professor Paul Flecknell.\nThe workshop will be hosted on the Research Animal Training website.\nThe registration fee for the workshop is £300 GBP (approx. €360) and registration can be made at the bottom of this page.\nA discount of £50 can be claimed if you sign up for our Pain and Anaesthesia Courses at the same time.\nThe number of participants will be restricted so that the interactive sessions remain manageable.\n\n\nScheduling\n\nParticipants will be required to review pre-recorded seminars prior to attending a series of live sessions.\nTo assist in the scheduling of the pre-recorded materials\, we present each of these as a series of shorter (15-30 minute) video sequences which can be viewed independently.\nA series of e-learning modules\, dealing with all of the learning outcomes of EU21 are also included in the course\, to provide information and explanation to support the seminar topics.\nThese e-learning modules are also broken up into a series of lessons so that participants can break and resume their studies at their convenience.\nLive sessions will start each day at 13:00 (UK) time.\n\nContent\n\nOver 7 hours of pre-recorded seminars.\n3 x 90 minute live “problem-based” sessions.\n8 e-learning modules.\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll pre-recorded content is available in advance of the workshop and a suggested timetable for completion will be provided.\nParticipants will be able to access all content (after its release date) for a period of 3 months.\nRegistration for the workshop also includes access to all of the other training materials on the RAT website.\n\nInteractivity\n\nThe pre-recorded material and e-learning modules will be delivered via www.researchanimaltraining.com and the live sessions using the Zoom video platform (zoom.us).\nMentimeter (mentimeter.com) and Padlet (padlet.com) may be used for the interactive sessions.\nAlthough not essential\, it may be easier to have a smartphone as well as a laptop for the interactive sessions.\n\nTopics Covered\n\nAnaesthesia and the 3Rs – An introduction to laboratory animal anaesthesia\, reviewing current practice and providing an overview of the use of anaesthesia in laboratory animals and its impact on refinement.\nChoosing and using anaesthetic and analgesics agents – A review of the different injectable and inhalation agents and how they can be used in laboratory rodents and rabbits. An overview of analgesic agents that can be used for pain management and as part of balanced anaesthetic regimens.\nManaging and monitoring anaesthesia – Making sure anaesthesia is as safe and effective as possible\, what monitoring devices are available and how can they best be used in rodents and rabbits.\nDealing with problems and emergencies – What to do when things go wrong – and how to prevent problems happening.\nManaging long-term anaesthesia – A review of the difficulties associated with prolonged anaesthesia\, the advantages and disadvantages of specific anaesthetic agents.\nWorking with neonatal and aged animals – Specific issues related to anaesthesia and perioperative care of neonatal animals and aged animals.\nPost-operative care – Providing supportive post-operative care\, including management of post-operative pain.\nInteractive sessions: managing laboratory animal anaesthesia – These sessions will use a scenario-based approach to encourage participants to apply their knowledge and understanding of anaesthesia to solve a number of different problems. Time will also be provided for general discussion and a Question and Answer session. URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/workshop-anaesthesia-and-perioperative-care-of-laboratory-rodents-and-rabbits-nov-24/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CBC-3270.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240607 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20240114T183646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T124531Z UID:62491-1717372800-1717718399@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Workshop: Assessment\, Prevention and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals DESCRIPTION:Workshop Fully Booked\n  \nIntroduction\n\n\nThis workshop will be delivered using a combination of pre-recorded webinars\, “live” remote seminars and e-learning modules.\nCourse tutors will be Professor Paul Flecknell and Dr Matt Leach.\nThe workshop will be hosted on the Research Animal Training website.\nThe registration fee for the workshop is £250 GBP (approx. €300) and links to register can be found at the bottom of this page.\nThe number of participants will be restricted so that the interactive sessions remain manageable.\nA discount of £50 can be claimed if you sign up for our Pain and Anaesthesia Courses at the same time.\nThis workshop is aimed at animal technicians\, veterinarians\, research workers and others who want to improve their understanding of this topic.\n\n\nScheduling\n\nParticipants will be required to review pre-recorded seminars and complete e-learning modules prior to attending a series of live sessions.\nTo assist in the scheduling of the pre-recorded materials\, we present each of these as a series of shorter (15-30 minute) video sequences which can be viewed independently.\nThe e-learning modules are also broken up into a series of lessons so that participants can break and resume their studies at their convenience.\nLive sessions will run from 15:00 (UK) time on each day.\n\nContent\n\nOver 5 hours of pre-recorded seminars.\n4 live sessions\, each of 45-60 minutes followed by a 15 minute Q & A.\n4 e-learning modules (Recognition of pain and distress\, Severity Assessment\, Pain management and Pain Assessment).\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll pre-recorded content is available in advance of the workshop and a suggested timetable for completion will be provided.\nParticipants will be able to access all content (after its release date) for a period of 3 months.\nRegistration for the workshop also includes access to all of the other training materials on the RAT website.\n\nInteractivity\n\nThe pre-recorded material and e-learning modules will be delivered via www.researchanimaltraining.com and the live sessions using the Zoom video platform (zoom.us).\nMentimeter (mentimeter.com) and Padlet (padlet.com) may be used for the interactive sessions.\nAlthough not essential\, it may be easier to have a smartphone as well as a laptop for the interactive sessions.\n\nTopics Covered\n\nWhat is pain and distress? – An introduction to what we know about pain and distress in people and animals and an explanation of some of the concepts relevant to assessing animal welfare.\nWhy we need to assess pain and distress\, and how to do it – An overview of how methods of assessing pain and distress have evolved\, and an up-to-date summary of the methods that can be used in a range of different species.\nCage-side methods of pain assessment – A series of live webinars which will enable participants to practice pain scoring techniques\, focusing on assessing animal behaviour\, assessing pain faces in rats and mice and assessing pain faces in non-rodent species.\nSeverity assessment\, using scoresheets and refining procedures – A series of e-learning modules dealing with assessing the severity of procedures. They explain the legal\, ethical and practical issues surrounding assessment of severity. The modules also include an explanation of prospective\, ongoing and retrospective assessment of severity\, and examples of severity assessments.\nPain\, nociception and how analgesics work – How different types of analgesic act to reduce or eliminate pain with links to our understanding of nociception and pain in animals.\nAnalgesics – what to give\, when and how – A review of the practicalities of managing pain in a research setting and a brief overview of pain management in non-mammalian species with additional information on analgesic use in larger mammals.\nUsing analgesics in a research environment – problems and pitfall – A review of some of the reasons for the low level of use of analgesics in research animals and how some of these barriers to effective pain relief can be overcome.\nPost-operative care – An e-learning module outlining methods of reducing\, avoiding or alleviating pain and distress by improving perioperative care\, providing high standards of animal care\, and by the refinement of research procedures.\nPractical exercises in avoiding and minimising pain and distress – An interactive session to enable participants to apply all the information given during the workshop to “Refine” some examples of research techniques. This will be a longer session to allow for a more extensive final Q and A session.\n\n  \nWorkshop Fully Booked\n  URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/pain-and-distress-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Rats-in-Play-Pen-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20240114T200549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T124531Z UID:62504-1715644800-1715903999@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Workshop: Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits DESCRIPTION:Workshop Fully Booked\n  \nIntroduction\n\n\nThis workshop will be delivered using a combination of pre-recorded webinars\, “live” webinars and e-learning modules.\nThe course tutor will be Professor Paul Flecknell.\nThe workshop will be hosted on the Research Animal Training website.\nThe registration fee for the workshop is £300 GBP (approx. €360) and registration can be made at the bottom of this page.\nA discount of £50 can be claimed if you sign up for our Pain and Anaesthesia Courses at the same time.\nThe number of participants will be restricted so that the interactive sessions remain manageable.\n\n\nScheduling\n\nParticipants will be required to review pre-recorded seminars prior to attending a series of live sessions.\nTo assist in the scheduling of the pre-recorded materials\, we present each of these as a series of shorter (15-30 minute) video sequences which can be viewed independently.\nA series of e-learning modules\, dealing with all of the learning outcomes of EU21 are also included in the course\, to provide information and explanation to support the seminar topics.\nThese e-learning modules are also broken up into a series of lessons so that participants can break and resume their studies at their convenience.\nLive sessions will start each day at 14:00 or 15:00 (UK) time.\n\nContent\n\nOver 7 hours of pre-recorded seminars.\n3 x 90 minute live “problem-based” sessions.\n8 e-learning modules.\nAdditional reading and reference material.\nAll pre-recorded content is available in advance of the workshop and a suggested timetable for completion will be provided.\nParticipants will be able to access all content (after its release date) for a period of 3 months.\nRegistration for the workshop also includes access to all of the other training materials on the RAT website.\n\nInteractivity\n\nThe pre-recorded material and e-learning modules will be delivered via www.researchanimaltraining.com and the live sessions using the Zoom video platform (zoom.us).\nMentimeter (mentimeter.com) and Padlet (padlet.com) may be used for the interactive sessions.\nAlthough not essential\, it may be easier to have a smartphone as well as a laptop for the interactive sessions.\n\nTopics Covered\n\nAnaesthesia and the 3Rs – An introduction to laboratory animal anaesthesia\, reviewing current practice and providing an overview of the use of anaesthesia in laboratory animals and its impact on refinement.\nChoosing and using anaesthetic and analgesics agents – A review of the different injectable and inhalation agents and how they can be used in laboratory rodents and rabbits. An overview of analgesic agents that can be used for pain management and as part of balanced anaesthetic regimens.\nManaging and monitoring anaesthesia – Making sure anaesthesia is as safe and effective as possible\, what monitoring devices are available and how can they best be used in rodents and rabbits.\nDealing with problems and emergencies – What to do when things go wrong – and how to prevent problems happening.\nManaging long-term anaesthesia – A review of the difficulties associated with prolonged anaesthesia\, the advantages and disadvantages of specific anaesthetic agents.\nWorking with neonatal and aged animals – Specific issues related to anaesthesia and perioperative care of neonatal animals and aged animals.\nPost-operative care – Providing supportive post-operative care\, including management of post-operative pain.\nInteractive sessions: managing laboratory animal anaesthesia – These sessions will use a scenario-based approach to encourage participants to apply their knowledge and understanding of anaesthesia to solve a number of different problems. Time will also be provided for general discussion and a Question and Answer session.\n\n  \nWorkshop Fully Booked\n  URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/anaesthesia-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CBC-3270.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Flaire Consultants":MAILTO:paul@flaireconsultants.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240208T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240208T150000 DTSTAMP:20260428T123250 CREATED:20240118T143818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T124529Z UID:62580-1707400800-1707404400@researchanimaltraining.com SUMMARY:Webinar: Integrating RAT resources into your training DESCRIPTION:A free webinar for instructors who want to learn more about using Research Animal Training resources in their courses.\nJoin the developers of the platform\, Prof. Paul Flecknell and Jon Gledhill\, and gain valuable insights into how research institutes are effectively using the platform to support the training of animal care and research staff.\nLearn about how integrating these resources into both your CPD framework and training of new investigators can save you time and money.\nExplore the resources available on the website and learn effective strategies for incorporating them into your instructional practices.\nDiscover how to tailor the content to meet the specific needs and goals of your training courses and how to track the progress of learners.\nThe webinar will close with a Q&A section\, providing an opportunity to ask questions relating to your specific training needs.\n\n  \n\nPlease save the date and register here > Register for this Free Webinar now!\nOnce you have registered\, a link to join the webinar will be sent via email closer to the event date. URL:https://researchanimaltraining.com/event/integrating-resources-into-your-training/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://researchanimaltraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Unknown.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR