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All individuals who will have contact or who will be participating in the use of animals, are required to complete the Animal Users Training (Parts I and II).  To access this web based training module, click here.

Those individuals working on mouse or rat protocols where CO2 is a method of euthanasia must also complete the CO2 web module.    To access this web based training module, click here.

For assistance with preparing for an IACUC Semi-Annual review of your laboratory, click this link  "Preparing for an IACUC Semi-Annual Site Visit"

Animal Tracks - The Duke animal program has named it's E-newsletter 'Animal Tracks' because we respect the contribution of animals to research.  Members of the Duke animal care program see the 'tracks' of animals on all medical advancements, both past and present.  'Animal Tracks' is published approximately monthly, and electronically distributed to the Duke research community.  The archived issues are available below:

 

 

 





Brown Bag Seminar Notes:
  Approximately monthly, the Office of Animal Welfare Assurance hosts a noon time seminar for the Duke research community.  The hand-outs for recent Brown Bag Seminars are listed below (click on each to download):

  Aseptic Surgical Technique for Rodents
  Preparing Your Laboratory for an IACUC Inspection
  Understanding the AAALAC Accreditation Site Visit Process
  How to Write a Protocol The IACUC Will Approve
  Mouse Breeding 101 (Suggestions & Tips)
  The Duke Protocol Form (Suggestions on Completing the Application)
  Sanitation for the Research Animal Laboratory Member

'OESO's SAFE HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS' provides a series of recommendations, guidelines, and points of contact for the safe handling of hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs and agents. 

Additional animal program guidelines and training are available by clicking here.

To more clearly understand DLAR Bar Coding Process and Procedures, click here.