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SCAND-LAS 2020 MAIN SPONSOR:
Scientific programme
- Please check back, the programme is not final and more information will be added!
- The Organising Committee of the Scand-LAS2021 Symposium reserves the right to make changes in the programme
Workshops, April 13
Workshops will be held in the Creative Hub
| Session 1 (9:00-10:30) | |
| WS1: Designing and running a zebrafish facility | Lars Bräutigam, Karolinska Institutet |
| WS2: Assessment of practical skills to carry out procedures on laboratory rodents | Rafael Frias, Karolinska Institutet |
| WS3-I: How can we prevent or alleviate pain effectively in laboratory animals?, part I | Paul Flecknell, Newcastle University |
| Session 2 (11:00-12.30) | |
| WS4: Practical refinement in animal handling and procedures | Anna Meller, University of Helsinki |
| WS5: Are you PREPAREd? How to design animal experiments | Adrian Smith, Norecopa |
| WS3-II: How can we prevent or alleviate pain effectively in laboratory animals?, part II | Paul Flecknell, Newcastle University |
13 April, Tuesday
| Session 1: Plenary (12:00-18:00) | |
| Registration and welcome coffee | |
| Opening Ceremony | |
| KJÖ Memorial Lecture Jaanus Harro, University of Tartu |
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| 50 years anniversary plenary Klas Abelson, president of Scand-LAS |
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| Coffee and refreshment break | |
| Welfare and LAS Robert Hubrecht, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare |
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| Reduction revisited Timo Nevalainen, Univesity of Eastern Finland |
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| Lars Wass Award. Axel Kornerup Hansen,University of Copenhagen |
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| 17.00-18.00: Scand-LAS Annual General Meeting | |
| Welcome reception in the Energy Discovery Centre. Brought to you by Tapvei (19:00-23:00) |
Satellite sessions will be held in parallel to sessions 2-5.
| Session 2: Animal Stress in LAS (9:30-12:30) | Session 3: Facility Management (9:30-12:30) |
| Animal Stress in LAS Donald Broom, University of Cambridge |
Achieving a good 'culture of care' Barney Reed, RSPCA, UK |
| Animal Stress in LAS, TBA | Culture of care' in practice - an industry perspective Lotte Martoft, Astrazeneca, Sweden |
| Coffee break | Coffee break |
| Animal Stress in LAS, TBA | Using data to identify indicators of animal mortality and improve animal welfare Chris Lelliot, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK |
| Animal Stress in LAS, TBA | Understanding and reducing neonatal mortality in laboratory mice Anna Olsson,University of Porto, Portugal |
| Luncheon | Luncheon |
| Session 4: Addressing the Three Rs (13:30-16:30) | Session 5: Education and training in LAS (13:30-16:30) |
| Addressing the three Rs Tom Bengtsen, Danish 3R-Center |
Education and training in LAS Rafael Frias, Karolinska Institutet |
| Addressing the three Rs Tom Bengtsen, Danish 3R-Center |
Education and training in LAS |
| Addressing the three Rs Adrian Smith, Norecopa |
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| Tea break | Tea break |
| Addressing the three Rs Jelméra (Merel) Ritskes- Hoitinga,Radboud Univesity Medical Center |
Panel discussion (QA session) |
| Addressing the three Rs | |
| Exhibitors’ evening in the Creative Hub (18:00-22:00) | |
15 April, Thursday
| Session 6: Analgesia and Anaesthesia (9:30-12:30) | Session 7: Research Ethics Committees (9:30-12:30) |
| Analgesia and Anaesthesia Paul Flecknell, Newcastle University |
Research Ethics Committees, TBA Siri Knudsen, University of Tromsø |
| Analgesia and Anaesthesia, TBA | Presentations by state representatives |
| Coffee break | Coffee break |
| Analgesia and Anaesthesia, TBA | Discussion of commonality and differences TBA |
| Analgesia and Anaesthesia, TBA | How best to harmonize TBA |
| Luncheon | Luncheon |
| Session 8 (13:30-16:00) | Session 9: Evidence-based Assessment of Laboratory Animal Welfare – How Behavioral Neuroscience Can Help? (13:30-16:00) |
| Open session, TBA |
Assessing Affective States in Laboratory Rodents to Promote Animal Welfare |
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TBA |
Can we use infrared thermography to infer emotional states in mice? Nuno Franco, University of Porto |
| Brussels view about new legistation Jelméra (Merel) Ritskes- Hoitinga,Radboud Univesity Medical Center |
Steps to improve animal welfare and scientific validity in behavioral neuroscience based on the interaction of emotion and cognition Oliver Stiedl, University of Amsterdam |
| Tea break | Tea break |
| Open session, TBA | Where the lab mice are living and how does it matter for their behaviour. Vootele Võikar, Helsinki University |
| Session 10: Closing (16:00-17:00) | |
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Wild animals, theme: birds |
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| Closing ceremony | |
| Gala Dinner - a Medieval Feast in the Olde Hansa Restaurant. Brought to you by Tapvei (18:30-22:00) | |
