online seminar 2019 - Validation Essentials for Medical Device Manufacturers – IQ, OQ, PQ

Overview
Validation is an important element of the Quality System Regulations and ISO13485. This course will cover validation essentials for medical device manufacturers. You’ll learn about what processes needed to be validated and what steps you need to take to validate processes. You’ll learn the essentials of validation planning, protocol writing, and change management. We’ll cover the steps of Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) including tips and best practices.
Why Should You Attend
Failure to validate is a significant cause of 483 observations. Even worse, it can result in customer complaints, adverse events, and even recalls. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to avoid these problems and use validation concepts to ensure process stability and control. You’ll learn the benefits and impacts of validation and how it can benefit your customers and your business. We’ll cover tools and techniques that can help you successfully validate your processes. Validation can help you to optimize your processes with resulting improvement in predictability, consistency of outputs and business results.
Session Highlights
Purpose, scope, and benefits of process validation
FDA Expectations, Regulations
Lessons learned and enforcement case studies
Common problems and easy solutions
When to verify and when to validate
Steps and checklists for validation
Linkages within your Quality System
Master Validation Planning
Best Practices
Inspection Preparedness
Who Will Benefit
Manufacturing Engineers
Process Engineers
Quality Engineers
Engineering Managers
Quality Managers
Auditors
Compliance Specialists
Speaker
Susanne Manz, MBA, MBB, RAC, CQA is an accomplished leader in the medical device industry with emphasis on quality, compliance, and six sigma. She has worked at industry leading companies such as GE, J&J, and Medtronic with an extensive background in quality and compliance for medical devices from new product development, to operations, to post-market activities. She is a Presidential Scholar with a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from the University of New Mexico. She earned her Black Belt and Master Black Belt certifications while at Johnson and Johnson. Susanne also holds Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) from RAPS and is a CQA (Certified Quality Auditor) from the American Society for Quality. Susanne has now established a consulting business with a mission to provide services to help medical device companies achieve world-class quality and compliance.