NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION WORKSHOP Release Date: August 18, 1998 P.T. National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office for Protection from Research Risks is continuing to sponsor workshops on implementing the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Each of the workshops 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 informal discussions. DATES: September 24-25, 1998 TITLE: Program Review By the IACUC LOCATION: Statler Hotel, J. Willard Marriott Education Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, STATLER Telephone: (800) 541-2501 SPONSORS: Office for Protection from Research Risks, NIH, Rockville, MD; Cornell University, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ithaca, NY REGISTRATION Cornell University Conference Services 206 Robert Purcell Community Center Ithaca, NY 14853 Telephone: (607) 255-6290 FAX: (607) 255-4722 FEE: $80.00 - Before September 1, 1998; $130.00 - After September 2, 1998 (Refunds provided until September 10, 1998; $50.00 refund fee) DESCRIPTION: This workshop will focus on members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) and their role in the review of institutional programs of animal care and use. DATES: November 2-3, 1998 TITLE: Animal Pain Management and Humane Endpoints LOCATION: National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, 2100 C Street, NW, Washington, DC SPONSORS: Office for Protection from Research Risks, NIH, Rockville, MD; Office of Intramural Research, Office of Animal Care and Use, NIH, Bethesda, MD; The Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Baltimore, MD REGISTRATION Ms. Marilyn Principe The Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing 111 Market Place, Suite 840 Baltimore, MD 21202-6709 Telephone: (410) 223-1617 FAX: (410) 223-1603 Email: mprincip@caat.jhsp.edu FEE: $ 150.00 DESCRIPTION: This workshop will focus on the science, ethics, assessment/ alleviation of pain/stress/distress in animals involved in research. INQUIRIES For information on future NIH National 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) 435-5648 FAX: (301) 402-0527 Email: dr20a@nih.gov
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