On-Demand Resources from Fall 2022 ULAM Faculty Vet Check-In Meetings Now Available
To help keep the research community apprised of important updates and changes impacting animal care and use at the University of Michigan, ULAM Faculty Veterinarians hosted virtual Vet Check-In Meetings in September 2022.
If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like to learn more about what was discussed, meeting resources are now available to review and download.
Discussion topics included:
- Upcoming changes to euthanasia consolidation procedures for mice
- Upcoming expired drugs and substances policy changes (review policy document on Animal Care A-Z)
- Training Core and technical services updates
- AAALAC 2023 Site Visit preparations (see related announcement)
Meeting slides, which include embedded hyperlinks for quick access to additional content, are available via U-M Dropbox (or paste animalcare.umich.edu/fall2022-ufc-slides into your web browser) 
using valid Level-1 U-M login credentials.
Meeting Overview
A 19-minute recording of one meeting is also available at animalcare.umich.edu/fall2022-ufc-recording. The recording will be available for viewing through December 1, 2022.
|
|
|
|
| 0:05 | Introduction & Brief Overview | |
| 1:00 | Expired Substances | |
| 2:17 | Mouse & Rat Euthanasia Procedure Changes | |
| 4:14 | Recent Changes to Analgesic Drugs | |
| 4:30 | – Changes to Buprenorphine Dosing | |
| 5:58 | Reusing Barcodes | |
| 7:34 | – Examples of Reusing Barcodes | |
| 8:21 | ULAM Training Core Updates | |
| 9:33 | ULAM Technical Services | |
| 10:02 | – Veterinary Technician Technical Services | |
| 10:45 | Changes in Weekend Veterinary Technician Hours | |
| 11:50 | A Discussion on Endpoints | |
| 15:15 | Differentiating Adverse Consequences from Adverse Events | |
| 16:25 | Reminders About Trio Breeding and Trio Birthing in Mice | |
| 17:35 | Planning for AAALAC 2023 Site Visit | |
| 18:21 | – AAALAC 2023 Preparation Survey |
Questions?
Please reach out to your facility's ULAM Faculty Veterinarian with additional questions or concerns about any of the topics above. A discussion with your veterinarian can also help optimize many different aspects of your research, including:
- Facility and/or project-specific questions
- Anesthesia protocols
- Proper analgesia
- Proper use of antibiotics or other adjunctive drugs
- Surgical techniques
If you don’t know your faculty veterinarian, send an email to ulam-questions@umich.edu and your question will be routed appropriately.
Links marked with a lock icon can only be accessed using valid Level-1 U-M login credentials.