CAPA for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Our fully interactive Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) training course provides attendees with all the knowledge and skills they need to comply with the CAPA-related requirements of 21 CFR part 211, ICH Q10 and, FDA and European Guidance Documents. The course is fully tutor led and focuses on the practical implementation of CAPA following the Seven CAPA Steps approach. The course focuses on real life situations from the workplace. The course involves practical exercises and group working with comprehensive feedback from the course tutor throughout, so that attendees can confidently implement CAPA requirements when they return to the workplace.

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Course Code
LS003

What's covered?

The Seven CAPA Steps
The course is based on seven easy to remember CAPA steps which when implemented will meet all of the European and US expectations for CAPA. A good CAPA system involves more than just taking action where failure has occurred, the Seven CAPA Steps approach gives a comprehensive approach to the implementation of a CAPA programme from the review of Quality trends through to the long-term assessment of the effectiveness of CAPA actions.

CAPA Investigation
Inadequate investigation is one of the major causes of CAPA 483s at FDA inspections. This course demonstrates how to thoroughly document CAPA investigations to the FDAs satisfaction and gives delegates a toolbox of techniques that can be used to determine the root cause. Work completed during the course will allow the delegate to determine when to apply each tool for a given situation. New Root Cause Tools Added
Root Cause Investigation Case Study New and Updated Content

Correction, Corrective Action, Preventive Action Updated Content
This section of the course will help the delegate to determine the true difference between Correction, Corrective Action and Preventive Action.

The section covers;

  • containment and a risk assessment of issues as they arise
  • how to address systemic root causes
  • how to implement real preventive measures such as potential failure analysis, standardisation and benchmarking.

Participants will complete practical work on a case study covering containment, risk assessment and CAPA actions.  New and Updated Content

CAPA Effectiveness Updated Content
Addressing CAPA effectiveness involves three distinct activities;

  • verification or validation of the solution
  • assessment of the long-term effectiveness of the corrective action
  • monitoring the overall effectiveness of the CAPA system

This course provides the delegate with the knowledge and skills to implement the requirements pertaining to all three of these elements.
Case Study on CAPA Effectiveness New and Updated Content

End of Course Assessment
This course now includes an end of course assessment. New

Who should participate?

Personnel in the Pharmaceutical industry involved in any part of a CAPA system; these may include Operators, Technical Staff and Management from Production, Quality, Engineering or Support Functions

What will I learn?

Participants achieve the following learning outcomes from the programme;

  • Implement the Seven CAPA Steps approach.
  • Meet FDA and European expectations when completing CAPAs.
  • Conduct thorough Investigations into the causes of failure.
  • Distinguish between Correction and Corrective Action.
  • Distinguish between Corrective Action and Preventive Action.
  • Generate Corrective Actions that truly address the Root Causes of failure.
  • Write SMART Effectiveness Checks criteria.
  • Assess the Effectiveness of Corrective Actions.
  • Assess the Overall Effectiveness of a CAPA system.

Who are the tutors?

Gerry Burke

Gerry is a self-motivated medical industry professional with knowledge and experience of remediation in the highly regulated medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets, in particular sterile products. Skilled in developing and implementing strategic remediation plans, for example those aimed at DHF completion and CAPA compliance, including completion of verification, validation and effectiveness actions. Gerry has an excellent track record in Quality Systems, Validation and Risk Management projects in Medical Industry projects. Recent projects have included; Design History File remediation, Risk Management according to ISO 14971, preparation and updating of pFMEA, dFMEA, Risk management Plans, Risk management reports, and change control optimisation for deviations. Gerry implements a hands on approach to problem solving, project development and remediation activities.


John Lafferty

John Lafferty is a Quality professional with over 25 years experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. John joined SQT as a tutor in 2007. Prior to that, John spent many years working in the Medical Devices/ Pharmaceutical sectors – the final six years of which were as a Senior Manager of a multinational Medical Devices plant where he managed the Quality and Regulatory Systems. John completed his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training through SQT in 2009 and derives great benefit from applying the techniques that he learned to Risk Management and Validation in a Life Sciences setting. “It is great to be able to bring this knowledge, and the experience gained from ongoing involvement with Life Sciences companies, into the classroom,” he says.

John passionately believes that the key to success in Life Sciences Manufacturing is the relentless application of Risk Management, Variation Reduction and Good Validation Practices. As the SQT tutor for Technical Writing Skills, John believes that good written communication skills are vital for any Life Sciences professional.

John holds the following qualifications: a Bachelor of Technology in Manufacturing Technology, a Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certificate in Training & Continuing Education and a Certificate in Quality Management. John is a member of the following committees relating to Risk Management of Medical Devices; ISO TC 210 – Medical Devices Technical Committee and CEN/ISO JWG1 – Joint Working Group on Risk Management.

One of John’s greatest achievements, in recent years, has been the development of the MDSAP and MDSAP Internal Auditor courses in response to demand from SQT’s loyal client base.


How do we train and support you?

In-House Courses
For In-House courses, the Tutor will contact the Course Organiser in advance to discuss the programme in more detail in order to tailor it specifically to the organisation.

Course Manual
Delegates will receive a very comprehensive course manual.

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