The National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland if offering for principal investigators, members of IACUCs, information providers, administrators of animal use programs, and veterinarians a workshop about the responsibilites of meeting the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
The AWA require that investigators provide documentation with their applications demonstrating that alternatives to procedures that may cause more than momentary pain or distress to the animals have been considered and that the proposed activities do not unnecessarily duplicate previous experiments.
See the NAL website, http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/awicworkshops/regform.htm, for registration information for this free workshop.
18 April 2008
IRB Protocol audits (this is not the IRS)
Many faculty and students have received notices over the past several weeks regarding the post approval protocol monitoring (PAPM), or as it may be better known as a "protocol audit".
Because an investigator is chosen for an "audit" or PAPM, it doesn't mean he/she has done anything wrong. UMBC required by federal regulation to exercise "appropriate oversight mechanisms" to make sure the policies and procedures designed for protecting the rights and welfare of human participants are being followed and that participant's well being is safeguarded.
So, in addition to complying with procedures, the PAPM is used to educate researchers about human subject protection issues and improve the quality of research by finding potential errors or omissions as research is performed.
It's good for the researcher and good for the university.
If you get the email or phone call about a PAPM, don't fret; it's all done to make your research experience easier and hopefully less complicated.
Read more about Protocol Audits .
Because an investigator is chosen for an "audit" or PAPM, it doesn't mean he/she has done anything wrong. UMBC required by federal regulation to exercise "appropriate oversight mechanisms" to make sure the policies and procedures designed for protecting the rights and welfare of human participants are being followed and that participant's well being is safeguarded.
So, in addition to complying with procedures, the PAPM is used to educate researchers about human subject protection issues and improve the quality of research by finding potential errors or omissions as research is performed.
It's good for the researcher and good for the university.
If you get the email or phone call about a PAPM, don't fret; it's all done to make your research experience easier and hopefully less complicated.
Read more about Protocol Audits .
The IRB is looking for a few (student) volunteers
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is currently accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students to join the IRB. Student members are considered full members of the board, which meets five times a year from 10 am-12 pm on Mondays. The meetings are held during the months of October, December, February, April and June. In addition to meetings, student member review research protocols and vote on issues related to the protection of human subjects.
This is a terrific opportunity to learn about ethical issues related to research; and being a member of the IRB looks good on a CV or resume. Interested students should email Susan Sonnenschein, IRB Chair,
(sonnensc@umbc.edu) to apply. In addition to your CV or resume, describe in your email your research interests and experience.
Additional information about the IRB is found at http://www.umbc.edu/irb/.
This is a terrific opportunity to learn about ethical issues related to research; and being a member of the IRB looks good on a CV or resume. Interested students should email Susan Sonnenschein, IRB Chair,
(sonnensc@umbc.edu) to apply. In addition to your CV or resume, describe in your email your research interests and experience.
Additional information about the IRB is found at http://www.umbc.edu/irb/.
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