27 May 2009

Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research webinar

Registration for the June 4, 2009 webinar at at 1:00 PM ET - If It's Not Broken, Improve It: New Strategies in Laboratory Animal Care - is still open, but closes on Tuesday, June 2.

This 90-minute intermediate/advanced-level webinar for animal program directors, facility/program operations managers, vice presidents of research/research policymakers, institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) office directors, and veterinarians will provide information about:

Enabling Change in Laboratory Animal Management – Learn new operational strategies that incorporate continuous improvement and workforce empowerment adapted from Toyota's Production Systems (TPS) that can significantly improve efficiency, cost, and quality within any animal program.

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Expanding the Concept of Medicine in Laboratory Animal Care – Explore opportunities for lab animal medicine to grow beyond its historical emphasis on preventive medicine and more recent practice of palliative medicine, by considering applications in restorative medicine without compromising protocol endpoints.

Register now at http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=6653

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