Overview:
CAPA and the related actions of Failure Investigation and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a major tool in product complaint, non-conformance, and OOS failure investigations, and hazard analysis / risk management and mitigation activities.
A compliant CAPA system is required to to "close-the-loop" complaints, non-conformances, out-of-specification conditions, and must also include proper impact analysis/actions. As such CAPA is a major element of cGMP compliance (one of the four key inputs of QSIT, the FDA's Quality Systems Inspection Technique), and is also a key source of regulatory problems.
How can companies allocate scarce resources to those activities that have the greatest impact on product quality/safety, minimize resources on minor issues, and still satisfy the regulatory agencies? Use the proper Failure Investigation, Root Cause Analysis methodologies, not just to satisfy regulatory requirements, but to facilitate a closed-loop problem resolution system to reduce "fire fighting" and minimize costly product quality problems.
Why you should Attend:
Expectations for a meaningful, results-driven CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) System that addresses and resolves underlying product problems are increasing among regulatory agencies worldwide, with good reason.
Design Control (CGMPs and ISO), EU’s MDD / MDR, ISO 14971 (Device Risk Management), and the FDA’s QSIT and Q9, underscore this increased emphasis. A valid closed-loop CAPA system utilizes root cause analysis for true problem (not symptom) resolution.
Growing high-profile field problems indicate that effective, "closed-loop" CAPA is still not the industry norm. The billions of dollars spent by industry annually on quality / GMP are not providing the product safety or efficacy seemingly promised. And for most companies, the fixes are not rocket science, but proper up-front risk-based, closed-loop CAPA, an integral part of viable Quality Management / cGMP planning, implementation, and execution systems.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Regulatory "Hot Buttons"
- CAPA Background
- Correction, Corrective Action, Preventive Action Defined
- Impact Analysis and Response - a Key Component
- Failure Investigation and Assessment
- Root Cause Analysis - Approaches and Tools
- Data Sources / Metrics
- Verify and Monitor for Effectiveness
- "Bullet Proof" / "Closed-Loop" Lock In the Change
- Beyond Regulatory Compliance
Who Will Benefit:
- Senior management in Drugs, Devices, Biologics, Dietary
- Supplements
- QA
- RA
- R&D
- Engineering
- Production
- Operations
- Consultants; others tasked with product, process, CAPA resolution, failure investigation/root cause analysis responsibilities