Host: The Japanese Society of Toxicology
Name : The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology
Date : June 19, 2023 - June 21, 2023
In the Model Core Curriculum for Veterinary Education (CC), the overall goal of toxicology is to “clarify the harmful effects of chemical substances on humans, animals, and the environment, learn about their toxic effects in living organisms, toxicokinetics, and mechanisms of toxicological manifestations, as well as dynamics of chemical substances on a regional and global scale and their effects on the environment, and understand the importance of comprehensiveness in toxicology as well as risk analysis and regulatory methods”. The overall goal of the toxicology practical training in the CC is "to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in methods for clarifying the adverse effects of chemical substances on humans and animals, learn about their toxic effects in living organisms, toxicokinetics, and mechanisms of toxicological manifestations, and understand the importance of comprehensiveness in toxicology". On the other hand, it is practically difficult to provide the same practical skills in toxicology training at all veterinary colleges. In addition, recent amendments to animal welfare laws have promoted the spread of animal welfare awareness and stricter standards for the care and keeping of laboratory animals and the proper conduct of animal experiments, making it difficult to implement some of the content of toxicology training. This presentation will outline the current status and challenges of toxicology education at veterinary colleges, and describe the efforts being made at our university to provide education in line with current laws and regulations and the CC.
