Webinars

The speaker will discuss the:

Roles and responsibilities of laboratory animal professionals in animal facility design including:
- Informing the design team of current operations
- Evaluating proposed changes associated with the facility design
Possible ways to prepare for facility design efforts at one’s home institution, such as:
- Combining technological advances into an effective animal research operation
- Planning to use newly available options for management of a successful vivarium

The next webinar, Sheep and Goats: Anesthesia and Analgesia, will be on September 12, 2018 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.

The speaker will address:

Finding the right balance of agents while working within the limitations of specific research goals
Complications of analgesia and anesthesia for small ruminants by:
- Project-specific requirements
- Study endpoints
- Ruminant physiology
- Off-label drug use
Possible solutions to issues submitted by AALAS listserv members regarding:
- Challenging cases
- Difficult experimental designs

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.