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in reply to: Supervision of students using cadaveric materials #1378
Hi ,
We always make sure students are supervised also. Whether this is by academics, technicians or demonstrators who can get on with other work whilst keeping an eye on the students.in reply to: Cleaning Old Bone Displays – Advice Please #1357Thanks Alasdair, might give this a go.
Carysin reply to: Using video/stills in teaching #1353Hi Steve,
We use images of our prosections in on-line tutorials for the students which they can access through our website and then sign on to their blackboard site. There is a disclaimer at the beginning of the tutorials explicitly telling them that the images belong to the university and they are not o be downloaded or used in any manner.
But you are right in the sense that we can’t physically stop them from doing this
carysin reply to: Potting workshop?? #1284Not definite but looking around £100 to include lunch and refreshments
Carysin reply to: Potting workshop?? #1277Hi Catherine,
It looks pretty definite that there will be potting, embalming and osteologyworkshops running in Bristol on the 2nd September, day before the Autumn meeting. Not been confirmed yet but looking hopeful.
Carys
in reply to: Human Bones #1238Thanks Dave, I will look into it. Carys
in reply to: Departmental Support for IAS #1210Hi Ali,
That is such a shame. All I can say is here at Bristol where we have a combined Vet,medical and Dentist anatomy centre we greatly benefit form the institute.In regards to the veterinary side we have received help and tips for embalming specimens, on different ways to store specimens, useful teaching resources, different ways of running dissection classes and reviews on equipment that we all use in these rooms.We also occasionally run potting workshops that are always popular with other members from other institutes. The monthly newsletter keeps up all up to date with national and international issues and progress in the anatomy field.The most rewarding part of the institute is building relationships with other people who work in our field at other anatomy schools. For example I now have a contact with an institute who is starting up doing plastination, which we dont do, so I can send specimens off to them instead. I have learnt so much from more experienced colleagues in my 7 years of being in this employment. And the competitions are a great way to test our skills against each other in a friendly way!
The institute is also great for our students as they can enter competitions and also get published in our Journal, so overall our whole department benefits as the technicians pick up new skills and are in the know and therefore keeping up very high standards of practice for the University.
Hopefully you can pass this on to your employers just to show them that other universities are taking full advantage of the IAS so maybe they should too!
Carysin reply to: Large Animal Embalming #1112Hi Catherine,
No we dont blood let. Just let the fluid feed in by gravity. Its just a barrel with a tap that we hoist above the dog so it flows in steadily. The dogs swell a little and we get quite a bit of leakage out the mouth and nose, but they usually perfuse well.
Carys
in reply to: Large Animal Embalming #1107hey,
No we dont flush them, just defrost and then canulate the carotid. Once they have been embalmed (with 7% formalin) they will then go into a large formalin tank. Normaly have a couple of months in there before they are used but not always.
Carys
in reply to: Large Animal Embalming #1104Hi Catherine,
We frequently embalm dogs after they have been frozen and have no problems. The dogs that have been euthanised at the local dogs home are often frozen when we collect them.
Carys
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