The authors discuss approaches to bolster investigator engagement, inviting investigators to be partners within the Animal Care Program. Regulatory burden in animal research endeavors continues to be reviewed and critiqued; therefore, this article intends to encourage Animal Care Programs to promote transparency and incorporation of unique educational training initiatives to tailor and focus compliance efforts across research programs. Borrowing from concepts of patient engagement, adherence, and enrollment efforts within the medical profession, it is likely that gains in trust, understanding, and communication between stakeholders within animal programs can be achieved without excessive efforts to alter existing approaches. Institutions will continue to be challenged to balance animal welfare expectations with promotion of research missions. This article provides a framework for somewhat radical ideas, including the use of collaborative orientations, assistance with self-evaluations, timely self-reporting, and meaningful and directed trainings, that are all aimed to resonate in contemporary animal care programs and foster investigator engagement in ongoing compliance efforts.

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研究者的参与：关于提高动物护理计划合规性的实践的一些根本性考虑。

作者讨论了促进研究人员参与的方法，邀请研究人员成为动物照护计划的合作伙伴。动物研究工作中的监管负担将继续受到审查和批评；因此，本文旨在鼓励动物保健计划提高透明度，并纳入独特的教育培训计划，以在整个研究计划中调整和集中合规性工作。从医学界对患者参与，依从性和入组工作的观念中汲取的经验，很可能无需过度努力来改变现有方法就可以在动物项目中获得利益相关者之间的信任，理解和沟通。机构将继续面临挑战，要在动物福利期望与促进研究任务之间取得平衡。