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F. Barbara Orlans, PhD passed away on June 18, 2010 in her

home in Bethesda MD.  SCAW expresses sympathy to her

family and acknowledges the loss of a major contributor to the

improvement of humane care and treatment of research animals.

 

Dr. Orlans was the Founding President of the Scientists Center

for Animal Welfare (SCAW) in 1984, later becoming the Center’s first Executive Director, and spent many years establishing SCAW as a nonprofit and educational organization. Her invaluable and significant contributions were critical factors in SCAW’s establishment as a recognized resource for objective information about the use of animals in research.

 Dr. Orlans' recent position was as a Research Assistant Professor with the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Her scholarship at the Institute involved the ethical constraints on the humane use of animals. Professor Orlans' recent research issues included inclusion of rats, mice, and birds in the Animal Welfare Act; policies concerning the humane use of animals in high school and undergraduate education and avoidance of animal pain-inflicting projects; and adoption as national policy a system requiring investigators to categorize the level of animal pain in their experiments.   She worked at the NIH in Bethesda for many years, serving as Staff Scientist, Cardiac Diseases Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, in her last position there. 

Dr. Orlans was the author or contributor to many publications, including  Animal Care: From Protozoa to Small Mammals, In the Name of Science: Issues in Responsible Animal Experimentation, and the Humane Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice.  She also wrote many articles which were published in ATLA, Lab Animal, Ethics and Behavior, and several other well-known publications.

 

SCAW's Mission Statement

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.” Please click on the above tabs to see upcoming educational programs and SCAW publications.

 

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HIGHLIGHTS:

newIACUC Training/New Guide Workshops 2010

Bethesda, MD

New York, NY

Chicago, IL

 
 "NEW DECADE  -  NEW PROBLEMS
OR
ARE THEY THE SAME ONES REPACKAGED?"
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

newSCAW Sponsored Session at the Annual AAAS Meeting“Consequences of Endocrine Disrupting Agents in the Laboratory and Home”

newSCAW Agricultural Animal Welfare Proceedings click here

 

 

newNew SCAW Publication Available "The Well-being of Animals in Zoo and Aquarium Sponsored Research"

 

newNew Publication Now Available Research Animal Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgery

 

newOLAW

IACUC Staff Outreach Seminar's

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USDA/APHIS updates