Até 14 de Junho, e aberto à comunidade científica em geral pode inscrever-se nos workshops integrados no programa do IV Congresso da SPCAL. 
Não precisa estar inscrito no congresso para participar nos workshops.

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 Communication Workshop for SPCAL Meeting 2018

 

21st June 10:15h to 13:00h

 

AIMS

 

To help all those involved in animal use for scientific purposes:

  • Communicate animal- based research with the public and the media;
  • Convey a positive image of their work with laboratory animals;
  • Promote the responsible and humane use of animals;
  • Respond adequately to animal rights’ rhetoric and tactics.

 

 TARGET AUDIENCE

 

  • Laboratory animal users;
  • Journalists and Science Communication professionals;
  • Researchers wishing to share results obtained with laboratory animals
  • Technicians and caretakers

 

 FACULTY

Kirk Leech | EARA

Ana Barros | NMS|FCM-UNL/EARA

Ana Isabel Santos | NMS|FCM-UNL/SPCAL

 

 

PROGRAMME
9:30-9:45 | Workshop Introduction - Ana Isabel Santos
9:45-10:00 | LAS Communication in Twitter – Ana Barros
10:00-11:00 | Best Practice on Communicating Animal Science - Kirk Leech

11:00-11:30 | Group work and case preparation – Kirk Leech / Ana Isabel Santos / Ana Barros

11:30-13:00 | Discussion and questions – Kirk Leech / Ana Isabel Santos / Ana Barros

 

 Note: This Workshop will include a light lunch

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop: Improving the design of animal experiments

 

21st of June 10:15 to 13:00

 

AIMS

 

To help all those involved in animal use for scientific purposes:

 

 

  • Identify common methodological shortcomings in the planning and execution of animal experiments;
  • Avoid common biases affecting the reliability and reproducibility of results
  • Learn how to calculate adequate sample sizes and increase power;
  • Select appropriate experimental units;
  • Get acquainted with available tools to improve design of experiments

 

 

TARGET AUDIENCE

 

 

  • Laboratory animal users;
  • Principal Investigators
  • Members of Animal Welfare Bodies or Animal Ethics Committees

 

FACULTY

 

Nuno Henrique Franco | i3S / SPCAL

 

 PROGRAMME
09:30-10:15 | Main sources of bias in animal research and how to avoid them

10:15-10:50 | More power to you: adjusting your sample size to improve reliability of results
10:50-11:00 | Break

11:00-11:30 |”How many animals should I use? – Practical exercise using G-Power software

11:30-12:00 |What’s wrong with my design? Analysis of case-studies.

 

 NOTE: It is recommended, but not mandatory, that attendees take a laptop with G-Power installed (free download from http://www.gpower.hhu.de/).

 NOTE: This Workshop will include a light lunch

 

 

 

FELASA Workshop on the Severity Classification and Reporting under EU Directive 2010/63/EU

 

23st of June 14:30 to 17:30

 

AIMS

 

Aiming to improve the welfare of animals used in scientific procedures, Directive 2010/63/EU introduced the need to classify the severity of procedures, both in terms of anticipated (“prospective”) and actual severity (Art 15).

Consistency of severity classification across Member States is critical for the harmonisation of licensing and reporting. Therefore, the European Commission has proposed FELASA the creation of a standardised Workshop on Severity Classification of Procedures that could be held in the various Member States.

These Workshops, held by FELASA Trainers, allow great interaction with the audience through the analysis and discussion of “real-life” case studies.

 

 TARGET AUDIENCE

 

  • Members of Animal Welfare Bodies or Animal Ethics Committees;
  • Laboratory animal veterinarians
  • Researchers planning, coordinating or performing animal experiments
  • Laboratory animal technicians (senior);

 

FACULTY

 

Dolores Bonaparte | Fundação Champalimaud / SPCAL

Nuno Henrique Franco | i3S / SPCAL

 

 PROGRAMME

 

  • Severity Assessment and Reporting
  • Group review of selected case studies, identifying impact, severity and endpoints
  • Plenary discussion of such cases
  • Turning Point voting system (multiple choice) for classification of actual severity
  • Open discussion of any specific cases shared by the attendees

 

 Note: This Workshop will include a light lunch

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