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ASLAP Seminar - November 8, 2008
The ASLAP Continuing Education Seminar Committee would like to extend an invitation to all veterinarians, IACUC members, scientists, veterinary technicians, and animal care professionals to attend a comprehensive seminar entitled "Pain Management: Current Perspectives in Pain Recognition and Treatment" inIndianapolis, Indiana just prior to the National AALAS meeting. This seminar will feature experts in the field of pain management plus an interactive roundtable.
For more information, see http://www.aslap.org or view PDF Flyer
2009 CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION INFORMATION
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE- The 2009 examination will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, MD. Applications and information can be obtained on the ACLAM website-www.aclam.org. There are now two application dates available. Early applications are due Aug. 15, 2008 and the final date for applications is Dec. 15, 2008. For additional information please contact the Executive Director, Dr. Melvin Balk, 96 Chester St. Chester, NH 03036-USA, TEL- 603-887-2467, FAX 603- 887-0096. E-mail-mwbaclam@gsinet.net.
ILAR Issues that may be of special interest
ILAR Journal 49(2):
MICROBIAL QUALITY CONTROL FOR NONHUMAN PRIMATES
Issue Editors: Joseph W. Kemnitz and Keith G. Mansfield
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: Challenges in Microbial Quality Control for Nonhuman Primates
Joseph W. Kemnitz and Keith G. Mansfield
Specific Pathogen-free Macaques: Definition, History, and Current Production
William R. Morton, Michael B. Agy, Saverio V. Capuano, Richard F. Grant
Nonhuman Primate Quarantine: Its Evolution and Practice
Jeffrey A. Roberts and Kirk Andrews
Development, Application, and Quality Control of Serology Assays Used for Diagnostic Monitoring of Laboratory Nonhuman Primates
Joe H. Simmons
New Approaches to Tuberculosis Surveillance in Nonhuman Primates
Nicholas W. Lerche, JoAnn L. Yee, Saverio V. Capuano, and Joanne L. Flynn
Impact of Infections and Normal Flora in Nonhuman Primates on Drug Development
Vito G. Sasseville and Richard W. Diters
Opportunistic Infections in Immunologically Compromised Nonhuman Primates
Lynn M. Wachtman and Keith G. Mansfield
Nonhuman Primate Infections after Organ Transplantation
Silke V. Haustein, Amanda J. Kolterman, Jeffrey J. Sundblad, John H. Fechner, and Stuart J. Knechtle
Macaque Models of Human Infectious Disease
Murray B. Gardner and Paul A. Luciw
ILAR Journal 49(3):
Detection and Management of Microbial Contamination
in Laboratory Rodents
Issue Editors: Stephen W. Barthold and Abigail L. Smith
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: Microbes and the Evolution of Scientific Fancy Mice
Steve Barthold
Opportunistic Infections of Mice and Rats: Jacoby and Lindsey Revisited
Anthony Carty
Lurking in the Shadows: Emerging Rodent Infectious Diseases
Dave Besselsen, Craig Franklin, Bob Livingston, and Lela Riley
Old Enemies: Still with Us after All These Years
Charlie Clifford and Julie Watson
New Building, Old Parasite: Mesostigmatid Mites—An Ever-Present Threat to Barrier Facilities
Julie Watson
From Bench to Cageside: Risk Assessment for Rodent Pathogen Contamination of Cells and Biologics
Norm Peterson
Role of Housing Modalities on Management and Surveillance Strategies for Adventitious Agents of Rodents
Bill Shek
Institutional Responsibilities in Contamination Control in Research Animals and Occupational Health and Safety for Animal Handlers
Ben Fontes
International Harmonization of Health Monitoring
Werner Nicklas
Rodent and Germplasm Trafficking: Risks of Microbial Contamination in a High-Tech Biomedical World
Esther Mahabir, Beth Bauer, and Jörg SchmidtThe Laboratory Rat
The second edition is now available.