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Notifying investigators of IACUC protocol review outcomes in writing is:
A. A common courtesy not required by regulatory authorities.
B. Allowed by the USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations and PHS Policy only after
the minutes have been prepared and approved by the IACUC during a convened
meeting.
C. Required by both the USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations and PHS Policy.
D. Allowed by the USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations and PHS Policy only after
the IO is notified of the review outcome.
- ANS -C. Required by both the USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations and PHS
Policy.
According to the Animal Welfare Act Regulations of the USDA, when conducting a
semi-annual evaluation, the IACUC must conduct the evaluation:
A. With at least 1 IACUC member and allow participation by any member who
wishes to do so.
B. With at least 2 IACUC members and allow participation by any member who
wishes to do so.
C. With a majority of IACUC members present, including the non-affiliated
member.
D. With all IACUC members present.
- ANS -B. With at least 2 IACUC members and allow participation by any member
who wishes to do so.
Who is given the authority to decide if a deficiency identified during a semi-
annual IACUC evaluation is significant or minor?
A. The IACUC and IO together.
B. The veterinarian and the IACUC together.
C. Only the IACUC.
D. Only the IO. - ANS -A. The IACUC and IO together.
What information must be provided in the report for deficiencies identified during
the IACUC semi-annual self-evaluation?
A. A reasonable and specific plan and schedule for correcting significant
deficiencies, and a description of minor deficiencies.
,B. A reasonable and specific plan for correcting significant and minor deficiencies
and a schedule for completing the corrective actions.
C. The name and title of the IACUC member who will perform the corrections and
the institutional official in charge of verifying the corrections.
D. The name and title of institutional support personnel who will provide the
corrections and the IACUC members in charge of verifying the corrections. - ANS -
B. A reasonable and specific plan for correcting significant and minor deficiencies
and a schedule for completing the corrective actions.
Which of the following institutions must follow the PHS Policy?
A. Institutions that use any animals for research, teaching, or testing.
B. Institutions that use vertebrate animals for research, teaching, or testing.
C. Institutions that accept USDA research funds.
D. Institutions that accept PHS funding. - ANS -D. Institutions that accept PHS
funding.
The three Rs of Russell and Burch stand for what?
A. Research, refinement, and recovery.
B. Replace, recognize, and recover.
C. Replacement, reduction, and refinement.
D. Research, results, and review. - ANS -C. Replacement, reduction, and
refinement.
What is a primary mission of the Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)?
A. Publishes the Animal Welfare Act Regulations and Standards.
B. Provides assistance with alternatives and database searches.
C. Publishes the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
D. Provides assistance with identifying the best laboratory animal cage washing
equipment. - ANS -B. Provides assistance with alternatives and database searches.
Which agency requires an annual report of the number of animals used by
pain/distress category?
A. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
B. Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
C. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
D. United States Department of Agriculture - ANS -D. United States Department of
Agriculture
,Regarding studies with infectious agents in animals, as the BSL and ABSL number
increases from 1 to 4, what happens to the containment and safeguard practices?
A. They become less important.
B. They become less stringent.
C. They become more vague.
D. They become more stringent. - ANS -D. They become more stringent.
U.S. Government Principles on the Use of Animals in Research state that:
A. Relief of pain should be provided for vertebrate animals except for birds, mice
and rats.
B. Animals will show evidence of pain if a procedure causes them pain.
C. Pain is perceived differently by animals than by humans.
D. Procedures that are painful to humans should be assumed to cause pain in
animals unless there is evidence to the contrary. - ANS -D. Procedures that are
painful to humans should be assumed to cause pain in animals unless there is
evidence to the contrary.
Which of the statements below about the responsibility and authority of the
Institutional Official (IO) is false?
A. The IO must have authority to commit institutional resources in support of the
animal care and use program.
B. If the IO is not the institution's Chief Executive Officer, then the CEO must
delegate IO authority to that person in writing.
C. The IO may reinstate an animal activity that was previously suspended by the
IACUC.
D. The IO may suspend an animal activity that was previously approved by the
IACUC. - ANS -C. The IO may reinstate an animal activity that was previously
suspended by the IACUC.
PHS policy states that the OLAW requires assurance renewal every:
a) three years
b) up to five years
c) four years
d) depends on the institution and program size - ANS -b) up to five years
, The guide incorporated two must to Diaster Planning and Emergency Prepardness
which involved:
a) triage plans for personnel and animals
b) emergency contacts for all researchers and staff
c) plans include satellite facilities
d) corrdinated by the institutional official
e) provisions on euthanasia
The correct answer is:
1. a and e
2. a and d
3. c and e
4. All the above - ANS -3. c and e
For the VA semiannual program review and facility inspection report, which of the
following need not be included:
a. Date of the review/isnpection
b. Names of individuals responsible for corrective actions
c. The signatures of the majority of the voting members
d. The timeline for the corrective actions
e. The reason for the deficiency - ANS -c. The signatures of the majority of the
voting members
According to the Guide, who can conduct Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM)?
a) IACUC
b) veterinarians
c) animal care personnel
d) compliance staff
e) all the above - ANS -e) all the above
According to PHS, awardee institutions shall maintain good recordkeeping. Which
one is not a recordkeeping requirement?
a) a copy of the Assurance approved by PHS
b) minutes of IACUC meetings
c) records of accrediting body determinations
d) records and proposals and applications and propose significant changes, IACUC
reports and recommendations
e) records of semiannual IACUC reports to IO (including minority views)
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