Preliminary Scientific Programme

TUESDAY 2 JUNE 2026 – PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS
WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE 2026 THURSDAY 4 JUNE 2026 FRIDAY 5 JUNE 2026

COMMUNICATION & TRUST: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY

Chair: to be annouced later Co-Chair: to be annouced later

08:30–08:45
Linking Planning, Practice, and Reporting: The EQIPD Quality System as a Framework for High-Quality Animal Research
Vootele Voikar

08:45–09:00
The Polish Network of Animal Welfare Bodies: Early Experience and Future Directions
Witold Żakowski

09:00–09:15
Communicating the 3Rs to Young People
Ngaire Dennison

09:15–09:30
Animal research, NAMs and public trust: where are we heading?
Nuno Miguel Gonçalves

09:30–09:45
Hungarian Platform of Institutional Animal Welfare Bodies: Mission, Structure, and National Impact
István Hernádi

09:45–10:00
A step further towards a Transparency Agreement in Greece
Anastasia Tsingotjidou

10:00–10:15
European Network of National Animal Welfare Body Networks (ENAWB): Supporting Collaboration and Culture of Care in Europe
Vootele Voikar

10:15–10:45
Coffee break

3Rs IN ACTION: FROM ETHICS TO IMPLEMENTATION

Chair: to be annouced later Co-Chair: to be annouced later

10:45–11:00

Lip service, or real improvement? Using guidelines interactively on the path to better science
Adrian Smith

11:00 - 11:15
Effects of Repeated Volatile Anesthesia in Laboratory Mice and Rats
Philipp Villiger

11:15–11:30
Development of monitoring sheets for sheep and pigs undergoing cardiac surgery
Stephanie De Vleeschauwer

11:30 - 11:45
A Retrospective: Severity Assessment in Mice using body weight and voluntary wheel running
Christine Häger

11:45 - 12:00

Shaping LAS education – FELASA's commitment to the 3Rs
Chris van Ginneken

12:00–12:45
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - FELASA Working Group recommendations for the humane killing of laboratory fish
J-P Mocho

12:45–13:45
Lunch | Tecniplast workshop - Future-ready Vivariums: Tecniplast's Automation Loop to transform LAS Operations through automation, data and sustainability

3Rs IN ACTION: FROM ETHICS TO IMPLEMENTATION

Chair: to be annouced later Co-Chair: to be annouced later

13:45–14:00
Inhalant Anesthesia before Euthanasia with CO2 in Laboratory Mice: improvement or change for the worse?
Carlos Filipe Moreira

14:00–14:15
Before the Mouse, the Model: Hyper-realistic simulation as a rodent training refinement Strategy
Diego Celdran-Bonafonte

14:15–14:30
Ultrasound guided serratus plane block in pigs: anatomical study and description of the technique
Carlotta Lambertini

14:30–14:45
New Approach Methodologies (NAMs): A threat or a challenge for Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (LAVs)
Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos

14:45–15:00
Anaesthetic protocol selection in laboratory animal research: aligning animal welfare and scientific requirements
Henri Bertrand

15:00–15:15
Repeated isoflurane anaesthesia as a welfare and scientific variable in mice
Jordi L. Tremoleda

15:15–15:30
Web-based platforms are a valuable tool for managing preclinical animal studies
Miroslav Popper

15:30–15:45
Supporting the 3Rs by Increasing Catheter Patency Duration in Rodents
Andrée Lapierre

15:45–16:00
Coffee break

EDUCATION and TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE: SKILLS, ETHICS & MENTORSHIP

Chair: to be annouced later Co-Chair: to be annouced later

16:00–16:15
You Can’t Choose What You’ve Never Seen: Reintroducing Laboratory Animal Medicine to Veterinary Education Programs
Diego Celdran-Bonafonte

16:15–16:30
Optimizing resources: do we really need a dirty nurse in experimental surgical protocoles?
Bertrand Lussier

16:30–16:45
Small Steps, Big Impact: Improving Asepsis Tips for Rodent Surgical Procedures
Delphine Bouard

16:45–17:00
Ctrl+Alt+Delegate: Leveraging AI Tools to boost NACWO, NIO, NTCO and Veterinarian roles at laboratory animal facilities
Filipe Nunes

17:00–17:15
Implementing a harmonized Continuing Professional Development Framework to Enhance Competence of Animal Research Professionals
Ana Isabel Santos

17:15–17:30
Emerging Joint Regional 3Rs Center in Split, Croatia – Cost Action (CA) IMPROVE Initiative
Dasa Seveljevic-Jaran

17:30–17:45
Smarter Submissions: AI-Powered Pre-Ethics Review to Enhance Protocol Quality
Dvir Mintz

17:45–18:00
Ethics, 3R Principles and Simulation‑Based Learning for Zoonotic Preparedness in Veterinary Education
Levan Tsitskishvili

from 18:00
Free evening ⎸ ESLAV general assembly