AAS News Spring 2008

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P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g eDr. Herb Chen

I am humbled and honored to serve as the President o the Association or Academic Surgery (AA

2008-2009. I want to start by congratulating our Immediate Past President, Dr. Fiemu Nwariaku,

spectacular job that he did this past year. He always kept me in the loop, and I will continue to imple

many o the programs he started.

Te annual acmc scl Co (ASC), held in February 2008, was the third joint meeting

AAS and the Society o University Surgeons (SUS). Te success o this meeting exceeded all expecta

We had a record attendance o 1020 surgeons, residents, scientists, and students! Please see the message

our Recorder, Dr. Daniel Albo, or a comprehensive summary o the meeting. Many AAS members wextremely hard to insure the continued vitality o the meeting, especially Dr. Albo; our ormer Sec

(now President-Elect), Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll; our reasurer, Dr. Max Schmidt; our Immediat

President, Dr. Fiemu Nwariaku; and many others.

I also want to thank the leadership o the SUS, including Past President, Dr. Mike Longaker; Sec

Dr. Ravi Chari; and ormer Publications Chairman (now President-Elect), Dr. Dave Geller. Te

collaborative eorts between the AAS and SUS have had a synergistic eect on academic surgery. I am

pleased to have the good ortune to work with the SUS President, Dr. Diane Simeone. We have already

to organize more collaborative eorts between the AAS and SUS, including a new mentoring initiativ

Simeone and I have created a joint task orce to develop a mentorship program between senior SUS me

and young AAS members. I have appointed Drs. George Sarosi, Kim Kirkwood, and Rebecca Sippel t

this eort rom the AAS side. You will be hearing more about it in uture newsletters.

I am particularly excited about the outlook or the upcoming year. At our annual business meetin

membership elected a talented group o ocers, representatives, committee chairs, and committee mem

For the rst time, we elected candidate AAS members to serve on our committees. Tis initiative is con

with our mission o reaching out to medical students and surgical trainees with the goal o attracting th

careers in academic surgery. Our newly elected Secretary, Dr. Scott LeMaire, summarizes the election

on page 3 o this newsletter.

Over the course o the year, you will continue to receive the AAS newsletter every 3 months. Each

will not only update you about the activities o the AAS leadership but also provide more details

the projects on which the various AAS committees and representatives are working. In this issu

representatives to the Association o American Medical Colleges, Drs. Ruth Bush and Kathrin roppm

our representative to the National Association or Biomedical Research, Dr. Emily Robinson, an

Co-Chairs o the AAS Global Aairs Committee, Drs. Ben Nwomeh and Evan Nadler, tell you

the AAS is participating at the national and global levels.

On a personal note, I want to let you know that our superb Executive Director, Christina Kasendor

a baby boy, Noah Charles Kasendor, on February 20, 2008. While she is on maternity leave, her sho

being ably lled by Maribeth Balon, who I hope will continue to have a signicant role in supportin

AAS. Under her guidance, the management support has been seamless.

I look orward to seeing each o you at the AAS Fall Courses in October, in San Francisco, and at th

Annual ASC at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, Florida, in February 2009!

– Herb

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President’s Message

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Summary o the2008 ASC Meeting

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Secretary’s Reportlection Results & Appointments AAS Committee Members Research Fellowship Award

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West Arican

Fundamentals Course5

Association o AmericanMedical Colleges

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National Association orBiomedical Research

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s u M M a r Y OF t h e 2 0 0 8 a s C M e e t i n gDr. Daniel Albo, AAS Recorder & Program Committee Chair

T 3 al asC W h scc!

On behal o the AAS Program Committee, I would like to thank all o the presenters, mode

discussants, members, guests, residents, and medical students who helped make the 3rd Annual ASC

o the best meetings the AAS has ever had! A record number o persons attended (more than 1000),

record number o abstracts were presented (664–a 33% increase rom last year). I especially want to than

Dave Geller, the SUS Publications Chair, or his leadership and collaboration in maintaining the AA

SUS meetings as one joint scientic congress. I also want to thank the other members o the 2007 ASC

Committee—Drs. Nwariaku, Longaker, and Chari—or their dedication and hard work. Putting to

the ASC required a total team eort!

Te program consisted o the AAS and SUS plenary sessions, as well as joint scientic oral se

involving both societies. Te combined eorts o both societies led to a synergistic increase in the

and quality o the meeting. New this year were the quick-shot oral presentations, in which 449 ab

were presented. By all accounts, these new sessions were a great success. Tey encouraged partici

rom the audience and were very well attended. Many attendees commented on how the combined

in all the scientic sessions promoted discussion, collaboration, and scientic exchange between th

organizations. Tis was especially evident in the eco Comm so, “Te Changing F

Surgical Education: Simulation As Te New Paradigm,” in which the AAS Education Committe

SUS Committee on Surgical Education worked together to coordinate an extremely stimulating se

and in the aas i Comm so, “Debt Burden Among Academic Surgeons: Te Pr

and Some Possible Solutions,” in which, again, the AAS Issues Committee and the SUS Commit

Social and Legislative Issues jointly put orth an excellent program. Also new this year, the so

a Lc showcased some o the most exciting advances academic surgery has to oer. Drs. Bu

Evans, Gurtner, and anabe truly dened the state o the art in their respective elds o expertise. La

not least, Dr. Fogarty, Mr. Weldon, and Dr. Russell led a very exciting Clcl topc so e

“Innovation and Commercializing New echnology: What Academic Surgeons Should Know.”

Although many o the ASC sessions were held jointly, the program was

similar to that o last year, allowing the AAS to maintain many o the

events that have been popular at previous AAS meetings. Tis year’s aas

Fo’ Lc, “Will Personal Genomes Impact Medical Care?” was

delivered by Dr. Richard Gibbs. Dr. Gibbs gave an outstanding presentation

about actors likely to reshape the uture o our proession. In addition,

Dr. Nwariaku gave a superb aas Pl a entitled “Mind

the Gap: Workforce Disparities and Global Health.” His counterpart

rom the SUS, Dr. Longaker, also gave an excellent presentation during

the sus Pl a entitled “Leadership, eamwork & SUS

Brand Extension.” Te AAS Leadership Committee led the r/

s MaasLp Fom Lco. Te AAS

Membership Committee hosted a nwMmb Bk that provided

new AAS members with an opportunity to get involved in the Association.

Te Committee also initiated a joint project with the SUS designed tocreate a DVD that will highlight what academic surgery is all about. In addition, the AAS Inormatio

echnology Committee moderated an em tcolo Qckso so.

For the rst time this year, the AAS started an international exchange program with the aiwan Su

Association (SA) and the Younger Fellows Committee o the Royal Australasian College o Su

(RACS). Dr. zu-Chi Hsu and Mr. Richard Hanney attended the ASC this year as representatives

SA and RACS, respectively. During the ASC, the rst AAS International Visiting Proessor Award

presented to Drs. Scott LeMaire and Daniel Albo. Tese two AAS ocers will be representing the

during the RACS and SA meetings, respectively, early this year.

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One o the additional highlights o the 3rd Annual ASC was the recognition o the many outsta

presentations and manuscripts by AAS members and their trainees. Dr. Sebastian Schubl, o the

Medical College-Cornell University, Dr. Jonathan Wilks, o Baylor College o Medicine, and Chris

Platta, o the University o Wisconsin, were recipients o the aas r rc aw

Te B Ol Po by nw aas Mmb, entitled “IL-17 Neutralization Prevents Autoim

Diabetes in NOD Mice but Does Not Delay Allograt Rejection in Islet ransplantation,” was delive

Juliet Emamaullee, o the University o Alberta, Canada, while the B Qckso Po

nw aas Mmb, entitled “Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenomas: What Is the Best Operative Appr

was rom Dr. David Greenblatt, o the University o Wisconsin. T B Mcp aw went

Gerald Lipshutz, o the UCLA Medical Center, or “Evaluation o Gene Promoters or Liver ExpressiHydrodynamic Gene ranser.” Dr. Peter L. Abt, o the University o Pennsylvania Health System, w

B Mcp by nw aas Mmb aw or his paper, “Te Accumulative Eects o Cold Isc

ime and Older Donor Age on Liver Grat Survival.” New this year was the aas O M

s aw so, in which the top ten abstracts submitted by AAS medical students compet

an award in ront o the AAS leadership. Te winner was Juliet Emamaullee, o the University o A

Canada, or her work “IL-17 Neutralization Prevents Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice but Doe

Delay Allograt Rejection in Islet ransplantation.”

Please mark your calendars or the 4 al asC, which will be held on Fby 46, 20

Fo My, Flo , and which promises to be an even more outstanding meeting. Te abstract de

is Monday, August 25, 2008. See you there!

s e C r e t a r Y ’ s r e P O rtDr. Scott LeMaire

2008 eLeCtiOn resuLts and aPPOintMents

Te ollowing AAS members were elected to leadership positions during the annual AAS business m

held at the 3rd ASC or by subsequent ballot vote. For a ull list o the AAS Executive-Council members,

visit www..o .

Pelc (20082009): Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, PhD, MBA

scy (20082010): Scott A. LeMaire, MD

eco Comm CoC (20082009):Lillian S. Kao, MD, and Carla Marie Pugh, MD, Pi Comm CoC (20082009):Carlton C. Barnett, Jr., MD, and Cataldo Doria, MD, P

Coclo (2y m o b 2009):

1999 rpv: Gary B. Nackman, MD

2001 rpv: Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH

2003 rpv: Joseph Cuschieri, MD

2005 rpv: aylor S. Riall, MD

2007 rpv: Rebecca Sippel, MD

Te ollowing AAS members were appointed to leadership positions by President Herb Chen:

iomo tcoloy Comm C (20082010):Gretchen Purcell, MD, PhD

Mmbp Comm C (20082010):Nipun Merchant, MD

Lp Comm CoC (20082010):Peter R. Nelson, MD

rpv o aoco o Wom so (20082010):ara M. Breslin, MD

rpv o socy o Blck acmc so (20082011): Malcolm V. Brock, MD

rpv o Journal of Surgical Research (20082011):Herbert J. Zeh, MD

dpy t (a hoc, 20082010): Kathrin M. roppmann, MD

a hoc globl af Comm CoC (20082010): Evan P. Nadler, MD, and

Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD

rFllow Coclo (a hoc, 20082010): Scott Pinchot, MD

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008 aas COMMittee MeMBers

Te AAS Executive Committee would like to thank all o the committee

embers or their dedication and hard work in ensuring that the work

d mission o the AAS is being ullled. Following is a list o the AAS

mmittees and their members. Tis list, along with the objectives o each

mmittee and the contact inormation or the members, can be ound at

ww..o .

co Comm

o-Chair: Lillian S. Kao, MD (2007-2009)

o-Chair: Carla Marie Pugh, MD, PhD (2007-2009)SR Course Director: Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MPH (2007-2009)

dam C. Berger, MD (2008-2010)

iord S. Cho, MD (2008-2010)

ary E. Klingensmith, MD (2008-2010)

u S. Lin, MD, PhD (2008-2010)

armen C. Solorzano, MD (2008-2010)

hirin owgh, MD (2007-2009)

ark J. ruty, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

ian S. Zuckerbraun, MD (2008-2010)

omo & tcoloy Comm

hair: Gretchen Purcell, MD, PhD (2008-2010)arry L. Anderson, III, MD (2007-2009)

hn . Anderson, MD (2007-2009)

an A. Crestanello, MD (2008-2010)

trick G. Dean, MD (2008-2010)

lie R. Fuchs, MD (2007-2009)

regory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD (2008-2010)

elina R. Kibbe, MD (2008-2010)

ave R. La l, MD (2008-2010)

nia L. Ramamoorthy, MD (2007-2009)

yan A. Whitson, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

Comm

o-Chair: Carlton C. Barnett, Jr., MD (2007-2009)o-Chair: Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD (2007-2009)

arl Y. Bilimoria, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

seph Cuschieri, MD (2008-2010)

ul S. Dale, MD (2008-2010)

obin D. Kim, MD (2007-2009)

ahesh H. Mankani, MD (2007-2009)

enedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2007-2009)

rence O’Keee, MB, ChB, BSc (2008-2010)

izabeth A. Peralta, MD (2008-2010)

inesh Ranjan, MD (2008-2010)

p Commo-Chair: Eric . Kimchi, MD (2007-2009)

o-Chair: Peter R. Nelson, MD (2008-2010)

hristopher D. Anderson, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

essandro Fichera, MD (2007-2009)

ouis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH (2007-2009)

iraj J. Gusani, MD (2008-2010)

ysandra Lal, MD (2008-2010)

obert C. G. Martin, MD (2008-2010)

ul J. Mosca, MD, PhD (2008-2010)

th A. Spector, MD (2008-2010)

Mmbp Comm

Chair: Nipun Merchant, MD (2008-2010)

Joel Adler (Ad Hoc Candidate Member, 2008-2009)

Jamie Cavallo, MD (Ad Hoc Candidate Member, 2008-2009)

Jason S. Gold, MD (2008-2010)

William G. Hawkins, MD (2008-2010)

Sergio Huerta, MD (2007-2009)

Vikram S. Kashyap, MD (2007-2009)

Evan P. Nadler, MD (2007-2009)

Lisa S. Poritz, MD (2007-2009)

John E. Phay, MD (2008-2010)

aylor S. R iall, MD (2008-2010)

Steven Rose, MD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)

Stanley B. Sidhu, MBBS, PhD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)

Richard A. Sidwell, MD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)

Bhuv Singh, MD (Ad Hoc, 2008-2010)

Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2008-2010)

Jose G. revino, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

nom Comm

Chair: Herbert Chen, MD (2007-2009)

Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2007-2009)

Karen J. Brasel, MD (2008-2009)Oscar J. (Joe) Hines, MD (2008-2009)

Cliord Y. Ko, MD (2008-2009)

Scott A. LeMaire, MD (2008-2010)

Rebecca M. Minter, MD (2008-2009)

imothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2008-2009)

George A. Sarosi, Jr., MD (2008-2009)

Christian M. Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA (2007-2010)

Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, PhD, MBA (2008-2010)

Sonia L. Sugg, MD (2008-2009)

Jerey S. Upperman, MD (2008-2009)

Pom Comm

Chair: Daniel Albo, MD, PhD (2007-2009) Ari D. Brooks, MD (2008-2010)

Andrew C. Chang, MD (2007-2009)

Mark S. Cohen, MD (2008-2010)

Alan Dardik, MD, PhD (2007-2009)

Dev M. Desai, MD (2008-2010)

Buckminster J. Farrow, MD (2008-2010)

Jon C. Gould, MD (2008-2010)

Charles P. Heise, MD (2008-2010)

Electron Kebebew, MD (2008-2010)

Panos Kougias, MD (2008-2010)

Atul K. Madan, MD (2007-2009)

John C. Mansour, MD (2008-2010) Julie Ann Margenthaler, MD (2008-2010)

Barbra S. Miller, MD (2008-2010)

James Francis Pingpank, Jr., MD (2007-2009)

Roderich E. Schwarz, MD, PhD (2008-2010)

Shimul A. Shah, MD (2007-2009)

Sonia L. Sugg, MD (2007-2009)

Christoph roppmann, MD (2008-2010)

Patricia L. urner, MD (2008-2010)

Tomas N. Wang, MD, PhD (2007-2009)

Herbert J. Zeh, MD (2007-2009)

Wei Zhou, MD (2007-2009)



a hoc ec Comm

Chair: Leila Mureebe, MD (2007-2009)

Ciaran . Bradley, MD (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

Oscar J. ( Joe) Hines, MD (2007-2009)

imothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH (2007-2009)

a hoc globl af Comm

Co-Chair: Evan P. Nadler, MD (2008-2010)

Co-Chair: Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD (2008-2010)

Wayne Frederick, MD (2008-2010)

. Peter Kingham, MD (2008-2010)

Heitham . Hassoun, MD (2008-2010)

ason A. London, MD, MPH (2008-2010)

Robert Riviello, MD, MPH (Candidate Member, 2008-2010)

elwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH (2008-2010)

aas/sus Mo tk Foc

Kimberly S. Kirkwood, MD (2008-2010)

George A. Sarosi, Jr., MD (2008-2010)

Rebecca S. Sippel, MD (2008-2010)

2008 aas researCh FeLLOWshiP aWard

Te AAS is pleased to announce the winner o its 2008 r

Fllowp aw . Dr. Sung W. Cho has been selected to rece

$30,000 rom the AAS over a 2-year period or his work entitled “T

Role o Calcium/calmodulin-dependent Kinase in High Mobility GroBox 1 Mediated Liver Infammation.” Dr. Cho is currently a surge

resident at the University o Pittsburgh. He received his Medical Deg

rom the University o London, England and a MSc in Immunolo

rom the University o Oxord, England.

a a s P r e s e n t s F u n d a M e n t a L s C O u r s et O W e s t a F r i C a n s u rg e O n s

Drs. Benedict Nwomeh & Evan Nadler, Co-Chairs o the Ad Hoc Global Afairs Committee

n February 10th, 2008, the AAS, in partnership with the West Arican College o Surgeons (WACS), presented

e inaugural Fundamentals o Surgical Research and Career Development Course to physicians gathered ineetown, Sierra Leone, or the 46th Annual Conerence o the WACS. Te program was held at the Bintumani

otel and Conerence Center.

dapted rom the traditional annual AAS Fall Courses, the Fundamentals course was presented by a aculty that

cluded nine AAS members—Drs. Susan Brundage, Electron Kebebew, Lawrence Kim, Evan Nadler, Fiemu

wariaku, Benedict Nwomeh, Oluyinka Olutoye, Selwyn Rogers, and Jerey Upperman—and three local surgeons

ho are Fellows o the WACS. Te participants were drawn rom several countries in the subregion, including

igeria, Ghana, Senegal, and the host country, Sierra Leone. More than 120 physicians attended, nearly doubling

e original number o registrants.

Te idea o taking the Fundamentals course to West Arica was initiated by AAS Past President, Dr. Fiemu Nwa

who also led the AAS aculty on this mission. According to Dr. Nwariaku, teaching o research skills to physin developing countries is “crucial or improving the knowledge base o the local medical workorce.” In his we

address, the WACS President, Dr. Eusebe Alihonu, expressed gratitude to the AAS or bringing the course to

surgeons. Over the years, a ew surgeons rom West Arica had traveled to the United States to attend the AA

Courses. Dr. Alihonu stated that, by oering the course locally, it would be possible or more attending phy

and residents to benet rom this vital training. Te high level o interest in this program was demonstrated b

broad representation o diverse specialties, including general surgery, pediatric surgery, orthopedics, otolaryng

neurosurgery, radiology, gynecology, and radiation oncology.

uring the trip, the AAS delegation was granted an audience with several Sierra Leonean government representatives including the Honorable Minis

ealth and Sanitation, Dr. Soccoh Kabia. Te Minister was grateul that the AAS provided ree course registration to 10 physicians rom the host co

e noted that ater nearly two decades o civil war, his country was in the process o rebuilding its inrastructure and acquiring skilled personnel. He

tlined potential areas or collaboration, especially in the realm o knowledge and skills transer to local physicians.edback rom course attendees was very positive. In evaluating the course, 98.6% o the attendees rated the program good or excellent, and 9

ated that the course objectives had been met. However, most participants requested that the course be extended rom 1 day to 3 days to allow

aterial to be covered. Nearly all the participants requested that the course be oered on a regular basis.

Te AAS aculty members were gratied by the positive reception o the program. According to Dr. Nwariaku, “We have identied an ar

eat need in the continuing education o physicians and surgeons in the West Arican subregion. Tis course has been crucial in providing u

me perspective regarding the extent and depth o the gap in proessional knowledge and skill in healthcare . . . and reminded us o our im

sponsibility to bolster eorts to narrow that gap.”

Te Freetown course was the rst o what is hoped to be an annual A AS program in West Arica. Te Ad Hoc Global Aairs Committee has comm

anning or the 2009 course, to be held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Te committee has also initiated the necessary contacts and groundwo

ture courses in developing regions o Asia and South America.

Drs. Evan Nadler, Jefrey Upp

and Benedict Nwomeh particip

as aculty members at the inaug

AAS Fundamentals Course in

Freetown, Sierra Leone.

e course included material that is

aditionally presented during the

nual AAS Fall Courses.



a s s O C i a t i O n O F a M e r i C a nM e d i C a L C OL L e g e s

Drs. Ruth Bush & Kathrin roppmann, Representatives to the AAMC

Founded in 1876 with 22 members, the Association o American Medical Colleges (AAMC) was reorg

into its current orm in 1969. It is governed by an executive committee (7 members) and an executive c

(30 members), as well as three governing councils: the Council o Academic Societies (CAS), Coun

Deans, and Council o eaching Hospitals and Health Systems.

Formed in 1965, the CAS comprises 89 academic societies, including the AAS, which has two apprepresentatives. Te CAS is a powerul orum or discussing and exchanging inormation o common in

to medical school aculties and or evaluating and recommending policy initiatives to the AAMC. Te

has a chairperson and an administrative board, which meets three times a year. As a member o the CA

AAS has access to the A AMC Speakers Bureau, which allows senior AAMC sta members to serve as sp

at meetings. Te AAS utilized this resource at this year’s ASC, at which Dr. Paul Jolly was an invited

speaker on student and resident indebtedness.

Te mission o the AAMC is to “help aculty o medical schools and teaching hospitals to pursue

primary responsibilities o research, education, and patient care” with an overall goal to “improve the

o all Americans.” Tese ideals are integral to the existence, progress, and success o the AAS because m

schools, students, residents, and researchers contribute to the Society and, thus, are crucial to its

Candidate membership—an eort to increase resident and student participation in AAS activitiessuccessul new AAS initiative. Tese young participants are important in disseminating novel research

annual ASC.

Several AAMC resources are o great benet to AAS members. Te AAMC website presents up-t

inormation and announcements concerning the AAMC, the NIH, and a myriad o legislative

pertinent to all physicians. Also, the AAMC Data Book has statistical inormation about medical sc

teaching hospitals, graduate medical education, and aculty and physician compensation. Te AAMC Survey lists aculty salaries by degree, rank, region, department, mean, median, and 25th/75th perce

Websites that may be o interest to AAS members include www.mc.o/woom/mc

www.mc.o/voccy/w.

n a t i O n a L a s s O C i a t i O nF O r B iO M e d iC a L r e s e a r Ch

Dr. Emily Robinson, Representative to the NABR

Te National Association or Biomedical Research (NABR) is the only national, nonprot organi

dedicated solely to advocating sound public policy in support o the responsible use and humane c

laboratory animals in biomedical research, higher education, and product saety testing. Founded in

the NABR provides a unied voice or the scientic community regarding legislative and regulatory m

aecting laboratory animal research––issues o vital importance to AAS members. Te NABR’s memb

comprises more than 300 public and private universities, medical and veterinary schools, teaching hos

voluntary health agencies, proessional societies, pharmaceutical companies, and other animal research-r

rms. Te NABR membership believes that research projects should use only as many animals as necthat animal pain or distress should be minimized; and that alternatives to the use o live animals sho

developed and employed whenever easible.

Te NABR provides a mechanism by which its members may contact the United States (US) Co

regarding issues that pertain to animal research. Te Association also serves as a sounding board

US Legislature when questions o animal usage and regulation arise. Via a bimonthly electronic up

the NABR keeps its membership apprised o animal-rights campaigns, public policy, legal issue

other inormation related to biomedical research involving laboratory animals. Te Association’s w

( www.b.o ) provides materials about animal law and crisis management, as well as links to govern

and nongovernment sources pertaining to the welare o animals.

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