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Culture of Care

11 March 2025 - Mini Symposium Culture of Care 

What is a Culture of Care? 


The concept of a 'culture of care' is generally used by the laboratory animal community to denote a commitment to the enhancement of animal welfare, scientific standards, staff welfare, and stakeholder transparency. This approach entails a transformation of prevailing routines and procedures towards dialogical processes of negotiation and reconceptualisation among all relevant groups. It is understood that all groups involved (management, science, regulation, and care) act as multipliers in the implementation of the 3Rs and the aforementioned Culture of Care, understood as appreciation, care, and the wellbeing of all actors.

A mini symposium on the Culture of Care is being planned by ICAR3R on 11 March 2025, with the aim of facilitating discussion on this approach. The symposium is based on the concept of the Culture of Care as a tool for animal-free research, and will include communication, reflection on values, beliefs and attitudes, and consideration of personal perceptions in relation to this field of research. The symposium will consist of talks and debates, as well as individual discussions that will provide a deeper understanding of different perspectives on the topic.  

For this event, 3 ATF-hours and 3 further training hours in accordance with §3 Abs. 2 TierSchVersV for all people involved in animal experiments and the care of laboratory animals will be awarded. 

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Time table 

09.00-09.15 

Welcome

 

09.15-09.45

Prof. Dr. Stephanie Krämer,  ICAR3R, JLU Gießen

More important than ever: The topicality of Russell and Burchs 3R concept

09.45-10.15

10.15-10.40

Eva Raimann,  ICAR3R, JLU Gießen

Discussion

Linking 3R with One Health

10.40-11.10

Break

 

11.10-11.40

Dr. Katharina Ameli, ICAR3R, JLU Gießen

Where ist the animal in Culture of Care?

11.40 – 12.10

 

12.10-12.35

Dr. Fernando Gonzalez Uarquin, TARCforce3R Center, University Medical Center Mainz

 

Discussion

Why Culture of Care is Essential for Young Researchers?

 

12.35-13.00

Conclusion

 

Date and Time

11.03.2025, 9 a.m to 13 p.m.

Online via Zoom

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