About the Scientist Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
Mission
The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) is composed of research professionals dedicated to balancing animal welfare and excellence in basic and applied scientific inquiry. SCAW recognizes that some research areas present challenges regarding animal use. SCAW affirms that the potential benefit to humans and animals from research and the cost to the animal subject(s) must both be considered.
By addressing animal research challenges directly through education and training, SCAW serves to facilitate open discussion and helps craft solutions as well as promote best practices. Through its outreach to the broader research community, SCAW demonstrates its commitment to excellence in animal care and science.
SCAW also sponsors an educational Winter Conference and many Seminars/Workshops each year. SCAW will continue to be a major source for fulfilling the training requirements stated in USDA/APHIS/AC Policy 15 that states "IACUC members should be trained in understanding the Animal Welfare Act, protocol review and facility inspections.” see upcoming educational programs and SCAW publications.
History
IACUC Training Workshop – September 19, 2011
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/A, Centers for Disease Control and Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Atlanta, GA
IACUC Training Workshop – July 15, 2011
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC, and University of Missouri-Columbia
Hilton St. Louis at the Ball Park
St. Louis, MO
IACUC Training Workshop – May 13, 2011
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC, and
Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers
Boston, MA
THE EVOLUTION OF YOUR IACUC: PROMOTING SCIENCE AND COMPLIANCE– December 6-7, 2010
A Conference organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
SCAW IACUC Training Workshop/New Guide – October 21, 2010
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC, and
Abbott Laboratories, University of Chicago
Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile
Chicago, IL
SCAW IACUC Training Workshop – September 27, 2010
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC,
Rockefeller University, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The City University of New York and CITI
Rockefeller University, Weiss Hall
New York, NY
SCAW IACUC Training Workshop/New Guide Update – September 10, 2010
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
Bethesda, MD
Creating and Running an Engaged and Proactive IACUC – December 7-8, 2009
A Conference organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX
IACUC Advanced
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with Notre Dame University, OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA/APHIS/AC
October 20, 2009
McKenna Hall, Notre Dame, IN
IACUC-Advanced – September 11, 2009
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-hosted with Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon National Primate Research Center, OLAW/NIH/DHHS and USDA/APHIS/AC
Montagna Auditorium, Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon National Primate Research Center Campus
Beaverton, Oregon
IACUC-Advanced – June 15, 2009
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA- -APHIS- -AC
Elion-Hitchins Auditorium, GlaxoSmithKline Campus
Research Triangle Park, NC
2008
Animal Behavior, Welfare and Science: IACUC Roles – December 8-9, 2008
A Conference organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH/DHHS, USDA- -APHIS- -AC and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX
IACUC-Advanced
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA- -APHIS- -AC
October 8, 2008
Westin Casuarian Hotel, Casino and Spa
Las Vegas, NV
IACUC-Advanced
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with Ohio State University, OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA- -APHIS- -AC
June 4, 2008
The Blackwell Hotel and conference Center
Columbus OH
IACUC-Advanced
A workshop organized by SCAW and co-sponsored with OACU/NIH/DHHS, OLAW/NIH/DHHS, USDA- -APHIS- -AC
May 7, 2008
Natcher Conference Center, NIH
Bethesda, MD
