IACUC 26: The Charge & The Challenge
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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.
Link to Sponsorship and Vendor Registration Site
Thank You to Our Sponsors and Vendors!
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 |
AAALAC Perspectives on Occupational Health & Safety Programs (Rick Huneke)
Animal Care and Use Committee Scenarios: You Make the Call (Pam Straeter)
Legal Update: USDA, Animals and the Law (Nancy Halpern)
New IACUC Member - Double Session (Amy Salem)
Ask the Regulators (USDA & OLAW Staff)
Reproducibility & Relatability of Animal Research to Human Research (Panel)
Strategies to Enhance Animal Welfare Compliance Monitoring (Panel)
The Role of the Statistician in Study Design, IACUC Protocol Preparation Data Analysis (Al Barron)
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:
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 CareEndowment Care: An Innovative Approach to NHP Retirement
Laura Conour, DVM, DACLAM, Executive Director, Laboratory Animal Resources and University Attending Veterinarian, Princeton UniversityNew 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 SquibbOne 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