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CCAC guidelines on: institutional animal user training

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The CCAC guidelines on: institutional animal user training and CCAC Recommended Syllabus for an Institutional Animal User Training Program were developed by the CCAC Education and Training Committee:

Dr Karen Gibson (Chair), University of Prince Edward Island (CCFAVM)

Dr Craig Bihun, Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council (ad hoc)

Ms Rosemary Cavan, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (ad hoc)

Dr Howard Dickson, Dalhousie University (MRC)

Mr Robert Madziak, The University of Manitoba (CALAS)

Dr Lawrence Schofield, Defence Research Establishment Suffield (National Defence)


The CCAC is also grateful to the many individuals, organizations and associations, that provided comments on earlier drafts of these guidelines and syllabus.

1999



TABLE OF CONTENTS



GUIDELINES



  1. PHILOSOPHY OF AN ANIMAL USER TRAINING PROGRAM


  2. COURSE DESIGN


  3. RESOURCE MATERIAL


  4. ACCESS TO THE TRAINING PROGRAM


  5. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

RECOMMENDED SYLLABUS
  1. CORE TOPICS/ALL ANIMAL USERS PARTICIPATE

    1. Regulations and animal welfare

    2. Moral, legal, and ethical issues

    3. The concept of the Three Rs

      1. Lab Animal/Teaching Stream

        1. Research issues

        2. Basic animal care/animal biology/techniques

        3. Occupational health and safety

        4. Facility specific operational items

      2. Wildlife Stream

  2. TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN MODULES/NOT PART OF CORE COURSE, BUT AVAILABLE ON REGULAR BASIS WHEN APPLICABLE

    1. Topics to be developed for appropriate species, as required

    2. Conducting research, teaching, or testing using fish


Hard copies of these or other CCAC guidelines can be ordered through the publications order form.

If you have any problems with accessing these guidelines, please contact Dr Gilly Griffin at ccac@ccac.ca.

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