The Care and Feeding of an IACUC The Organization and Management of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

About this book

Maintaining its user-friendly approach, this new edition of a bestseller summarizes information necessary for the effective and efficient operation of an IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee). Chapters cover training programs with a discussion regarding professional certifications for IACUC administrative and animal care staff. They provide pointers to Principal Investigators, discuss interactions between IACUCs and other compliance panels, and address occupational health and safety programs and the role they play in the overall animal care and use program. The Care and Feeding of an IACUC presents different points of view from academia, industry, an IACUC chair, and a non-affiliated member.

Contents

- lntro, history of IACUC, regulatory overview
- Role of the IACUC, bioethics, composition of the IACUC
- Institutional policies/guidelines
- Protocol submission process, electronic protocol management systems, records management
- Elements of the protocol form, how to complete/review
- Semiannual program review, semiannual inspections, post-approval monitoring
- Training programs, professional certifications
- Alternatives searches
- Pointers for Pis
- Interaction with other compliance panels (IBC, Rad Safety, SCRO)
- Interaction with lab animal resources
- International IACUCs, outside collaborations
- IACUCs from an academic perspective
- IACUCs from an industry perspective
- Perspective of an IACUC Chair, conducting meetings
- Perspective of a Non-Affiliated Member
- Surviving an Inspection (USDA, AAALAC)
- Acronyms and Abbreviations (SO pages for all Appendixes)
- Appendices

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