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Dear IACUC Community,<o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Office of the Vice
President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">is continuing to advance
our animal research community through the</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">
implement</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">ation of</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">
a new tool to support the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After careful consideration by OVPRI leadership and the project team, the project timeline has been extended and
</span><b style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><i>we plan to go-live with the new IACUC tool in late summer 2022</i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.
An exact date will be communicated next year.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In adjusting the timing, we were motivated to:</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </o:p></p>
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<li>ensure investigators a smooth roll-out and transition from the current system (eAPM),<o:p> </o:p></li><li>allow the Animal Welfare Services team more time to develop and build adequate support resources for the new tool, and<o:p> </o:p></li><li>provide the team time to prepare for the AAALAC International accreditation renewal process which will take place in the first half of 2022.
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<b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">What does this mean for
you?</span></b></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Protocol submissions, renewals, and amendments will continue to take place in eAPM through the first half of 2022. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">This will allow the project
team to migrate more information and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">consolidate a library of standard procedures.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Investigators and their teams will need to fully populate and validate protocols in the new system after go-live and prior to any protocol amendments or modifications.</span></p>
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<b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">What’s Next?</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">The project team will continue working on the project and will begin user testing in mid- to late-January
2022. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">More precise timing and information about the transition will be available in the coming months.</span><b style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">How to Stay Informed</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">We will keep the community informed on the progress of this project with periodic communications. If
you would like to receive monthly updates about this effort, please subscribe to the following email list: </span><a href="mailto:rap-iacuc-module@lists.uoregon.edu" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">rap-iacuc-module@lists.uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;"> (to subscribe,
visit </span><a href="https://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/rap-iacuc-module" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">https://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/rap-iacuc-module</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">). <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Project Background</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">The new IACUC tool is part of the phased implementation of the
</span><a href="https://research.uoregon.edu/manage/research-administration-portal" target="_blank" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Research
Administration Portal (RAP)</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">, a
suite of integrated tools that will support researchers and staff as they work through compliance and administration activities. In a world where compliance is becoming increasingly complex, this system will integrate information and ease the burden on our
investigators. We are confident that implementation of this system will serve the community well.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The system will offer a single dashboard from which investigators will be able to effectively manage a range of research compliance activities including
submissions that cover human subjects research (live), conflict of interest, grant submissions, effort reporting, and IACUC.
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We look forward to offering the research community one stop shopping for many of their compliance needs. As these new tools are implemented, we will be phasing
out our existing systems. By being part of this process, you are helping us transform research administration allowing you to focus more energy on your research, scholarship, and creative activities. We are excited to take these steps forward together.</span></span></p>
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you have any questions about the new IACUC tool or this initiative, I invite you to share those by emailing </span><a href="mailto:rapinfo@uoregon.edu" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">rapinfo@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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