OFFICE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL WELFARE NOTICE OF UPCOMING MEETING ON ADVANCING SCIENCE AND ANIMAL WELFARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Release Date: May 4, 2000 NOTICE: OD-00-033 National Institutes of Health The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Office of Extramural Research, is cosponsoring, along with the University of South Alabama, the upcoming American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) Forum scheduled for May 21-24, 2000 in Fort Myers, Florida. The Forum is entitled "Laboratory Animal Medicine: Advancing Science and Animal Welfare in the 21st Century." The Forum will focus on the current "best practices" for humane endpoints that reduce or eliminate pain and distress for various types of research and testing, and strategies for developing and incorporating humane endpoints. New technologies that will support improved research and testing and that may also support refinement and reduction of animal use will be presented. The potential impact of emerging new technologies on animal use and welfare will also be discussed. For additional information or to register, visit the conference website at: http://www.aclam.org/forum2000.html Registrations will be received up until and during the conference. For additional information contact: Carol Wigglesworth Senior Policy Analyst Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Office of Extramural Research, NIH RKL1, Suite 1050, MSC 7982 6705 Rockledge Drive phone: 301-402-5913 email: carol_wigglesworth@nih.gov
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