OLAW: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Resources and FAQs for Animal Care and Use Programs – April 8, 2020

Video Source: https://olaw.nih.gov/news/new-olaw-covid-19-webinar-now-available-covid-19-pandemic-response-resources-and-faqs-animal

Description from OLAW website:

In this webinar, OLAW and USDA discuss important agency updates since our last webinar (March 19, 2020), including:

NIH Guidance on allowable costs for moving animals to holding protocols
NIH Guidance on donating personal protective equipment to support COVID-19 relief efforts
USDA facility status and inspections
USDA contact information
USDA statement on Essential Employees

We also have detailed discussions of:

What does and does not require an OLAW waiver
OLAW and USDA flexibilities to continue conducting semiannual inspections and IACUC business
Similarities and differences in OLAW and USDA flexibilities and regulations
Timing of future semiannual inspections
How to extend protocols due to expire

And much more. Many of these topics clarify and extend beyond the information available in our FAQs, and benefit from the valuable input of our USDA colleague.