Lab Animal Courses
This record is part of
a dataset collected by the EU Commission in June-September 2018
. Some of these links will therefore die out with time.
Please see the
overview of courses maintained by ETPLAS
or contact Norecopa for more information.
Owner/Developer: Lab Animal Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland
| Country: |
Finland |
|---|---|
| Languages: |
English |
| Url: |
https://www.uef.fi/en/web/kek/courses |
| Created: |
01 January 2018 |
| Locations: |
Finland |
| City: |
Kuopio |
| Description: | Lab Animal Centre (LAC) is part of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland. LAC conducts research in the area of laboratory animal science and gives training and education related to lab animal science and procedures. Persons involved in laboratory animal experiments must be adequately educated and trained before they perform procedures to animals and persons designing procedures and projects must have received instructions in a scientific discipline relevant to the work being undertaken and shall have species-specific knowledge (Directive 2010/63/EU, Finnish legislation Law 497/2013, 8§ and Statute 564/2013, 18§). Staff carrying out procedures shall be supervised in the performance of their tasks until they have demonstrated the requisite competence. According to the Directive 2010/63/EU all persons involved in laboratory animal experiments shall be adequately educated and trained before they start their work with animals. Staff/students shall be supervised in the performance of their tasks until they have demonstrated the requisite competence. Education and training is species specific. Lab Animal Centre organizes the lab animal services and teaching at the University of Eastern Finland and also supervises and guides activities related to lab animals. In addition, centre produces and supplies laboratory animals mainly to the university's own research groups, but also helps the other universities and institutions. |
| References: | http://www2.uef.fi/documents/1140138/0/Module+I+2014/dc57a2e1-2d12-4db6-bf4f-691bb3067e0f |
| Format: |
Hands-on training, Lecture |
| Access: |
In-house training |
| Content type: |
Theoretical, Practical |
| Frequency: |
Not defined |
| Target audience: |
Students, Researchers, Technicians |
| Target sectors: |
Academia |
| Educational level: |
University (Master), University (Doctoral education), Postdoctoral (teaching and research), Continuing Professional Development |
| 3rs relevance: |
Refinement |
| Topics covered: |
Killing animals, Taking care of animals, Ethics, Carrying out procedures on animals, Designing procedures and projects |
| 3rs coverage: |
Substantial coverage (e.g. multiple modules) |
| Species covered: |
Mice (Mus musculus), Rats (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Details on the topic or technology covered: |
- The use of animals in research: Course for persons carrying out procedures - The use of animals in research: Course for persons designing procedures and projects |
| Legislative framework: |
Directive 2010/63/EU or equivalent |
| Accreditation body and/or authority that approved the education or training: |
FELASA accredited Lab Animal Course (029/10) for persons carrying out procedures on animals, |
| Qualification received: |
2-3 credits |
Did you find what you were looking for?
Yes, I found it! No, I did not!Thanks for your feedback! Please note that we cannot reply to you unless you send us an email.
What are you looking for?
We value your feedback so we can improve the information on the page. Please add your email address if you would like a reply. Thank you in advance for your help.!
Please contact us by email if you have any questions.