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Description: CAPA guru Dan O'Leary explains what data analysis techniques devicemakers need to survive FDA scrutiny of their CAPA systems. Topics include:
- Creating procedures to drive effective CAPA compliance;
- Developing strong procedures for quality reports and records; and
- Using FDA-required statistical methodologies.
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Speaker: Dan O'Leary, President, Ombu Enterprises
Description: Compliance expert Greg Meyer discusses how to behave ethically and scientifically when analyzing a limited number of data points. Topics include:
- Core principles in CAPA, statistical analysis and statistical process control that come into play when conducting investigations; and
- Historical and practical precedents for determining when statistical tools are appropriate when making quality decisions.
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Speaker: Greg Meyer RAC, CQA, President and Principal Consultant and Trainer at Compliance Media Inc.
Description: Legal authority and 505(b)(2) expert Kurt Karst explains how and when to use this alternative drug approval process to get new products to market faster. Topics include:
- Patent and non-patent marketing exclusivity;
- Recent legal activity; and
- FDA policies and interpretations.
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Speaker: Kurt Karst, Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara
Description: FDA regulatory expert Seth Mailhot discusses the implications of the HIPAA and HITECH acts for manufacturers of devices that store patient information. Topics include:
- Who and what is regulated under HIPAA;
- Business associate liability; and
- Research and FDA reporting exemptions.
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Speaker: Seth Mailhot, Partner and Lead, FDA Regulatory Practice, Michael Best and Friedrich LLP
Description: Jay Crowley, who led the FDA team that wrote the UDI rule, talks about the most important questions and issues that remain to be resolved as the September 2014 implementation date looms. Among the challenges he discusses are:
- Switching to a standardized date format;
- How to treat stand-alone software;
- The single-use device exemption; and
- Definitions of "shipping container," "reprocessing" and "labeler."
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Speaker: Jay Crowley, Vice President of the UDI practice at USDM Life Sciences
Description: Former FDA official David Lim presents a plan for inspection preparation, focusing on the top 20 problems that continually show up in 483s and warning letters and how to avoid them. Topics include:
- Resources FDA investigators use to prepare for inspections;
- Factors that determine the depth of an inspection; and
- Tips for communicating with investigators before, during and after the inspection.
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Speaker: Dr. David Lim, President and CEO, RegulatoryDoctor.com
Description: Regulatory experts Timothy Ayers and Michelle Axelrod examine the FDA's new enforcement focus on television ads, trade show communications and Twitter activities, offering advice on how to respond to agency citations and develop a compliant promotions plan. Topics include:
- Common violations cited in 2013 Warning Letters;
- FDA enforcement of digital communications violations; and
- How to set standards and safeguards to ensure claims are legally defensible.
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Speakers: Timothy Ayers, Principal, Life Sciences Compliance, Commercialization and Regulatory Counseling Department, Porzio, Bromberg and Newman; Michelle Axelrod, Principal, Porzio, Bromberg and Newman.
Description: In a special question-and-answer session, Steve Silverman, Director of CDRH's Office of Compliance discusses the recent reorganization of the office and what it means for devicemakers. Led by FDA veteran Steven Niedelman, the webinar addresses the responsibilities of the:
- Program Management Office;
- Division of Manufacturing and Quality;
- Division of Premarket and Labeling Compliance;
- Division of International Compliance Operations;
- Division of Bioresearch Monitoring; and
- Division of Analysis and Program Operations.
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Speakers: Steven Niedelman, Lead Quality Systems and Compliance Consultant to the FDA & Life Sciences Practice Team, King & Spalding, and Steve Silverman, Director, Office of Compliance, CDRH.
Description: Supply chain analyst Hedley Rees advises on the most effective techniques for forecasting and managing clinical trial materials needs. Topics covered include:
- Mapping the end-to-end physical flow of the supply chain;
- Key information flows in the supply chain; and
- Prerequisites for successful delivery of drug to site.
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Speaker: Hedley Rees, Managing Consultant, Pharma Flow
Description: Experts George Valaitis and Jean Colombel present a case study from AB SCIEX, a leading medical and laboratory equipment manufacturer, showing how they were able to reduce business risk and avoid product shipment interruptions by implementing an enterprise-level solution that integrates and verifies product compliance to RoHS, REACH and other directives at every phase of product development. Topics include:
- Today's regulatory landscape and how it affects the products devicemakers manufacture and sell in various global markets;
- An overview of the data management challenge of determining and ensuring the compliance of device products;
- The 3D Experience Platform and the Materials Compliance solution from Dassault Systèmes, and the business process and data flow that it enables; and
- Customer success stories, with a particular focus on the success at AB SCIEX.
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Speakers: George Valaitis, RoHS Program Manager with Global Responsibilities, AB SCIEX, and Jean Colombel, Vice President of the Life Sciences Industry, Dassault Systèmes