16 June

Time (CEST)

Speakers

Veterinary Care

• Güldal Süyen (ViceRector, Acibadem University, Turkey) “How to improve the veterinary care program-Acibadem University experience”
• Cristian Berce (Attending Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Officer,Roche Zurich, Switzerland) “Next generation symptom scoring for rodents using an automated spreadsheet”
• Søren Søgaard (Designated Veterinarian, Gubra, Denmark) "Gubra Vet. Loop"
• Catherine Vroonen (Head of Laboratory Animal Service, UCB, Belgium) "Pain scoring sheets for severe models"

• Edith Stuyven (Principal Scientist – Lab Head; Team Leader Immunization Team, Ablynx, a Sanofi company, Belgium) “Emergency plans in practice”
• Güldal Süyen (ViceRector, Acibadem University, Turkey) “Training the Veterinary Team Members”
• Héloise Vollmer (Manager of veterinary services, Charles River Lyon Safety Assessment) "CPD program: refinement and monitoring in a French CRO"

Units representatives:

• David Ayensa (Managing Director, Granja San Bernardo, Spain) “Implementation of an OHS training program”
• Jennifer Jund (Quality and OHS Manager, Silabe, France) "OHS facility and personnel improvements after an AAALAC site visit"
• Juliette Schmitt (Clinical Veterinarian, Sanofi Chilly-Mazarin, Vitry-sur-Seine, France) “Prevention of musculoskeletal problems by an “in motion” ergonomic approach in the vivarium”

Units representatives:

• Edith Stuyven (Principal Scientist – Lab Head; Team Leader Immunization Team, Ablynx, a Sanofi company, Belgium). Ablynx, Belgium) “Management of Llamas & Alpacas”
• Louise Kiernan (Designated Veterinarian & Animal Welfare Compliance Officer, Charles River Ireland Biologics Division) “Refinement to the Rabbit Housing at Charles River Laboratories Ireland Ltd.”

17 June

Time (CEST)

Speakers

AAALAC in Covid times and beyond

Gary Borkowski
(Global Director, AAALAC International)

Delphine Denais-Lalieve (AAALAC International Council member; Head of Animal Resources and Designated Veterinarian, IRSN France) / David Martin-Borie (Director of Animal Science and Welfare Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health France) "Hybrid site visit in practice – Institutional and site visit team perspectives: a collaborative work"

Units representatives:

• Claudio Bernardi (Animal Welfare Officer – Operations & Compliance Director, Accelera Srl, Italy) “Enhanced AWB role following the confluence of the preexisting EC”
• Severine Fourquié/Andrea Garcia (Study Directors and Responsible persons for the Ethics Committee and Animal Welfare Body, Avogadro LS, France) "Ethics Committee: annual report in AvogadroLS"
• Martina Knoedler (Animal Wefare Officer and Site Head, Nuvisan GmbH Grafing, Germany) “Engagement of the AWB in periodic reviews of the ACU program"

Physical Plant/Animal Environment II

Units representatives:

• Miriam Wetzel (Animal Welfare Officer – Head of Dog and Minipig Facility, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG, Germany) and Katharina Niedermeier (Attending Veterinarian – Head of Animal Facility and Veterinary Services, Nuvisan GmbH, Germany) Tellington TTouch as a Refinement Tool for Laboratory Animals:
  • Integration in the Animal Care and Use Programme
  • Practical implementation for dogs and minipigs
• Therese Edström (Regulatory Manager, AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden) “Male mouse housing: an example of how to deal with social housing of male mice”