WHAT IS IACUC 101™ SERIES?
IACUC 101™ Series presents three different but related courses designed to provide Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee members, administrators, veterinarians, animal care staff, researchers, regulatory personnel, compliance officers, and others with information on the role and responsibilities of IACUCs and an understanding of federal policies and regulations governing the care and use of animals in research and education.
WHAT IS IACUC 101™ /201 PLUS?
IACUC 101™/201: Plus program is 2 full days of didactic and interactive educational opportunities for both new and seasoned IACUC members, IACUC affiliates and others who contribute to their institution’s animal care and use program. The "Plus" portion of this 2-day program includes additional Occupational Health and Safety, Wildlife and Post Approval Monitoring modules, as well as updates from USDA and OLAW and a provocative and highly interactive faculty skit that will surely get the conversations flowing. Didactic sessions address institutional responsibilities, IACUC charges, relevant informational resources, animal welfare laws, regulations and policies, and best practices.
Students also are challenged to consider, deliberate, and develop action plans for a variety of potential IACUC scenarios. The course includes Q&A sessions with representatives from USDA and OLAW.
This highly interactive, advanced program provides multiple opportunities to engage in real life applications of the basic concepts with the goals of learning new approaches and gaining new perspectives for managing issues that many animal care and use programs face.
WHO WE ARE?
IACUC 101™ is a nonprofit organization that presents educational programs to promote understanding of federal laws, regulations and policies governing the care and use of animals in research and education, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals in institutional animal care and use programs. IACUC is an acronym for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
All IACUC 101™ programs include representatives from NIH OLAW and USDA Animal Care.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Target audiences derive from biomedical research entitles that use animals in research, teaching and testing. They include Institutional Officials, other administrative leadership, IACUC members, IACUC administrative staff, animal research investigators, veterinary personal including veterinarians and technicians, animal care staff, animal use trainers, post-approval monitors, biosafety and occupational safety experts, information specialists, etc. The vast majority of attendees derive from institutions that are PHS-Assured, USDA-regulated, or AAALAC-accredited status or various combinations of the three.
WHO ARE THE FACULTY?
Since 1998, over 15,000 people have attended IACUC 101™ Series programs. Core faculty consists of nationally recognized subject experts in the field of animal research compliance and derive from and/or provide consulting services to academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, research animal breeders, biotechs, contract research organizations, non-profit research organizations, hospitals, and government agencies that engage in or support animal research programs in the United States. In addition, all programs include at least one expert each from NIH OLAW (e.g. Office Director; Directors of Division of Compliance Oversight, Division of Assurances, or Division of Policy and Education; or Animal Welfare Program Specialists), USDA Animal Care (e.g. Eastern Regional and Western Regional Directors; Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officers; and Supervisory Animal Care Specialists).
COST TO ATTEND
Two Day Program |
$695 Early price if register by EXTENDED until Sept 20, 2023 $795 if register after Sept. 20, 2023 |
One Day Program |
$495 Early price if register by EXTENDED until Sept 20, 2023 $595 if register after Sept. 20, 2023 |
TWO DAY PROGRAM Registration
Cost includes conference participation for Tuesday & Wednesday, September 26 & 27, 2023 including breakfast & lunch both days.
Early Registration Price: $695 if register by EXTENDED DEADLINE September 20, 2023.
Standard Registration Price: $795 if register after September 20, 2023.
ONE DAY PROGRAM Registration
Cost includes conference participation for one day only including breakfast & lunch for one day. Attendees will choose either Tuesday or Wednesday, September 26 or 27, 2023 when completing registration.
Early Registration Price: $495 if register by EXTENDED DEADLINE September 20, 2023.
Standard Registration Price: $595 if register after September 20, 2023.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Refund less $50 Cancellation Fee if cancel before August 26, 2023.
Refund less $100 Cancellation Fee if cancel on or after August 26 and before September 20, 2023.
NO REFUND on or after if cancel on or after September 20, 2023.
LOCATION
All events will be held at the Fedex Institute of Technology on the University of Memphis campus.
Fedex Institute of Technology (FIT)
365 Fogelman Drive, Memphis, TN 38152
WHY ATTEND?
The NIH-supported, IACUC 101™ Series 501(3)(c) nonprofit presents educational programs to promote understanding of federal laws, regulations and policies governing the care and use of animals in research, teaching and testing, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals active in institutional animal care and use programs. Its programs which are supported by the NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) are specifically designed to educate individuals from a variety of biomedical research entities including, but not limited to academia, government, and industry.
RACE CREDITS
The two day IACUC 101/201 PLUS program meets the requirements for 13.0 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; attendance for just one of the days is 6.5 hours. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education.
Funding for this workshop was made possible in part by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. The views expressed in written workshop materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
These entities are most often federally funded by the Public Health Service (PHS), regulated under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Regulations, and/or accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International. Program goals are to help ensure responsible and humane animal care and use; meet a significant portion of training expectations as mandated by the Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animal (Guide) and USDA Animal Welfare Regulations; help Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members, animal research scientists, veterinarians, animal care personnel, administrative personnel and others engaged in the animal research oversight to understand their regulatory and ethical obligations; and ultimately help preserve a forward momentum for quality, compliant and responsible animal research in the United States.
GOAL OF IACUC 101™ Series
The goal of the IACUC 101™ Series programs is to deliver affordable, quality basic and advanced educational programs that:
- Promote understanding of and help ensure compliance with the most current federal laws, regulations, policies and guidelines governing the care and use of animals in research, teaching and testing as well as an understanding of best practices;
- Help PHS-Assured, USDA-registered and AAALAC-accredited institutions that use animals in research meet training and educational mandates/expectations;
- Help Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members, animal research scientists, veterinarians, animal care personnel, administrative personnel and others engaged in the oversight of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Program to understand their regulatory obligations during the conduct of animal research, teaching and testing;
- Offer examples of multiple mechanisms and processes that can be implemented to meet regulatory expectations and can be customized to meet the unique needs of a given animal care and use program;
- Help to meet a significant portion of training expectations as dictated by the Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy), USDA Animal Welfare Regulations (AWRs), and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide);
- Lay a foundation for understanding and implementing the processes necessary for PHS-Assured (federally funded) institutions to comply with the PHS Policy (and thereby, help secure/maintain federal grant eligibility for research); for USDA-regulated research facilities to comply with the animal welfare regulations; and for PHS-Assured or AAALAC (Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Animal Care)-accredited institutions comply with the Guide;
- Offer a forum that encourages interaction, networking and collegiality amongst animal research entities, subject experts and federal regulators;
- Ultimately, help to preserve a forward momentum for continued quality, compliant and responsible animal research in the United States.