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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

IACUC Training Requirements

The Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine has purchased an account to the AALAS Learning Library. Please see the following for access and courses information.

We encourage our researches and staffs to use the website; http://www.aalaslearninglibrary.org/, as part of the required personnel training in ACORP submission and laboratory animal research, including the VA required on-line training (replacing the LATA website - http://hazel.forest.net/latanet/client/loyola/introduction.htm and the now closed VA - http://www.researchtraining.org website).

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Instructions for Personnel to Access the AALAS Learning Library:

** AUTOMATIC (Personnel self-enroll via an access code; course/exam access is immediate.)
1. Please go to http://www.aalaslearninglibrary.org/
2. On the home page, click "Enroll Now".
3. Select "Join a Group".
4. Enter the access code “loyolastritch070107”.
5. Choose a username and password; please keep a record of this login for later use.
6. Enter the contact information requested. Please make sure that your e-mail address (username@lumc.edu) is correct.
7. When enrollment is complete, select Animal Care and Use Libraries (under the Libraries link).
8. Select the track (topic) which best matches your course topic.
Example: The course "Working with the IACUC" is found in the "Regulatory and IACUC Compliance" track.
9. Please note: If in the future you need to be provided with your username and password, please use the "forgot username or password?" link, which is adjacent to the login area. This utility emails you your username and password.

Please print your certificate or transcript an fax to x69399 and/or send to us via e-mail to avalero@lumc.edu or cpaulus@lumc.edu

All individuals listed on the protocol, including the PI and Co-PI (it is only necessary to complete one of the options listed for each topic.)

• Basic Training
  • "Working with the IACUC (Non-VA version)" or
  • "The Humane CAre and Use of Laboratory Animals"
• Occuptional Health and Safety Track
  

The Hines/NC VA IACUC "Working with the IACUC (VA version)" course rquires annual re-certification.

Training for individuals listed on a protocol with direct contact with the animals (it is only necessary to complete one o the options listed for each topic):

Training for individuals listed in the surgery protocol that are providing anesthesia and or analgesia, perfoming the surgical procedures and post-surgical care need to complet the training.

Euthanasia experience needs to be listed in the ACORP.

The AALAS Learning Library tracks are:

Technician Certification Preparation
Animal Care & Husbandry
Animal Use Methodologies
Occupational Health & Safety
Regulatory and IACUC Compliance
Management
Training
Animal Helath, Disease, & Medicine
Free Courses
All Courses
Web Presentations

The courses in the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine Courses track are shown below:

Animal Care and Use Courses Library
ALAT Courses
ALAT 1: History and Purpose of Laboratory Animal Science and Animal Care Programs
ALAT 2: The Research Facility Environment
ALAT 3: An Introduction to Science
ALAT 4: Cell and Tissue Structure
ALAT 5: Organs and Organ Systems
ALAT 6: Feed and Nutrition
ALAT Review Exam (ALAT 1-6)
ALAT 7: Heredity and Breeding
ALAT 8: Laboratory Animal Environment
ALAT 9: Facility Equipment
ALAT 10: Hygiene in the Laboratory Animal Facility
ALAT 11: Animal Procurement
ALAT 12: Health and Disease
ALAT 13: Drug Therapy and Common Diseases of Laboratory Animals
ALAT 14: Euthanasia
ALAT 15: Experimental Design and Methodology
ALAT Review Exam (ALAT 7-15)
ALAT 16: Mice
ALAT 17: Rats
ALAT 18: Hamsters
ALAT 19: Guinea Pigs
ALAT 20: Gerbils
ALAT 21: Rabbits
ALAT 22: Cats
ALAT 23: Dogs
ALAT 24: Nonhuman Primates
ALAT 25: Swine
ALAT 26: Sheep/Goats
ALAT 27: Amphibians
ALAT 28: Birds
ALAT 29: Miscellaneous Laboratory Animals
ALAT Review Exam (ALAT 16-29)
ALAT Final Review Exam (ALAT 1-29)

LAT Courses
LAT 1: Public and Private Interests in Animal Research
LAT 2: Administrative Responsibilities
LAT 3: Laboratory Techniques
LAT 4: Genetics and Breeding
LAT 5: Anatomy and Physiology
LAT Review Exam (LAT 1-5)
LAT 6: Laboratory Animal Facility Equipment
LAT 7: The Laboratory Environment
LAT 8: Animal Health Maintenance
LAT 9: Health and Disease
LAT 10: Diagnostic Techniques
LAT Review Exam (LAT 6-10)
LAT 11: Aseptic Technique, Surgical Support and Anesthesia
LAT 12: Emergency Veterinary Care
LAT 13: Research Methodology
LAT 14: Calculations and Conversions
LAT Review Exam (LAT 11-14)
LAT Final Review Exam (LAT 1- 14)

LATG Courses
LATG 1: Functions of Management
LATG 2: Identifying and Controlling Costs
LATG 3: Regulations and Security
LATG 4: Quality Assurance
LATG 5: Occupational Health & Safety
LATG 6: Structure and Function of Cells and Tissues
LATG 7: Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
LATG 8: Molecular Biology
LATG 9: Genetic Engineering
LATG Review Exam (LATG 1-9)
LATG 10: Infectious Diseases
LATG 11: Immunology
LATG 12: Common Diseases of Laboratory Animals
LATG 13: Diagnostic Techniques
LATG 14: Pharmacology
LATG 15: Anesthesia and Analgesia
LATG 16: Unique Anatomical Features of Some Laboratory Species
LATG 17: Gnotobiology
LATG 18: Statistics
LATG Review Exam (LATG 10-18)
LATG Final Review Exam (LATG 1-18)

Taking an AALAS Technician Certification Examination
Taking an AALAS Technician Certification Examination

US Federal Mandates Courses
Animal Welfare Act Regulations
Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Guide to the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Good Laboratory Practice Standards

Ethical Decision-Making in Animal Research Courses
Ethical Decision-Making in Animal Research
Ethical Case 1: Mouse in a Parasitology Experiment
Ethical Case 2: Rat with Partial Paralysis

Anesthesia and Analgesia
Pain Recognition and Alleviation in Laboratory Animals
Inhalation Anesthesia Systems for Rodents
Post-Procedure Care of Mice and Rats in Research: Minimizing Pain and Distress

Videos/CDs on Biomethodology
Video: Working With the Laboratory Dog
CD: Working with the Laboratory Dog (practice questions)

Working with the IACUC
Working with the IACUC: VA version
Working with the IACUC: non-VA version

Introduction to Research Animal Methodologies
Introduction to Mice
Introduction to Rats
Introduction to Rabbits
Introduction to Guinea Pigs
Introduction to Hamsters
Introduction to Gerbils
Introduction to Dogs
Introduction to Cats
Introduction to Swine
Introduction to Nonhuman Primates
Introduction to Amphibians

Essentials for IACUC Members
Essentials for IACUC Members

Nonhuman Primates Courses
Health Risks and Safety Procedures for Working with Nonhuman Primates
Video: Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates

Mouse Biomethodology Courses
Working with the Laboratory Mouse
Mouse Breeding Colony Management
Genetically Engineered Mice: Historical Perspectives
Genetically Engineered Mice: Approaches for Evaluating the Phenotype
Genetically Engineered Mice: Overview of Transgenesis and Conditional Control

Basic Metrics for the Laboratory Animal Facility
Basic Metrics for the Laboratory Animal Facility

Selection of Cage Cleaner Products - Chemistry Driven
Selection of Cage Cleaner Products - Chemistry Driven

Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Writing Multiple Choice Questions

Laboratory Animal Medicine
Introduction to Laboratory Animal Medicine

Ergonomics Courses
Introduction to Ergonomics in the Laboratory Animal Facility
Ergonomics for Animal Technicians: Working Smart

Biosafety in Microbiologic and Biomedical Laboratories
Biosafety in Microbiologic and Biomedical Laboratories

Workplace Training
Workplace Training

Communication Skills
Active Listening
Communicating with the Non-Native English Speaker

Aseptic Technique for Rodent Survival Surgery
Aseptic Technique for Rodent Survival Surgery

Time and Project Management
Time Management and Goal Setting
Team Building

Facilities, Supplies, and Materials
Maintaining Animal Procedure Areas
Syringes and Needles

Small Ruminant Anesthesia and Intra-Operative Monitoring
Small Ruminant Anesthesia and Intra-operative Monitoring

Conflict of Interest
Avoiding Financial Conflict of Interest in Federal Research

Biosecurity
Introduction to VA Biosecurity Concepts

Nutrition
Laboratory Animal Nutrition