Covered in this session will be information on regulations, guidelines, and inspections by federal, state and institutional agencies. Performance of a risk assessment defining potential for infection and adverse health effects caused by agents or experimental manipulations will be covered. Also evaluation of hazardous agents, evaluation of hazards in experimental manipulation, identification of potential exposure population, design barriers, practices or procedures to prevent exposure. There will be discussion of follow-up to verify the efficacy of the assigned preventive measures, various programs, and enforcement. It is mandatory that everyone involved with a project be certified in these areas.
Small animals includes mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs.
Some of the topics covered, will be special husbandry needs, rodent surgery, common disease problems, and health surveillance. Large animals include rabbits, dogs, cats, ferrets, goats, calves, sheep and pigs. Some of the topics covered include, special husbandry needs, surgery, common disease problems, and health surveillance. This is for new research staff or personnel having missed the training programs in 2000. Some of the topics will include, Special husbandry needs, common disease problems, health surveillance and quarantine , biological hazards and precautions.