When “Find

Lab Animal volume 52, page 172 (2023)Cite this article

20 Accesses

Metrics details

The IACUC at Great Eastern University (GEU) is commended for developing and promoting a robust Quality Assurance (QA) program. QA programs are able to assess the animal care program through direct engagement and evaluation with active researchers. A successful QA program employs qualified and educated evaluators who are knowledgeable on animal welfare and common research techniques. This allows the evaluator to have a “find it, fix it” mentality when noting easily correctable items. During a Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM) visit, the QA personnel should be able to assess and advise on topics such as: handling techniques, injection techniques, asepsis, needle and suture size and material, and anesthetic refinement. Their recommendations can either lead to improvements in laboratory procedures, and/or may necessitate a protocol amendment to further refine the research plan. QA programs such as this can be a majorly impactful portion of an animal care program.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Subscribe to this journal

We are sorry, but there is no personal subscription option available for your country.

Rent or buy this article

Prices vary by article type

from$1.95

to$39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Public Health Service. Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. (US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, 1986; revised 2015).

National Institutes of Health. Notice NOT-OD-05-034, Guidance on Prompt Reporting to OLAW (National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, 24 February 2005). http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-034.html

Download references

Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Michael Bradley

Research Integrity Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Elaine N. Joseph

You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Correspondence to Elaine N. Joseph.

Reprints and Permissions

Bradley, M., Joseph, E.N. When “Find-It-Fix-It” Goes too Far. Lab Anim 52, 172 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-023-01217-x

Download citation

Published: 31 July 2023

Issue Date: August 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-023-01217-x

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:

Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.

Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative