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NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS NIH GUIDE, Volume 23, Number 41, November 25, 1994 P.T. 42 Keywords: Animal Care Animal Research Policy National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, 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 scheduled for Fiscal Year 1995 will 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: January 12-13, 1995 TOPIC: Considerations For Use of Wild Vertebrates in Research LOCATION Westward Look Resort 245 Ina Road Tucson, AZ 85704 Telephone: (602) 297-1151 or 1-800-722-2500 FAX: (602) 297-9023 SPONSORS Northern Arizona University University of Arizona Health Science Center REGISTRATION Dr. Terry May Director of Research Administration Northern Arizona University P.O. Box 4130 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4130 Telephone: (602) 523-6788 FAX: (602) 523-1075 E Mail: tam1@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu Dr. Susan Sanders, Director University of Arizona Animal Care 2205 E. Speedway Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85719 Telephone: (602) 621-3454 FAX: (602) 621-3355 FEE: $175 - Full Workshop $70 - Daily Registration as Space Available DESCRIPTION: This Workshop will focus on three general themes related to the inclusion of native vertebrates in research: (1) Federal and institutional policies and procedures as they relate to the responsibilities of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) in considering research on both captive and free- living wild vertebrates; (2) standards for the husbandry and housing of captive wild vertebrates; and (3) occupational health considerations with an emphasis on rodent-borne hantavirus. DATES: March 12-14, 1995 TOPIC: Animal Care and Research: Challenges and Changes for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee LOCATION San Diego Princess 1404 West Vacation Road San Diego, CA 92109-7994 Telephone: (619) 274-4630 or (1-800) 344-2626 FAX: (619) 581-5929 SPONSORS Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research REGISTRATION Ms. Danielle Demko Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research 132 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Telephone: (617) 423-4112 FAX: (617) 423-1185 FEE: $300 DESCRIPTION: The Workshop will focus on revisions to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook; assessment and reduction of pain and distress in animal research; occupational health risks ad biohazards; and a host of other regulatory and administrative issues that are central to the successful operation of laboratory animal care and research programs. Immediately preceding the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine/NIH/OPRR Workshop, Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) will sponsor its annual animal issues meeting on Sunday, March 12, also at the San Diego Princess. INQUIRIES For further information concerning these workshops and future NIH/OPRR Animal Welfare Education Workshops, contact: Mrs. Roberta Sonneborn Office of Protection from Research Risks National Institutes of Health 6100 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7507 Bethesda, MD 20892-7507 Telephone: (301) 496-7163 FAX: (301) 402-2071 .
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