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A Perspective on Women in Research Compliance As a consultant I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of Research Compliance (IRB and IACUC) offices across the country as…
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Who Do You Follow? Twitter Feeds for Human Research Compliance
As an addition to the successful “Who do you follow? Twitter Feeds for Animal Research Compliance”, here is a list of well known Twitter feeds to follow for those interested…
ABSA Annual Meeting News
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…
What Will Happen To Your Rabbit(s)?
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…
Revenge of the Mice!
This month’s InfoEdge article topic deals with a story widely reported in the national media. Within a few months, the US government, through the USDA, will drop an unknown number…
MOU’s and Collaboration
Recently, OLAW (NIH/DHHS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Offices of Research Oversight and Research and Development of the VA regarding laboratory animal welfare. The purpose of these…
OLAW Annual Reports
Annual reports for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 are due to OLAW by January 31, 2013. The Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and…
Animal Facility Disaster Planning and Response
With recent storm related destruction from Superstorm Sandy, here are some helpful suggestions for creating and implementing a disaster recovery plan for your animal facility. As we have seen from…
Reviewer Guide
How do you make sure that your scientific/assigned reviewers are really reviewing their assigned protocols? Do you ask that your assigned reviewers answer questions or think about certain regulations for…
Reminder: New requirements for Semi-Annual Inspections based on the 8th Guide
OLAW requires Assured Institutions to complete a Semi-Annual Inspection based on criteria set forth in the 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals by December…