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Find out how to prepare your research safety review submission to meet our requirements for working with animal subjects. ACCREDITATION VAPHS is committed to conducting safe, ethical animal

research. Our program is fully accredited by The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). In accordance with The Public Health Service

(PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Animals, VA Pittsburgh has an OLAW-approved Animal Welfare Assurance. SUBMITTING YOUR RESEARCH FOR REVIEW NEW RESEARCH SUBMISSIONS If you're

interested in starting a new animal research project or completing a three-year protocol renewal, please complete all of the forms on the required forms list using Microsoft Word. Once

you've completed the forms, email them to Beth Toth (Research Office for IACUC).  For more information about completing the required forms, please refer to the Instructions for

Completing the ACORP. CONTINUING REVIEW Each Principal Investigator will receive a continuing review request form at 90, 60, and 30 days before protocol expiration for two years following

the initial protocol approval. The PI must submit this form to the IACUC for annual renewal. Prior to the third anniversary of protocol approval, the PI will be required to submit all forms

and processes listed under Required forms for animal research (above). ANIMAL EXPOSURE PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM (AEPMP) Anyone who handles animals (live or dead); their fresh, frozen,

or non-fixed tissues; or their body fluids or wastes within VAPHS facilities or VAPHS-owned property have the option to participate in the AEPMP at VAPHS. Anyone conducting the same

procedures within VA-leased space, or who has a partial or full off-site waiver to conduct VA research at an off-site location, has the option to enroll in the VAPHS AEPMP. They may also

enroll in a comparable program at that institution, provided that the alternate program meets Public Health Service (PHS) requirements. For additional details: