Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IACUC

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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC)

• Training and Compliance

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Training and Compliance Members

• Sandra OBuckley
• Jeri Free
• Connie Engle

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Compliance
The Challenging Aspect

• Lab and Facility Inspections
• Procedural Inspections
• Policy Compliance
• Investigating Concerns

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Inspections

• Lab Inspections
• Every six months random order.
• Facility Inspections
• Every six months.
• Procedural Inspections
• Observed once for new personnel and/or
  procedures.
• Departmental Informational Session
• All laboratories every three years.

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Things We Look For

• Health and Safety Concerns
• -Animal and Human.
• Recordkeeping (crucial for any anesthetic,
  analgesia and ALL controlled substances).
• Drug Usage/Storage
• Awareness of Policies/Procedures
• Aseptic Technique

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Departmental Sessions

• One Year Cycle
• Overview of Inspection Compliance
• New Policy Review
• Coordinated Through Research Administrators
• PIs, Lab Coordinators, Animal Handlers

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Animal Concerns

• Reported to IACUC Office
• Usually Compliance Issues
• Deviation from Protocols
• Personnel Training or Protocol Approval Problems

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Training
Nuts and Bolts

• On-line Orientation IACUC (Review every 3
  years) DLAM (Review every 3 years) Animal
  Handler (ANNUAL Review)
• Species Specific Certification.
• Technical Instruction.
• Mouse Colony Management.
• Laboratory Coordinator Training.

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Every Animal Handler Must Gain Certification
Through Laboratory Coordinators or IACUC
Certified Instructors
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Instructors

• IACUC Coordinators
• -Rats, Mice and Aseptic Techniques
• Veterinary Services
• -Large Animals and Other Species
• DLAM Coordinators
• -Facility Training
• Lab Coordinators
• -Specific Individual Training

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Laboratory Coordinators

• Gain Certification Through Formal Training
• Train Individuals in Lab
• Report Training to IACUC
• Help Ensure Compliance
• Laboratory Coordinator Support Group

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IACUC Classes

• Mouse Handling and Techniques
• Rat Handling and Techniques
• Aseptic Techniques
• Mouse Colony Management
• One-on-One Training

We will also help those seeking more advanced
techniques
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Useful Resources

• IACUC www.med.unc.edu/iacuc
• DLAM www.viper.med.unc/dlam
• EHS www.ehs.unc.edu

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Our Goal is to Promote Research Excellence