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Professional Development Each year, CBRA offers its members the opportunity to attend professional development workshops and conferences. Some of these events are open to nonmembers as well at a higher registration fee. These specialized and timely programs provide a range of continuing education for professionals involved with biomedical research. Typically, a one-day conference is held each Fall and another is held in the Spring. Periodically, educational workshops are also held in conjunction with the annual CBRA Governing Board meeting. An effort is made to rotate these events between Northern and Southern California to accommodate as many members as possible.
Upcoming Professional Development Programs FY'08
On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23-24, 2008 in San Francisco, CA, CBRA, UCSF, with contributions from NIH OLAW, AAALAC and USDA Animal Care will co-sponsor a two-day program, IACUC 101 and IACUC 201 PLUS at the Stanford Court Hotel. IACUC 101: "The Basics" is a full day didactic and interactive training course for new as well as seasoned IACUC members, IACUC affiliates including IACUC administrators, trainers, veterinarians, animal care staff, researchers, regulatory personnel, individuals responsible for their institution's animal care program and others interested in IACUC roles and responsibilities. The program is delivered by a top-notch faculty renowned for their expertise in institutional animal care and use issues and program development including representatives from both private and academic biomedical research institutions as well as the AAALAC, USDA and OLAW. The morning and early afternoon sessions will provide a basic yet comprehensive overview of the laws, regulations, and policies that govern the humane care and use of laboratory animals supplemented with examples and possible approaches for successful and effective administration. Current available resources to help IACUCs keep abreast of the latest information as well as take advantage of networking opportunities will also be covered. The materials and information provided during the course will be applied during the later afternoon session when students will be challenged to consider, deliberate and develop action plans for a variety of potential IACUC scenarios. Students receive an extensive resources manual as well as copies of relevant laws, regulations, policy and guides. IACUC 201 PLUS "The Process Plus Select Topics" is a highly interactive program that takes the fundamentals of IACUC 101 and applies them to the process and mechanisms of ensuring compliance. The morning session is divided into 3 tracts based on an individual's IACUC role, responsibility and interests. Each tract focuses on the various possible approaches for conducting protocol review, program review and facility inspection within the requirements of the law, regulations and policy. The entire group re-convenes to listen to a complex IACUC scenario delivered by program faculty with multiple opportunities for audience questions and responses from USDA, OLAW and AAALAC representatives. Like the morning session, the afternoon session is divided into 3 tracts based on an individual's IACUC role, responsibility and interests. Program faculty will facilitate discussions on 3 selected areas, the nature of which will be based on current trends, regulatory climate and/or timely "hot-topics" of interest to the biomedical research community. Topics may vary course to course. The program concludes with open questions and answers to representatives of OLAW, USDA and AAALAC, completion of program evaluations and distribution of attendance certificates.
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Past Professional Development Programs 2007-2008 Institutional Security and Crisis Response...How Ready Are You? On Wednesday, September 5, 2007 CBRA hosted a professional education workshop entitled, Institutional Security and Crisis Response...How Ready Are You? at Caltech in Pasadena, CA. This workshop focused on institutional security, crisis management and response, and facility disaster planning. The workshop was divided into separate sessions focusing on:
A total of 71 CBRA members attended this workshop. Institutional Counterstrategies for Animal Activism II On March 27th and 28th, CBRA and MSMR co-hosted an educational workshop entitled, "Institutional Counterstrategies for Animal Activism II". The workshop was held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Burlingame, CA. The current research environment includes many challenges, not the least of them palpable threat from animal rights extremism. Animal activists have continuously adapted their focus and methods to meet new challenges, and in doing so, have become very successful in chipping away, one target at a time, at the infrastructure supporting the research enterprise. This workshop broadened the roster of counterstrategies provided in the original MSMR workshop by expanding further on crisis communications while also taking a closer look at security and human resource issues. The workshop provided participants with ideas, resources and skills required to successfully implement a workable crisis communication program well in advance of a crisis to protect the reputation and integrity of their institutions.
38 individuals registered to attend this workshop.
Ethics and Emotions of Research with Animals CBRA hosted the Ethics and Emotions of Research with Animals workshop at Allergan, Inc. in Irvine, California on Wednesday, March 14th. The morning sessions were devoted to medical research ethics, while the afternoon sessions focused on the emotional issues of conducting research with animals. 49 CBRA members attended this workshop. The majority of the attendees indicated that they would attend a similar CBRA event in the future. CBRA would like to thank Dr. Terrell and Allegan, Inc. for graciously sponsoring this event for CBRA members!! CBRA/SUBR Joint Workshop On February 6th and 7th at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, CBRA and SUBR jointly hosted a workshop entitled, "Blueprint for Change, Confronting the Challenges to Animal Research: A Strategy Conference for Leaders". The workshop was designed to draw new people in and provide them with tools, motivation, etc. with which to organize and work more closely with SUBR and its outreach efforts. In addition, the workshop pulled leaders within the biomedical research community together to provide them with hands-on training for media, public outreach, and security training. A total of 44 individuals attended this two-day workshop. IACUC 101 On Tuesday, September 26, 2006 CBRA, the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH, and Stanford University co-hosted an IACUC 101 conference at the South San Francisco Conference Center, CA. IACUC 101 was a full day didactic and interactive training course for new as well as seasoned IACUC members, IACUC affiliates including IACUC administrators, trainers, veterinarians, animal care staff, researchers, regulatory personnel, individuals responsible for their institution's animal care program and others interested in IACUC roles and responsibilities. The program was delivered by a top-notch faculty renowned for their expertise in institutional animal care and use issues and program development including representatives from both private and academic biomedical research institutions as well as the AAALAC, USDA and OLAW. The morning and early afternoon sessions provided a basic, yet comprehensive overview of the laws, regulations, and policies that govern the humane care and use of laboratory animals supplemented with examples and possible approaches for successful and effective administration. Current available resources were provided to help IACUCs keep abreast of the latest information as well as take advantage of networking opportunities. Attendees received an extensive resource manual as well as copies of relevant laws, regulations, policy and guides. The conference was sold out with 186 attendees!
2005-2006
Finding Common Ground Harmonization of IACUCs and IBCs As part of the EAST MEETS WEST in the Heartland collaborative alliance - the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research, Inc. (MSMR), the Ohio Scientific Education and Research Association (OSERA), and the California Biomedical Research Association - California Society for Biomedical Research (CBRA/CSBR) co-hosted a professional education program on harmonization of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and Institutional Biosafety Committee roles and functions. The workshop took place February 16-17, 2006 from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA. Speakers and session leaders included a board array of industry, government, and academic experts. Media Relations and Crisis Communications for Biomedical Research On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, CBRA hosted a workshop titled Media Relations and Crisis Communications for Biomedical Research at the UC San Francisco Millberry Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Fifty-two individuals registered to attend this workshop. The workshop featured an overview of animal rights extremisms in California from Officer Scott Savage from the Palo Alto Police Department, followed by Dr. John Young from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who spoke about the importance of media and public outreach. After lunch, Lisa Lapin from UC Davis gave a presentation about tips on conducting outreach to the media and general public. The workshop ended with a panel discussion about the importance of animal research to human and animal health.
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