Course Description
This two-day seminar will cover the essentials of an effective yet efficient Quality management system for medical device companies. An efficient and effective Quality System can be a competitive advantage for companies by leading to improved Quality and compliance as well as optimizing the cost of Quality. This seminar will get you started in setting up just such a Quality System. We'll discuss the "case for Quality" and how you can use compliance, not as an end itself, but as a means to improved Quality and reduced cost of non-compliance.
In this webinar, we will discuss:
Regulatory Expectations
How to plan, structure, and implement a Quality System
Common problems and lessons from 483 and Warning Letters
Red-flags that your QS is not effective
Six essential capabilities for an effective and efficient QMS
Risk analysis and management techniques
Process control and performance monitoring
Culture, Management Responsibility, and maturity
Strategies for improvement
Improvement techniques
Why you should attend:
This seminar will help you understand regulatory requirements and how to translate them into a Quality System that is both effective and efficient. You'll learn how to plan, structure, and implement a Quality System specific for your business needs. We'll explore the capabilities that every medical device company needs to ensure Quality products and a compliant Quality System. We'll discuss how to define your current situation and create a Quality strategy and plans. Will discuss methods to identify, prioritize, and analyze risks. Then, we will move on to continuous improvement, Six Sigma, and Corrective and Preventive Action to address issues within your Quality System. You'll learn how to effectively communicate and escalate risk as well as monitor performance and progress.
This seminar can help you get your Quality System off to a good start and avoid common problems including MDRs, recalls, 483s, and Warning Letters!
The expectations for Quality and compliance continue to increase. We will discuss changing regulations and expectations and what you can do to prepare for them. This seminar will allow you to interact personally with an industry expert with over 30 years' experience in medical devices. The instructor has worked in manufacturing, design, Quality and compliance at industry leaders like GE, Johnson and Johnson, and Medtronic. She has traveled throughout the world developing, auditing, and improving quality systems.
Learning Objectives:
Using interactive discussion and exercises, students will understand the regulations, context, and history of Quality System regulations. They will learn concepts and techniques for developing a Quality Management System that is both effective and efficient. They will come away with key concepts, practice in these concepts, and extensive course notes for future use and reference
Quality System Expectations
Characteristics of an effective QMS
Characteristics of an efficient QMS
Roles, responsibilities, capabilities
Quality leadership and a seat at the table
Vision, Strategy, and Planning
Case for Quality
Red Flags and warning signs
Improvement tools and techniques
Inspection preparedness and management
Best Practices
Course Audience:
- Quality Systems Specialists
- Document Control Specialists
- Quality and Compliance Specialists
- Auditors
- Auditor Managers
- Compliance Managers
- Quality Managers
- CAPA Specialists
- Quality and Compliance directors for Medical Device companies
- General Managers and Executives wanting to use Compliance and Quality as a competitive strength
Agenda
Day 1 Schedule
Overview
Introductions
Regulatory expectations
Quality Systems requirements for medical devices
Quality System structure and writing SOPs
Break
Roles and Responsibilities
Management Responsibility and a Culture of Quality
Management Review
Lunch Break
Key Capabilities for Success
Metrics and performance monitoring
An effective auditing program is a key to self-awareness
Day 2 Schedule
Maturity Modeling
Value proposition for Quality
Break
CAPA, investigation, and root cause analysis - essentials for improvement
Lunch Break
Risk Management for Compliance
Creating a strategy and quality plan
Break
Inspection preparedness and management
Audience
• Quality Systems Specialists
• Document Control Specialists
• Quality and Compliance Specialists
• Auditors
• Auditor Managers
• Compliance Managers
• Quality Managers
• CAPA Specialists
• Quality and Compliance directors for Medical Device companies
• General Managers and Executives wanting to use Compliance and Quality as a competitive strength