How the designated veterinarian can help achieve a good culture of care Passed
Friday October 28, 2022 09:00 - 09:20 Djur i forskning
Lecturer: Barney Reed
Block: Djur i forskning
To achieve good quality science and high standards of animal welfare, a wide range of factors have to come together to provide the right framework within an organisation. This includes good leadership, communication and management and appropriate resourcing, as well as having the right values and a desire for continuous improvement. Establishing, promoting and maintaining a good ‘culture of care’ is a fundamental requirement if legal, ethical and animal welfare obligations, as well as those to personnel, are to be met. The phrase ‘culture of care’ can increasingly be found within legislation, guidelines and policy statements relating to animal experiments.
In the first part of this presentation, Barney Reed will review where and with whom the responsibility for achieving a good culture of care lies, and will talk about how the culture of an establishment may be assessed.
Lecturers
Barney Reed Lecturer
Barney joined the RSPCA’s Animals in Science Department in 2002, where he promotes the fullest implementation of the 3Rs, and effective ethical review, nationally and internationally. Before this, he gained a Master of Science degree with distinction in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare from the University of Edinburgh and was employed in the UK government department that regulates the use of animals in science. He has served on the institutional Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Bodies of eight different UK research establishments across academia and industry; has served on the council of the UK Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA); and has been a member of Expert Working Groups set up by the European Commission to produce guidance on the implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU. Since 2016 Barney has been an appointed member of the UK National Committee, and for many years has been a judge for the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research annual awards.
www.rspca.org.uk/animalsinscience