Conference Day Two, Wednesday, June 18, 2008

7:30 AM- 
Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

8:20 AM-  Chairperson's Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30 AM-   Industry Perspective of Sterile Operations from a Former FDA
                   Official
                  
Kristen D. Evans, Amgen

9:15 AM-   Direct Final Rule/Proposed Rule?  Changes to CFR, EU GMPs, Q10 and...Q11
                  
Karen S. Ginsbury, B. Pharm. M. Sc. MRPharmS., President, PCI Pharmaceutical 
               Consulting Israel Ltd.
                
slides 
                    3 slides to a page with notes

                  
10:00 AM-
Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

10:30 AM- Aseptic Processing- EU GMPs; Compliance with Annex 1 &2; an EU
                    Country Perspective CANCELLED
                   
Robert Gumbleton, B. Sc./Dip. M&IR, Manager Quality Support, 
                Schering-Plough (Brinny), IRELAND


11:15 AM- Panel Discussion: What Does FDA's Proposed Changes to Drug 
                    GMPs and the EU GMP Annex I Mean to Your Company? CANCELLED
                    
Robert Gumbleton, B. Sc./Dip M&IR, Manager Quality Support, 
                Schering-Plough (Brinny), IRELAND

                    
Kristen D. Evans, Director Global Quality Compliance, Amgen

12:00 PM- 
Lunch 

1:00-2:30 PM
90-minute Interactive Sessions
Session 1 
Designing a Cleaning Validation Process for Aseptic Manufacturing 
Vivienne Yankah, Ph.D., CQE, Manager Process Improvement Sciences,
sanofi pasteur Limited, Toronto, Canada
 Slides
3 slides to a page with notes


I.      Implementing Quality in Designing the Cleaning Process

II.    How to Design the Cleaning Process in an Aseptic Environment

III.   Executing the Cleaning Validation Process

IV.   Maintaining the Cleaning Process

V.    Interactive Exercise:
Using a case study for cleaning validation in an aseptic 
      environment, attendees will discuss content information for generating cleaning
      validation protocols, document raw data, and reports.

Session 2 
Aseptic Packaging Process- Equipment Selection Tools
Thomas J. Cornish, PMP, Pfizer
slides
3 slides to a page with  notes

I.    General Aseptic Flow & Processes for Primary Packaging

II.   Formulation & Sterilization Equipment Selection

III.  Filling/Freeze Dry Operations

IV.   Interactive Exercise: Developing Documents
: Using a case study attendees
will develop selected documentation for requirements gathering and vendor selection.

Session 3 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Inspectional Findings of an Aseptic
Filling Operation and Sterile Processing
David Vincent, CEO, Validation Technologies, Inc.
 Slides
 3 slides to a page with notes
Every manufacturer has its problems with aseptic processing.  Each has its way of
handling the problem.  This presentation will review some of the common problems
routinely acknowledged within the industry in aseptic processing.


I.    Regulatory Expectations and Industry Drivers

II.  FDA Expectation Related to Cleanroom Operations

III. Current FDA Expectation during Inspection of Sterile and Aseptic
       Operations

IV. Interactive Exercise:
Review and Discuss Current 483 and Warning Letters. 
     Participants will discuss issues related to current FDA Inspection trends and
     expectations, and also analyze inspection citation related to aseptic operations.

2:30 PM- Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

3:00-4:30 PM
90-minute Interactive Sessions
Session 4 
Sanitization and Sterilization Techniques for Cleanrooms
Jim Polarine Jr., MA., Technical Service Specialist, STERIS Corporation
 Slides
 3 slides to a page with notes


I.    Ensure Your Cleaning and Disinfection Program is Effective

II.   Troubleshooting Methods of Application of Sanitizers, Disinfectants,
        and Sterilants

III. Safety related to application and application techniques of sanitizers
,
       disinfectants
, and sterilants

IV.  Interactive Exercises:
Two different cases related to application methods
      will be conveyed, and the audience will be asked to troubleshoot the cases.

V.   Toolkit: Participants will receive: A Copy of USP 29 NF-24 Disinfectants and 
      Antiseptics and A Copy of the European Annex I Section on Disinfectants
      (2007)

Session 5 
Rapid Microbial Identification- What is Truly Possible?
William H. Fleming, III, Ph.D., Senior Director, Corporate Microbiology,
MedImmune, Inc.

 Slides
 3 slides to a page with notes

I.
    What is a Rapid Microbial Identification Method?

II.    Methods Currently Available that Qualify as a Rapid Microbial 
        Identification System

III.  Case Study: Validate and Incorporate A Rapid Microbiology Identification 
        System:
Using a case history from a vaccine manufacturing environment, 
      attendees will develop the validation approach and the incorporation strategy
      for a rapid microbial identification system.

Session 6 
Microbial Risk Assessment for Aseptic Processing
Dilip Ashtekar, Ph.D., Chief Microbiologist and Director of Sterility Assurance, Amgen
 Slides
 3 slides to a page with notes


I.    Requirements for Risk Assessment

II.  How to Perform Risk Assessment

III. Evaluate the Efficiency of CAPA

4:30 PM-
End of Day Two

5:00 PM- Networking Cocktail Reception
 
                  
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