Animal Protocols: Strategy for an Effective IACUC Review (Recording)

IACUC deliberation is key to humane, safe, and well-reasoned use of animals in research and teaching. When reviewing a protocol, the IACUC balances costs and benefits to arrive at a decision on approval. Costs include animal lives, pain or distress, and resources. Benefits include knowledge to advance science and medicine. In this webinar, we will walk through the protocol review process with the strategy of posing questions to understand how animals will be studied from start to finish, including details hat directly affect animal welfare. These questions bring out what is required in a protocol with a focus on aspects that bear on humane and regulatory considerations, and prepare IACUC members to effectively discuss the protocol.

Learning Objectives: Following this webinar, you will be able to:

• Identify the issues that must be addressed in an animal protocol.
• Apply a strategy for an effective review of an animal protocol.
• Assess the potential for animal pain and/or distress based on the descriptions of the procedures in a protocol.

Audience: IACUC members and veterinarians.

To view the recording: Once you purchase the product, a link is added to your profile page on the AALAS website. You will see a menu on the left side of the page. Select "Digital Content Access." There are three files available to download: the instructions to access the recording, the handout, and a CEU certificate to keep as a record of viewing the recording to earn AALAS CEUs.

Sharing the recording access: Access is guaranteed for a minimum of 90 days but may be extended as long as 1 year from the date of the live event. You may distribute the recording link via email to your staff. Posting this link or any of the webinar's content on a web page or distribution of these materials by other means to the public is not permitted.

AALAS CEUs: You can apply for up to 1.5 CEUs for the Technician Certification Registry or CMAR recertification. Please use the forms on the AALAS website or online CEU submission.