Good Engineering Practice Training Course
This course has been completely revised for 2012 to reflect the enhanced role of the engineer as described in ICHQ9, Q10 and ASTM E2500
Overview:
Over the last 10 years there has been a significant change in the way pharmaceutical products are developed and manufactured, therefore we now have a regulatory framework which is focussed on risk based pharmaceutical manufacture. Good Engineering Practice has been highlighted as being an integral part of the quality system in standards like ASTM E2500 along with risk management, design review, change management and continuous improvement.The approach to verification of equipment and facilities is changing with many companies taking the opportunity to redefine GEP in their QMS and their approach to validation, to focus on critical activities and avoid unnecessary repetition of testing during lifecycle activities.
Engineers from all disciplines play a key role in the development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products, with involvement in the specification, design, verification and subsequent maintenance of the facilities, utilities and equipment necessary for the various stages of production. There is now the opportunity for engineers to become Subject Matter Experts and take a lead role in risk based decision making throughout lifecycle activities and take a more prominent role during all stages of production and inspections.
With this progression in GEP philosophy and "system experts" playing a much more significant role in pharmaceutical processes and projects, never has the need been greater for knowledgeable engineers to be an integrated part of all pharmaceutical manufacturing and project processes.Based on current "real world" experiences, this course will highlight how current GMP’s are applied to pharmaceutical engineering and technical services to ensure facilities, equipment and processes are maintained to the correct standard as efficiently as possible..
| Location | Date | Fee | Book Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle, UK | 19th - 20th June 2013 (2 Day Course) | £795/€995 | Add to cart |
| Cork, Ireland | 29th & 30th October 2013 (2 Day Course) | £795/€995 | Add to cart |
Course Content
Day 1
- History of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Europe and North America
- Regulatory Framework and Enforcement
- The Role of the Engineer (GEP vs GMP)
- Emerging Approach to GEP
- Contamination Control (API, Excipients, Components, Counterfeiting)
- What Engineers can achieve: The Manufacturing Environment
- What Engineers can achieve: Critical Utilities
- What Engineers can achieve: Water & Steam
Day 2
- What Engineers Can Achieve: - Compressed Gases
- What Engineers Can Achieve: - Bioburden Control and Sterilisation
- Control of the Operating Condition
- The Quality Management System
- Process Engineering
- Change Control
- Engineers & Inspections
Who Should Attend
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for both introductory training and as a refresher course for engineers already working in the pharmaceutical and related healthcare environments.
Course Objectives
Key learning objectives of the course are:-
- To provide a broad overview of the history of the Pharmaceutical industry in Western markets and then to describe the framework that evolved to regulate the industry
- To describe and explain the changing role of the Engineering disciplines within the Pharmaceutical industry with particular emphasis on the enhanced role of the Engineer as described in documents such as the ICH guidelines 9 and 10 and ASTM E2500.
- Explore the role of Good Engineering Practice (GEP) in relation to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and investigate the strengths, weaknesses and applications of principles such as risk management. The course material will be enhanced with practical examples of the applications of these principles.
- Specific presentations will be given in the traditional areas of Engineering expertise including design and implementation of critical utilities (water, clean steam, high quality air handling systems and compressed gases). Course participants will be given an understanding of the basic microbiology important to the Pharmaceutical industry and this will be applied in the context of the importance of bioburden control for sterilisation methods such as filtration and application of heat.
- The course will complete by illustrating the role of the Engineer in pharmaceutical quality management systems from project engineering through operational management of quality and involvement in plant inspections.
Dates & Costs
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Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
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