Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange Conference
DoubleTree Hotel, Tucson, Arizona

August 6 – 8, 2003

Wednesday, August 6, 2003 7:00 am – 8:30 am   

Breakfast / Registration / Learning Resource Center / Exhibitor Hall Opens    

8:30 am – 5:00 pm    ARENA IACUC 101 Workshop (Sponsored by OLAW)    
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm    Cocktail Reception / Registration

Thursday, August 7, 2003    
7:00 am – 8:30 am  Breakfast / Registration / Learning Resource Center / Exhibitor Hall Opens    

8:30 am – 10:00 am  " The Ethics Dialogue – An Activity on Ethics in Animal Studies” Laboratory Animal Science and Issues, An International Perspective Including other Astrazeneca Projects Agnetha Roswall, Veterinary Affairs & Animal Welfare, AstraZeneca, Sweden, Christina Jacobson, Veterinarian, AstraZeneca R&D, Sweden   

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm     “Maximizing Protection through Employee Ownership:  Training Tools and Community Service”     Sally Tyree, States United for Biomedical Research    

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm   “ Training Employees on the Benefits of Animal Research ” Dr. Leslie Nader, Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Society for Medical Research

Evening Activity – The Savoy Opera House

Friday, August 8, 2003   

7:00 am – 8:30 am   Breakfast / Registration / Learning Resource Center / Exhibitor Hall Opens   

8:30 am – 10:00 pm “How to Present Technical Training With Impact” The Training Clinic

Break-Out Session I:  
1:30 pm– 3:30 pm “Training and Certification Documentation – Tips and Ideas” Dr. Stacy Pritt , Lori Bindley , Paula Samalonis
“Integrating AALAS Educational Materials into your Facility Training Programs” Dr. Nicole Duffee, AALAS
“Assessing Training Needs” The Training Clinic
“Aseptic Training & Techniques ” Dr. Ellen Kasari
"Is The Internet A Safe Place For Your Animal Research Data? ” Hank Klein, Executive Vice President, Cyber Visions, LLC

Break-Out Session II:
4:00 – 5:00 pm “An Inexpensive, Interactive, and Effective Web-Based Training Program for Investigators” Steve Jean
“Basic Elements of an Orientation Program – Bringing aboard the new person” Bruce Kennedy
“Is The Internet A Safe Place For Your Animal Research Data? ” Hank Klein, Executive Vice President, Cyber Visions, LLC
“Trainers, Technicians, & Nonhuman Primates:  Work on the Wild Side ” Dr. Laura Goodchild
“Training the Trainer – Teaching Euthanasia” Dr. Nicole Duffee, AALAS

Electronic Media in Animal Care

This conference focused on the use of electronic media in the field of laboratory animal science. It was sponsored by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, the laboratory Animal Management Association, the Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange, the National Institutes of Health's Office for Protection from Research Risks, The University of Florida in Gainesville, the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, and the University of Miami.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Moderator : Farol N. Tomson, DVM

Data Warehousing—Putting the Pieces Together.

Sharing data between the IACUC, the Animal Facility, Occupational Health, and the Office of Research. General principles and experiences about sharing IACUC data within a university environment.
Philip C. Tillman, DVM

The ILIMS is designed to assist in the design and implementation of a routine health surveillance program for laboratory animals. Schedules are automatically converted into orders in one or more laboratories and result reports can be viewed and printed with an internet browser.
William R. Shek, DVM, PhD

How I Ended Up at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Teresa, a current AALAS member and RLATG, is the Animal Hospital Manager at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Teresa A. Krisch, BS, RLATG, RVT

Ecoweb, a Custom Web-Based Database at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Ecoweb is an interactive kiosk in Conservation Station at Disney's Animal Kingdom where guests can search a database of conservation projects and animal information on an Intranet using touch-screen monitors.
Sue DuBois

Basic procedures to take to secure your network and pc.
Michael Conlon, PhD

Selecting early candidate compounds for further development is a key to pharma survival. Artificial intelligence software, e.g., MultiCase, rapidly processes files of many thousands of molecules to identify those with likely efficacy or toxicity/carcinogenicity.
Charles B. Clifford, DVM, PhD

EQUIPMENT MONITORING

Discussion of current technological advances in cage washing equipment to include: integral modem capabilities, bar code readers, process monitoring via software, and vacuum bedding systems.
Daryl Austin

The current use of technology to wash cages.
David Mateer

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10

COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

Overview: UC Davis CAAT - Show & Tell

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees that partner with their campus librarians can conduct more efficient and effective bibliographic searches for animal alternatives. This concept of local support will be demonstrated, as well as The Virtual Heart, a software program for teaching anatomy and physiology of the heart.
Lynette Hart, PhD

A review of the current models used as alternatives to live animals.
Donna Rounds, PhD

WEB-BASED LEARNING

Learn more about the transparent execution of mixed media telecommunications utilizing the internet and public switched networks.
Chuck Grandgent

Universities, high schools, and industry groups across the world are turning to the Web as an alternative to conventional instruction. Before educators put their course "on-line," they must sort through the hype and focus on the task at hand—quality teaching. This presentation will include examples of web-based courses, as well as design "do's" and "don'ts."
Stacy Smith, MA

Similarities and Dissimilarities, Pros and Cons, Dreams and Realities With 10 years experience with bringing veterinary professionals and specialist instructors to online distance learning, a comparison will be made of online learning to "traditional" learning and insights will be provided into the technological, political and human factors which shape acceptance of this modality by a professional group.
Duncan Ferguson, VMD, PhD

Dr. Wolff is the Director of Veterinary Services at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Peregrine Wolff, DVM

Unique Attributes of Live Chats in Distance Learning

Web-based live chats, bulletin boards, and email each have strengths and weaknesses as components of distance learning. This session will compare and contrast these methods and discuss how each is used in the Veterinary Technology Distance Education Program at St. Petersburg (Florida) Junior College.
C. Guy Hancock, DVM

Use a web training program and enable principal investigators and their research personnel to fulfill their training requirements from their labs and offices on their own schedule. Learn how this format has helped increase investigator satisfaction and has helped to speed up the training process.
Grace E. Aranda

RESOURCES (SITES) ON THE WEB

A review of the top ten web sites for educators and trainers in laboratory animal science.
Nicole E. Duffee, DVM, PhD

Using the Web to Compliment Your Management Style The Web can be a source of information and center for communication within and between people and facilities, without using paper. Lists and brief comments as to the features of suggested web resources will be available on disk for the participants to use or select from in order to design a personal resource guide. Examples of Internet and Intranet communication methods will be discussed.
Robert E. Mueller, II, PhD

Synopsis of multiple internet resources that provide useful information for IACUCs. presentation will include publications available, IACUC homepages, forms, guidelines, and policies, and “how to” sites.
Carol Wigglesworth

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999

On-line Training for Scientists... Is It a Big Deal?

In this hectic business world, with fewer people available and more work to do, who really has time for training? Is the down time and travel expense worth the learning experience? Can good training be obtained that is not time or location dependent? What are your options and what has technology revealed to address this challenge?
Norman Fraley

Create an animal and drug ordering form for your web page. Not a piece of paper is used. An overview of this do-it-yourself programming form will be presented with files available at th meeting.  
Farol N. Thompson, DVM

The application of WEB based Distance Learning Sofware to meet minimum training requirements for new animal users. Training site design, software applications and trainee feedback will be presented.
Paul G. Braunschweiger, PhD

Techniques and tipe on how to do it from the moderator of the OCMPMED Discussion list
Kenneth R. Boschert, DVM

Tips on how to establish and maintain a Web site. The author will also discuss Web page authoring techniques and types of software to use. The intent of the presentation is to provide basic information for beginners or those considering whether to implement a Web site or whether to author Web pages on an existing site.
Stephen K. Fisk, DVM MS

Ideas for incorporating electronic media products into a traditional training course: fear of using a computer: AALAS computer-based training resources; computer aids for learning disabilities.
Bruce W. Kennedy, MS, RLATG

Discover new and different ways to search the internet for information relevant to animal research.
Kenneth R. Boschert, DVM

Learn how to make a proper evaluation of your animal facility management software needs. Compare and contrast whether to write your own management program or purchase commercial software.
Steven R. Brunnert, DVM

Information on the Federal Commons, Fastlane, the NIH Commons and what plans other sponsors (Office of Naval Research) have in the works with regard to Electronic Research Administration will be discussed.
Sandra Goldstein, MPA

A commercial program designed for large organizations will be presented highlighting the software and hardware requirements of this relational database, along with the advantages and disadvantages.
Pat Guider