Significant Changes to IACUC-Approved Protocols - August 2016

Goals:

• Provide IACUC members with a basic understanding as to what constitutes a significant change to an IACUC-approved protocol.
• Allow IACUC members to gain an understanding of the review methods available to them for review and approval of significant changes
• Empower the IACUC to implement the Veterinary Verification and Consultation (VVC) process at their institution

Objectives:

• Define significant changes
• Describe the review methods for significant changes
• Formulate a template process to implement Veterinary Verification and Consultation (VVC)

Module Developers: Tim Allen, Mike Andrews, Javier Cisneros, Claire Hankenson, Rachel Murray