Reducing Regulatory Burdens ~ Improving Animal Welfare

Register Now!Cancellations received on or before November 1, 2019 will receive a full refund less $20 processing fee.  If you cancel after November 1, 2019 or  are a "no show," no refund will be granted, and if you selected to “Pay by Check” you will be responsible for the full payment.   NJABR reserves the right to deny registration for any reason.

On November 15, 2019, the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research (NJABR) is pleased to offer its 26th Annual IACUC Conference - the region's premier training conference for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee members, lab animal veterinarians, animal welfare compliance specialists and lab animal research team members.

This year's conference will focus on opportunities to improve laboratory animal welfare and increasing the connection between human and animal health, while reducing regulatory burdens and ensuring that institutional policies promote best outcomes possible.   

IACUC 26 will open with a keynote presentation from Nancy Halpern, DVM, Esq., Partner at the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP regarding legal issues affecting laboratory animal research programs.  The morning session will also feature presentations and a moderated panel discussion with regulatory experts in the field, including representatives from AAALAC, USDA, and OLAW. Highlighting the morning plenary session will be a presentation discussing One Health topics by NJABR member institution representatives.

The conference will also offer a selection of afternoon workshops led by morning session speakers and other leading professionals in the laboratory animal welfare field.  Among this year's workshops are an ask the regulators session, our popular new IACUC member workshop, animal re-homing, and many others.

 The full IACUC 26 agenda is posted below.

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Registration Options and Fees

Individual NJABR and PSBR Members registering before October 1, 2019 can receive $20 off regular registration rates per person by using the Promo Code "EARLY" or "EARLYGROUP"

NJABR/PSBR Member Institution Rate	$350
NJABR/PSBR Member Group Rate (4 Registrations)	$1300
Non-Member Institution Rate	$375
Non-Member Institution Group Rate	$1400

IACUC 26 Agenda

 

Morning Session

7:30  AM - Registration and Breakfast - Presented by Mouse Specifics, Inc.

8:00  AM - NJABR Annual Meeting (open to all conference attendees)

8:30  AM - Opening Remarks

8:35  AM - Morning Keynote

Nancy Halpern, DVM, Esq., Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP 

9:15 AM - Hot Topics in Regulatory Compliance

Brent Morse, DVM, DACLAM, Director, Div. of Compliance Oversight, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

9:40 AM - Networking Break and Vendor Browsing

10:10 AM - Regulatory Insights with the USDA

Tonya Hadjis, Supervisory Animal Care Specialist, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care

10:35 AM – One Health – Connecting Human, Animal, and Environmental Health 

Panel led by: Damir Hamamdži, DVM, PhD, Compliance Administrator, Rutgers University 

11:20 AM - Networking Break and Vendor Browsing

11:30 AM - Moderated Q &A Panel

Moderator: Stuart Leland, DVM, Director, Research Integrity & Assurance
Princeton University

Panel:

• OLAW: Brent Morse, DVM, DACLAM
• USDA: Tonya Hadjis, DVM
• AAALAC: Helen E. Diggs, M.Ed., D.V.M., DACLAM, Senior Director, AAALAC International

12:15 PM - Networking Lunch - Presented by Charles River Labs

Afternoon Session

1:15 – 2:15 PM     Workshop Session One 

2:20 – 3:20 PM     Workshop Session Two

3:25 – 4:25 PM     Workshop Session Three

Workshop Selections

AAALAC International – What’s on the Horizon

Helen E. Diggs, M.Ed., D.V.M., DACLAM, Senior Director, AAALAC International

Ask the Regulators – USDA and OLAW

Tonya Hadjis, DVM, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care
Brent Morse, DVM, DACLAM, OLAW

Endowment Care: An Innovative Approach to NHP Retirement

Laura Conour, DVM, DACLAM, Executive Director, Laboratory Animal Resources and University Attending Veterinarian, Princeton University
Scott Kubisch, Director/Founder, Peaceable Primates Sanctuary

New IACUC Member - Double Session    

Amy Salem, PhD, Associate Dir. of Operations and Training for Animal Welfare, Merck 

Using Technology to Enhance Data Management for Enrichment,  Animal Welfare, and Regulatory Compliance

Katrina Taylor, DVM, MS, DACLAM, Program of Veterinary Care Lead & Attending Veterinarian, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brian Bell, MBA, CMAR, RLATG, Project Manager Lead A-Tune Software, Inc.

One Health In-depth Workshop

Facilitator: Damir Hamamdži, D.V.M., Ph.D., Compliance Administrator, Rutgers University 

IACUCs and Compliance

Greg Reinhard, MBA, DVM, DACLAM, Director, Office of Animal Welfare, University of Pennsylvania

Establishing and Implementing Endpoints

Elizabeth Dodemaide, BVSc, MA, MACVSc, Associate Director, Comparative Medicine Resources, Rutgers University

Register Now!Cancellations received on or before November 1, 2019 will receive a full refund less $20 processing fee.  If you cancel after November 1, 2019 or  are a "no show," no refund will be granted, and if you selected to “Pay by Check” you will be responsible for the full payment.   NJABR reserves the right to deny registration for any reason.