IACUC Policies
Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is committed to the principle stated in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals that “all who care for, use, or produce animals for research, testing, or teaching must assume responsibility for their well-being”. The following policies support this philosophy by setting minimal standards for the use of vertebrate animals in these activities. These policies conform to various federal laws, regulations and guidelines that have become accepted as standards for animal care and have been vetted and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and are supported by the Vice President for Research and Biotechnology who is the Institutional Official (IO) to whom the IACUC reports.
WesternU’s Institutional Veterinarian oversees the use of all vertebrate animals in research and teaching at the Pomona and Lebanon campuses and serves as the Attending Veterinarian (AV) for the Pomona campus. The Lebanon campus has its own AV who reports to the Institutional Veterinarian who, in turn, reports to the IO. The IACUC also reports to the IO. The AVs for both campuses are voting members of the IACUC.
Access
2014-035 – Access to Protocols
2014-036 – Access to Animal Use Areas
Acclimation
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
Adoption
2014-008 – Laboratory and Teaching Animal Adoption
Adverse Events
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-031 – Adopted Standards for Animal Care
2014-034 – Mistreatment of Animals
Analgesia
2014-024 – Pain Management
2014-025 – Survival Surgery on Laboratory Animals
2014-028 – Genotyping Rodents
2014-030 – Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin®)
2014-033 – Non-Survival Surgery
2014-050 – Controlled Substances
Anesthesia
2014-002 – Surgical Record Keeping on USDA-Covered Species
2014-018 – Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
2014-024 – Pain Management
2014-025 – Survival Surgery on Laboratory Animals
2014-028 – Genotyping Rodents
2014-030 – Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin®)
2014-033 – Non-Survival Surgery
Animal Handling
2014-008 – Laboratory and Teaching Animal Adoption
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-021 – Transport and Receipt of Laboratory Animals
2014-027 – Methods of Animal Identification
2014-031 – Adopted Standards for Animal Care
2014-034 – Mistreatment of Animals
2014-043 – Training
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
Animal Transport
2014-021 – Transport and Receipt of Laboratory Animals
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
Antibodies
2014-014 – Monoclonal Antibody Production
2014-016 – Polyclonal Antibody Production
Aseptic Technique
2014-047 – Sterile Materials
Autoclave
2014-047 – Sterile Materials
Blood Collection
2014-004 – Blood Collection
Carcass/Tissue Disposal
2014-051 – Disposal of Animal Carcasses and Animal Tissues
Collaborative Research
2014-046 – Collaborative Research at other Institutions
Confidentiality
2014-035 – Access to Protocols
2014-036 – Access to Animal Use Areas
Controlled Substances
2014-050 – Controlled Substances
Conflicts of Interest
2014-041 – Conflicts of Interest
2016-054 – Establishing a Quorum & Voting
Disease Management
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-011 – Disease Surveillance & Management
2014-020 – Cage Labeling Requirements
2014-045 – Personal Protective Equipment
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
2018-058 – Excluded Rodent Pathogens
Distress
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-018 – Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
2014-024 – Pain Management
2014-025 – Survival Surgery on Laboratory Animals
2014-026 – Prolonged Physical Restraint of Unanesthetized Animals
2014-030 – Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin®)
2014-032 – Death as an Endpoint
2014-033 – Non-Survival Surgery
2014-037 – Food and Water Restriction
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
2014-050 – Controlled Substances
Drug Formulary
2014-056 – Drug Formulary
Embryos
2019-060 – Use of Fertilized Non-Mammalian Embryos
Endpoint
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-017 – Tumors in Rodents
2014-020 – Cage Labeling Requirements
2014-032 – Death as an Endpoint
Enrichment
2014-029 – Environmental Enrichment
Emergency
2014-012 – Emergency Evacuation during Surgery or Anesthesia
Euthanasia
2014-005 – Use of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) for Euthanasia
2014-012 – Emergency Evacuation during Surgery or Anesthesia
2014-015 – Euthanasia
2014-032 – Death as an Endpoint
2014-050 – Controlled Substances
2014-051 Disposal of Animal Carcasses and Animal Tissues
Food and Water Restriction
2014-037 – Food and Water Restriction
Genotyping
2014-028 – Genotyping Rodents
Housing
2014-009 – Housing Laboratory Animals Outside Vivarium
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-031 – Adopted Standards for Animal Care
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
2016-052 — Housing of Social Animals
Husbandry
2014-009 – Housing Laboratory Animals Outside Vivarium
2014-020 – Cage Labeling Requirements
2014-029 – Environmental Enrichment
2014-031 – Adopted Standards for Animal Care
2014-037 – Food and Water Restriction
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
IACUC Membership
2014-006 – Nonaffiliated IACUC Members
2016-053 –Alternate IACUC Members
Identification
2014-027 – Methods of Animal Identification
Infection
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-011 – Disease Surveillance & Management
2014-044 – Authority of the Attending Veterinarian
2014-045 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
2018-058 – Excluded Rodent Pathogens
Occupational Health
2014-039 – Occupational Health and Safety Program
2014-040 – Occupational Health and Safety Policy for Visitors
2014-043 –Training
2014-045 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Pain
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-018 – Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
2014-024 – Pain Management
2014-025 – Survival Surgery on Laboratory Animals
2014-030 – Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin®)
2014-033 – Non-Survival Surgery
2014-050 – Controlled Substances
Pathology
2014-044 – Authority of the Attending Veterinarian
2018-058 – Excluded Rodent Pathogens
Personal Protective Equipment
2014-045 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Pharmaceuticals
2014-001 – Use of Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds, Compounded Mixtures or Expired Compounds or Materials
2014-050 – Controlled Substances
Photography
2014-003 – Recording Devices
2014-036 – Access to Animal Use Areas
Post-Approval Monitoring
2016-055 – Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM)
Protocols
2014-010 – Adverse Event Reporting
2014-013 – Principal Investigator Status & Protocol Submission
2014-022 – Protocol Noncompliance
2014-035 – Access to Protocols
2014-038 – Holding Protocol
2014-041 – Conflicts of Interest
2014-042 – Protocol Submission, Review & Approval
2014-046 – Collaborative Research at other Institutions
2014-048 – Changes to Approved Protocols
2018-057 – Protocol Activity Suspension & Reinstatement
Quarantine
2014-049 – Acclimation and Quarantine
2018-058 – Excluded Rodent Pathogens
Quorum
2016-054 – Establishing a Quorum & Voting
Recording
2014-003 – Recording Devices
2014-036 – Access to Animal Use Areas
Record Keeping
2014-002 – Surgical Record Keeping on USDA-Covered Species
2014-009 – Housing Laboratory Animals Outside Vivarium
Restraint
2014-026 – Prolonged Physical Restraint of Unanesthetized Animals
Safety
2014-039 – Occupational Health and Safety Program
2014-040 – Occupational Health and Safety Policy for Visitors
2014-045 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Security
2014-036 – Access to Animal Use Areas
Sentinels
2014-011 – Disease Surveillance & Management
2018-058 – Excluded Rodent Pathogens
Service Animals
2018-058 – Service Animals
Standards of Care
2014-031 – Adopted Standards for Animal Care
Sterile Materials
2014-047 – Sterile Materials
Surgery
2014-002 – Surgical Record Keeping on USDA-Covered Species
2014-004 – Blood Collection
2014-012 – Emergency Evacuation during Surgery or Anesthesia
2014-018 – Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
2014-023 – Multiple Survival Surgeries
2014-024 – Pain Management
2014-025 – Survival Surgery on Laboratory Animals
2014-030 – Use of Tribromoethanol (Avertin®)
2014-033 – Non-Survival Surgery
2014-047 – Sterile Materials
Telecommunication
2016-54 – Establishing a Quorum & Voting
Training
2014-043 – Training
Tumors
2014-017 – Tumors in Rodents
Voting
2016-054 – Establishing a Quorum & Voting
Whistleblowers
2014-007 – Whistleblower Policy
2014-022 – Protocol Noncompliance
2014-036 – Access to Animal Use Areas
Zebrafish
2014-019 – Counting Zebrafish
Zoonoses
2014-044 – Authority of the Attending Veterinarian
2014-045 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
2018-058 – Excluded Rodent Pathogens
References: University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of California, San Diego; University of California, Los Angeles
last updated on 04/09/2019, NG