CBC2022 – <em>course plan</em>
February 14-18, 2022
SESSIONS STARTING AT 15:00 CET
Day 1
– Short Intro to the CBC Course
Graziano Fiorito (IT; CBC Course Organizer and CBC Program Director)
Trainees are asked to compile a Critical Reading Exercise, that will be discussed on Day 1 of the course
Day 2
– The Directive 2010/63 and a comparative overview of National Legislations related to Cephalopods
David Anderson (UK)
Day 3
– Education & Training post implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU; requirements and needs for cephalopod ‘workers’
Patri Vergara (ES)
Day 4
– Ethics, the Three Rs and welfare considerations when using cephalopods
Jan-Bas Prins (UK & NL)
Day 5
– Cephalopods and Directive 2010/63/EU
– Introductory Survey of CBC2022 Trainees – comments and notes
– Q&A
CBC2022 Trainees
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
February 21-25, 2022
SESSIONS STARTING AT 15:00 CET, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED VIA E-LEARNING PLATFORMS’ INVITATIONS
Day 6
– Animal Care & Culture of Care
Arianna Aricò (IT)
– Cephalopod Biology: from form to function [intro]
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
Day 7
– Cephalopod Biology: Feeding and Nutrition
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
– Cephalopod Biology: from form to function (species-specific) – planning session
CBC2022 Trainees
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
Day 8
– Keeping cephalopods for experimental purposes
Lars Juergens (DE)
– A quick jump in the world of experimental design (***)
Marisa Barjami (IT)
Day 9
[starting at 9:30 CET]
– Catching and Transporting cephalopods for scientific purposes
Viola Galligioni (IE & IT)
– Experimental Design – Basics and Principles (***)
Marisa Barjami (IT)
Day 10
– Care and welfare of cephalopod egg masses(*)
Roger Villanueva (ES)
– Severity and its assessment
Arianna Aricò (IT)
(*) Seminar – (**) Group exercise/activity – (***) Additional Skills
February 28 – March 4, 2022
SESSIONS STARTING AT 15:00 CET, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED VIA E-LEARNING PLATFORMS’ INVITATIONS
Day 11 [starting at 16:00 CET]
– Severity of regulated procedures in cephalopods
Paul Andrews (UK)
Day 12
– Q&A: Severity of regulated procedures in cephalopods
– CBC2022 Trainees: Exercise – severity assessment (**)
Paul Andrews (UK)
Day 13 – day off
Day 14
– Housing, Facility Management – general principles, as applied to cephalopods
Viola Galligioni (IE & IT)
Day 15
– Cephalopod Biology and Care:
– Activity Cycles;
– How we care these animals – suggested mandate minima;
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
– Cephalopod Biology: from form to function
Graziano Fiorito (IT, moderator)
– Animal Monitoring and Welfare assessment
(*) Seminar – (**) Group exercise/activity – (***) Additional Skills
March 7-11, 2022
SESSIONS STARTING AT 15:00 CET, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED VIA E-LEARNING PLATFORMS’ INVITATIONS
Day 16 [starting at 09:30 CET]
– Recognition of pain, suffering and distress: the cephalopod case
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
– Cephalopod Biology: from form to function (species-specific)
Graziano Fiorito (IT, moderator)
Day 17
– Introduction to General and Local Anaesthesia
– Anaesthesia in aquatic species including cephalopods
Giovanna Ponte (IT)
Day 18
– Surfing around cephalopod Biology (and Physiology): From Biology to Procedures
– Minimally Invasive Procedures
Graziano Fiorito (IT)
– Administration of substances. Theoretical considerations of practical methods
– Humanely killing cephalopods and confirmation of death
Giovanna Ponte (IT)
Day 19 day off
Day 20
– Health status and cephalopods diseases
G. Fiorito & A. Aricò (IT
– Critical Reading Exercise– discussion & comment session
CBC2022 Trainees
– Recovery & Wrap-up session
CBC2022 Trainees & G. Fiorito
End of the Course (Theory) – live sessions
(*) Seminar – (**) Group exercise/activity – (***) Additional Skills
