ACEC Course Participant Informaiton Sheet

Course Participant Information Sheet

Course Date:
Teaching Project Number:
Teaching Project Title:
Notes to Author
Please read the following before developing this course participation Information sheet

This is a template guide ONLY. The headings are included to ensure all requirements as determined by the National Medical Research Council are addressed.
There is “suggested wording” provided under each heading as well as prompt text to assist with completion of certain sections. The prompt text should be deleted from the final document.
You should DELETE any headings and sections that are not relevant to your teaching application and/or modify any paragraphs so that they are relevant to the course that you are conducting.

Course Providers

In this section provide the names of the people responsible for conducting the Animal Teaching Course; briefly describe the qualification each person has with the type of procedures being carried out during the course.
Also provide the name and qualifications of the person(s) competent in veterinary anaesthesia and if necessarily analgesia in the care of the species to be used

Course Description

In this section briefly describe the following aspects of your project, in simple terms and in only a couple of sentences for each point:

A description of the educational merit of the project and why it is necessary to use animals for this type of course. ( it is recommended that you use the explanation provided at Question 15 of the Animal Teaching Application Form)
A description of what students/course participant’s involvement in the course will be in the preparation of the animals and state who will be responsible for monitoring their involvement.

ANIMAL SUPPLY

This section should provide the details of the facility responsible for the supply of the animals for the purpose of this course.
The Kearns Facility is responsible for sourcing and ordering the animals required for all Teaching Projects carried out at Royal North Shore Hospital. Course providers are required to contact the Kearns Facility Manager to order animals for courses.
Suggested Text for this section:
The Kearns Facility is licensed and responsible for sourcing and providing all animals required teaching courses involving the use of animals. All animals are soured from organisations licensed to provide animals for research and teaching purposes.

Animal Monitoring

This section should provide the details of where the animals will be housed, where the procedures will be carried out and how they will be cared for before, during and after the course if appropriate.

Ethics Review & Complaints Contact Details

This section should provide the details of Animal Ethics Committee responsible for reviewing and monitoring the conduct of the teaching project.
Below suggest wording to be included in this section has been provided.
Teaching Projects involving the use of animals in Australia must be reviewed by an independent group of people called an Animal Ethics Committee (AEC). This course has been reviewed and given approval by the Northern Sydney Local Health District Animal Ethics Committee.
Further information and who to contact
If you would like any further information in relation to this course you may contact [<Insert Name>]
If you would like to talk to someone not directly involved with the course for any further information regarding your rights as a course participant or should you wish to make a complaint to people independent of the course providers, you may contact the Research Office Manager on 02 9926 4590.

LEGISLATIVE Requirements

This section should provide information relating to the legislative requirements and the relevant codes applicable to the conduct of Teaching Activities involving the use of animals.
IMPORTANT NOTE
It is the responsibility of the course provider to ensure that the relevant codes are available on site at the training session and readily accessible for the interventional medical practitioner in charge, training session participants and any demonstrators should they need to refer to these documents.
The animal house manager will ensure that hard copies of the following codes are provided on the days which the course has been scheduled.

Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes
Australia Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research

The Course supervisor must advise the interventional medical practitioner in charge, training session participants and any demonstrators where these documents are located on the day of the course.

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

What is happening to the animals? What will be the effects? How will the effects be minimised?

Anaesthesia
Fasting
Induction – drug, dose, route
Maintenance – drug, dose, route
Methods of monitoring anaesthesia and recovery
Additional support during anaesthesia and recovery (eg, heat, intravenous fluids)
Location of induction and recovery areas
Behaviour Modification
Stimulus (type, duration, frequency)
Blood/Body Fluid Collection
Volume
Route
Frequency
Anaesthesia or analgesia
Restraint
Animal monitoring (methods, frequency)
Diet/Water Modifications
Type
Amount
Effects
Measurement of intake
Animal monitoring
Drug Treatments
Substance
Volume
Route frequency/total number per animal
Local and systemic effects
Anaesthesia or analgesia possible side effects
Restraint
Euthanasia
Method
Location (where procedure will be performed)
Expertise of personnel
Tumor/neoplasia
Method
Site
Endpoint
Animal monitoring (methods, frequency)
Transport
Type
Duration
Confinement
Numbers of animals
Air-conditioning / Genetic Manipulation
Methods
Potential effects
Housing
Location
Isolation
Group housing (stocking rates, sexes)
Shelter
Bedding
Hiding areas
Environmental enrichment
Duration held
Conditioning period
In-vitro studies
Source of animals
Duration held
Euthanasia
Surgery
Anaesthesia
Location of pre-operative preparation area
Pre-operative preparation
Surgical procedure (site, technique)
Sterile technique (instruments, drapes, surgeon)
Location of and housing in post-operative recovery area
Post-operative management
Post-operative monitoring (methods, frequency, duration)
Use of analgesics (type, dose, route, frequency, means of determining necessity for use)
Expertise
Toxicology
Substance
Volume
Route frequency of treatments/total number per animal
Local and systemic effects
Anaesthesia or analgesia
Restraint
Animal monitoring (methods, frequency)
Endpoint/duration
Wildlife Studies
Location
Methods
Capture methods
Handling/restraint
Housing
Monitoring
Release
Effects on population
Teaching
Source of animals
Housing
Duration held
Method of disposal

TRIM: RES/13/3