IACUC Policies
Creighton University's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Policies describe the organization and activities of the committee, as well as regulations applying to personnel using animals in teaching or research.
- About the IACUC
- Education and Training
- IACUC Protocol Review Process
- Reporting and Record Keeping by Project Personnel
- Semiannual Reviews and Post-Approval Monitoring
- Review of Noncompliance
- Institutional Reporting and Record Keeping
- Animal Occupational Health and Safety Program
- Disaster Plan
ARF Policies
Animal Resource Facility Policies were developed to govern the daily operations of the University's Animal Resource Facility.
- Animal Resource Facility Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- ARF Emergency Protocol (Appendix A)
- Cage Card System/Animal Medical Record (Appendix B.1)
- Animal Medical Records
- Animal Medical Records- Forms Vet 1-4 (Appendix D)
- Extramural Requirements (Appendix G)
IACUC and ARF Animal Use Policies
- Pain Assessment
- Aseptic Surgery
- Survival Surgery in Rodents
- Working with Carcinogens
- Tail Clipping
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds
- Use of Secondary Containers
- Contact with Volatile Anesthetics
- Use of Radios in Animal Rooms
- Gowning/ De-Gowning Fact Sheet (Appendix C)
- Oocyte Harvesting
- Diet Control Behavior Studies
- Euthanasia of Rodents Using Carbon Dioxide
- Euthanasia by Decapitation
- Working with BrdU
- Large Animal Survival Surgery
- Avertin Use
These Polices and Procedures were developed by the IACUC based upon requirements set forth by the following:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under statutory law (Title 7, Section 2131 of the United States Code [7 USC 2131]) and regulations (Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations [9 CFR 2.31 et seq.])
- Public Health Service (PHS) under statutory law [42 USC 289d], the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy), and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide)
