title: Optimising resources by reduction: the FRAME Reduction Committee.
abstract: The Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) Reduction Committee, formed in 1998, comprises experienced professionals in the fields of statistics, experimental design, animal welfare and alternatives. The committee undertakes projects designed to contribute to reduction by addressing the implementation of recommendations made at an European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) workshop on reducing the use of laboratory animals. The use of improved experimental design and statistical analysis techniques are key means of achieving reduction. Literature surveys have shown that there is scope for improvement in these areas. Projects include organising workshops that explain how these techniques can be used to achieve reduction, the creation of guidelines for journal editors and the compilation of a directory of training material on experimental design and statistical analysis. The first FRAME Reduction Committee international symposium will be held in October 2002.
authors.affiliation: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME), 96-98 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EE, UK. sylvia@frame.org.uk
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaughan
mesh_terms: D035661:Animal Care Committees; D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives; D000818:Animals; D040841:Resource Allocation