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. 2013 Sep 4;3(3):907–922. doi: 10.3390/ani3030907

Table 3.

Background information of each included article.

Authors (Year) Title [citation number]
Affiliation
Funding Conflict of interest
Method
Dresser, R., (1989) Developing standards in animal research review [22]
School of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
Not specified Not specified
Protocol evaluation, protocol review form analysis
Graham, K. (2002) A study of three IACUCs and their views of scientific merit and alternatives [15]
Center for Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, USA
Not specified Not specified
Survey and interview
Hau, J., Carlsson, H. E. Hagelin, J. (2001) Animal research. Ethics committees have influenced animal experiments in Sweden [27]
Division of Comparative Medicine, Department of Physiology Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Not specified Not specified
Review of minutes of meetings
Hagelin, J., Hau, J. and Carlsson, H. E. (2003) The refining influence of ethics committees on animal experimentation in Sweden [26]
Department of Physiology, Division of Comparative Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Helge Axson Johnsons Stiftelse, Magn. Bergwalls Stiftelse, CF Lundstroms Stiftelse and CFN (grant. no. 02-72) Not specified
Review of minutes of meetings
Hansen, L. A., (1), Goodman, J. R. (2), Chandna, A. (3) (2012) Analysis of Animal Research Ethics Committee Membership at American Institutions [10]
1 Departments of Neurosciences and Pathology, University of California San Diego, USA;
2 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
3 Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Marymount University, USA
Not specified none
Membership review
Houde, L., Dumas, C. (1) Leroux, T. (2), (2003) Animal ethical evaluation: an observational study of Canadian IACUCs [17]
1 Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, H3C 3P8.;
2 Centre de recherche en droit public Université de Montréal
Not specified Not specified
Observation
Houde, L., Dumas, C. (1) Leroux, T. (2), (2009) Ethics: views from IACUC members [14]
1 Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada;
2 Centre de Recherche en Droit; Public, Université de Montréal, Canada
Not specified Not specified
Interview
Ideland, M. (2009) Different views on ethics: how animal ethics is situated in a committee culture [16]
School of Teacher Education, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Not specified Not specified
Interview
Ingham, K. M., Klein, H. J., Kastello, M. D. (1), Goldberg, J. A., (2) Johnson, R. G. (3), (2000) A novel approach for assessing the quality and effectiveness of IACUC oversight in investigator compliance [25]
1 Department of Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck Research Laboratories, USA
2 Management Development Systems, Inc., Hillsborough, NJ, USA
3 Chiron Vaccines, Emeryville, CA, USA
Not specified Not specified
Interview and survey
Kolar, R. and Ruhdel, I. (2007) A survey concerning the work of ethics committees and licensing authorities for animal experiments in Germany [21]
Animal Welfare Academy (Akademie für Tierschutz), German Animal Welfare Federation (Deutscher Tierschutzbund), Neubiberg, Germany
Not specified Not specified
Survey
Mann, M. D. , Prentice, E. D., (2007) Verification of IACUC approval and the just-in-time PHS grant process [20]
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Not specified Not specified
Survey
Nordgren, A. (1) Röcklinsberg, H. (2), (2005) Genetically modified animals in research: an analysis of applications submitted to ethics committees on animal experimentation in Sweden [18]
1 Centre for Applied Ethics, Linköping University, SE–581 83 Linköping, Sweden;
2 Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, Allhelgona Kyrkogata 8, SE–223 62 Lund, Sweden.
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (the ELSA Program) and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Program of ethics research in connection to Swegene and WCN). Not specified
Protocol evaluation
Plous, S. (1) Herzog, H. (2), (2001) Animal research. Reliability of protocol reviews for animal research [23]
1 Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459-0408, USA.
2 Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA.
Not specified Not specified
Protocol evaluation
Schuppli, Catherine A., (2011) Decisions about the Use of Animals in Research: Ethical Reflection by Animal Ethics Committee Members [19]
Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Canada
International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) through a postgraduate fellowship; by the UBC Animal Welfare Program that is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; the BCSPCA; the BC Veterinary Medical Association; and sponsors listed on the programme website Not specified
Observation and interview
Schuppli, C. A. and Fraser, D., (2007) Factors influencing the effectiveness of research ethics committees [9]
Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The International Foundation for
Ethical Research (IFER) through a postgraduate fellowship; by the UBC Animal Welfare Program that is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; the BCSPCA; the BC Veterinary Medical Association; and other sponsors listed on the programme website at www.landfood.ubc.ca/animalwelfare/.
none
Interview
Silverman, J. (1), Baker, S. P. (2), Lidz, C. W. (3), (2012) A self-assessment survey of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, part 2: structure and organizational functions [12]
1 Department of Animal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
2 Departments of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cell Biology, and Information Services, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.; USA
Not specified none
Survey
Silverman, J. (1), Baker, S. P. (2), Lidz, C. W. (3), (2012) A self-assessment survey of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Part 1: animal welfare and protocol compliance [13]
1 Department of Animal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
2 Departments of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cell Biology, and Information Services, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
Not specified none
Survey
Voipio, H.-M., (1), Kaliste, E., Nevalainen, T. (2), Hirsjärvi, P.,(3) Ritskes-Hoitinga, M.(4), (2004) Nordic-European Workshop on Ethical Evaluation of Animal Experiments [24]
1 Laboratory Animal Centre, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland;
2 National Laboratory Animal Center, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland;
3 Department of Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;
4 Biomedical Laboratory, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark
The workshop was organized by the Cooperation Group for Laboratory Animal Sciences of the Finnish Ministry of Education and made possible through funding by the Academy of Finland, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Agriculture and Forestry, NOVA University and the Finnish Society for the Protection of Animals. Not specified
Protocol evaluation
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), (1994) Animal Care and Use Committees: Structural Problems Impair Usefulness [11]
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), USA
Not specified Not specified
Interview