University of Central Arkansas

All activities involving animals must be conducted in accordance with humane and ethical principals as established by federal laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to animal care and use.  The University of Central Arkansas has an Animal Welfare Assurance on file with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and therefore follows the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.  The information and animal use application form in this manual conform to the PHS Policy.

Definitions

• Animal – any live vertebrate animal (mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians).

• Activities – research, teaching, training, experimentation, observation and related activities whether in the laboratory or in the field.

• Primary Investigator – the faculty member with primary responsibility for the oversight of the research, teaching, training, experimentation, observation and related activities.

Animals may not be acquired for use at UCA before approval is received by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

2009 – 2010 IACUC MEMBER ROSTER

Tina Pilgreen, Research Compliance Coordinator, 450-3451                                                           

Please contact one of the people above if you have any questions or concerns about the quality of UCA's animal care program.  You may also contact a department chair or college dean.

Protocol Review Process

The UCA IACUC uses an expedited review process when possible. In an expedited review a copy of the protocol application is sent to each IACUC member; members read the protocol and let the Research Compliance Coordinator know if s/he has an objection to expedited review.  The application is then reviewed by the veterinarian or chair. If a full review is requested or needed, it will be conducted at the next semiannual meeting (if timely) or at a called meeting.

Semiannual Meetings

IACUC semiannual facility inspections and meetings are held in Early March and early September.   Contact Tina Pilgreen, Research Compliance Coordinator, at 450-3451 or tinap@uca.edu for the exact date of the meeting.

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) course site provides research ethics instruction in various aspects of the responsible conduct of research (RCR) including human subjects protection, health information privacy and security, laboratory animal welfare, research misconduct, data management, authorship, peer review, conflict of interest, mentoring and collaborative science.

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

CITI Instructions for First Time Users

Controlled Substance Policy

Policy on Controlled Substances

IACUC Applications and Forms

*** NOTE:  When filling out forms in PDF format please open in Adobe Reader.

All IACUC documents are date stamped and logged into a database when received in the SPO office. Due to the time sensitive nature of IACUC documents, please hand deliver to a SPO staff member all documents related to IACUC. We can not assume responsibility for documents not hand delivered, or documents not received by a SPO staff member.

Final Report for Animal Use in Research or Training

Occupational Health for Animal Care Personnel

Animal Care Personnel Occupational Health Documentation Form

Pain and Distress Classifications

Animal Subject Transfer/ Census Change Form