Featuring CCM personnel and programs

Monday, February 13, 2012
Steve Niemi will speak on "Sustainability via Lean Vivarium Management" at CDC's 12th International Biosafety Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tuesday, March 20, and Wednesday, March 21, 2012
PRIM&R IACUC Conference, Boston, MA

Jennifer Camacho - "The IACUC’s Role in Reviewing and Promoting Enrichment Strategies" (A1), "Creating Quantifiable and Objective Indices of Animal Well-Being" (C1)

Donna Jarrell - "Strategies for Ensuring That Your IACUC Is a Customer Service-Oriented Organization" (A13), "Semiannual Facility Inspections: Didn’t We Just Do It?" (D13)

Steve Niemi - "Post-Approval Monitoring (PAM): What’s the Point?" (Living Room Conversation), "IACUC Conundrums: Lofty Ideals vs. Nitty-Gritty Realities" (Panel III), "Developing Benchmarks to Assess and Improve the Work of the IACUC" (C8), "Effective Communication Within an Animal Care and Use Program" (D5)

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Thursday, June 21 - Friday, June 22, 2012
The Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, will convene a symposium on "Laboratory Animal Care, Vivarium Management and Research Ethics."
Steve Niemi will speak via videoconference on lean vivarium management and Jennifer Camacho will speak via videoconference on environmental enrichment for lab animals (registration details to follow).