User Training

Please see the Research Services website for further details on this course.

Please see the Research Services website for further details on this course.

More information and registration: Laboratory Animal Services new users

The principle objective of this training program is to provide animal users with the necessary information that will enable them to use the Laboratory Animal Services managed animal facilities efficiently, productively and ethically, by having the highest regard for the policies and procedures in place to ensure animal well-being and experimental integrity and reliability.

There is currently one step to this program:

1. Step one -  Contact the LAS Helen Mayo Medical School Team Leader Client Relations for further induction tailored to the needs of each individual staff member or student. (Further facility induction training requirements will be discussed, as relevant to each individual situation.)

These practicals are intended as an introduction to commonly used laboratory animal procedures and techniques for new students and less experienced staff. They will be conducted in the University of Adelaide Helen Mayo (Medical School) Building, Frome Road, by the University Veterinarian and Laboratory Animal Services.

The following training sessions are available to individuals and small groups within the University of Adelaide.

• Introductory Animal Handling, Injection & Blood Collection Techniques in Mice'
• Introductory Animal Handling, Injection & Blood Collection Techniques in Rats'
• 'Introductory Rodent Anaesthesia and Surgery Techniques'
• 'Rodent Euthanasia Techniques'

Registrations upon request to the University Veterinarian.

If you are not a University of Adelaide Staff or Student member, and are interested in further information about registering for these training sessions, please email your query to the University Veterinarian.

Cost: No charge. There is no limit to the number of single/small group sessions you may attend. However, places in large group workshops are generally limited to one mouse session and one rat session per person. As places are limited, priority will be given to registrations from staff and students of the University of Adelaide, SA Pathology, UniSA, Flinders University and SAHMRI.

Venue: University of Adelaide Helen Mayo Medical School South, Frome Road. See campus map and downloadable map for directions to the large group workshop sessions.

More information : Canadian Council on Animal Care Training website

All personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching and testing must be adequately trained in the principles of animal care and use and the ethical issues involved in animal use. The Canadian Council for Animal Care has made freely available 12 web-based basic training modules for animal users to pursue at their own pace. The key principles are relevant to Australia and internationally.

Enhancing Humane Science - Improving Animal Research

More information: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Open Courseware website

This course provides a broad overview of diverse topics in the practice of and approaches to humane animal experimentation. It addresses such issues as experimental design (including statistics and sample size determination), humane endpoints, environmental enrichment, post-surgical care, pain management, and the impact of stress on the quality of data. It was developed by CAAT director Alan Goldberg and James Owiny, the training and compliance administrator of the Johns Hopkins University animal care and use committee, along with Christian Newcomer, associate provost for animal research and resources at Hopkins.

The self-paced course consists of 12 audio lectures with accompanying slides, resource lists, and study questions.

Recognition and prevention of pain, suffering and distress in laboratory animals.

More information: http://cbctraining.ncl.ac.uk/eM-EU5/story_html5.html

This on-line scenario-based learning resource prepared by Professor Paul Flecknell's Team "guides users through the process of assessing welfare – whether it be for conducting routine health checks, monitoring the effects of animal procedures, or evaluating the effectiveness of refinements [such as pain-minimisation strategies including analgesic effectiveness]. Interactive images and video clips are used to highlight key physical and behavioural indicators of good and poor welfare in mice, rats, zebrafish and other common laboratory species. Recognising signs of suffering is essential in implementing humane endpoints and carrying out [animal behaviour and clinical monitoring] assessments."

This resource delivers learning objectives in Module 5 of the Training Framework established under European Union Directive 2010/63/EU.

Use the portal links to guide you to external websites that use photographs and video clips to demonstrate good practice animal handling and animal procedures techniques.