Past courses and Events

Course "Cleansing and decontamination: best practices in washing, disinfection and sterilization in the laboratory animal facility"


The course provides cutting-edge knowledge on washing, decontamination and sterilization procedures as they are implemented in modern animal facilities nowadays. The in-depth discussion of all related aspects includes cleansing methods, their frequency, the appropriate use of detergents and disinfectants, technologies for sterilization processes and monitoring methods to assess the efficacy of the procedures. Validation processes of all cycles, from soil removal to microbiological load reduction, are also covered.


If you want to know more about our courses contact General Secretary at: secretary@fondazioneguidobernardini.org

Course details:

From: 03/05/2011
To: 05/05/2011
Location: The state of the art mouse facility of a research Institute in Milan, Italy
Duration: 3 days
Registration fee: 400,00 €
Registration includes:

- Participation in the scientific program
- Coffee breaks
- Meals during the meeting
- Welcome dinner
- Training supplementary material

CPD Credits:

This course awards IAT CPD credits: 15 points

Recipients:

Facility managers, veterinarians and senior technicians

Contents:

Introduction to cleansing and washing methods and technologies available. Detergents: selection criteria and applications. Choice and use of detergents and disinfectants in animal rooms. Washing equipment. Validation of cleansing and cage washing processes. Cage and bottle wash operations in practice. Throughput and work-load calculations for different equipment/scenarios. Varying logistic flows for different operations. Decontamination and sterilization: definitions and meanings. Divers decontamination procedures. Choice of the appropriate decontamination method. Validation of a decontamination process. Different sterilization procedures. Validation of a steam sterilization process.

Language: English
Materials:
Hotel:

We can help you to organize accommodation in Milan, please feel free to contact us.

Foundation has reserved a block of guest rooms for this event at a reduced rate of
Bed & Breakfast 58 euros
Hotel* 68 euros
Hotel** 75 euros
Hotel**** 120 euros
All quotations are per room single occupancy per night


Malpensa Airport to Hotel
The hotels are about 1 hour (64 km) from Milan-Malpensa airport
Expect taxi fares is 85 Euros
LInate Airport to Hotel
The hotels are about 20 minutes (13 km) from Milan-Linate airport
Expect taxi fares is about 20 Euros

 


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