November 18th, 2009 by Mary Wood
Videos, slides, posters, interactive software, models, and mannequins are all teaching tools used in veterinary medicine education. Vascular access training models and resuscitation models are two life-sized examples of products commonly integrated into the DVM curriculum. A few UK veterinary colleges have recently added the new large-animal palpation-training device, the Haptic Cow.
Haptic Cow, Wired Science, 11/6/09
The Haptic Cow simulator makes it possible for the students to palpate virtual objects, while via the computer monitor, the instructor can see what the student is doing and also help direct the movements.
Additional information on the simulator is available from the inventor, Dr Sarah Baillie. Use the unique and very helpful NORINA database to search for other teaching models, slides, posters, software, simulators, models, and mannequins.
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September 23rd, 2009 by Mary Wood
The congress, held in August in Rome, was given the motto “Calling on Science” in order to emphasize that scientific progress today goes hand in hand with progress towards the reduction, refinement and replacement of experimental animals (the 3Rs).
The program was developed around specific day themes:
Day 1: Innovative technologies, concepts, and approaches
Day 2: Areas of animal use
Day 3: Progress in life science domains
2009 7th World Congress on Alternatives
Of particular interest was the Databases Progress Report session on Day 1. The overview was given by Mary Wood, who was invited to speak on the “Wealth and diversity of the 3Rs online”.
The program [pdf 10mb] and abstracts are available online.
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June 30th, 2009 by Bernadette Swanson
If you are beginning or in the midst of a literature review for a grant application, help is here. Contact Librarian/Animal Alternatives Specialist, Mary Wood, for assistance identifying appropriate databases and resources for conducting a comprehensive search in your specific subject area.
Mary Wood, MLIS tel: 530-754-9122 email: mwwood @ ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Animal Alternatives website
Current Programs
• Developing resources to enable access to the literature of alternatives to animals.
• Presenting at conferences and workshops on topics relevant to the Center and to alternatives.
• Developing and maintaining contacts on the University of California campuses and laboratories with the animal care community.
• Disseminating information to UC campus and California academic libraries and offices for news, science, administration, and animal care.
• Providing guidance in efficient use of existing information resources, in both print and electronic formats.
Visit the UCD Center for Animal Alternatives Information : Carlson Health Sciences Library / Blaisdell Medical Library.
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