Veterinary Aquatic Lab Animal Care & Husbandry CEPD – May, 2013 – UPEI, Canada.

February 28, 2013

Canadian Aquaculture Institute – Introductory & Advanced Veterinary Aquatic Animal Care and Husbandry CEPD

Canadian Aquaculture Institute is pleased to announce the following upcoming workshops: Health and Husbandry of Aquatic Laboratory Animals  (May 27 & 28, 2013) and Advanced Aquatic Animal Care and Husbandry (May 29 & 30, 2013)

These workshops will be offered at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown. The target audience for these workshops includes Attending, Clinical or Consulting Veterinarians, Facility Managers, Aquatic Facility Technicians, and Animal Care Committee Members working with academic or research institutions that house laboratory aquatic animals and/or review animal care protocols involving manipulating fish in the wild. The workshops provide hands-on experience in procedures for aquatic laboratory animals.

These workshops are designed to fulfill the requirements of Continuing Education for Attending, Clinical or Consulting Veterinarians, Facility Managers and Facility Technicians as required by the Canadian Council on Animal Care.

Health and Husbandry of Aquatic Laboratory Animals – May 27 & 28, 2013

Didactic lectures & wet labs will cover:

•       CCAC Guidelines

•       CCAC Discussion on Common Issues for Aquatic Animal Personnel

•       Pain Assessment in Fish

•       Institutional Animal Care Committee Concerns with Aquatic Animal Protocols

•       Fish Restraint, Anaesthesia and Blood Collection

•       Aquatic Facility Design and Troubleshooting

•       Lab Based Biosecurity and Experimental Design in Fish

•       Water Quality Examination and Trouble shooting

•       Introduction to General Pathology of Aquatic Species Including Common Disease Conditions

•       Communication between Veterinarians and Staff in Aquatic Laboratory Environments

•       Zebrafish / Aquarium Systems

•       Fish Necropsy, Basic Diagnostics and Sample Submission

Advanced Aquatic Animal Care and Husbandry – May 29 & 30, 2013

Didactic lectures & wet labs will cover:

• ·        Advanced Fish Pathology and Aquatic Species Diagnostics
• ·        Managing Pathogen and Husbandry Related Disease Outbreaks
• ·        Salt Water Salmonid System Maintenance
• ·        Sourcing of Laboratory Aquatic Animal Species
• ·        Anaesthesia, Blood Collection and Surgery in Xenopus
• ·        Surgery in fish
• ·        Field-Based Biosecurity and Experimental Design in Finfish
• ·        Aquatic Wildlife Research Methodology
• ·        Maintaining Xenopus in Laboratory Environment
• ·        Sharing SOP’s in Aquatic Animal Research
• ·        Disease Treatment Methods in Laboratory Aquatic Systems
• ·        Clinical Radiology and Ultrasonography of Fish

Cost – Tuition for EACH of the two-day workshops is $670 CAN funds plus tax, with one lunch and nutrition breaks provided. Space is limited, so please register early.

For more information, to register, and for accommodation, please go to http://lifelonglearning.upei.ca/cai

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