Continuing Education Credits are available with attendance of our DLAR workshops.
To reserve a slot for a Workshop or a Training please click on the Training Calendar here.
For other inquiries please contact the DLAR Training Group.
Seminar notes from the DLAR presentation The 3 "R"s plus One are available for viewing and download. If you wish to schedule a seminar for your group, please contact the DLAR Training Group.
A wide variety of training opportunities are available through the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources including Aseptic Surgery guidelines, restraint and blood collection, oral gavage and injection techniques. Our staff has experience in the care and handling of most common laboratory animal species and is only too happy to assist you and your staff. Inquires for group or individual sessions can be scheduled by contacting our DLAR Training Group or veterinary staff. Technical assistance may be obtained from our research analyst, Glenn Florence.
In addition to our library, consisting of printed materials, CD's and DVD's, individual and group session training, technical services through our research analysts, and veterinary consultations, there are a number of self-paced training modules available on the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Learning Library.
The University of Kentucky Environmental Health and Safety provides numerous on-line training modules in Biosafety and other areas that may be of benefit to our researchers and their staff. Please take a few minutes to review the list to see if the modules are applicable to your work. Environmental Health and Safety can be accessed by clicking on this link. The Institutional Biosafety Committee information may be found at this web site IBC. A link to The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee information is listed at the lower left hand corner of this page. Should you need additional information on biosafety, we have included a link to the most current version of the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) published by the Centers for Disease Control for your convenience.
An important part of working with laboratory animals is knowing the potential risks involved with certain species. As of 16 September 2020, The IACUC and Office of the Attending Veterinarian have discontinued giving credit for the Occupational Health and Safety Information on myUK Learning. If you have taken this course already, please provide a copy of your training certificate to DLAR Training Team. Credit will not be given to those who take the class on myUK learning after 31 October 2020. According to IACUC Policy 106 dated 22 September 2021 the only accepted Occupational Health and Safety version will come from AALAS Learning Library. Select University of Kentucky from Institution List and hit continue. Use your linkblue ID and Password and hit Login. Click on Libraries, second on left under search courses. Click on animal Care and Use Courses, Select on LATG Courses: 2016 LATG Training Manual. Select LATG 07 Occupational Health and Safety. Complete all 14 sections of the course. Once completed please provide a copy of your training certificate to DLAR Training Team
*If you are not a UK employee/Student please contact DLAR Training Team for assistance*