NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS 

NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number 9, March 22, 1996

 

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 sponsor workshops on implementing the Public Health Service Policy

on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.  Each of the workshops

scheduled for Fiscal Year 1996 will focus on a specific theme.  The

workshops are open to institutional administrators, members of

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC), 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 informal discussions.

 

DATES:  May 16-17, 1996

 

TOPIC:  The Role of the Institutional Official in Compliance With the

Animal Welfare Act and the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of

Laboratory Animals

 

LOCATION:  Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435

 

SPONSORS:  Central State University, Wilberforce, OH; Ohio

University, Athens, OH; Wright State University, Dayton, OH

 

REGISTRATION

Wright State University

Office Conference & Events

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway

Dayton, OH  45435

Telephone:  (513) 873-5512

FAX:  (513) 873-5517

 

REGISTRATION FEE:  $150.00

 

DESCRIPTION:  This Workshop will address the responsibilities of the

Institutional Official in assuring the Institutional program for

animal care and use complies with the PHS Animal Welfare Policy and

the USDA Regulations.  The PHS Policy and the USDA Regs both state

that the Institutional Official is the person with the authority to

commit the Institution to compliance with the PHS Policy and the USDA

Regulations.  Implicit with this authority is the responsibility for

oversight to ensure a properly functioning animal care program.  A

knowledgeable and supportive Institutional Official is essential for

establishing and maintaining a high quality animal care and use

program.  Topics of particular importance to Institutional Officials

to be addressed in this workshop include:  the role of members of the

IACUC, the role of the Institutional Official in non-compliance,

methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the Institutional program

for animal care and use, and determine how effectively the program

meets its mandates.  Evaluation of the IACUC minutes, the IACUC

semiannual program and facility reviews, and other indicators of

program effectiveness will be discussed.  Discussions will include

evaluation of methods applicable to both large and small institutions

and a variety of different species and research emphases.

 

INQUIRIES

 

For further information concerning future NIH/OER/OPRR Animal Welfare

Education Workshops, contract:

 

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 x233

Email:  RossD@od6100m1.od.nih.gov

 

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