Training Presentations
This page will introduce the various training opportunities available. Each topic is a Powerpoint presentation that can be customized for the audience and for the time available. An IACUC Specialist will present the talk and will be happy to answer questions.
Talks can be presented at regular lab meetings, as part of a course curriculum, or at a special session, for any size audience. The host needs to arrange for the venue, but the IACUC Office can provide computer and projector, if needed.
Contact the IACUC Office at 333-7789 or iacuc@illinois.edu to arrange a training session.
What Is IACUC?
"The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: A guide to its function and your responsibilities" is a Powerpoint presentation, approximately 30 - 40 minutes long. The talk covers brief historical background, laws and policies governing the establishment and function of the IACUC, and information about protocol review and processing and animal user responsibilities.
An IACUC Specialist will present the talk and answer questions for any group of animal users. Contact the IACUC Office to arrange a presentation to your group. For individual or small group (up to 6 people) instruction, arrangements can be made to present the talk at the IACUC Office.
IACUC-1: The Animal Care and Use Form: An illustrated guide
IACUC-1: The Animal Care and Use Form:An illustrated guide is a Powerpoint presentation, approximately 30 - 40 minutes long. The talk covers the animal use protocol form section by section, explaining the most appropriate way to fill it in, and some background behind what is asked for.
An IACUC Specialist will present the talk and answer questions for any group of animal users. Contact the IACUC Office to arrange a presentation to your group. For individual or small group (up to 6 people) instruction, arrangements can be made to present the talk at the IACUC Office.
What Does Compliance Mean?
"Animal Research and the IACUC: A guide to research oversight and animal user responsibilities" is a Powerpoint presentation, approximately 20 - 30 minutes long. The talk covers laws and policies governing animal use in research and teaching at the federal and University levels of oversight. It also explains the functions of the IACUC in helping animal users maintain compliance. The talk focuses on information about the requirements for compliance and the consequences of non-compliance.
An IACUC Specialist will present the talk and answer questions for any group of animal users. Contact the IACUC Office to arrange a presentation to your group. For individual or small group (up to 6 people) instruction, arrangements can be made to present the talk at the IACUC Office.
Working with Animals
"Working with Animals: A guide to the protocol submission and review process" is a quick review (about 30 minutes) of procedures to follow and requirements that must be met by Principal Investigators and their staff in order to begin animal use in research and teaching. It focuses on what the PI needs to do to properly submit animal use protocols, and maintain their use in good standing with the IACUC.
An IACUC Specialist will present the talk and answer questions for any group of animal users. Contact the IACUC Office to arrange a presentation to your group. For individual or small group (up to 6 people) instruction, arrangements can be made to present the talk at the IACUC Office.
Lab Check-Up
The backbone of our system of oversight is self-policing. Often a good once-over by an outsider's eye can help spot problems that you as a PI may not see. The IACUC Office offers a Lab Check-up Service to help you maintain compliance, and avoid any penalties resulting from lack of adherence to protocols as written or to university policies. An IACUC Specialist will come to your lab and review your practices and procedures with respect to your current or planned animal use protocols. Each active protocol will be examined in detail prior to the session, and then be reviewed with the PI and project personnel to make sure that everyone is implementing procedures properly, all current participants and procedures are listed, and there are no unmet stipulations. Specialists will help you make any required or recommended changes in the protocol on the spot, if necessary. The service is intended to help researchers avoid protocol violations, and repair problems before they get to the level of a protocol violation. It is best if all animal users within the lab be present for the review of the protocol(s) they are involved with. Call the IACUC office to schedule an appointment.