NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 29, August 11, 1995 P.T. 42 Keywords: Animal Care Animal Research Policy National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) is continuing to cosponsor workshops on implementing the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Each of the workshops scheduled for Fiscal Year 1995 will focus on a specific theme. The workshops are open to institutional administrators, members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, laboratory animal veterinarians, investigators and other institutional staff who have responsibility for high-quality management of sound institutional animal care and use programs. Ample opportunities will be provided to exchange ideas and interests through question and answer sessions and information discussions. DATES: September 14-15, 1995 TOPIC: Internal Audits of the Animal Care and Use Program LOCATION Radisson Riverfront Hotel Two Tenth Street Augusta, GA 30910 Telephone: (706) 721-3967 FAX: (706) 721-4642 SPONSORS: National Institutes of Health; Medical College of Georgia; Albany State College REGISTRATION Ms. Katrinka Akeson Department of Continuing Education HM100 Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA 300912 Telephone: (706) 721-3967 FAX: (706) 721-4642 FEE: $150.00 DESCRIPTION: The Workshop will address processes whereby Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) can effectively evaluate their institution's animal care and use program. The PHS Animal Welfare Policy and USDA Regulations state that at least once every six months the institution's program for humane care and use of animals is to be evaluated by the IACUC using the Guide and USDA Regulations (Title 9, Chapter 1, subchapter A-Animal Welfare) as a basis. Topics to be included in the Workshop include: A review of the program as described in the Guide; institutional policy issues such as the occupational health and safety program, personnel training, and the activities of the IACUC and how effectively does it meet its mandates. Other program issues to be included are veterinary care, the animal environment, and record reviews. Reports of the IACUC semiannual program and facility reviews will also be discussed. Approaches useful to IACUC's serving both small and large institutions will be included. INQUIRIES For further information concerning these workshops and future NIH/OER/OPRR Animal Welfare Education Workshops, contact: Ms. Darlene Marie Ross Office for Protection from Research Risks National Institutes of Health 6100 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3B01 Rockville, MD 20892-7507 Telephone: (301) 496-8101 ext. 233 FAX: (301) 402-0527 .
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