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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear IACUC Community,</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Project Update</span></b></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is advancing our animal research community through the implementation of a new tool to support the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The project team continues to work with the vendor to plan and prepare the IACUC tool in preparation for the go live. The preparations include identifying standard procedures and loading the protocols and training records into the new tool.</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The tentative go-live date for the IACUC tool is <span style='color:black;background:yellow'>August 22, 2022</span>. The go-live will ensure investigators a smooth roll-out and transition from the current system (eAPM).</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>What does this mean for you?</span></b></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>In order to extract and migrate the information from eAPM to the new system, we will need to freeze the information in eAPM at end of business on <span style='background:yellow'>Wednesday, July 20</span></span></span><span class=normaltextrun><sup><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black;background:yellow'>th</span></sup></span><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:yellow'>.</span></span><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> After that time, your protocol in eAPM will only be available for viewing.</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>During the freeze, any changes to protocols will be performed manually by the IACUC office. If you anticipate the need to create an amendment in the near future, we request that you communicate that with us soon. We will do our best to continue to process requests as quickly as possible, but we anticipate that there will be delays in conducting business and ask for your patience. </span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;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></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>What’s Next? </span></b></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The project team will reengage with the IACUC vendor this week to finalize the new IACUC system configuration and prepare for go-live.</span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Training materials will be made available and training events scheduled as we approach the go-live date in August. </span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Each lab will be receiving a Word document containing a list of all the lab’s currently approved procedures as well as a template for procedures that can be used to create the lab’s unique laboratory procedures that will be transferred to the new system at go-live. </span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The project team will continue to prepare standard procedures for the most common procedures performed across labs in order to have a standard library that will continue to grow after go-live. </span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraph style='margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none'><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'>If you have any questions about the new IACUC tool or this initiative, I invite you to share those by emailing <a href="mailto:rapinfo@uoregon.edu">rapinfo@uoregon.edu</a> </span></span><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you have questions or concerns for the IACUC office, please email us at </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:iacuc@uoregon.edu" target="_blank"><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>iacuc@uoregon.edu</span></span></a></span><span class=normaltextrun><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. </span></span><span class=eop><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kathy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Kathy Snell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attending Veterinarian / Interim Director Animal Welfare Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Animal Care Services / Animal Welfare Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5218 University of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eugene OR 9740<span style='color:#44546A'>3</span>-5218<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 541-346-0998<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: 541-915-5181<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>