Factors Influencing IACUC Decision Making: Who Leads the Discussions?
| Autor: | Alexandra Murray, Jonathan C. Clayfield, Louise Maranda, Jerald Silverman, Charles W. Lidz, Lorna J. Simon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Research design
Animal Experimentation Social Psychology Decision Making 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Appropriate use Animal Welfare Article Education Ethics Research Veterinarians Residence Characteristics Stakeholder Participation Animal welfare Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Ethical Review Research review Protocol (science) Research ethics Medical education Animal Care Committees Communication 05 social sciences 06 humanities and the arts Research Personnel Research Design 060301 applied ethics Psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE. 12(4) |
| ISSN: | 1556-2654 |
| Popis: | Decisions about the appropriate use of animals in research are largely made by Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs). Several commentators claim that scientists exert excessive influence on IACUC decisions. We studied 87 protocol reviews from 10 IACUCs to assess whether any group of participants appeared to dominate the protocol discussions. Audio recordings of the meetings were coded to capture the topics of the discussions. We found that animal research scientists made the largest total number of topic mentions while community members made the fewest. On a per person basis, chairpersons and attending veterinarians made the most mentions. Scientists presented the largest number of protocols, and the subsequent discussions tended to contain the same topics mentioned in the presentations. The large number of protocols presented by scientists and their total number of comments made during protocol discussions suggest that scientists may significantly influence IACUC decision making. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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