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University of Washington's Pediatrics Program Pressured to End Live Animal Use
WASHINGTON—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s (PCRM) senior medical and research adviser John Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., is asking the University of Washington’s animal care committee to vote to end the school’s use of live ferrets for pediatrics training at its March 17 meeting |
Animals in Pediatric Residencies
The primary emergency procedure taught in pediatric residency training is endotracheal intubation, a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into the windpipe (trachea) through the mouth, or sometimes through the nose. In the past, most pediatric residencies used cats or ferrets to train their residents in this |
PCRM Works to End Animal Use in Pediatrics Training
Pediatrics residents at the University of Washington force plastic tubes down ferrets’ windpipes to practice endotracheal intubation. PCRM recently launched a campaign to end the use of animals for pediatrics training at the University of Washington and other schools. Since PCRM’s campaign started last |
Pediatrics Victory Helps Animals and Babies
PCRM recently called on Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, to stop the inhumane use of cats for intubation training in its pediatrics residency program. The hospital listened and now uses humane simulation methods. “I would like to extend my congratulations to Nationwide Children’s |
University of Washington Violating Federal Law by Killing Animals for Pediatrics Training, Doctors Say in USDA Complaint
Center Uses Rabbits and Ferrets for Invasive Procedures; Most Pediatrics Residency Programs Use Nonanimal Methods SEATTLE—Rabbits and live ferrets are unlawfully used in invasive and often lethal procedures in the pediatrics residency program at the University of Washington, says the nonprofit Physicians Com |
Ethics in Pediatrics Training
The use of live animals in pediatrics residency training was once a common practice. Today, however, the vast majority of these courses use nonanimal teaching tools. Animals in Pediatrics Residencies The primary emergency procedure taught in pediatrics residency train |
Victory! Indiana University Ends Cruel Use of Cats
Live cats at Indiana University will no longer have plastic tubes repeatedly forced into their mouths and windpipes. Thanks to PCRM, the school will only use simulators in its pediatrics residency program. After PCRM requested a curriculum evaluation, the school moved to modern teaching methods that better equip train |
Human Simulators Replace Animals in Pediatrics Training
Thanks toPCRM’s recently launched national effort, pediatrics training is quickly moving away from the use of animals, making training more ethical and more effective. Our latest victory is at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. After PCRM wrote to Nationwide about its cruel use of cats |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Ends Use of Live Ferrets for Pediatrics Training
WASHINGTON—Cincinnati Children’s Hospital recently ended its invasive and unnecessary use of live ferrets for pediatrics training. Thanks to a national effort by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), pediatrics training programs like this are quickly moving away from the use of anim |
How You Can Help Reform the March of Dimes
1. Tell other people about the March of Dimes! Most people are not aware that the charity wastes their charitable donations on cruel and useless experimentation. One way you can easily raise awareness is to write letters: to the editor, to a celebrity spokesperson, and/or to any company in your community that suppor |
Victory! Ferrets and Rabbits Saved from Pediatrics Training in Texas
Thanks to PCRM’s efforts to end animal use in pediatrics training, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio no longer uses and kills rabbits and ferrets to train its pediatrics residents. With your help, we can win all of our campaigns to end animal use in medical education. Pediatrics Tr |
Indiana University Stops Using Cats for Pediatrics Training
Live cats will no longer have tubes forced into their mouths and windpipes at Indiana University. Thanks to PCRM, the school is switching to simulators in its pediatrics residency program. PCRM had pushed the university to move to nonanimal methods for teaching endotracheal intubation. In response, the school began an |
Invasive Animal Use at University of Washington Violates State Law, Doctors Say
Legal Complaint Filed As Incoming UW President Asked to Halt Invasive Ferret Use; More Than 90 Percent of Pediatrics Residency Programs Use Nonanimal Methods SEATTLE—Invasive ferret use in the University of Washington’s pediatrics residency program violates state law, says the nonprofit Physicians Comm |
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions Animal Welfare 1. Does the March of Dimes still fund shocking animal experiments? 2. Is there any evidence for the poor treatment of animals in March of Dimes experiments? 3. How can there be any pain or suffe |
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Increased Calcium Intake Does Not Reduce Bone Fractures or Osteoporosis 5/27/2011 A new study published in the British Medical Journal1 found that people who consumed the highest amounts of calcium did not have a reduction in bone fractures or osteoporosis. In fact, those who consumed the most calcium (more t |
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