Office of Animal Welfare


Online Training

Laboratory Animal Training Association (LATA) Modules

These online training modules were developed to provide species-specific information on the humane care and use of lab animals, and techniques-specific modules such as "Aseptic Rodent Surgery."  You are required to complete all modules relevant to your research, i.e. one module for each species that you are using (modules not available for all species). If you are anesthetizing animals, there is an additional required module on Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia.  Information for accessing these modules is provided below.  Please print out the notice of completion for your own records.  The Office of Animal Welfare will receive e-mail notification when you have successfully completed any modules.  NOTE:  There are more modules listed on the website than are required.  Only take the modules that are needed for your research program.

  1. Go to the following web page:  https://vprgsecure.web.virginia.edu/acuc/
  2. After logging in to NetBadge, select the "click here" link for "Animal Handler Access- click here- Safety, Training and Health Information for Animal Handlers."
  3. Scroll down the "Animal Handler Profile" page and click the appropriate module that you want to take e.g. "Mouse". This will take you to the LATA home page. Information on the UVA specific ID and password is also provided.  Once in the LATA system you will enter personal profile data, then select the specific module you wish to take.
  4. Make sure to enter your information into the LATA database exactly as it would appear elsewhere at UVa, including your unique email id.  After successfully completing the training, including the assessment quiz, documentation of completion notice will be emailed to the Office of Animal Welfare.
  5. To verify completed LATA modules click here.  Enter the person's first and last name to view a display of the modules completed and completion dates.

U.Va. Modules

Online Module - Rodent Survival Surgery

A module is available from the Office of Animal Welfare providing a general overview of proper surgical technique and basic considerations for anesthesia, pre-operative preparation, and post-operative care in rodents.  This module is required for anyone performing survival surgery in rodents. There are 3 separate training sections: "General Training in Rodent Survival Surgery", "Simple Suture Patterns for Rodent Surgery", and "Special Considerations for Aseptic Surgery in a Transgenic Mouse Facility".

  1. Go to the following web page:  https://vprgsecure.web.virginia.edu/acuc/
  2. After logging in to NetBadge, select the "click here" web link for "Animal Handler Access- click here- Safety, Training and Health Information for Animal Handlers."
  3. Scroll down the "Animal Handler Profile" page and click the "Online Rodent Survival Surgery Training" button.
  4. When the flash module appears with the image that shows 3 circles, move your mouse over them until "General Training in Rodent Survival Surgery" shows up. Click on that circle to start that training session.
  5. After successfully completing the training, including the assessment quiz, you may print your "Certificate of Completion."
  6. Documentation of completion in the Office of Animal Welfare database will occur automatically.

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Online Module - Large Animal Surgery

A module is available from the Office of Animal Welfare providing a general overview of proper surgical technique and basic considerations for anesthesia, pre-operative preparation, and post-operative care in USDA regulated species.   The format requires flash software available on most computers.  This module is required for anyone performing survival surgery on non-rodent mammals.

  1. Go to the following web page:  https://vprgsecure.web.virginia.edu/acuc/
  2. After logging in to NetBadge, select the "click here" web link for "Animal Handler Access- click here- Safety, Training and Health Information for Animal Handlers."
  3. Scroll down the "Animal Handler Profile" page and click the "Large Animal Surgery" button.
  4. After successfully completing the training, including the assessment quiz, you may print your "Certificate of Completion."
  5. Documentation of completion in the Office of Animal Welfare database will occur automatically.

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Frog Handler Training

  1. Using Internet Explorer (does not work fully in Mozilla) go to the following web page:  https://vprgsecure.web.virginia.edu/acuc/
  2. After logging in to NetBadge, select the "click here" web link for "Animal Handler Access- click here- Safety, Training and Health Information for Animal Handlers."
  3. Scroll down the "Animal Handler Profile" page and click the "Frog Handler Training" button.
  4. View the entire module; it does not have to be completed in one session and can be returned to at any time.
  5. Complete the quiz at the end of the instructional content. You may print (in landscape) your "Certificate of Completion."
  6. Documentation of completion in the Office of Animal Welfare database will occur automatically.

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Working Safely With Nonhuman Primates

"Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates" was produced by the NIH Office of Animal Care and Use in 1999 for training staff in the NIH intramural research program. This video has a strong emphasis on proper use of personal protective equipment combined with understanding nonhuman primate behavior. This module is required for anyone working with nonhuman primates.
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