Category: Research Compliance

Posted on December 12, 2013 by |
This summer Alion Science and Technology – a global corporation which did nearly a billion dollars in FY12, launched a new subsidiary, Alion Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Accreditation Services. Alion HRPP advertises itself as “a comprehensive solution for organizations…
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Posted on December 12, 2013 by |
Ever looking for more teaching and instructional aids to educate your faculty about appropriate animal care and use?  The NIH website’s OLAW page provides several free educational and resource materials!  Under the Education section, there are numerous listings for Workshops…
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Posted on November 19, 2013 by |
Howdy all!  Just got back from the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) Annual Biological Safety Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.  While I now devote my time to managing the compliance modules here at InfoEd, it is always nice to visit…
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Posted on October 31, 2013 by |
In the current issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), there is an article entitled, “Non-publication of large randomized clinical trials: cross sectional analysis” (BMJ2013;347:f6104). The authors examined clinical trials on clinicaltrials.gov to determine if data from these trials is available to the…
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Posted on October 14, 2013 by |
To celebrate and promote the role of veterinary technicians, the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) has proclaimed the third week of October (13th-19th) as National Veterinary Technician Week. The NAVTA would like to: Educate the public about…
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Wait…What? IRB Budgets Are Up?

Posted on September 18, 2013 by |
I noticed a peculiarity in AAHRPP’s 2012 Metrics on Human Research Protection Program Performance updated in July. IRB budgets were… wait for it… UP! Budgets are returning to levels not seen since 2009 before the national and state economies took…
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Posted on September 18, 2013 by |
The USDA through APHIS has released an electronic version of the USDA Annual Report form (7023), which Animal Facilities are required to file annually.  Their brief announcement reads: “In an effort to streamline the process and make things easier and…
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What Will Happen To Your Rabbit(s)?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by |
But briefly…  As most of us are aware in the animal research community, PHS-assured institutions must start using the 2013 AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals for protocol review as of September 1st, 2013 (NOT-OD-13-048). Departures from the Guidelines could…
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