Semi Annual Program Reviews and Facility Inspection

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Semi Annual Program Reviews and Facility
Inspection

• Betty Goldentyer, DVM
• Eastern Regional Director
• USDA, APHIS, Animal Care

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Animal Welfare Act 2143

• (b) Research Facility Committee establishment,
  membership, functions, etc.
• (3) The Committee shall inspect at least
  semi-annually all animal study areas and animal
  facilities and review

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Animal Welfare Act 2143

• (A) Practices involving pain to animals, and
• (B) the condition of animals, to ensure
  compliance with the provisions of this chapter to
  minimize pain and distress to animals.

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Animal Welfare Act Regulations2.31 (C)

• IACUC Functions
• (1) Review at least once every six months, the
  research facilitys program for the humane care
  and use of animals
• Using AWAR as a basis for evaluation

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Animal Welfare Act Regulations2.31 (C)

• (2) Inspect, at least once every six months, all
  of the research facilitys animal facilities
  including animal study areas.
• (3) Prepare reports of its evaluations and submit
  the reports to the Institutional Official

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Consider

• AWA directs us to review practices involving pain
  and minimize pain and distress
• AWAR IACUC function 1 review the program for
  humane care and use

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Program Review

• Institutional policies, procedures and
  responsibilities
• Animal environment, housing and management
• Veterinary medical care
• Physical plant

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Hot Topics

• Unannounced/Announced
• Inspection of laboratories
• Remote sites
• Subcommittees
• Access and Biosecurity

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Announced ? Unannounced

• Its up to the IACUC
• Unannounced can be helpful in a problem area
• Can switch back and forth

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Inspecting Individual Labs

• Study Area means any building, room, area,
  enclosure, or other containment outside of a core
  facility or centrally designated or managed area
  in which animals are housed for more than 12
  hours.

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It Depends

• The Institution is responsible for all the
  activities
• USDA can inspect all the activity areas

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Some Options

• IACUC has authority to inspect
• Can inspect Randomly or rotating
• Can inspect based on activity
• Pain category
• Species

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Remote Sites

• Must be inspected
• Can use a subcommittee
• Cant exclude any member
• Watch for conflict of interest

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Using Subcommittees

• At least 2 members
• Cant exclude anyone
• Can include consultants
• AALAC site visit works if 2 IACUC members present

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Access and Biosafety

• Announced Inspections
• Order of inspection
• Unaffiliated member access?

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Hot Topics

• All Inspection related

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Big Picture

• AWA - review practices involving pain and
  minimize pain and distress
• IACUC function 1 review the program for humane
  care and use

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