It’s Important to stay aware The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) released its “Request for Information (RFI) on Clarifying the Reporting Requirements for Departures from the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” (NOT-OD-21-161) in July of this year. The response deadline just passed as of November …
In our last blog post, we detailed the importance of conducting regular Health Checks. This week, we will take a look at the different ways that a Health Check can be done, as well as other factors that should be considered when evaluating your processes. What is a Health Check? To recap: Health Check is a …
Your institution has determined it is ready to change software solutions. This can happen for many reasons and depending on how well you prepare, can have different outcomes. This guide will help walk you through the process of organizing your needs internally and properly vetting potential solutions. Identify Why It’s important to know exactly why …
Cost Accounting offers a wholistic look of recurring and onetime costs to help you establish per diem rates across species, cage types, and locations. TOPAZ offers both a Cost Accounting Module within Elements for ongoing reporting as well as a separate Cost Accounting Consultation Service. Either option helps you to establish baseline costs for your …
Determining the best software for your organization can be tricky. here are a few common factors to consider when evaluating whether a configurable solution or a custom software is the right fit for your institution. Configurable Custom Flexible to meet your institution’s evolving needs with many integrations readily available. Process changes are done quickly by …
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) released its official AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition, an update to its 2013 Edition, in January 2020. OLAW issued its Notice of Intent to Seek Public Comments on Updated AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia on January 21st, 2020, within which it is encouraging “PHS-Assured institutions to …
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Many of us have heard plenty about the 21st Century Cures Act (21CCA) at this point. For those who aren’t familiar yet, the 21CCA is a law that was enacted in 2016 authorizing billions of dollars in funding for, among many other things, significant efforts to eliminate bureaucratic red tape and reduce regulatory burden in …
Another October has come and gone, which means that National AALAS and the TOPAZ User Symposium are done for another year! As always, AALAS was a great opportunity to meet new friends and catch up with old friends…some very old! It was a wonderful meeting for TOPAZ with lots of good contacts made. The User …
National AALAS is done for another year. TOPAZ had a very successful show, with lots of visits from existing customers and new faces. As always the TOPAZ graph paper writing pads were popular – we met our objective of not having to bring any back to Texas! We’re already looking forward to Denver next year. We followed …
TOPAZ will, of course, be attending the National AALAS meeting in Baltimore next week. We’ll be in the exhibit hall at booth #1846 and we’d love to see all our friends, old and new. Stop by for a chat and to hear our latest product news. You’ll have to opportunity to meet some of our services …
