Animal and Veterinary Service
Principal Investigators Requesting University
Attending Veterinarians to Provide Animal Care for IACUC Protocol Activities
If you are requesting the University Veterinarians to be provide animal care for your protocol:
- Fill out and submit the following (form).
- Principal Investigators (PIs) are required by IACUC Policy 15 to consult with the University Veterinarian on full protocol reviews in an assessment of the approved study because there may be new or changes to the experimental methods and procedures.
- Confirmation of consultation with an AVS Veterinarians is required to be documented in Section XII. Veterinary Care on the IACUC Vertebrate Animal Use Protocol Form. A confirmation email will be sent once the veterinary staff has had an opportunity to review the submission and agrees to provide care.
The same applies to PIs requesting University Veterinarians to provide support for IACUC protocols, which do not involve biomedical sciences, neurosciences, and biotechnology-related activities. When the veterinary staff agrees to provide veterinary services for your protocol you will receive a confirmation email from them.
You agree to abide by all applicable Federal, State, and AVS policies and procedures for animal care and use.
If you are housing animals outside an AVS operated facility or areas within an AVS
facility with Restricted Access (ABSL3, Behavioral Running Rooms)
you agree to the following:
As the PI on protocol, you are required and have agreed to maintain adequate daily husbandry,
wholesome feed, potable drinking water, daily health observations of animals under your
monitoring, provide a reasonable mechanism for entry into your facilities, so that animal
emergencies or concerns can be dealt with expeditiously, report any significant changes
within the environment, disease-status or physiological state of the animals that impact
the health and welfare at facilities under your monitoring. You will also only perform
the medical and health procedures that are approved on your protocol in support of your
research. You and your staff are required and have agreed to contact the University
Veterinarian, Dr Sylvia Kondo, or Staff Veterinarian, Dr Michael Wong, when significant
animal health or facility issues arise within 24-48 hours of the adverse event.
Failure to comply with these requirements may result in AVS veterinarians not
providing support for your IACUC protocol activity.
The preceding will fulfill the Policy for Veterinary
Care Requirements for the System-wide UH Animal Care and Use Program
www.hawaii.edu/ansc/IACUC/policiesandguidelines/VeterinaryOversight.pdf
Sylvia Kondo, DVM – 808-956-6428, 808-286-5468, uhlas@hawaii.edu
Michael Wong, DVM – 808-956-6428, 808-294-9943 wongmich@hawaii.edu