Workshops, Webinars, & Symposium
CBRA 36th Annual Meeting and Educational Symposium
Please join us at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Association, May 12-13, 2020, at the South San Francisco Conference Center. This Symposium will include a day-long IACUC Workshop with a presentation from the USDA, a silent auction and dinner with a Keynote Presentation from Dr. Norbert Bishofberger; and a day-long educational program addressing Advocacy, Education, Outreach, and Compliance. The program includes the new AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines, presentations by the DEA on Research Enforcement, IACUC specialists on the Intersection of the IBC and the IACUC, Advocacy representatives on News from Washington, and more. The IACUC workshop carries RACE and CPIA CEUs.
CANCELED
Join us for a GoToMeeting 36th Annual Meeting – May 13, 2020, Noon. Watch you emails for registration information.
Professional Development Workshops
CBRA’s signature program, IACUC Your Way, from AtoZ™, offered annually and, upon request, individually on-site at member facilities, is a full-day, groundbreaking, and interactive training program for both new and seasoned Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), and those who support them. This workshop carries RACE and CPIA CEUs.
NEXT WORKSHOP
IACUC YourWay
May 12, 2020
South San Francisco Conference Center
CANCELED
On-Site Programs
CBRA develops facility-specific training and continuing education programs on a variety of topics for animal care staff, researchers, scientists, veterinarians, and compliance, IACUC, security, and facility personal on-site at member institutions.
Webinars
CBRA offers webinars on topical issues pertinent to research practices and animal care including compliances issues, accreditation and inspections, animal law, and research ethics. Webinars are available as recordings for four months following the presentation.
June 9, 2020 – 10:00 AM
“CBRA Webinar– AAALAC Update & FAQs”
Helen E. Diggs, MEd, DVM, DACLAM, Senior Director, AAALAC International and Gary L Borkowski, DVM, MS, DACLAM, Global Director, AAALAC International
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June 23, 2020 – 10:00 AM
“CBRA Webinar– A Peek Behind the Curtain: Operation and Challenges of an ABSL-4 Facility”
David Bentzel, VMD, MPH, Clinical Professor, Comparative Medicine, Stanford University
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July 1, 2020 – 10:00 AM
“CBRA Webinar – Institutional Biosafety Committee Administration and the Intersection with IACUC Administration”
Jennifer A. Perkins, MA, CPIA, Director, Research Safety and Animal Welfare Administration, UCLA
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July 14, 2020 – 10:00 AM
“CBRA Webinar– Update from NIH/OLAW”
Neera Gopee, DVM, PhD, Director of the Division of Policy and Education (DPE), NIH, OLAW
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August 11, 2020 – 10:00 AM
“CBRA Webinar– Best Practices for Rodent Pain Control”
Cholawat Pacharinsak, DVM, PhD, DACVAA, Assistant Professor and Director of Anesthesia, Pain Management, and Surgery, Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University
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September 1, 2020 – 10:00 AM
“CBRA Webinar– Applying the Principles of Judicious Antimicrobial Use in a Laboratory Animal Setting”
Jennifer L. Buur, DVM, DACVCP, PhD, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences
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Past Webinars
“Virtual IACUCs: Navigating the New Normal – Conducting IACUC Business Using Virtual Technology”
Marcy Brown, BS, MA, CMAR, CPIA, Animal Welfare, IACUC, and Regulatory Specialist
Deb Frolicher, BS, CPIA, Director of the IACUC office at The Scripps Research Institute
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” Maintaining Operational Readiness in the Event of a COVID-19 Pandemic”
Stephen Felt, DVM, MPH, Professor of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center
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COVID19: Managing a BSL3 Vivarium and Animal Research Program”
David E. Bentzel, VMD, MPH, Clinical Professor, Comparative Medicine, Stanford University
Jeffrey A. Roberts, DVM, Associate Director, California National Primate Research Center
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Update from the USDA and Questions and Answers””
Dr. Robert Gibbens, DVM, Director, Animal Welfare Operations, USDA-APHIS-Animal Care
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Comprehensive Health Monitoring for Zebrafish Colonies”
Marcus J. Crim, DVM, MBA, MS, DACLAM, Head of Microbiology and Aquatic Diagnostics, IDEXX BioAnalytics
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“Compassion Fatugue: Navigating your Vivarium Through the Pandemic”
Julie Squires, Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist, Certified Life Coach
Rekindle, LLC
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“COVID-19: Navigating your Vivarium Through the Pandemic” Jon C. Mirsalis, PhD, DABT, Vice President, Translational Development, SRI Biosciences and Gregory W. Lawson, PhD, DVM, Director, Office of Laboratory Animal Care, UC Berkeley
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“Electronic Medical Records in the Vivarium”, Megan Albertelli, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine
Stanford University
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“Understanding Animal Allergen and PPE Requirements in the Vivarium”, Randy Boles, Sr. Director of EHS, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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“Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity through Effective Governance: Ensuring Your Institution has Robust and Comprehensive Programs for Biosafety and Biosecurity Oversight”
Kathryn Harris, PhD, RBP, Office of Science Policy, NIH
Pharmaceuticals
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“Navigating the AAALAC Accreditation Process”
Marc Hulin, Executive Director, Veterinary Sciences & Institutional Official, BMS
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“Disaster Planning and the Animal Facility: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irma and Others”
Brian L. Ermeling, DVM, MS, DACLAM, Director, Animal Resources Center, The Scripps Research Institute, Florida
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“AAALAC FAQs & Position Statements”
Marc Hulin, Executive Director, Veterinary Sciences & Institutional Official, BMS
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