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.

Webinar Takeaway

  • 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

Industries who can attend

This 90-minute online course is intended for professionals in the Medical Device, Biotechnology,Pharmaceutical Industry. Although not presently stated in the draft , the same guide could be used by FDA Regulated Industries personnel

Faculty Susanne Manz


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 an extensive background in quality and compliance for medical devices from new product development, to operations, to post-market activities. While at GE, J&J, and Medtronic, Susanne worked in various world-wide roles including Executive Business Consultant, WW Director of Quality Engineering and, Design Quality, and Director of Corporate Compliance. Susanne is a Presidential Scholar and has a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from the University of NM. 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 Certified Quality Auditor by the American Society for Quality.

Faculty Susanne Manz

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