Water System Biofilm Control and Microbial Monitoring Myths It is an unfortunate fact that most water systems today have been designed and are operated and controlled using at least some traditional concepts and methods that are downright wrong. So how could such traditions become so ingrained and be so wrong? How could well-intentioned benchmarking be so misguided? Live
Tuesday,
May 22, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Lyophilization Process Development and Cycle Design with a Case Study This webinar will cover the process and benefits of using an empirical approach to design an optimized lyophilization cycle. In the past, a "trial and error" approach was routinely used as the means of cycle design, often resulting in products that were substandard or cycles that were prohibitively long and expensive. Live
Thursday,
May 24, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Validation of Analytical Methods for FDA Compliance: Step-by-Step Analytical methods should be validated to ensure reliability, consistency and accuracy of analytical data. Method validation has been a requirement of FDA and international regulations and accreditation standards such as ISO 17025 since many years. Most often the theory is well understood but there are many questions when validation experiments are designed, conducted, and documented. Live
Thursday,
May 24, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:75 Minutes
Using Statistics to Determine Sample Size This webinar covers the statistical methods used to calculate sample sizes for both attribute and variables data. Methods for collecting the sample will be covered. Every sampling plan has risks. This webinar covers how to calculate Type I and Type II errors. A discussion of how the FDA views sampling plans, especially for validation and acceptance activities. Sample size to ensure a certain level of process capability will be covered. Live
Tuesday,
May 29, 2012
12:00 PM PDT | 03:00 PM EDT,
Duration:60 Minutes
Risk-Based Monitoring of Clinical Trials: Say Goodbye to 100% Source Document Verify The presentation reviews the long-awaited 'Guidance for Industry: Oversight of Clinical Investigations - A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring' which was released in August of 2011 to 'enhance human subject protection and the quality of clinical trial data. Live
Tuesday,
May 29, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:60 Minutes
Computer System Validation: Step-by-Step This webinar details all of the templates used to create validation documentation, usually saving two-thirds of the time and costs. The 10-step risk-based approach to COTS software validation minimized documentation and ensures efficient implementation of new and upgraded computer systems. This experience will prepare you to perform a validation project. Live
Thursday,
May 31, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:75 Minutes
Excel Spreadsheet Validation to Eliminate 483s This interactive webinar provides explicit details and live demonstration followed by a collaborative workshop that explains how to configure and validate a GxP compliant spreadsheet application. Live
Tuesday,
June 5, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:75 Minutes
Leadership in Manufacturing Contamination Control The Microbiology Lab must take leadership in contamination control support for production because it is the hub of the necessary technical expertise. Live
Tuesday,
June 5, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA): 10 Steps This CAPA training program helps you to understand, in 10 easy steps, the entire CAPA process. It includes elements of Quality Tools, Team Effectiveness, Awards & Recognitions, and Verification & Validation of actions taken. Attend this webinar to grasp the A to Z of CAPA and learn how to implement & manage it for success. Live
Thursday,
June 7, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Residual Moisture Testing of Lyophilized Products This webinar will cover the various methods used to determine residual moisture in products ranging from bulk powders, to sterile freeze-died products in vials, to foods. Understanding the different techniques, their limitations, and proper execution will result in more accurate and precise moisture results, which translates into better quality products with longer shelf lives. Live
Tuesday,
June 12, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
GMP Compliance for Dietary Supplements The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the final rule establishing regulations to require current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) for dietary supplements. Live
Wednesday,
June 13, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:60 Minutes
Excel Spreadsheet Validation for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 This webinar will describe the regulatory and business requirements for Excel spreadsheets, using examples from FDA recommendations. It will then cover the design and installation of those Excel Spreadsheets, to ensure the integrity of the data, and will discuss how to ensure 21 CFR 11 compliance during the development, installation and maintenance of a spreadsheet application. Live
Thursday,
June 14, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Avoiding FDA 483 Observations by Identifying the Root Cause of Deviations Recent Consent Decrees have included requirements that the firm develop and implement systems that result in timely and complete investigations of deviations and corrective and preventive actions that address the root cause of deviations. Live
Tuesday,
June 19, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Design Inputs - Design Outputs Traceability Matrix - Principles of Lean Documents and Lean Configuration Design Inputs, Design Outputs, and Traceability matrices present a challenge to almost all industries that apply design controls. Typically, these cause the creation and maintenance of duplicate information across various documents - a major source of errors. This webinar applies the Theory of Lean Documents and the corresponding Theory of Lean Configuration to avoiding these errors, while presenting a fresh new approach to these key and related documents. Live
Tuesday,
June 19, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:60 Minutes
Risk Assessment - Compliance Using Easy To Fill Out Documentation This webinar teaches how to determine and document risk in a process in order to reduce validation time and ensure compliance. Live
Wednesday,
June 20, 2012
10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST,
Duration:75 Minutes
IT Infrastructure and Network Qualification: Step-by-Step Federal laws and regulations mandate to put controls and measures on a company network to ensure security and data integrity. Examples are 21 CFR Part 11, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and HIPAA. With this legislation IT infrastructure and network qualification and compliance become a much more recognizable issue at higher levels of management. Live
Thursday,
June 21, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:75 Minutes
Scale-Up, Cycle Transfer, and Maximum Throughput Capability for Lyophilized Products Lyophilization cycle scale-up and cycle transfer between dryers has traditionally been one of the most challenging issues in manufacturing. Cycles that have been designed on development-scale equipment, and are producing acceptable product, can suddenly start suffering from both physical and chemical instability when scaled-up to a larger freeze-dryer, or transferred between production freeze-dryers. Live
Tuesday,
June 26, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
FDA Inspections - Do's & Don'ts The purpose of the FDA inspection is a verification activity that should demonstrate to the regulatory agency and provide assurance that your products consistently meet quality expectations and that your company is operating in a consistent and compliant state of control. The key to a successful inspection is being prepared to communicate how your quality systems assure this state of control. Live
Wednesday,
June 27, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:60 Minutes
GxP Computer System Validation, The investigator's Point of View The webinar explains what is needed to prepare for an audit or regulatory inspection. It addresses SOPs for the GxP and IT infrastructure, hardware and software qualification, computer system validation, and change control for revalidation. This event is applicable to regulated companies and software vendors. Live
Tuesday,
July 10, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:75 Minutes
Good Documentation Practices for GMP Operations Whether you work in production or in a laboratory or if you conduct investigations or finalize product release, sound data and information is essential to success and compliance. To ensure success and avoid those frustrating, embarrassing discussions of missing or doubtful data, laboratory employees must follow good documentation practices. Live
Wednesday,
July 11, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:60 Minutes
Effective Training Practices for FDA Compliance No or inadequate training of employees is one of most frequently cited deviations in FDA inspectional observations and warning letters. Trainings are either not planned, not conducted, not evaluated or not documented as expected by inspectors. On the other hand it has been is estimated that about 5% of employee's time is spent for training. So there seems to be lack of understanding on what the regulations are, their interpretations and expectations of inspectors. Live
Thursday,
July 12, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:75 Minutes
Container Closure Systems and Bulk Freeze-Drying This webinar will start by covering ways to understand the physical properties of our formulated products through the use of very specialized analytical techniques. Live
Tuesday,
July 17, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
GMP for Phase 1 Products This presentation will cover the contents of the guidance that was given. FDA has issued as rule that relieves Phase 1 products from complying with the GMP given in 21 CFR 211. At the same time, they ruled that the products must continue to comply with the GMP as given in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Guidance was then given to describe these GMP. Live
Tuesday,
August 7, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes
Statistical Procedures Needed for Compliance with the Guidance on Process Validation This guidance document contains several statements that make it clear that statistical procedures will be expected. Recently, FDA issued new draft guidance on process validation. When finalized, it will supersede the previously issued guidance documents on process validation. It is expected that the final guidance will not be much different from the draft. Live
Thursday,
September 6, 2012
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT,
Duration:90 Minutes