Overview:
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are the basis for a large part of the day-to-day training that most pharmaceutical employees are required to perform
Still, it is not widely understood the extent of the commitments we make when we write an SOP or how the writing of the SOP can have a positive or negative impact on training or job performance. For example, there is an expectation that procedures describe the most critical processes for product manufacturing and will be followed consistently, with few if any deviations.
In this course, you will learn the keys to writing effective SOPs, the vital connection between the documentation and training spheres, and how to maximize this connection to improve the quality of both SOPs and training. To accomplish these goals, we will review regulatory agency expectations when an SOP is written, provide suggestions for uncovering the process in its entirety and describe it clearly and concisely, indicate how to break portions of the process(es) into logical chunks, and show how the SOP and the training program can work together harmoniously.
Understanding how the average employee is swamped with more work than they can manage, we will also provide tips for shortening this process and taking advantage of tools that probably already exist in the systems that you use on a day-to-day basis. We will provide valuable insights and examples that reflect the extensive experience of the instructor in the documentation and training fields., and which can assist you in writing and implementing SOPs with maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Why you should Attend:
The laws that govern Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are a cornerstone of pharmaceutical production. Still, many companies fall short of the requirements that are written into US, UK, European and other laws, which can have disastrous consequences for patient health and a company's reputation, not to mention the resultant losses in revenue due to fines, declining sales and withdrawal of products from the market.
It is expected that all employees who are involved in pharmaceutical production will attend GMP-related training on a regular basis.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Regulatory requirements for SOPs
- Using process excellence tools to create a robust process and procedure
- What commitments you make when you put your process in writing
- Keeping training in mind while writing procedures
- Consequences of noncompliance
- Define the parameters of an effective SOP
- How your foundation keeps subsequent steps from going awry
- Why poorly written procedures have a negative impact on production
- What identifies a poorly written procedure
- Compliance risks with ambiguity or excessive detail
- Interact with the SOP process owner/author to improve the writing of procedures
- Integrate the SOP effectively into the position curricula of employees
- Relationship between SOPs and employees’ training curricula
- Why the training department needs to be in the loop at the start of the SOP development process
- Retention of the content at the training stage
- The implications of good training for successful SOP execution
- Perform an ongoing assessment of knowledge retention of SOPs for continuous improvement
- Avoid pitfalls in revising SOPs
- Review of learning objectives
Who Will Benefit:
- Pharmaceutical industry, particularly those areas that develop SOPs for the manufacturing or quality monitoring of pharmaceutical products, as well as Information Technology (IT)