DCM offers training services to Washington University staff for working with laboratory animals. For more information, contact Dr. Jenny Kalishman at 362-8120 or Gail Moore at 362-3860.

                Training Requirements

Animal Welfare regulations and the Public Health Service Policy require institutions to ensure that people caring for or using animals are qualified to do so. The Division of Comparative Medicine provides training for personnel involved in animal research. This training program includes a series of online modules and hands on training. You will find the modules below.

Basic Training for New Employees

There are a series of online modules specific to the species of animal you are working with.

Annual Required Training

Personnell working with Large animals need to complete the Guidelines for working with Large Animals module annually.

Personnel working with Non Human Primates need to complete the Guidelines for working with Non Human Primate module annually.

Personnell working with macaques need to complete the Herpes B safety awareness module.

You will receive an email annually reminding you when these modules are to be repeated.

Rodent Survival Surgery

Individuals performing survival animal surgery must provide assurance that they have adequate knowledge, skill, training and experience to perform these procedures.

 

 

 

Procedures  for Animal Facility Access and downloadable forms

 

 

       

Instructions for filling Out the Animal Facility Access Form

 

 

                 Hands on Rat/ Mouse class

                         calendar
                Contacts  

DCM Online Training Modules

 

Federal Laws and Regulations

 

Formulary for Lab Animals

 

Selected WU Policies

 

Technician Certifications

 

Information Resources

 

Videotapes

 

Instructions for Filling Out the Animal Facility Access Form

Line 1: Check the boxes if you are a new employee, transferring labs, summer/temporary employee, your animals are being moved into, or you’re adding another animal facility.

Line 2: Today’s date, your department name and campus box number

Line 3: Your name, social security number and sex. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Line 4: Your Washington University email address and lab phone number

Line 5: The principal investigator you are working for

Line 6: The protocol number you will be working under. This must be a current number.

Line 7: Your business manager or department head signature and phone number

Line 8: Leave blank

Access requested box: In the box, list the building and room or suite number you are needing access for. You must list the room number or your form will not be processed. The rest of the form is for DCM use. Incomplete forms will be returned.

Please make sure the information you have provided is correct and fax the form to 747-3465 or mail to Gail Moore at box 8061


Contacts:

Jenny Kalishman DVM | SRF-E   | ph. 362-8120 | fx. 747-0340

 

DCM Phone List in PDF format

 

             Gail Moore BA RVT LATg  ‌ CSRB NTA 312  ‌  ph. 362-3860  ‌

             (rodent procedures; workshop lab)

One-on-one training is available through the veterinary staff in each service area. Information, training and assistance are available for anesthesia, perioperative care and procedures (injections, endotracheal intubation, incisions, suturing, etc.)


Federal Laws, Regulations and National Policies on Animal Research

Animal Welfare Act

Health Research Extension Act

USDA Regulations

Public Health Service Policy

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Animal Care Policy Manual Veterinary Care / Major, Multiple Survival Surgery / Painful, Distressful Procedures / Written Narrative for Alternatives... /

AVMA 2000 Report of the Panel on Euthanasia

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

 


Selected Washington University policies from the Animal Studies Committee:

Training Policy (Cites Schedule A, which is an attachment to the Animal Studies Protocol Form.)

Policy Regarding Surgical Training

Reporting Allegations or Concerns on Animal Care and Use


Formulary for Laboratory Animals

Full text online:
Analgesics, anesthetics, antibiotics, etc.
Many species - rodents, swine, amphibians, etc.

C. Terrance Hawk, Ph.D., D.V.M., Dipl. ACLAM
Steven L. Leary, D.V.M., Dipl. ACLAM
Iowa State Univ. Press

Requires Adobe Acrobat

Restricted to wustl.edu email accounts


Information Resources:

Essentials for Animal Research: A primer for Research Personnel

Monitoring Anesthetized Veterinary Patients - Suggestions by the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiology

Rodent Surgery: Application of Aseptic Technique and Perioperative Care, a WORD doc handout that accompanies a class on rodent surgery in the Division of Comparative Medicine. For information on the scheduling of this class, contact Gail Moore.

Swine in Biomedical Research, Information Resources, Animal Welfare Information Center. Includes information on comparative anatomy and physiology of the pig; bibliography; and web resources on swine.

Working Safely With Nonhuman Primates, a streaming video from NIH. This video has a strong emphasis on proper use of personal protective equipment combined with understanding nonhuman primate behavior. The general principals are applicable to any program that houses nonhuman
primates. Uses Real Player. Available in two connection speeds plus a downloadable file.


Videotape Training

Autotutorials on videotape and CD-ROM may be viewed by appointment in the CSRB North Tower Second Floor Conference Room. Videotaped training topics available include fundamental methodologies for many species, IV catheter placement and endotracheal intubation and basic surgical techniques.

List of videotapes (PDF)

Download Adobe Reader free.

Contact Barbara Aebel at 362-3700 to schedule an appointment.


Technician Certifications

American Association of Laboratory Animal Science

Academy of Surgical Research


 
 
 

Last updated: January 2, 2007