Enhance Your Conference Experience with a Pre-Conference Workshop
Take your conference experience beyond the lecture theatre and join one of our interactive pre-conference workshops. These practical sessions provide a unique opportunity to develop new skills, gain hands-on experience, and learn directly from leading experts in the laboratory animal science community.
Designed to deliver real-world value, each workshop focuses on practical solutions, current industry challenges, and best-practice approaches that can be applied immediately within your own workplace. Whether your interests lie in animal welfare, facility operations, health monitoring, leadership, biosafety, or workplace culture, there is a workshop tailored to help you expand your knowledge and strengthen your professional skills.
In addition to expert-led learning, workshops offer an excellent opportunity to connect with colleagues, share experiences, and engage in meaningful discussions with peers from across the sector.
Workshop Registration
Thanks to the generous support of ANZLAA, workshop attendance is complimentary for delegates registered to attend the conference, including both one-day and full conference registrations.
For those wishing to attend the workshops without registering for the conference, workshop-only registration is available at $130 per workshop.
Delegates wishing to receive lunch between the morning and afternoon workshop sessions may purchase a lunch package for $40 per person.
Workshop Information
Please note that workshops within each session timeslot will run concurrently. Delegates may select:
- One workshop from the Morning Session (11:00am – 1:00pm)
- One workshop from the Afternoon Session (2:00pm – 4:00pm)
Workshop places are limited, so we encourage delegates to register early to secure their preferred sessions.
Morning Workshops
Wednesday 26th August 2026
11:00am - 1:00pm
Workshop 1
Leading Psychosocial Safety in Animal Facilities: From Compliance to Culture
Psychosocial safety is becoming a critical leadership priority. This interactive workshop equips leaders and managers with practical tools to identify and manage psychosocial risks, strengthen workplace culture, improve team wellbeing, and drive better organisational outcomes.
Ideal for: Facility managers, supervisors, team leaders and senior decision-makers.
Hosted by: Tim Dyke, Kim Hewitt & Veronika Tatarinoff
Workshop 2
Protecting your health - Air Handling Equipment and Primary Containment – Biological Safety Cabinets, Animal Change Stations, HEPA Filtration and Testing
Join one of Australia's leading containment and filtration experts for a practical exploration of Biological Safety Cabinets, Animal Change Stations, IVCs, HEPA filtration systems, and performance testing. Gain valuable insights into containment technologies, regulatory requirements, and best practices for protecting personnel, animals, and research environments.
Ideal for: Animal technicians, facility managers, biosafety professionals, researchers and veterinarians.
Hosted by: Brett Cole
Afternoon Workshops
Wednesday 26th August 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Workshop 3
Containment for Enhanced Animal & Operator Welfare in Modern LAS Facilities
Boost welfare. Strengthen safety. Improve performance. This workshop gives rodent facility teams a hands-on understanding of how effective containment transforms daily operations. Participants learn how airflow, equipment design and procedural discipline work together to protect animals, safeguard staff and support high-quality research.
Across the session, attendees explore the essentials of physical, environmental and procedural containment, gaining clarity on how these elements create stable, low-stress microenvironments. Live demonstrations showcase best-practice laminar flow techniques, safe transfer procedures and airflow awareness; building confidence in the fundamentals that keep facilities resilient, compliant and welfare-focussed.
Designed for technicians, facility managers, veterinarians and researchers, this workshop delivers practical skills and insights that elevate welfare, strengthen operator protection and enhance day-to-day facility performance.
Ideal for: Designed for technicians, facility managers, veterinarians and researchers, this workshop delivers practical skills and insights that elevate welfare, strengthen operator protection and enhance day-to-day facility performance.
Hosted by: Tecniplast
Facilitator – Stefano Berrilli
Stefano Berrilli is Senior Product Manager for the Laminar Flow Division at Tecniplast S.p.A., bringing more than 20 years of experience in laboratory technologies, biomedical research equipment and containment systems supporting high-containment animal research.
With a background in molecular medicine research and deep expertise across Class I, II and III containment systems, Stefano contributes to technical papers comparing global standards including EN 12469, NSF/ANSI 49 and AS 2252.2. His work aligns with key European frameworks such as EU Directive 2010/63/EU and FELASA guidelines, supporting best-practice operator protection and laboratory safety.
At Tecniplast, he leads the development of innovative containment solutions that enhance animal welfare, operator safety and laboratory efficiency—combining engineering capability, scientific knowledge and market-driven innovation.
Workshop 4
Health Monitoring Workshop
Learn how to develop and optimise health monitoring programs that support animal welfare, biosecurity, and research integrity. Explore contemporary monitoring approaches, disease detection strategies, quarantine practices, sample collection techniques, and disease investigation methods through practical discussion and case-based learning.
Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for this workshop.
Ideal for: Animal technicians, veterinarians, facility managers and researchers.
Hosted by: Amy Gathercole