Dr. Marcel Perret-Gentil presents six simple-to-implement techniques to significantly improve surgical outcomes.
You may feel proficient, even confident in performing rodent surgery; however, you may be surprised how simple improvements can have a huge impact to your animal's recovery and data. The presentation is designed for individuals who have minimal or no rodent surgical skills but is also a great opportunity for those with considerable experience wanting to improve outcomes as well as teach such key principles.
Who Should Attend?
Attendees that will benefit from this presentation are investigators, rodent surgery instructors, veterinarians, technicians, and IACUC personnel.
Presenters
Marcel Perret-Gentil
Marcel Perret-Gentil is the University Veterinarian and Director of the Laboratory Animal Resources Center (LARC) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and President of Perret-Gentil Lab Animal Veterinary Services (PLAVS). He has served as consultant to governments, biotech, and institutions of higher education in the US and abroad.
Sponsor
Kent Scientific Corporation
Content Partners
Academy of Surgical Research
- Encourage, foster, promote, and advance professional and academic standards, education, research, and development in the arts and sciences of experimental surgery.
- Promote, initiate, support, and accomplish academic and practical educational programs, cooperative research, and development in experimental surgery in the public interest.
- Promote humane use and treatment of experimental animals and prevent their use when other means can bring about the same scientific results.
- Cooperate with medical organizations, other scientific organizations, government agencies, and other interested parties in establishing, reviewing, and evaluating ethics, theories, practices, and research pertaining to surgical research and promotion of the product of surgical research for clinical application.
- Encourage the advancement of the field of surgery in all aspects, including research, education, and critical promotion of research products for clinical applications.
