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ANIMAL CARE AND USE PROGRAM REVIEW FORM
(for interim visits)
SECTION 4.
VETERINARY / ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM
Name of the institution:
THE VETERINARIAN
The availability of professional assistance from a veterinarian with interest in and experience with animals used for
research, teaching, testing or production purposes is of prime importance in achieving and maintaining optimal
conditions of animal care. Formal arrangements must be made to obtain the services of a veterinarian, at least on a
consultative basis, if they are not readily available within the institution.
400.
Does your institutional animal care and use program involve more than one veterinarian providing
clinical or administrative services, or ensuring compliance with institutional policies, CCAC policies
and guidelines and municipal, provincial and federal regulations (as opposed to veterinarians
involved in research / teaching activities)?
Yes
401.
No
For each veterinarian responsible for providing veterinary services (clinical, compliance and
administrative) at your institution, indicate their employment status (full-time, part-time,
consulting), name, qualifications (professional degrees, years of relevant training or experience in
laboratory animal medicine), position (university veterinarian, director, clinical veterinarian) and
duties. For all veterinarians, indicate the % of their time spent on each duty:
Employment status
Name,
qualifications,
and contact information
Position and duties
Time spent on
each duty (% or
number of
hours)
full-time
part-time
on a consulting basis
other (specify):
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402.
a)
If more than one veterinarian is involved, please provide, as Appendix 4A, an organizational
chart, showing reporting lines, of the veterinary program (if not already done in section 1)
N/A
b)
405.
If only one veterinarian is involved, to whom does he/she report?
Do(es) the consulting veterinarian(s) have a formal contract or job description in place, based on the
CALAM Standards of Veterinary Care (2007), to provide veterinary and other services?
Yes
No
N/A
THE VETERINARIAN
Please make sure that your answers refer to each veterinarian or category of veterinarian (e.g. position as outlined in
question 401: clinical veterinarian, director, university veterinarian)
Authority
The veterinarian must have the authority to ensure the provision of comprehensive veterinary care, oversee all
aspects of animal care within the institution, and work with the animal care committee to protect animal welfare.
Please refer to the 2006 CCAC policy statement on: terms of reference for animal care committees, the CCAC Guide
to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Volume 1, Chapter I, Section B2, and the CALAM Standards of
Veterinary Care (2007) for more information.
407.
Do(es) the veterinarian(s) have the explicit authority from the Animal Care Committee (ACC) and
the institution to ensure the provision of comprehensive veterinary care and oversee all aspects of
animal care and use, and is this authority documented in the Terms of Reference?
Yes
Yes and No
No
Please elaborate if your answer is "Yes and No" or "No":
Duties, Services and Responsibilities
Veterinary resources within the institution or hired on a consultative basis must be sufficient to ensure that
appropriate veterinary care is provided to all animals, as defined in Chapter I, Section B2 of the CCAC Guide to the
Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Volume 1, and in the CALAM Standards of Veterinary Care (2007).
Responsibilities
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Animal Health and Welfare
425.
a)
How frequently does the veterinarian visit each animal facility?
b)
Are animal facility site visits by the consulting veterinarian scheduled on a regular basis and
followed by written reports to facility managers, the ACC and senior administrators?
Yes
Yes and No
No
N/A
Please elaborate if your answer is "Yes and No" or "No":
ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM
Qualified animal care staff are responsible for providing daily care for the animals. The animal care staff should
communicate directly with the attending veterinarian on a regular basis to ensure that concerns regarding animal
health, behaviour, and well-being are promptly and appropriately addressed.
Health Monitoring Program
453.
Are all animals checked daily by qualified animal care staff members?
Yes
Yes and No
No
Please elaborate if your answer is "Yes and No" or "No":
COMMENTS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
459.
Comments or additional information:
APPENDICES
Please provide the following appendices and use the checklist to indicate that they have in fact been included.
If you are not including one or more of the requested appendices, please briefly explain why for each.
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Appendix 4A:
An organizational chart of the veterinary program (if not already provided in section 1).
Appendix 4B:
List of main individuals assigned to animal care along with their qualifications and
training, and a brief description of their responsibilities.
Additional Appendices (specify):
Please explain if you are excluding any of the requested appendices:
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