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There are several options available to you to learn how to use Darwin: instructor led courses, manuals, videos and Orientation + Drop-in clinics.
Navigational VIDEO: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/videos/Darwin/Protocol.swf
How-to MANUALS for investigators, instructors and committee members:
- Investigators and those delegated to administer an Animal Use Protocol: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/PI_animal_care.pdf (before printing, be aware that it's more than 100 pages, better to keep as a file and use the table of content)
- Animal Care Committee members: Darwin_Manual_for_Committee_Members_-_Jan_2013.pdf
- Cage card quick reference guide for Research Staff: cage_card_quick_reference_for_research_staff.doc
- Shared housing for Principal Investigator (when the animals are in another animal facility at McGill or Affliated Hospital Research Institute) http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Shared_Housing_PI.pdf
- How to submit an amendment to a protocol: click here.
How-to MANUALS for animal care staff and Business Office Managers:
- Orders for Buyers: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Darwin_Animal_Orders.pdf
- Census Coordinators:http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/ACM304_Darwin_Census_Documentation.pdf
- Business Office Managers: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Darwin_Financials_Documentation.pdf
- Finacials for Business Office Managers: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Darwin_Financials_Documentation.pdf
- Initial Setup (local list) for Animal Facility: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Darwin_Setup_Local_List.pdf
- Services for Business Officers: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Darwin_Services.pdf
- Cage card quick reference guide for Animal Facility Staff:cage_card_quick_reference_for_animal_facility_staff.doc
- Services for Business Officers - online training: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/videos/Darwin/Darwin_Services/Darwin_Services.swf
- Services for Business Officers - Simulation: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/videos/Darwin/Darwin_Services_Simulation/Darwin_Main_Menu.htm
- Shared housing for animal facility staff: http://ics.mcgill.ca/media/pdf/Darwin/Shared_Housing_Animal_Facility.pdf
ORIENTATION and DROP-IN CLINICS:
- Only for FACC Coordinators and Chairs performing Coordinator tasks - James Administration Bldg. room 202 - POSTPONED to later than Monday, February 11, 10:00am to 12:00noon.
- For all - Meakins Theatre (room 521), McIntyre Building- Wednesday May 1, 10:00am to 11:30am.
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