This tutorial is for new animal care and use committee members, institutional administrators, investigators, animal care personnel, veterinarians, and others who are interested in learning about the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Policy).

• Introduction
  • Health Research Extension Act of 1985
  • Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
  • Applicability of the PHS Policy
• Documents Relevant to the PHS Policy
  • Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  • U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
  • Animal Welfare Regulations
  • AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia
• Terms and Concepts
  • Program of Animal Care and Use
  • Institutional Official
  • Animal Welfare Assurance
  • Enforced Self-Regulation
• Program of Animal Care and Use
  • The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
  • IACUC Procedures
  • Veterinary Care
  • Personnel Qualifications and Training
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Animal Facilities and Husbandry
  • Disaster Planning and Emergency Preparedness
• The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Responsibilities
• Membership
• Semiannual Program Reviews And Facility Inspections
• Semiannual Report to the Institutional Official
• Protocol Review
• Postapproval Monitoring
• Addressing Animal Welfare Concerns
• Suspension of Animal Activities
• Reports and Recordkeeping
  
  • Annual Reports to OLAW
  • Reporting Noncompliance, Guide Deviations, and Suspensions
  • Maintaining IACUC Records
• Glossary and Resources
  List of acronyms used throughout this tutorial and links to additional resources.