These modules are useful for educators seeking to teach IACUC members and staff to identify and evaluate departures from the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animal, and understand an implement relevant reporting requirements.
Target Audience: Experienced IACUC administrators and members
Goal: To have the audience develop a skill set to evaluate departures from the Guide in conjunction with animal welfare and sound scientific practices
Objectives:
- Recognize the relevant resources
- Identify perceived departures from the Guide
- Differentiate between perceived and true departures
- Evaluate potential impacts from the departure
- Identify reporting requirements and process
Active Learning Methods: Concept Mapping, Response Systems, Think-Pair-Share
Developers:
Elizabeth Dodemaide, BVSc, MA
Associate Director, Laboratory Animal Services
Rutgers University
JoAnn Henry, LATG, CPIA
Regulatory Compliance Coordinator
NYU Langone Medical Center
Alison D. Pohl, MS, RLATG, CPIA
Research Compliance Monitor/IACUC Administrator
UConn Health
Claudia Swanson, LATG
Associate Director, Office of Animal Research Support
Yale University
Sandra L. Wilkins, LVT, RLATG, CPIA
IACUC Research Liaison, Animal Care Program
Michigan State University
Target Audience: Both new and seasoned IACUC administrators and members
Goals: The goals of this training are to help IACUC members and administrative staff categorize "departures" from the Guide and fulfill the committee’s relevant oversight responsibilities.
Objectives:
- Define "departure" relative to the Guide.
- Compare the terms "must" vs "should" vs "may."
- Differentiate between departures and noncompliance.
- Use published guidance on departures correctly.
- Determine when departures need to be reported in the semi-annual report and/or tracked.
Active Learning Methods: Concept Mapping, Response Systems, Think-Pair-Share
Developers:
R. Wayne Barbee, PhD
IACUC Chair
Professor, Emergency Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Susan B. Harper, DVM, MS
Veterinarian
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Eileen M. Morgan, BS
Director, Division of Assurances
National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Jennifer A. Perkins, MA, CPIA
Director, Office of Animal Research Oversight
University of California, Los Angeles
Noé Tirado-Muniz, DMV, DVM, MS, CPIA
Director of the Office of the Attending Veterinarian
University of Kentucky
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nunber 1546975. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.