Latest News And Updates
11/18/09: Posted the most recent USDA Inspection Letter and AAALAC, Intl Inspection Letter on the Information Requested on Grants page and the October 2009 Backbone on the Backbone page.
11/9/09: Updated the State of Michigan Controlled Substance Research Licensing Instructions and the DEA Controlled Substance Registration Instructions on the Controlled Substances Licensing & Registration page. Updated the Procedures to Reduce Human Exposure to Q Fever on the Zoonotic Disease Prevention page and the Nonhuman Primate quarantine and conditioning guidelines on the Animal Quarantine & Conditioning Guidelines page.
10/21/09: Updated the UCUCA Requirements for Satellite Facilities on the Husbandry & Facilities Policies page. Posted a copy of the most recent AAALAC, Intl. Inspection Letter on the Information Requested for Grants page.
10/16/09: Posted the September 2009 Town Hall Meeting presentation on the Polices and Guidelines pages. Updated the Charges for Licenses to use Classified Controlled Substances in Animal Research link on the Controlled Substance Licensing and Registration page. Updated the OSEH Animal Handler Program Guideline and the Medical Surveillance Questionnaire on the OSEH Program page. Updated the Procedures to Reduce Human Exposure to Q Fever on the OSEH Zoonoses page. Updated the Guinea Pig Guidelines on the Anesthesia and Analgesia Guidelines page.
9/29/09: Updated the copy of the USDA Inspection Letter on the Grant Information page.
9/28/09: Added the MLibrary UCUCA resource to the Policies and Guidelines pages. Updated the UM UCUCA Program for the Monitoring of Approved Protocols on the Policies page. Updated the Controlled Substances Licensing and Registration and the Controlled Substances Transfer Procedures pages.
9/14/09: UCUCA Town Hall Meetings will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in M3330 Medical Science Building I and on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in G390 Dental Building.
9/11/09: Updated the Application for UCUCA Approval of Exemption from Review (Sample Memorandum) on the Exemptions Forms page, the UM Methods of Euthanasia by Species on the Euthanasia Policy page, and Nonhuman Primate Quarantine and Conditioning Guidelines on the Animal Quarantine and Conditioning Guidelines page. Updated the UCUCA Office Roster page.
8/31/09: Updated the Controlled Substance Record-Keeping and Inventory Management page. Posted the Non-Rodent Mammal Anesthesia Monitoring Form, the Post-Operative Medical Record Form for Non-Rodent Mammals, and the Rodent Surgery Record and Cage Card Form on the Surgical Guidelines page.
8/27/09: Added the August 2009 issue of The Backbone
8/19/09: Activated the Controlled Substances Manuals & Links page, updated the Guidelines for Monitoring Rats in Aging Studies on the Procedure Guidelines page, and added the Macaque Monkey Bite/Scratch/Exposure Procedure to the Zoonotic Disease Prevention page.
8/12/09: Updated the State of Michigan Controlled Substance Research Licensing Instructions on the Controlled Substances Licensing & Registration page and added the Diluting, Mixing and Compounding Pharmaceuticals handout on the Procedure Guidelines page.
8/4/09: Added the Instructions for Scheduling a Fingerprint Appointment at U of M and updated the State of Michigan Controlled Substance Research Licensing Instructions on the updated Controlled Substances Licensing & Registration page.
7/22/09: Updated the Animal Transport Standard Operating Procedure on the Quarantine & Conditioning Guidelines page.
7/9/09: Updated the UM Program for Use of Anesthetic Gases with Research Animals on the Biohazards page.
7/2/09: Posted the May 18, 2009 Town Hall Meeting Presentation on the Polices and Guidelines pages.
6/26/09: Activated the Controlled Substances section of the site. Updated the Animal Transportation Guidelines on the Quarantine & Conditioning Guidelines page.
5/21/09: Updated the Tumor Monitoring Sheet on the Procedure Guidelines page.
5/18/09: Updated the UCUCA Policy on Animal Procedure Records on the Animal Use Policies page.
5/11/09: Updated the Experimentally Induced Tumor Monitoring and Reporting guidelines on the Procedure Guidelines page
4/30/09: Added the April 2009 issue of The Backbone.
4/28/09: Added a downloadable Tumor Monitoring Sheet to the Procedure Guidelines page.
4/22/09: Added the Experimentally Induced Tumor Monitoring and Reporting guidelines and the Monitoring for Experimentally Induced Tumors presentation on the Procedure Guidelines page.
4/20/09: Moved the UCUCA Policy on Animal Procedure Records to the Animal Use Policies page.
4/17/09: Updated the Guidelines for the Performance of Surgery in Rodents and the Guidelines for the Performance of Surgery in Non-Rodent Mammals and added the Guidelines for Animal Medical Records all on the Surgical Guidelines page.
4/15/2009: Updated the UM Methods of Euthanasia by Species on the Euthanasia Policy page. Added the Guidelines for Monitoring Rats in Aging Studies on the Procedure Guidelines page.
4/10/2009: Updated the following forms: 8225-C and 8225-D on the Animal Procurement & Disposition Forms page. Updated the following SOPs: Sheep Quarantine & Conditioning (Animal Quarantine & Conditioning Guidelines page), Recommended Dose Volumes for Laboratory Animal Species by Route of Administration (Procedure Guidelines page), Plan for Environmental Enrichment of Nonhuman Primates (PEEP) (Animal Exercise & Enrichment Policies page), ULAM Animal Containment Policies & Procedures and appendices (Biohazards page). Updated the UCUCA office roster.
