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The cost of self-imposed regulatory burden in animal research.

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Thulin, JD; Bradfield, JF; Bergdall, VK; Conour, LA; Grady, AW; Hickman, DL; Norton, JN; Wallace, JM
Published in: FASEB J
August 2014

U.S. federal regulations and standards governing the care and use of research animals enacted in the mid- to late 1980s, while having positive effects on the welfare and quality of the animals, have resulted in dramatic increases in overall research costs. In addition to the expenses of housing and caring for animals according to the standards, establishing the requisite internal compliance bureaucracies has markedly driven up costs, in both institutional monetary expenditures and lost research effort. However, many institutions are increasing these costs even further through additional self-imposed regulatory burden, typically characterized by overly complex compliance organizations and unnecessary policies and procedures. We discuss the sources of this self-imposed burden and recommend strategies for avoiding it while preserving an appropriate focus on animal well-being and research success.

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FASEB J

DOI

EISSN

1530-6860

Publication Date

August 2014

Volume

28

Issue

8

Start / End Page

3297 / 3300

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Research
  • Organizational Policy
  • Housing, Animal
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Forms and Records Control
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
 

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Thulin, J. D., Bradfield, J. F., Bergdall, V. K., Conour, L. A., Grady, A. W., Hickman, D. L., … Wallace, J. M. (2014). The cost of self-imposed regulatory burden in animal research. FASEB J, 28(8), 3297–3300. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-254094
Thulin, Joseph D., John F. Bradfield, Valerie K. Bergdall, Laura A. Conour, Andrew W. Grady, Debra L. Hickman, John N. Norton, and Jeanne M. Wallace. “The cost of self-imposed regulatory burden in animal research.FASEB J 28, no. 8 (August 2014): 3297–3300. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-254094.
Thulin JD, Bradfield JF, Bergdall VK, Conour LA, Grady AW, Hickman DL, et al. The cost of self-imposed regulatory burden in animal research. FASEB J. 2014 Aug;28(8):3297–300.
Thulin, Joseph D., et al. “The cost of self-imposed regulatory burden in animal research.FASEB J, vol. 28, no. 8, Aug. 2014, pp. 3297–300. Pubmed, doi:10.1096/fj.14-254094.
Thulin JD, Bradfield JF, Bergdall VK, Conour LA, Grady AW, Hickman DL, Norton JN, Wallace JM. The cost of self-imposed regulatory burden in animal research. FASEB J. 2014 Aug;28(8):3297–3300.

Published In

FASEB J

DOI

EISSN

1530-6860

Publication Date

August 2014

Volume

28

Issue

8

Start / End Page

3297 / 3300

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Research
  • Organizational Policy
  • Housing, Animal
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Forms and Records Control
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology