Scandlas 2021

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SAFETY POLICY FOR SCAND-LAS 2021

Read more about the safety policy for Scand-LAS 2021 here.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

The Organising Committee of the Scand-LAS2021 Symposium reserves the right to make changes in the programme.

Please find the list of posters HERE. Posters will be presented on the Balcony of the Tallinn Song Festival Ground throughout the event.

November 2, Tuesday

Workshops

(Those, who have registered to workshops that have been cancelled, can get a refund or change their registration to another workshop)

WORKSHOP SESSION 1 (9:00-10:30)
WS1: Designing and running a zebrafish facility, cancelled	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, cancelled	Paul Flecknell, Newcastle University
WORKSHOP 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, cancelled	Paul Flecknell, Newcastle University

SCAND-LAS 2021 SYMPOSIUM

12.00 - 13.00	Registration. Welcome coffee on the 2^nd floor.
SESSION 1: PLENARY, Main Hall Chair: David Arney
13:00-13:15	OPENING CEREMONY
13.15 – 13.45	50 years anniversary plenary Klas Abelson, former president of Scand-LAS, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
13.45 – 14.30	KJÖ Memorial Lecture Jaanus Harro, University of Tartu, Estonia
14.30 – 15.15	Luncheon
15.15 – 15.45	Reduction revisited Timo Nevalainen, Univesity of Eastern Finland, Finland
15.45 – 16.15	Animal Behavior and Welfare Marianna Norring, University of Helsinki, Finland
16.15 – 16.45	Lars Wass Award Axel Kornerup Hansen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
19.00 - 23.00	WELCOME RECEPTION & EXHIBITORS' EVENING (Song Festival Grounds)

November 3, Wednesday

	SESSION 2, Main Hall	SESSION 3, Small Hall
	Animal Stress in LAS Chair: David Arney	Facility Management Chair: Aavo Lang
09.30 – 10.30	Animal Stress in LAS Donald Broom, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	Achieving a good 'culture of care' Barney Reed, RSPCA, United Kingdom
10.30 – 11.00	Is analyzing glucocorticoids in hair the future of assessing stress in laboratory animals? Otto Kallikoski, University of Copenhagen, Denmark	Culture of care' in practice - an industry perspective Lotte Martoft, Astrazeneca, Sweden
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break	Coffee break
11.30 – 12.00	The effect of positive reinforcement training (PRT) on fear of humans and novel environments in pigs Dorte Bratbo Sørensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark	Using data to identify indicators of animal mortality and improve animal welfare Chris Lelliot, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, United Kingdom
12.00 – 12.30	Mental wellbeing of the laboratory animals Nadine E. Suendermann, Zoonlab GmbH, Germany	Understanding and reducing neonatal mortality in laboratory mice Anna Olsson, University of Porto, Portugal
12.30 – 13.30	Luncheon	Luncheon

	SESSION 4, Mail Hall	SESSION 5, Small Hall
	Addressing the Three Rs Chair: David Arney	Education and Training in LAS Chair: Kai Õkva
13.30 – 13.45	Addressing the three Rs Tom Bengtsen, Danish 3R-Center, Denmark	Teaching and Training in LAS - Perspectives on the past and the future Timo Nevalainen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
13.45 - 14.00		Eight steps to competence Rafael Frias, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
14.00 - 14.15		Update of the ETPLAS e-learning modules Nuno Franco, University of Porto, Portugal
14.15 - 14.30		New E-learning module on search for alternatives Jelméra (Merel) Ritskes-Hoitinga, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
14.30 - 14.45	3R resources: where to find them and how to contribute Adrian Smith, Norecopa, Norway	Harmonisation and improved career pathways for technicians - conclusions from the FELASA-EFAT WG Klas Abelson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
14.45 - 15.00		The Scand-LAS Education and Training Committee Hanna-Marja Voipio, Scand-LAS, Finland
15.00 – 15.30	Tea break	Tea break
15.30 – 16.00	Addressing the three Rs Jelméra (Merel) Ritskes- Hoitinga, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands	How to effectively apply the 3Rs in LAS training Adrian Smith, Norecopa, Norway
16.00 – 16.30	The relevance of models to the 3Rs: How to provide/use more predictive pre-clinical models to meet 3R requirements? Erwan Corcuff, Janvier Labs	Panel discussion
19.00 - 23.00	MEDIEVAL FEAST IN OLDE HANSA RESTAURANT

4 November, Thursday

	SESSION 6, Main Hall	SESSION 7, Small Hall
	Analgesia and Anaesthesia Chair: Kai Õkva	Research Ethics Committees Chair: Siri Knudsen
09.30 - 09.45	Analgesia and Anaesthesia Paul Flecknell, Newcastle University, United Kingdom	EU Commission´s work and view on harmonization of the ethical evaluation Susanna Louhimies, DG Environment, European Commission
09.45 - 10.00		Ethical evaluation in Denmark Leif R. Lund, The Animal Experiments Inspectorate
10.00 - 10.15		Ethical evaluation in Estonia Kadri Kabel, Research Ethics Committee/ Ministry for Rural Affairs
10.15 - 10.30		Ethical evaluation in Finland Seppo Peuranen & Eila Kaliste, Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI)
10.30 - 10.45	Development of slow release analgesics Paulin Jirkof, University of Zürich, Switzerland	Ethical evaluation in Norway Gunvor Kristin Knudsen, Norwegian food safety authority
10.45 - 11.00		Ethical evaluation in Sweden Katarina Cvek, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break	Coffee break
11.30 – 12.00	Pain relief and other refinement strategies models of neuropathic and inflammatory pain Klas Abelson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark	Panel debate - commonalities and differences Representatives from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, EU Commission. Moderating: Siri Knudsen, University of Tromsø, Norway
12.00 – 12.30	Luncheon	How to best harmonize – can Scand-LAS play a role? Open discussion
12.30 – 13.30	Luncheon	Luncheon
	SESSION 8, Small Hall	SESSION 9, Main Hall
	Miscellaneous Chair: Sulev Kuuse	Evidence-based Assessment of Laboratory Animal Welfare – How Behavioral Neuroscience Can Help? Chair: Vootele Võikar
13.30 – 14.00	Critical Incident Reporting System in Laboratory Animal Science - CIRSLAS Sabine Bischoff, University Hospital Jena, Denmark	Assessing Affective States in Laboratory Rodents to Promote Animal Welfare Lars Lewejohann, Freie Univeristät, Germany
14.00 - 14.30	Does Relative Humidity Affect Welfare of Laboratory Rodents? Karen Ekkelund Petersen, Scanbur, Denmark	Can we use infrared thermography to infer emotional states in mice? Nuno Franco, University of Porto, Portugal
14.30 – 15.00	Limitations of in vitro replacing in vivo Anton Terasmaa, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonia	Steps to improve animal welfare and scientific validity in behavioral neuroscience based on the interaction of emotion and cognition Oliver Stiedl, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
15.00 – 15.30	Tea break	Tea break
15.30 – 16.00	Where the lab mice are living and how does it matter for their behaviour. Discussion. Moderating Vootele Võikar, University of Helsinki, Finland
16.10	CLOSING CEREMONY, Main Hall

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