1. REGISTRATION DETAILS Interested participants please register (Name, Staff / Student ID [UiTM only], Institution, Contact) before 15 th February 2016 Contact persons: 1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Vellayan (03-3258 4701 / 013-6246918) 2. Mr. Mohamad Bashir (03-3258 4677 / 017-5340590) Or send an email to: event_lafam@puncakalam.uitm.edu.my * Accommodation details are available upon request REGISTRATION FEE RM500 (UiTM staff/students) RM800 (other institutions/organiz ations/NGO’s) ( RM700 for >5 persons from the same institution) MODE OF PAYMENT Payments can be made to BENDAHARI UITM - BANK ISLAM account no. 12168010003457 by a)Department Local Order (LO) b)Cheque (under BENDAHARI UiTM) c)Cash (cash deposit/ online transfer) *Kindly attach the payment proof together with registration or bring along the payment proof on the day of registration Laboratory Animal Facility and Management (LAFAM), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor 1 st LABORATORY ANIMAL WORKSHOP ON RABBITS 2016 23 rd - 24 th FEBRUARY 2016 The Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Puncak Alam has been appointed by UiTM’s Management on 1 st June 2009 to set-up and manage an animal facility unit. The Laboratory Animal Facility and Management (LAFAM) has been established and utilized by the UiTM’s academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students. The LAFAM staff and committee members have been actively organizing a number of activities, including ‘Knowledge Sharing Sessions’ on various topics related to animal care and handling, as well as series of workshops on laboratory animals. This 1 st Laboratory Animal Workshop on Rabbits 2016 is organized with blended lectures and hands-on practicals conducted by invited well-known experts in the fields of rabbit husbandry, management, behaviour, medicine, surgery and post-mortem. PROGRAMME 23 rd FEBRUARY 2016 – TUESDAY (DAY 1) TIME AGENDA 8.30– 9.00am Registration / Breakfast 9.00–9.15am Opening Speech by Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy (Prof. Dr. Aishah Adam) 9.15–9.30am Ice Breaking and Introduction of Participants (A.P. Dr. S. Vellayan) 9.30–10.15am Lecture 1: Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goh Yong Meng) 10.15–10.45amTea break 10.45–11.30am Lecture 2: Feeding and Nutrition of Laboratory Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goh Yong Meng) 11.30–12.15pm Lecture 3 : Humane End Point on Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goh Yong Meng) 12.15-1.00pm Lecture 4: Rabbits as Experimental Tools for Ophthalmic Research (Assoc.Prof. Dr. Renu Agarwal) 1.00–1.30 pm Demonstration 1: Intraocular Pressure Measurement in Rabbits using Two Different Tonometers (Dr. Norhafiza Razali) 1.30– 2.30 pmLunch break 2.30– 2.40 pm Walking to Medical Imaging Laboratory, Aras Bawah, FSK 2,3,4 2.40– 5.00 pm Lecture 5: Hands-on Experience on Management and Handling of Rabbits in Research Demonstration 2: Bone Microanalysis using MicroComputed Tomography (Micro CT) (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sulaiman Md Dom) 5.00–5.30 pmTea break / End of Day 1 24 th FEBRUARY 2016 – WEDNESDAY (DAY 2) TIME AGENDA 8.30-9.00 am Registration / Breakfast 9.00–9.45am Lecture 6: Breeding Management of Laboratory Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Mutalib) 9.45–10.30am Lecture 7: Captive Rabbit Behaviour in Laboratory Conditions (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Mutalib) 10.30–11.15am Tea break 11.15–12.00pm Lecture 8: Management Related Problems and Common Diseases of Laboratory Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Vellayan) 12.00–1.00 pm Lecture 9: Anaesthesia in Laboratory Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Vellayan) 1.00–2.00 pmLunch break 2.00–3.00 pm Demonstration 3: Handling and Bleeding Techniques in Laboratory Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Mutalib) 3.00–4.00 pm Demonstration 4: Procedure of Autopsy and Sampling in Laboratory Rabbits (Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Vellayan) 4.00– 4.30 pmDiscussion (Q & A Session) 4.30–5.00 pm Feedback from participants Presentation of Certificates & Souvenirs Closing Ceremony 5.00–5.30 pmTea break / End of Day 2 VENUE Registration / Lectures & Breakfast / Lunches - Gallery, Level 5, Block FF-1, Faculty of Pharmacy,UiTM Puncak Alam Practicals -LAFAM, Level 1, Block FF-5, Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM Puncak Alam INVITED SPEAKERS 1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Mutalib (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM, Serdang) 2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goh Yong Meng (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM) 3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sulaiman Md Dom (Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Puncak Alam) 4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Renu Agarwal (Faculty of Medicine, UiTM Sg. Buloh) 5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vellayan Subramaniam (LAFAM & Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM Puncak Alam)