Additional Web Link and Reading Resources

Human Research 

Federal policies

• NIH Revised Policy for IRB Review of Human Subjects Protocols in Grant Applications
• National Science Foundation's interpretation of the Federal Common Rule for the protection of human subject's for behavioral and social science research
• HIPAA Privacy information - DHHS Office of Civil Rights
• NIH information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research  

Links of Interest

• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) sponsored workshops on responsibilities of researchers, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and institutional officials for the protection of human subjects in research.
• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) LISTSERV to provide interested individuals with information regarding human subject research protection, and upcoming educational workshops and other programs - http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/news/distributionlist.html
• The IRB Forum (previously known as "MCWIRB") promotes the discussion of ethical, regulatory and policy concerns with human subjects research.
• Ethical and Legal Aspects of Human Subjects Research in Cyberspace
• Human Subject Regulations Decision Charts
• Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 information from HIPAAdvisory.com
• National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee (NHRPAC) - archived files only
• Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP)
• Office of Research Integrity supported conference/workshops
• Best Practices for Survey and Public Opinion Research - offered by the American Association for Public Opinion Research
• The National Human Genome Research Institute, Social and Behavioral Research Branch
• Case example reading related to research integrity and human research protections  - The Case of Eric Poehlman via The Office of Research Integrity
• The Belmont Report Historical Archive - includes  a short history of the Belmont Report and the current human subject protection regulations, as well as interviews with members, consultants and staff of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research  

Professional Association Human Subject Information/Codes of Ethics

• American Anthropological Association
  American Association for Public Opinion Research
  American Folklore Society
  American Historical Association
  American Political Science Association
  American Psychological Association
  American Sociological Association
  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA)
  Association of American Universities
  Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP)
  The Gerontological Society of America
  The National Association of IRB Managers
  National Association of Social Workers
  National Association of the Practice of Anthropology
  Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
  Oral History Association
  Society for Research in Child Development

Animal Research

Animal Use and Research Tutorials

• Tutorial on the PHS Policy on Human Care and Use of Laboratory Animals- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• Enhancing Humane Science/Improving Animal Research—Johns Hopkins University - Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
• University of Minnesota Animal Use Tutorial
• How to write an application involving research animals-  National Institutes of Health - This tutorial explains the procedures for writing an application and then applying for and maintaining an NIH grant application for research that uses animals.

Searching for Animal Alternatives

The Animal Welfare Center (AWIC), part of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), provides information and publications covering many aspects of animal welfare. It provides information accessing databases to perform searches for animal alternatives.

AWIC Information Resources (original documents available from HARPO)

• Reference Source for the Recognition & Alleviation of Pain & Distress - specific to rodents, fish and amphibians - Animal Welfare Information Center (October 2000)
• Animal Facility Sanitation and Cage Wash - Animal Welfare Information Center (February 2003)
• Animal Euthanasia Special Reference Brief - Animal Welfare Information Center (October 2007)
• Reference Source for the Recognition & Alleviation of Pain & Distress - specific to rodents, fish and amphibians - Animal Welfare Information Center (May 2002)
• Information Resources on Amphibians, Fish & Reptiles Used in Biomedical Research - Animal Welfare Information Center (August 2001)
• Amphibians - Animal Welfare Information Center (September 2008)
• Reptiles - Animal Welfare Information Center (September 2008)
• Birds - Animal Welfare Information Center (May 2008)
• Information Resources on Fish Welfare - Animal Welfare Information Center (July 2003)

Animal Use and Care Publications  

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals - Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (2002)—Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)  
• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research - Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR)  
• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia (2007)
• A guide for the laboratory use of zebrafish —University of Oregon
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research - American Fisheries Society, 2004
• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research - Ornithological Council, 1997
• Guidelines for use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field and Laboratory Research - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 2004
• Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols - American Physiological Society (APS)
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) Task Force Report on Rodent Euthanasia
• PHS Policy guidance to Assured institutions clarifying current requirements regarding the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a euthanasia agent for small laboratory animals - July 17, 2002
• Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR), National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 2008

Occupational Health and Safety

• Avian Flu - Suggested precautions for persons dealing with migratory birds may be found on a variety of governmental websites, including PandemicFlu.gov and AvianFlu.gov.  Additional information may also be found on the Maryland Department of Agriculture website (www.mda.state.md.us/) as well as the Maryland Flu Preparedness site (flu.maryland.gov/). 
• Occupational Health and Safety in Biomedical Research -  Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V44(1) 2003
• Zoonotic Diseases  - Barbara Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals  - Committee on Occupational Safety and Health in Research Animal Facilities, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, 1997
• Rodent Use Training - from the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois
• Hazard Analysis Tool from the University of California, Davis Environmental Health and Safety Office. This risk assessment tool provides information on common risks and what's needed to be safe on the job.
• Zoonotic and other potential hazards of working with laboratory rodents - an information sheet from the University of California, Davis Environmental Health and Safety Office
• Potential risks of Zoonotic Diseases (rats and mice)  - University of California, Davis Environmental Health and Safety Office
• Potential risks of Zoonotic Diseases (fish)  - University of California, Davis Environmental Health and Safety Office
• Information on hand washing - from the Connecticut Department of Public Health
• Information on personal protective equipment - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Health and Safety
• An Ergonomics Process for the Care and Use of Research Animals - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V44(1) 2003
• Chemical Safety in Animal Care, Use, and Research - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V44(1) 2003
• Laboratory Animal Allergy: An Update - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V44(1) 2003

Use of Rodents

• Mouse Behavior Models in Biomedical Research - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V41(3) 2000
• Mouse Models of Human Disease - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V43(2) 2002
• Contemporary Science, Values and Animal Subjects in Research - Mice and Rodents section - Training website developed at North Carolina State University under a contract from the Office of Research Integrity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education Program,  Co-Principle Investigators, Joseph. R. Herkert, DSc, Nell Kriesberg,MA  North Carolina State University
• Physiological Monitoring in Rodents -  Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V43(3) 2002
• Suggested procedures for IV Tail Vein Injections in rats and mice
• Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols - developed by experts in the fields of exercise physiology and animal research models and published by the American Physiological Society (APS) and Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) Task Force Report on Rodent Euthanasia
• PHS Policy guidance to Assured institutions clarifying current requirements regarding the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a euthanasia agent for small laboratory animals - July 17, 2002

Use of Fish

• The Zebrafish Information Network —University of Oregon
• A guide for the laboratory use of zebrafish —University of Oregon
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research - American Fisheries Society, 2004
• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Fish in Research -  Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council, ILAR Journal V37(4) 1995
• Information Resources on Amphibians, Fish & Reptiles Used in Biomedical Research - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, Animal Welfare Information Center

Use of Birds

Orinthological Council's "BirdNet" web site - wild bird research

Responsible Conduct of Research

• The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the U. S. Public Health Service (PHS).   http://ori.hhs.gov/
• The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) provides oversight on all matters related to the protection of human participants in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/
• The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) provides oversight on all matters related to animal welfare and care in research conducted or supported by the U. S. Public Health Service (PHS). http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm
• The Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) at the National Institutes of Health provides information about objectivity in research and financial conflict of interest. http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/
• The Responsible Conduct of Research Education Consortium (RCREC) provides leadership to the research community in identifying, developing, and promoting programs of education in the responsible conduct of research. http://rcrec.org/
• The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has provided support to ten institutions, with funding from the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), to develop and test interventions and assessment strategies for the training of graduate students from the behavioral and biomedical sciences in the responsible conduct of research.  http://www.cgsnet.org/ProgramsServices/conductresearch.htm
• The National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) has an updated, third edition of COSEPUP’s guide on research ethics entitled "On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research." http://www7.nationalacademies.org/obas/

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