People: A Most Valuable Resource; Kristina Stephens; Education and Training Programs; Bruce Kennedy; Personal Leadership Skills; Fred Douglas and Dennis Miller ; Professional Ethics; Jan Wyrick Gnadt and Stuart Leland; Animal Health and Medicine; Mark A. Suckow and Brent Martin; Regulatory Compliance; Janet C. Gonder; Quality Management; Robert E. Mueller; Standard Operating Procedures and Policies; Steven Kuhlman; Physical Plant; Gail Heidbrink; Fiscal Management; James A. Alford; Grants and Contracts; Howard G. Rush; Utilization of Information Technology; Farol Tomson; Hazard and Risk Management; Christian E. Newcomer ; Disaster Management; Catherine M. Vogelweid ; Facility Security; DeWayne Walker ; Public Relations; Lynn Anderson, Jacqueline Calnan, and Janet Skidmore
Summary
Contributors with experience managing the care of laboratory animals in industrial and academic settings address some of the broad concepts for operating such a program, rather than focusing on the minutiae of actual animal care. Differences in the approaches taken their various institutions give readers insight into the variety and alternatives av