Rodent anesthesia and analgesia: Theory and practical use of anesthetic machine

The Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki welcomes you to the “Rodent anesthesia and analgesia: theory and practical use of anesthetic machine” workshop, six hours in person course at the Laboratory of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, AUTh.

The program will present current approaches on rodent anesthesia and analgesia, and exhibit use of an anesthetic machine. Understanding rodent anesthesia and analgesia is crucial for ensuring humane and ethical treatment of animals in research practice, and a requirement from the European legislation protecting the animals used in research. Participants will receive a Certificate (1 ECTS) following full attendance and a short examination.

The Scientific Director of the Program is Anastasia Tsingotjidou, Assistant Professor in Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences. She has vast experience in the use of laboratory animals in research, is the President of the National Committee for the Welfare of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, and the Chair of the Organizing Committee for the FELASA 2025 meeting: https://www.felasa2025.eu/

Start Date: Friday, 29 March 2024

End of the course: Friday, 29 March 2024

Duration: 6 hours

Cost: 200 euros

Discount: not applicable

Certificate/ECTS: Yes/1

Applications are submitted online from 20/03/2024 to 28/03/2024

Teaching Staff

Pavlos Lelovas, DVM, PhD, Designated Veterinarian, Lab of Experimental and Research Surgery, Medical School, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Vasileios Ntafis, DVM, MSc, PhD, Head, Animal Facilities, BSRC ALEXANDER FLEMING

Cholawat Pacharinsak, Associate Professor at Stanford University’s Department of Comparative Medicine; DVM, PhD, DACVAA: https://profiles.stanford.edu/cholawat-pacharinsak

Patrick Sharp, DVM, MRCVS, MANZCVS, DACLAM

Anastasia Tsingotjidou, Assistant Professor in Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences: https://astsing.webpages.auth.gr/

Argyro Zacharioudaki, DVM MLAS Dipl. ECLAM, BIOEMTECH Laboratories