Post by erik on Jan 5, 2020 22:15:39 GMT
UAB Zebrafish Husbandry Education Online Course, Spring 2020
Sponsored by: Zebrafish Husbandry Association (ZHA) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Offering: This course offers 60 contact hours and 6.0 continuing education units (CEU) from UAB.
Cost: $450 (USD) per person
Dates: January 7, 2020 to May 1, 2020
Content:
Designed for technicians, scientists, & others working with zebrafish in research
Up-to-date curriculum created, reviewed, and presented by leaders working in zebrafish husbandry, aquaculture, laboratory animal science, and veterinary sciences
Coursework available on any computer or mobile device with an internet connection
- Each video session will be online for 4 weeks to accommodate time differences
- Two new sessions come online each week
- Each session includes PDF notes and a transcript to assist in learning
- Each session is followed by an online quiz
- Achieving a score of at least 80% on all quizzes and completion of a course evaluation results in a Certificate of Completion
29 presentations on individual topics contained in the following 6 modules:
Introduction to Zebrafish, Water Quality, Systems and Filtration, Colony Management and Nutrition, Diseases, and Regulatory Compliance/Facilities Design
The presentations are: Basic Fish Biology; Introduction to Zebrafish; Introduction to Water Quality; Making Water; Temperature; pH; Salinity; Alkalinity, and Hardness; Dissolved Gases; Nitrogenous Wastes; Mechanical Filtration; Biological Filtration; UV Sterilizers; Maintenance and Troubleshooting; Emergency Procedures and Preparation; Spawning Techniques; Larviculture; Zebrafish Nutrition; Production of Live Feeds; Cleaning and Disinfection; Prevention of Disease; Procedures for Quarantine; Introduction to Disease and Non-infectious Diseases; Nonbacterial Infectious Diseases; Bacterial Infectious Diseases; Anesthesia and Euthanasia; Aquatic Facilities Design; IACUC for Zebrafish Facilities; and Regulatory Oversight.
For registration, please follow this link: prostudies.uab.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=4607518