ESLAV-ECLAM-AAALAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Quality in Animal Welfare and Facility Management
Organized by the European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (ESLAV), the European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM), and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
Conference Overview: The annual conference on "Quality in Animal Care and Facility Management" jointly organized by ESLAV, ECLAM, and AAALAC is a two-day event designed to bring together a diverse community of professionals involved in animal research. This conference aims to promote best practices in animal care and facility management, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among technicians, veterinarians, researchers, and animal welfare personnel.
Dates: June 17 and 18, 2024
Location: The Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
THE PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACT BOOK AVAILABLE HERE!
Please download it before the event, the venue does not have a Wi-Fi connection.
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17 JUNE
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SESSION 1 - VETERINARY CARE |
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| 08:00 - 09:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | WELCOME: ESLAV / ECLAM / AAALAC |
| 09:15 - 09:45 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE Am I doing this right? Assessing Rodent Welfare During Euthanasia |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | CARE - digitalization of veterinary care Søren Søgaard, Gubra |
| 10:05 - 10:15 | Just getting a number doesn’t mean it’s right: quality control approaches for clinical pathology in a laboratory animal core facility Ingrid Bergin, University of Michigan |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | COFFEE BREAK / POSTERS / EXHIBITORS |
| 10:50 - 11:25 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE AAALAC Expectations and Typical Findings on Veterinary Care |
| 11:25 - 11:35 | Camelid health monitoring using a mobile application data visualization and analytics software Vicky Deblock, Sanofi Ghent |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | The key role of the designated veterinarian on promoting culture of care: successful initiatives & challenges Jordi L.Tremoleda, Queen Mary University London |
| 11:55 - 12:25 | Elevator's pitch - exhibitors |
| 12:25 - 13:30 | LUNCH / POSTERS / EXHIBITORS |
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SESSION 2 - ANIMAL WELFARE |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE How Artificial Intelligence can be used to assess laboratory animal welfare |
| 14:05 - 14:15 | Looking into the future: Automating parturition detection in the home cage Sara Capas-Peneda, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto; ICBAS School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Universidade do Porto |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | The use of home cage analyzer technologies to study sex effects on laboratory mouse behaviour Jordi L.Tremoleda, Queen Mary University of London |
| 14:35 - 14:45 | Numbers do matter – addressing sex bias and animal waste in research settings Patricia Turner, Charles River |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Environmental factors influence behaviour and physiology in rats Paul Bernard, University of Prince Edward Island |
| 15:05 - 15:35 | COFFEE BREAK / POSTERS / EXHIBITORS |
| 15:35 - 16:05 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE AAALAC Expectations and Typical Findings on Animal Environment, Housing and Management |
| 16:10 - 16:20 | Improvement of a dog housing and enrichment program Anthony Piccarreta, CRL Safety Assessment Lyon France |
| 16:25 - 16:35 | Training non-human primates from breeder to user: a global benefit Helen Beyer, Silabe - University of Strasbourg |
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Emergency planning when working in-vivo: disaster plan vs. Business continuity management plan |
| 16:55 - 17:05 | Tunnel-handling in a mouse breeding facility Kristina Ullmann, Nuvisan ICB GmbH |
| 17:15 - 18:30 | ESLAV Annual General Meeting |
| 18:30 - 20:30 | Welcome reception & exhibitors' evening |
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18 JUNE
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SESSION 3 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE The conundrum of facility management: balancing different stakeholders with conflicting interests |
| 09:35 - 09:45 | Big data and how to love it Alice McNamara, Labcorp |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Establishing an effective university system-wide incident reporting program Stacy Pritt, Texas A&M University System |
| 10:05 - 10:15 | Implementation of an animal-free health monitoring (hm) program in a large academic institution. Key decisions, challenges, and opportunities Diego Celdran-Bonafonte, the University of Arizona |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | COFFEE BREAK / POSTERS / EXHIBITORS |
| 10:50 - 11:20 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE AAALAC Expectations and Typical Findings on Programme Key Responsibilities |
| 11:25 - 11:35 | What happens when mouse genetics is overlooked: is it possible to fix a genetic chaos? Viola Galligioni, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | SWC site visit: how did we get there? Eleni Amaniti, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre |
| 11:55 - 12:05 | Characterization of occupational murine allergens in Stanford research facilities Stephen Felt, Stanford University |
| 12:10 - 13:30 | LUNCH / POSTERS / EXHIBITORS |
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SESSION 4 - LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE One more time: What exactly is Leadership? And does it really matter? (CLICK TO OPEN THE PRESENTATION) |
| 14:05 - 14:15 | Promoting continuous incremental improvements to advance institutional culture of care Patricia Turner, Charles River |
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Addressing compassion fatigue and culling related emotional distress in laboratory animal care: a workflow approach |
| 14:35 - 14:45 | Communication and transparency in research involving animals: importance and impacts Pascal Ance, SILABE - Universite Strasbourg |
| 14:50 - 15:20 | COFFEE BREAK / POSTERS / EXHIBITORS |
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KEYNOTE LECTURE The Importance of Effective Internal Communication: AAALAC Typical Findings and Expectations |
| 15:55 - 16:05 | Empowerment of animal facility staff to improve staff and animal welfare Ngaire Dennison, University of Dundee |
| 16:10 - 16:20 | There is only one welfare! Kévin P. Dhondt, Charles River Laboratories - RMS France |
| 16:25 - 16:30 | CLOSING: ESLAV / ECLAM / AAALAC |
Please note that the Scientific Committee reserves the right to make necessary changes to the programme if needed.
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