December 08, 2009
Netherlands, December 08, 2009 -
Introductory courses:January 21-22nd, May 27-28th,
September 23-24th
Advanced courses:February 25-26th, June
24-25th, October 28-29th
Along with the possibility to order surgically modified animals,
Harlan Laboratories is now offering customers two surgical training
courses. These courses will cover both theoretical information and
practical hands-on surgery, and post-surgery handling &
maintenance of the animals. You will learn about microsurgical
instruments and suture techniques. After a demonstration, you
will learn how to tie knots that hold, and how to approach the
structure of interest in your experimental model. On the second day
you will do a catheterization of the jugular and/or the femoral
vein. It is of utmost importance to take special care of
catheterized animals in order to prolong catheter
patency. Flushing of the catheter, proper sampling of blood
and locking of the catheter after use will be discussed and
practiced. Furthermore we will give you information on
practical things such as transport, housing and special care of
surgically prepared animal models. The second course builds on
the first one and continues with basic information on anesthesia
and peri-operative care of small laboratory rodents. The practical
part will focus on more advanced techniques such as the
catheterization of the portal vein, the carotid artery and the bile
duct.
Both courses are organized in the Netherlands. For a detailed
overview please download the PDF concerned:
Two day introductory course
Two day advanced course
Registration form
In case of any further question, please contact your local account
manager or send an email to secr@harlan.com