NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION WORKSHOP

Release Date:  August 18, 1998

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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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