Office of Animal Welfare

Training


News & Announcements


Post Approval Monitoring


IACUC


Center for Comparative Medicine


Other Resources


Patricia Foley, DVM, DACLAM
OAW Director
Phone: 434-924-1884
Email: plf6z

Angela Gamble, BS, LATG
OAW Compliance Manager
Phone: 434-924-5752
Email: adr8s

OAW Location & Contacts
Cobb Hall, Room S-052 & S-055
P.O. Box 800720
Charlottesville, VA
Fax: 434-982-4092
Email: animalwelfare

News & Announcements

An important message from Thomas C. Skalak, Vice President for Research, to Principal Investigators and Researchers occupying UVa laboratory space (NEW!)

New Hands-On Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class!

The OAW is now offering a Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class. This a three hour class covering the principles of rodent anesthesia and analgesia, as well as peri-operative monitoring of physiological parameters, and pre- and post-operative care. The class includes lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on learning. Participants should be comfortable in handling and restraining mice and rats. Attending the Rodent Biomethodology Class first is strongly recommended. The Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class is a prerequisite for attending the Principles of Rodent Surgery. The Principles of Rodent Surgery Class has been reduced to two ½ days. Click here for additional information.

ACUC Policy Updates

We recommend reviewing these policies if relevant to your research. You will note a change in format to recently revised policies. A new feature, "Critical Compliance Concepts", is now included at the beginning of many policies to highlight the ACUC's key expectations for compliance with the policy. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Patricia Foley at plf6z@virginia.edu.

All ACUC policies can be found here.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Please contact Mary Riggins at msr5p@virginia.edu or 243-1480 to register for any of these training opportunities.

Animal Research Orientation Seminar [more info]

Thursday, March 1st 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m MR-5, Room 1005

Rodent Biomethodology Class [more info]
(former title: Rodent Handling Workshop)

Thursday, March 15th 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m Jordan Hall, Room B-044

Rodent Anesthesia and Analgesia Class [more info]

Thursday, March 22nd 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon Jordan Hall, Room B-044

Principles of Rodent Surgery Class (Two ½ days) [more info]
(former title: Rodent Aseptic Surgery Class)

Session 1/2: Wednesday, March 28th 9:00 a.m. - Noon Jordan Hall, Room B-044
Session 2/2: Thursday, March 29th 9:00 a.m. - Noon Jordan Hall, Room B-044