Animal Research Review Panel

MEETING FOR MEMBERS OF ANIMAL ETHICS COMMITTEES

Wednesday 15 April 2009

AustralianCatholicUniversity – MacKillop Campus

Leone Ryan Auditorium, CarrollBuilding, 40 Edward Street, NorthSydney

PROGRAMME

08:30 – 09:00 / Arrival and Registration
Session 1
09:00 – 09:15 / Welcome / Introduction
Professor Margaret Rose (Chair, ARRP)
09:15 – 10:25 / Workshop: Housing Guidelines
Dr Regina Fogarty – Workshop Facilitator (Deputy Chair, ARRP)
Ms Lynette Chave- Rat housing guidelines(Animal Welfare Branch, NSW DPI)
Dr Anne Fawcett - Mouse housing guidelines(ex Animal Welfare Branch, NSW DPI)
Dr Peter Johnson - Guinea pig housing guidelines (Animal Welfare Branch, NSW DPI)
Mrs Amanda Paul - Sheep housing guidelines (Animal Welfare Branch, NSW DPI)
10:25 – 10:30 / Animal Ethics Infolink
Professor Margaret Rose (Chair, ARRP)
10:30 – 11:00 / Morning Tea
Session 2
11:00 – 12:00 / Workshops: Wildlife Research
Mr David O’Shannessy – Workshop Facilitator (Member, ARRP)
1.Training of wildlife researchers
Mr Frank Lemckert(Chair,NSW Department of Primary Industries ForestsAEC)
2.Wildlife monitoring
Dr Frank Doughty(Chair, Director-General’s AEC)
Dr Miranda Gott (Chair, Department of Environment and Climate Change AEC)
3.Frog marking guidelines
Dr Robert Johnson (ex Category A member, Department of Environment and Climate Change AEC)
12:00 – 13:15 / Key Note Speakers
How we approach fish welfare: fish behavioural research
Dr Culum Brown (Fish Behaviour Ecologist, MacquarieUniversity)
Using behavioural techniques in terms of using animals best
A/Professor Paul McGreevy (Animal Behaviour and Welfare Services, The University of Sydney)
Questions/discussion time
13.15 - 14.15 / Lunch
Session 3
14:15 – 14:45 / NHMRC Guidelines to promote the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes: the assessment and alleviation of pain and distress in research animals
Mrs Elizabeth Grant (Chair, NHMRC Animal Welfare Committee)
14.45 – 16:20 / Hot Topics for AECs: looking beyond application approvals
Ms Stephanie Abbott – Session Facilitator (Member, ARRP)
1.Panel Discussion: Relationships between AECs and researchers
A/Professor Shane Carney (Chair, University of Newcastle AEC)
Dr Karin Garrety (Chair, University of Wollongong AEC)
Mr Tony Gregory (Category C member, RoyalNorthShoreHospital / Director-Generals AECs)
Dr Barbara Vanselow (Category A member, University of New England AEC)
2.Animal Welfare Challenges
Dr Joanne Chuck(Chair/Category B member, University of Western Sydney AEC)
Dr Roger Garsia(Chair/Category B member, Sydney South West Area Health Service AEC)
Dr Robert Harcourt(Chair/Category B member, Macquarie University AEC)
3.AEC Annual Reports
Professor Margaret Rose(Chair, ARRP)
16:20 – 16:30 / Closing
Professor Margaret Rose (Chair, ARRP)

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