Dear Recipient,
We warmly welcome everyone whose work is related to experimental animals
to participate in the first Finnish culture of care Symposium "High standards, Humane Science", organized by TOKES and Fin3R (programme attached). The symposium will be held at the Meilahti campus of the University of Helsinki, Biomedicum lecture hall
2, on 09 April from 10 AM to 3 PM.
The culture of care in laboratory animal work means a strong commitment
to improving animal welfare and experimental quality by promoting communication between stakeholders. Culture of care challenges and improves existing practices to promote animal welfare and scientific standards.
The symposium offers international examples of culture of care activities
and examines the current situation in Finland with the aim of promoting national activities and drawing up a road map for the future.
The symposium will be complemented by a separate interactive "Care-full
stories" workshop on Thursday 10 April, which is a follow-up to Jordi Tremoleda's presentation. The workshop provides an opportunity to experience how the
Care-full stories approach works when training stakeholders of experimental animal work in the culture of care, and to exchange ideas and experiences.
The workshop welcomes all colleagues working in the experimental animal
community, including researchers at all levels of expertise, veterinarians, animal caretakers and technicians, policymakers and welfare professionals. The number of participants in the workshop is limited to 30. The symposium and workshop will be held in English.
Registration for the symposium
at https://forms.office.com/e/nPeQpCRUcg
by 07 April 2025 at 4 PM.
Apply for
participation in the workshop at https://forms.office.com/e/jC9g7yNryr
by 03 April 2025 at 4 PM.
Selections will be announced by 04 April 2025 at 4 PM.
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Vootele Voikar (PhD, Research coordinator)
Laboratory Animal Center
Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE)
P.O. Box 29 (Mustialankatu 1G)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
Phone: +358 2941 57658
E-mail: vootele.voikar@helsinki.fi
Comprehensive
Model Organisms Platform (CoMO)
Mouse
Behavioral Phenotyping Facility MBPF