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Bulletin Vol 56 No 8 August 2020 EDITOR Carole Wilson bulletineditor iat org uk ASSISTANT EDITOR Paul Barwood bulletinassistant iat org uk ADVERTISEMENT MANAGERS PRC Associates Ltd mail prcassoc co uk Published monthly by the Institute of Animal Technology Registered Office 5 South Parade Summertown Oxford OX2 7JL ISSN 0263 2861 For enquiries other than Bulletin related contact IAT ADMINISTRATOR admin iat org uk or 0800 085 4380 Final copy date for for September Bulletin August Bulletin 23rd July June CONTENTS CONTENTS Dear Readers Readers 5 Dear ___________________________________ CLAST information 6 7 Diversity poster 6 ___________________________________ Welcome to MySociety 8 11 Council Meeting 7 13 The IAT Membership Report Database ___________________________________ CLAST poster 14 15 BING and Branch Reps 14 15 first joint meeting AS ET News 16 18 ___________________________________ AS ET News 16 18 Diary Dates 19 ___________________________________ Diary Dates 19 ___________________________________ The opinions expressed in the Bulletin do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Institute IAT AUG20 indd 3 20 07 2020 08 15
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Bulletin August 2020 5 Dear Readers Welcome to the seccond off our slim editions I wonder ho ow everyone is doing In betwee en writing this and putting together this issue I have been bussy in my day job sorting out for a return to work I think we all are Of course we never really we ent anywhere when aniimals are involved how could Animal Technicians go somewhere I was going to include artiicles about how Technicians have been coping at Quee en Mary University and another great article from m the BING group in which the Reps from the different branches though ht it would be nice to provide an insight into o what they have been up to while we have all been spe ending more tim me at home Unfortunately as I told you last month this iss a small edition n and space did not allow fo or those two pieces to be inclu uded this montth However as a taster of what is to come this month ss front cover come es from those images and is of Strangford Lough near Belfast I must adm mit I am very envious I would d love it to be on one of my no ormal walking routes If you are also insp pired by this image let me know and we will publish all your images as well The lockdown and subsequent partial reopening of norrmal life has meant that we are all stayying connected by various diffferent methodss ow including Zoom and that included the IAT Council if you want to kno what they have been discu ussing you can read the minu utes of the latesst meeting on pages 7 13 As part of those notes there iss a list of people passing their MIAT quali ccations many congratulation ns to them If you want to join them and deepen your knowledge of Animal Technology we are re running a poster for CLAST on pages 14 15 Iff you re eally want to pursue your education but cannot get the support of your emp ployer then turn to pages 16 18 where AS ET explain how to o apply for one e of their bursaries Happy Reading Carole IAT AUG20 indd 5 20 07 2020 08 15
6 Institute of Animal Technology Religion or Belief Sexual Orientation IAT LAUNCHES Rac e Gender EQUALITYDisability Sex AND DIVERSITY Fair Discrimination GROUP Rights Youth Work Equal Age C lass Status Poverty Legislation Beliefs Societ y Values Differenc e Empowerment Opportunities Education Anti oppres sive practice Ethnicity Fair Advancing and promoting excellence in the care and welfare of animals in science Ensuring policies procedures and processes don t discriminate Education e qual access to opportunities Creating an inclusive culture f or all NOB ODY IS T HE SA ME BUT E V E R YONE IS E QUAL www iat org uk equality IAT AUG20 indd 6 20 07 2020 08 15
August 2020 7 Bulletin 201st Meeting of the Council of the IAT Held by Zoom on Wednesday 13th May 2020 at 13 00 hours A t the 200th meeting in February Council said a fond farewell to Ken Applebee and Charlie Chambers who were both due to stand down at the AGM As the AGM has not yet taken place they are both still members of Council Linda Horan thanked both Ken and Charlie for their invaluable input and advice during the very dif cult times dealing with the fall out from Covid19 and the non viability of AST2020 Election of Council positions The May Council meeting is when Council roles for the coming year are decided Nominations had been received for roles on Council as follows Chairs and Boards were voted for en masse POSITION COUNCIL MEMBER Chair of Council Linda Horan Vice Chair of Council Glyn Fisher Secretary of Council Simon Cumming Treasurer Glyn Fisher Editor of ATW and Chair of ATW Bulletin Editorial Board ATW Bulletin Editorial Board Jas Barley Bulletin Editor Carole Wilson Chair Animal Welfare Group AWG Matt Bilton IAT AUG20 indd 7 Matt Bilton Nicky Gent Patrick Hayes Elaine Kirkum Carole Wilson Lynda Westall Nicky Gent Sec John Waters Kally Booth Sylvie Mehigan 20 07 2020 08 15
8 August 2020 Bulletin EFAT Representative Alan Palmer Deputy Glyn Fisher Chair Communications Group Adrian Woodhouse Comms group Elaine Kirkum Allan Thornhill Lynda Westall Sam Jameson Sylvie Mehigan Nathan Hill Kally Booth Branch BING Liaison Of cer Kally Booth Deputy Lynda Westall Chair Congress Committee Alan Graham Congress Committee Adele Kitching John Waters Haley Daniels Allan Thornhill Chair Board of Educational Policy Steven Cubitt Secretary BoEP Adele Kitching Chair Board of Assessors Tina O Mahony Secretary BoA Theresa Langford Chair Syllabus Review Group Steven Cubitt Sec SRG Adele Kitching Scottish Animal Tech Education Lead Simon Cumming Registration Accreditation Board including CPD Board to be con rmed Glyn Fisher Website Electronic Media Allan Thornhill Deputy Sam Jameson Social Media John Waters IAT AUG20 indd 8 20 07 2020 08 15
August 2020 9 Bulletin Diversity Of cer Haley Daniels Home Of ce Training Communications Group HOTCG Intentionally left blank ASG and UK BioSciences Representative Alan Palmer CPD Of cer Alan Palmer It was agreed to leave this position open and send the most appropriate person each time AST2020 AST2020 has not taken place and claims for refunds from the venue are in the hands of a solicitor Refunds cannot be made to any delegates until all monies that can be recouped have been received There had been 855 people registered to attend and a lot of work had gone into the arrangements Work is still on going with LASA to recoup as much money as possible Marvin IAT Membership Database The new membership database mySociety is now up and running There was no opportunity for a testing period as once the system went live all the renewal e mails were sent out It has been a steep learning curve and the Administrator has been very busy updating details as well as raising the corporate membership renewal invoices There is still some work to be done on the education side and a meeting with the Royal Society of Biology RSB will be arranged to follow up on this An article has been prepared for publication in the Bulletin to help people navigate the new database and a further update will be prepared once the education side is also live IAT 70th Anniversary celebrations in 2020 Council felt that the majority of celebrations for the 70th Anniversary would be best held over until 2021 Ed This was published in the July issue 56 7 IAT AUG20 indd 9 20 07 2020 08 15
10 August 2020 Bulletin Approval of MIAT FIAT applications The list of names of those who have applied to be awarded MIAT status need to go before IAT Council are subject to formal election and have been recorded in the minutes accordingly Applications for MIAT status have been received from Gillian Davies Francis Crick Institute Mark Pryor Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute Naomi Vranas Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute Adam Truby Nuf eld Department of Medicine Oxford Victoria Metcalfe University of Central Lancashire Bobbi Clayton Francis Crick Institute Jacob Everingham Francis Crick Institute Thomas Childs Francis Crick Institute Athanasios Vouzas King s College London Hannah Easter Francis Crick Institute Council congratulates these applicants on their achievements Andrew Blake Tribute Award Council considered whether the Andrew Blake Tribute Award ABTA should still go ahead for 2021 even though the winner for 2020 had not received their award yet It was agreed that there was no issue with having two recipients of the award in 2021 so the ABTA will go ahead Animal Technology Welfare The April issue of ATW was published albeit a little later in the month than intended Publication was held back so that the It s OK not to be Okay article on Covid 19 could be included Although the typesetter has been furloughed he indicated that we will be able to produce an electronic issue of ATW in August The ATW stand alone website is now up and running www atwjournal com IAT AUG20 indd 10 20 07 2020 08 15
Bulletin August 2020 11 Bulletin Editor At the previous Council meeting it had been noted that production of the Bulletin was falling behind on its scheduled print and delivery times This was having an effect on time speci c advertising job vacancies and was largely due to late copy submission Timeframes have been brought forward and will be strictly adhered to Copy must be received by 23rd of the month for publication two months later eg 23rd March for publication in the May issue This applies to all normal copy articles book reviews NIO forum etc Advertising and job vacancies will need to be discussed with PRC as other timeframes may apply Communications Group The West Middlesex Branch Trade Day was a good event with lots of interest at the IAT stand Tech Month was launched and some establishments managed to hold events prior to lockdown The quiz had proved popular Amazon vouchers were awarded to weekly winners and the overall winner Participation in the quiz each week Week 1 155 people Week 2 123 people Week 3 92 people Week 4 65 people Regular e newsletters have been sent out during lockdown At the beginning of lockdown the IAT launched a mental health initiative This has proved to be very popular It was agreed that Tech Month would be re visited later in the year If it is too late it runs the risk of running into Tech Month 2021 but it was felt that it is a good way to raise the pro le of Technicians and thank them for their hard work during the pandemic This could perhaps be more of a Branch event for 2020 It will be discussed at the next Comms Group meeting Branch and BING Liaison An update from the Branch and BING Reps meeting held prior to the Council meeting was given 1 The group would like to re visit Tech Month later in the year 2 It would be good if the IAT could lobby the relevant people to recognise the work Animal Technicians have done once the pandemic is over They also suggested collecting quotes to circulate 3 The group agreed to promote the e newsletter and suggested a poster to promote signing up IAT AUG20 indd 11 20 07 2020 08 15
12 August 2020 Bulletin 4 Some of the group had been successful in re homing animals as opposed to culling them One University has re homed rats and large animals have been re homed in another goats and poultry 5 The group are going to send in photos of life at home or On My Doorstep for inclusion in the Bulletin and on the website 6 LASA are looking to arrange a meeting on emotions and have asked if the IAT would be willing to engage in a joint venture 7 Edinburgh University had downloaded and circulated the mental health articles It s OK not to be Okay and Euthanasia throughout the University One of the technicians had also recorded a piece and it was suggested that it may be a good idea to see if this could be uploaded to the website The group had asked if educational meetings were still compulsory in order to qualify for Branch grants It was agreed that this would be waived for this year There will also be leniency on people achieving the required amount of CPD during the year Congress 2021 The Congress Committee are in close contact with the venue for Congress 2021 and will assess viability Announcements will be made as and when decisions are taken It was suggested that the sponsored delegate items purchased for AST2020 could be used at Congress 2021 and at the LASA Winter meeting 2021 This would be the most environmentally friendly use Registration Accreditation Board including CPD It was reported that dispensation had been given to deliver the NACWO course on line This is a concession for the duration of the pandemic and will be re assessed once the pandemic is over AAALAC Fellowship It was suggested that as it is highly unlikely that anyone will be applying for the AAALAC Fellowship for 2020 it would be preferable to cancel rather than have the uncertainty IAT AUG20 indd 12 20 07 2020 08 15
Bulletin August 2020 13 Diversity Group Two recent initiatives had been launched with the aim of promoting wellbeing and positive mental health Mental health article It s OK not to be Okay Covid 19 It s OK to not be Okay Euthanasia with input from various people A strategy was being developed to send out a survey to Animal Technicians in the UK and then to start looking at setting up support in various ways such as online meetings working groups network groups focusing on various issues raised as a result of the survey Council felt that it was appropriate to widen the remit of the Diversity Of cer There are other areas which can be focussed on in addition to mental health The Diversity Of cer will look at forming a group and how such a group could support and inform technicians within the industry AGM The 2020 AGM had been scheduled to take place at AST2020 on Tuesday 24th March This had not happened The previous AGM was held on 9th March 2019 According to the IAT Articles of Association AoA an AGM has to be held within 15 months of the previous meeting and in order to be quorate has to have 50 members in attendance If the meeting is not quorate it can be adjourned At the adjourned time if after half an hour the meeting is not quorate it can proceed anyway Covid 19 has obviously created an extreme situation It was suggested that either an AGM could be held via Zoom or perhaps recorded and streamed via the IAT website It was agreed that as the next Council meeting is due to be held on 8th July the AGM could follow this meeting at 16 00 hours IAT AUG20 indd 13 20 07 2020 08 15
College of Laboratory Animal Science Technology CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNITS ACADEMIC SKILLS Experimental Design An introduction to the principles of good experimental design and reporting Develop your skills in effective research review and analysis Applied Learning Development Develop your skills in reflection research and the creation of effective plans Particularly useful for existing or prospective NACWOs NTCOs and NIOs Project Planning Project Research review analyse and debate current scientific theories and learn how to manage a project effectively through your chosen research topic Biological Science Explore the principles of animal anatomy and physiology and learn how to apply this knowledge to improve animal welfare and scientific research Disease Recognition Control Discover how the mammalian body defends itself against disease and how to utilise those defences for experimental and husbandry purposes ANIMAL HEALTH WELFARE Animal Law Welfare Explore the legislation and ethical principles governing the use of animals in science essential knowledge for all existing and prospective NACWOs IAT AUG20 indd 14 20 07 2020 08 15 Genet Techn All you breedi using G the ma develo anima
CLAST offers 11 different subjects to tailor your education to meet your specific needs MANAGEMENT SKILLS Animal Facility Management Design Learn about the process of animal facility design construction and modification and develop your ability to reflect on management theories and strategies search malian Genetic Alteration Technologies All you need to know about breeding Maintaining and using GA animals including the maintenance and development of specific animal models IAT AUG20 indd 15 Supervisory Management Skills An introduction to supervisory management within an animal facility focusing on the legislative responsibilities and management principles needed in the workplace Physiology of Pain Stress Consider the biological basis of pathological change and animal behaviour with particular reference to pain and stress Toxicology An introduction to the theory methods and regulations governing the assessment of biochemical toxicology and the role of the study director 20 07 2020 08 15
16 August 2020 Bulletin Patron Professor Lord Naren Patel KT Chair of Trustees Professor Sir Richard Gardner FIAT Hon FRS Secretary to the Trust Ken Applebee OBE FIAT FRSB Trustees Stephen Barnett MSc Hon FRSB Jasmine Barley MSc FIAT Karen J Gardner Wendy Steel BSc Hons FIAT Registered Charity Number 113319 Registered Office 5 South Parade Summertown Oxford OX2 7JL AS ET News Although life for most people has changed enormously in recent months the work of AS ET continues Due to the restrictions on social events celebration of our tenth anniversary has been postponed for the time being However students continue to benefit and once academic studies have adjusted to the new normal bursaries will once again be in demand In the ten years that AS ET has been in existence many students have been awarded bursaries supplied by the charity The report below is from a student who received a bursary to attend a Level 5 Toxicology module After completing the first year of IAT Level 5 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology I was keen to carry on and continue my studies towards the final year Based on my previous and positive experiences I approached the Animals in Science Education Trust AS ET with a bursary application which was again successful Therefore with the joint support of AS ET and my employer Oxford University I had the opportunity to study toxicology The previous modules all covered vital topics which are beneficial and important in relation to working with and around protected laboratory animals However toxicology was the one I have enjoyed the most so far The module was delivered by knowledgeable and approachable professionals just like in previous years but this time various facility visits also gave me the chance to see many different species and their importance in science and toxicology Small assessments throughout the course gave me the necessary feedback and support which I found particularly helpful in revision and preparation for the end assessment IAT AUG20 indd 16 20 07 2020 08 15
Bulletin August 2020 17 As the learning outcomes covered a wide range of topics from the basics of chemistry and pharmacology up to relevant toxicity testing I was able to evaluate the importance of toxicology through a case study as part of the final assessment Completing this module helped me to fill in previous grey areas in my chemistry understanding further my knowledge on toxicity testing and also understand the role of study director in relation to good laboratory practice Overall the course was a great experience As always the AS ET bursary award and the College of Laboratory Animal Science and Technology CLAST gave me a great opportunity to study these subjects to get together with other Animal Technologists from all over the country at the teaching sessions or simply study with friends from previous courses Once again I thank AS ET for all their support in helping me to grow in my role and achieve my goals through education Apart from the opportunity to study topics that are new to us or of which we may only have a superficial knowledge one important aspect of attending a course that we underestimate is the ability to mix with other students and in the process develop friendships that will sustain students for many years to come IAT AUG20 indd 17 20 07 2020 08 15
18 August 2020 Bulletin AS ET is a charity to advance education and promote excellence in the care and welfare of animals used in science Sponsors of AS ET are listed below and to find out more please visit the website www as et org uk IAT AUG20 indd 18 20 07 2020 08 15
Bulletin August 2020 19 DIARY Dates Events Dates subject to change due to the current quarantine situation and possible ongoing restrictions 11 12 August Fish Health and Welfare Symposium Details https www mdibl org course hclmf symposium 2020 1 3 December 2020 AFSTAL Congress Marseille Details https www colloqueafstal com 2020 20 October AS ET Congress Bursary Closing date 20 October Details www as et org uk 25 29 October AALAS National Meeting Charlotte Details https www aalas org national meeting Front cover Strangford Lough Belfast IAT AUG20 indd 19 Photo BING Reps 20 07 2020 08 15
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