Continuing Mandatory Education

The GUIDE for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals states the following: "Continuing education programs should be offered to reinforce training and provide updates that reflect changes in technology, legislation, and other relevant areas." IACUC Document 106 (pdf, 2pgs) defines the University of Kentucky's plan to ensure compliance with the continuing education requirements for all personnel listed on an active protocol.

Complete every three (3) years: “Working with the IACUC” or “Refresher: Working with the IACUC” which can be accessed through AALAS Learning Library AND one course, of your choice, from the DLAR workshops or on-line courses listed below. Each course/workshop earns one continuing education credit.

The Office of the Attending Veterinarian (OAV) offers a Training Requirements Checklist (pdf, 1pg) to assist you in locating and completing all training resources relevant to animal research and lab work. In addition to IACUC requirements, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, and Financial Disclosure/Conflict of Interest training resources are identified. The checklist is for your own personnel use and retention only and does not need to be submitted to the IACUC.

Continuing education may be obtained from the following sources:

On-line courses

NOTE: Initial mandatory education courses do not count toward continuing education credit. Listed below are some of the courses available through the AALAS Learning Library. Clicking on the course hyperlink below will take you to the AALAS Learning Library where you will be required to provide a logon id and password. If you do not remember your AALAS Learning Library logon id and password, contact Angela Croucher in the Office of the Attending Veterinarian.

After successfully logging in, the "Continuing Education:" course groups in the AALAS Learning Library are located on the left-hand side of the page under "TRACKS".

General	Rodent	Large Animal	Other
Laboratory Animal Allergy	Introduction to Gerbils	ALAT 24: Cats	ALAT 23: Rabbits
Animal Welfare Act Regulations	Introduction to Guinea Pigs	Introduction to Cats	Introduction to Rabbits
Biosafety in Microbiologic and Biomedical Laboratories (5th Edition)	Introduction to Hamsters	ALAT 25: Dogs	ALAT 29: Birds
Good Laboratory Practice Standards	Genetically Engineered Mice: Historical Perspectives	Introduction to Dogs	ALAT 30: Fish
8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Lessons	Genetically Engineered Mice: Evaluating the Phenotype	Video: Working With the Laboratory Dog	Working with Laboratory Xenopus
PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals	Genetically Engineered Mice: Transgenesis/Conditional Control Systems	Working with the Laboratory Dog: The Basics	ALAT 31: Amphibians
Maintaining Animal Procedure Areas	Introduction to Mice	Working with the Laboratory Dog: Endotracheal Intubation	Working with Laboratory Zebrafish
Syringes and Needles	Mouse Breeding Colony Management	Working with the Laboratory Dog: Injections and Blood Collection	ALAT 32: Ferrets
Common Compliance Issues	Working with the Laboratory Mouse	Working with the Laboratory Dog: Urinary Catheterization	Introduction to Amphibians
Post-Approval Monitoring	Introduction to Rats	Working with the Laboratory Dog: Venous Catheterization	Introduction to Ferrets
Occupational Health and Animal Biosafety	Working with the Laboratory Rat	ALAT 26: Swine	Working with the Laboratory Ferret
The Semiannual Facility Inspection	ALAT 10: Husbandry	Introduction to Swine	Working with Poultry in the Laboratory
Animal Facility Designs for Biocontainment	ALAT 18: Mice	ALAT 27: Ruminants	Aquatic Animal Husbandry and Management
Laboratory Biosecurity	ALAT 17: Heredity and Breeding	Introduction to Sheep and Goats	ALAT 33: Less Common Research Animals
Working with Controlled Substances	ALAT 19: Rats	Video: Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates
Ergonomics for Animal Technicians: Working Smart	ALAT 20: Hamsters	ALAT 28: Nonhuman Primates
Laboratory Animal Nutrition	ALAT 21: Gerbils	Introduction to Nonhuman Primates
LATG 4: Regulations	ALAT 22: Guinea Pigs	Health Risks and Safety Procedures for Working with Nonhuman Primates
LATG 16: Anesthesia and Analgesia	LAT 4: Genetics and Breeding
LATG 13: Common Diseases of Laboratory Animals	Ethical Case 1: Mouse in a Parasitology Experiment
Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Animal Research	Ethical Case 2: Rat with Partial Paralysis
Dose Calculations: Basic	LAT 3: Laboratory Techniques
Avoiding Financial Conflict of Interest in Federal Research
Concepts and Practices of Animal Biosafety: ABSL-2 and ABSL-3
Animal Biosafety Risk Assessment and Management
Institutional Responsibilities and Animal Biosafety

DLAR Workshops

Continuing education credits are available through these DLAR workshops. Contact the indicated trainer below for reservations or visit the DLAR training website for more information and handouts.

DLAR Workshop
Humane Techniques for Rodent Euthanasia using CO2
Mouse Breeding Colony Management
Aseptic Surgery Techniques Workshop
Using the Rodent Anesthesia Machine
Basic Handling of Mice and Rats and Common Procedures Training
Injection Techniques for Mice and Rats
Post Surgical Monitoring
Suturing Basics for Rodents
Hands-on Rodent Surgical Workshop

Continuing Mandatory Education

On-line courses

DLAR Workshops

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