Animal care webinar
The IACUC's Role in Environmental Enrichment Programs
This Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research webinar will discuss the goal of environmental enrichment programs is to provide research animals with housing that promotes species-specific behaviors and enhances overall well-being.
This webinar will focus on the role of the IACUC in the development and operation of environmental enrichment programs. Open to all involved in animal research, topics for discussion will include:
- Ensuring that IACUC members know the behavioral repertoires of and best enrichment practices for the species that are housed at your institution
- Identifying the IACUC’s role in reviewing the environmental enrichment program and exemptions
- Educating personnel responsible for animal care and husbandry to monitor the effects of enrichment and identify adverse or abnormal behaviors
- Reporting requirements pertinent to environmental enrichment such as noncompliance, deviation, and activity suspension