Webinars
The upcoming webinar, Resistance is Not Futile! Judicious Antimicrobial Use in Laboratory Animal Medicine, will be on December 12, 2019 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.
The speaker will talk about the use of antimicrobial agents in rodent and non-human primate models and:
- Resistance to these agents
- Experimental and therapeutic purposes of these agents
- Strategies for appropriate antimicrobial stewardship
The first webinar of 2020, Barbering and Ulcerative Dermatitis: Myths, Management, and Welfare, will be on January 14, 2020 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.
The speaker will examine barbering and ulcerative dermatitis and their:
- Underlying biology and etiology
- Management and treatment
- Scientific and welfare impacts
- Roles as models of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder
The following webinar, Proper Perioperative Procedures: Do They Really Matter?, will be on February 27, 2020 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.
The speaker will discuss the:
- Federal requirements regarding perioperative care
- Impact of proper versus inadequate care on both the animal and the research study
AALAS Educational Opportunities
AALAS offers a host of educational opportunities and resources.
- Visit our Educational Resources page to learn about materials available through the AALAS Bookstore.
- The AALAS Learning Library contains a variety of courses designed for laboratory animal professionals at any career level.
- The pinnacle of the AALAS year is the National Meeting. This event is designed to provide attendees with educational opportunities throughout the five day meeting.
- Finally, the GLAS program (Grants for Laboratory Animal Science) offers competitive short-term research grants in the LAS field.
