ESLAV-ECLAM ANNUAL MEETING

26 JUNE

 

SESSION 1 - DISEASES AND DIAGNOSTICS
09.00-12.30

 

Chairs: Rafael Frias and Stephan Zeiter
08.00 - 09.00 REGISTRATION
09.00 - 09.15 OPENING
09.15 - 10.00 KEYNOTE
Are we ready for free-range rodents?
Cory Brayton, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
10.00 - 10.20 The Mouse Code – a new app to facilitate the recognition of common diseases in mice
Marina Greweling-Pils, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research
10.20 - 10.40 New housing system to study direct-contact transmitted pathogens through controlled contact
Irene S. Méndez, Animal Health Department and VISAVET, Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid
10.40 - 11.10 COFFEE BREAK
11.10 - 11.30 Thinking inside the box: an evolving approach to rodent pathogen detection methods
Cécile Fant, Charles River
11.30 - 11.50 Biosecurity and health monitoring in a zebrafinch facility
Anja Petrie, University of Aberdeen
11.50 - 12.10 A presentation on zebrafish health monitoring
David Mayo, IDEXX BioAnalytics
12.10 - 12.30 Bringing telepathology to the animal facility: the case for neonatal necropsies
Sara Capas Peneda, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto , ICBAS School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Universidade do Porto
12.30 - 13.35 LUNCH
 

SESSION 2 - REFINEMENTS IN TECHNIQUES/SAMPLE COLLECTION
13.35-17.20

 

Chairs: Kai Õkva and Janet Rodgers
13.35 - 14.20 KEYNOTE
Optimizing sample volumes to enhance animal welfare
Elizabeth Nunamaker, Charles River Laboratories, USA
14.20 - 14.40 Rabbit human habituation program during breeding reduced significantly stress related signs during acclimatization period
Kévin P. Dhondt, Charles River Laboratories - Research models and services - France
14.40 - 15.00 Refining blood sampling in rodents - reflections from the FELASA working group
Dolores Bonaparte, Fundação Champalimaud, SPCAL
15.00 - 15.30 COFFEE BREAK
15.30 - 15.50 RELSA – How to Represent and Objectively Compare the Multidimensional Severity of Laboratory Animals in Experimental Procedures
André Bleich, Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Facility, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
15.50 - 16.10 Bread Feeding Is a Robust and More Physiological Enteropathogen Administration Method Compared to Oral Gavage
Myriam Mattei, Institut Pasteur
16.10 - 16.30 Using conventional 3D printing to refine lab animal procedures and surgical training in an academic laboratory animal program
Diego Celdran Bonafonte, The University of Arizona; University Animal Care Department
16.30 - 16.50 Refining and standardizing the methodology of an in vivo intestinal permeability test in laboratory mice
Victoria Ortin-Piqueras, Agenda Life Sciences, United Kingdom; Doctoral school in health sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
16.50 - 17.00 STRETCH BREAK
17.00 - 18.30 ESLAV Annual General Meeting
19.00 - 21.00 WELCOME RECEPTION
Pre-registered participants only.
Canapes and beverages are served.

 

27 JUNE

 

SESSION 3 - ONE HEALTH FROM LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE
09.00-12.00

 

Chairs: Aurelie Thomas and Patricia Hedenqvis
09.05 - 09.50 KEYNOTE
Advantages and disadvantages of using large animals in experimentation
Joaquim Segales, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
09.50 - 10.10 It`s not about blue: Investigating the safety of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in rodent husbandry
Nora Denk, Hoffmann - La Roche
10.10 - 10.30 Pain and analgesia in neonatal rodents - are we doing enough?
Daria Thompson, Agenda Veterinary Services, UK
10.30 - 10.50 Exhibitors’ 90secs elevator pitch (2.5 minutes per exhibitor roughly)
David Mayo, Member of SECAL (Spanish Society for Lab Animal Science)
10.50 - 11.10 COFFEE BREAK
11.10 - 11.30 From a mouse model of diabetes to a mouse model of neuropathy: a case report
Stephanie De Vleeschauwer, KU Leuven
11.30 - 12.00 Panel session: Aurélie Thomas (chair), Joaquim Segales, Cory Brayton
12.00 - 13.05 LUNCH
 

SESSION 4 - THE ROLE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL VETERINARIANS
13.05-16.30

 

Chairs: Ngaire Dennison and Petra Seebeck
13.05 - 13.50 KEYNOTE
The call of the wild is lost in translation: Animals, models, science, and what we don’t know
Kathleen Pritchett-Corning, Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences​, USA
13.50 - 14.10

Role of the designated veterinarian - FELASA-ECLAM-ESLAV WG
Ngaire Dennison, University of Dundee

Survey: https://www.eslav-eclam2023.eu/en/survey/
14.10 - 14.30 The role of ECLAM diplomates in laboratory animal medicine
Janet Rodgers, ECLAM
14.30 - 14.50 AAALAC international expectations on veterinary care and the research animal veterinarian
Javier Guillén, AAALAC International
14.50 - 15.10 The laboratory animal veterinarian - friend or foe?
Anja Petrie, University of Aberdeen
15.10 - 15.40 COFFEE BREAK
15.40 - 16.00 The role of the laboratory veterinarian in the development of novel surgical models – Surgical Technique
Kate Read, Labcorp
16.00 - 16.20 The role of the laboratory veterinarian in the development of novel surgical models – Peri-Operative Care
Alice McNamara, Labcorp
16.20 - 16.50 Panel session: Ngaire Denison (chair), Javier Guillen, Janet Rodgers
16.50 - 17.00 CLOSING

 

Please note that the Scientific Committee reserves the right to make necessary changes to the programme if needed.