Who is authorized to overturn a decision by an IACUC to suspend an activity involving animals?

Which of the following sets of IACUC members are required by the AWA and/or PHS?
A. A practicing scientist with experience in animal research, person who is not a scientist, person who is not affiliated with the organization, and public relations specialist.
B. A public relations specialist, veterinarian, person who is not a scientist, and person who is not affiliated with the organization.
C. A public relations specialist, veterinarian, practicing scientist with experience in animal research, and person who is not a scientist.
D. A veterinarian, practicing scientist with experience in animal research, person who is not a scientist, and person who is not affiliated with the organization.

A

Category E of the USDA report form applies to " animals upon which teaching, experiments, research, surgery or tests were conducted involving accompanying pain or distress to the animals and for which the use of appropriate anesthetic, analgesic, or tranquilizing drugs would have adversely affected the procedures, results, or interpretation of the teaching, research, experiments, surgery, or tests."

Who at an institution has the authority to suspend a procedure involving animals for reasons of non compliance?

The IACUC is empowered to suspend a project if it finds noncompliance with the PHS Policy, Guide, Assurance, or violations of the Animal Welfare Regulations.

Who regulates the IACUC?

The IACUC is a self-regulating body which derives its existence from two sources: The Animal Welfare Act and its amendments, which are administered by the USDA through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and.

Who approves animal use protocols?

The ACC approves all animal use for research or teaching following reviews of: full, new protocols for new instances of animal use. amendments to existing protocols as needed. annual renewals of all ongoing protocols (a new protocol is required after 3 renewals)

Who are the members of the IACUC committee?

IACUC roles
Current Roster
Chair
Carmine Rossi, MD Chief, Gastroenterology
Veterinarian
Gina Diaz, DVM Attending Veterinarian SRS Committee Member
Scientist
Linda Sharp, MD Surgery Service R&D Committee Member
Scientist
Ravi Patel, PhD VA Research Scientist Professor, Neuroscience Megapolis University
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