Semiannual Facility Review and Program Evaluation

Next Semiannual Facility Review:

• IACUC Semiannual Facility Review/Inspection will be performed during the month of February, 2010.
• For more information on when your lab are will be visited please contact the IACUC Coordinator, at 3-6303 or IACUC@Brown.edu.

Sample Checklists for Facility Review:

The following checklists might be helpful in preparing for an IACUC facility review: 

• Facility Inspection: Animal Housing & Support Areas
• Facility Inspection: Cagewash
• Facility Inspection: Aseptic Surgery
• Facility Inspection: Procedure Areas, Non-Survival Surgeries, Laboratories, Rodent Surgeries

Semiannual Program and Facility Review:

• The IACUC has a mandate to review at least once every six months the institution's program for the care and use of animals using the Guide as a basis for evaluation.
• The IACUC is also charged with inspecting at least once every six months all of the institution's animal facilities, including satellite facilities, using the Guide as a basis for evaluation.

Benefits of Program and Facility Review:

• Provide an ongoing mechanism for ensuring that the institution maintains compliance with applicable animal care and use policies, guidelines, and laws.
• Serves as an opportunity for constructive interaction and education for the animal care staff, research staff, and IACUC members.
• Helps institutions prepare for subsequent visits by outside evaluators, such as USDA inspectors, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) staff, and Association for Assessment and Accredidation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) site visits.