Combination Product Device Supplier Management Training

The U.S. FDA continues to increase its requirements for tighter control and management of vendors/suppliers/outsourcing. Combination products doubles the problems. And COVID-19 has compounded supply chain issues.

Why Should You Attend:

Recent FDA statements and actions indicate the past ways of managing a company's supply chain/outsourcing are not acceptable. The U.S. FDA has opened eleven of it's own branches in Mainland China, India, and other major areas of the world to train their local counterparts and to better address and audit regulatory compliance of suppliers of medical products and components destined for the U.S. CGMP compliance cannot be passed on to suppliers. Suppliers thenselves must meet specific CGMP requirements. Proof for 'better science' is also a new expectation and is already having its effect on COAs and COCs. Combination products serve to compound the problems. Don't be caught of guard by these major shifts in emphasis. Refine supplier management and audits to match the growing FDA requirements.

There has been a major shift in the emphasis of U.S. FDA requirements for supplier CGMP compliance. The FDA has implemented major global initiatives. Companies are required to tightly manage their entire supply chain. The infrastructure behind the COA/COC is being challenged. Such changes in focus have a major impact on individual compliance objectives, efforts and measurements of success. The Agency is reacting to increasing negative publicity due to major publicized product failures/recalls/and notable recent product shortages, leading to public concern over insufficient oversight of the entire medical product supply chain, including global outsourcing. Of both raw materials, components, as well as services. Combination product add further complexity. 'Better science' requirement impacts suppliers as well. All this is affecting the Agency's approach to inspectioina/audits and their expectations for companies. These areas of change will be evaluated to see how to better prepare for and address supplier chain management and vendor audits.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• The Globalization of the Supply Chain and What That Means
• Combination products and added supplier complexity
• Avoid complacency from past 'good' FDA/ISO audits
• Supplier Trending and Ranking Models
• Mandated Supplier Controls; Change Controls
• COAs/COCs
• Consequences of the 'death' of JIT
• The Tiered Risk-Based Audit Approach

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all regulated companies in evaluating their existing supply chain control/ccompliance and vendor audits in light of changing FDA's CGMP supplier management requirements and enforcement. Once recognizing the danger and likely locations of potential problem areas, a company can evaluate/perform a gap analysis, and then put in place the necessary fixes to ensure continuing compliance. This information applies to personnel/companies in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Diagnostic, Neutraceutical, Biologics and Combination products fields. The employees who will benefit include:

• Senior management
• R&D
• Regulatory Affairs
• Quality Assurance
• Purchasing
• Production
• Engineering
• All personnel involved in a U.S. FDA-regulated environment. Especially those involved in the establishment, monitoring, and review/audits of outsourced parts and services used in regulated medical products.