Clinical Orientation for Lab Animal Facility
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- AALAS
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American Association for Lab Animal Science
Each State has different branches and they meet several times a year.
Certifies animal technicians, managers, and monitors CEU's (continuing education units). AALAS serves as the principle means of communication between individual and organizations within the lab animal field. - AAALAC
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Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Lab Animal Care
Association that is voluntary for animal care facilities. Every three years a facility and its entire animal program is inspected by veterinarians. Funding agencies use AAALAC accreditation to evaluate whether to award research money to an institution. - NABR
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National Association for Biomedical Research
Represents the interest of the public and scientific community in areas of legislation and regulation on the use of lab animals. - AVMA
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Parent organization for all vets, it puts out the Panel on Euthanasia, which is the standard for all methods of euthanasia - ACLAM
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American College of Lab Animal Medicine
Board certifies vets in the field of lab animal medicine - IACUC
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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Each place that uses animals has an IACUC who reviews the porposed experiment that an investigator wants to do. The committee includes a vet, community representative, statistician and other scientists that review each experiemtn (protocol) and make recommendations to better the experiment. - PHS
- Public Health Service
- NIH
- National Institute of Health
- USDA
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United States Department of Agriculture
3-Agencies that set standards for the operation of animal care facilities. - The Guide
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Guide for the Care and the Use of Laboratory Animals
Guide that addresses the issues that concern the humane care, useand maintenance of lab animals.