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
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