Are you efficiently cleaning your rodent facility? State of the art and innovative approaches for cleansing and decontamination

Fondazione Guido Bernardini Course "Are you efficiently cleaning your rodent facility? State of the art and innovative approaches for cleansing and decontamination". - The course provides cutting-edge knowledge on cleansing and decontamination procedures as they are implemented today in modern rodent facilities through in-depth discussion on all related aspects. The course awarded: 10 CPD points by Institute of Animal Technology (IAT); 1.5 days of training / continuing education for experimenters, study directors and heads of animal facilities by Swiss Veterinarian Associations; 36 CPD credits by Royal Society of Biology The course participants should be able to: • Describe and identify different types of dirt in association to different functional areas and their needs • Describe the concepts of cleaning, decontamination and the main differences between disinfection, pasteurization, sanitization and sterilization • Describe the difference between detergent and disinfectant • Describe what detergents are and what they can do • Describe what disinfectants are and what they can do • Describe and compare traditional and modern decontamination methods • Identify the main challenges of the different areas (like washing area, animal holding rooms, procedure rooms, entrance) and compare possible solutions • Compare the possible approaches in cleansing and decontamination/sterilization of caging systems, watering systems (bottles and auto watering) • Organize and setting up an hygiene program for an animal holding room
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 12:00am to Friday, April 17, 2020 - 11:45pm
City: 
Milan
State, Province or Country: 
Italy
Event Time Zone: 
Other --please see event description for details
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