FDA Compliance and Mobile Applications - What do you need to know?

Overview:

This topic is focused on the use of mobile applications to process data regulated by FDA.  These applications may be used to collect, analyze, transfer, report, or otherwise manage data that will be submitted to FDA and/or must be available for FDA review upon inspection or audit.

Mobile applications may be used in any area of an FDA-regulated company.  Functional areas where FDA-regulated data is typically processed include, but are not limited to Quality Laboratories, Manufacturing, Supply Chain/Distribution, Adverse Event Reporting, and Post-Marketing Surveillance.  Systems may also be used to monitor and/or control FDA-regulated processes and equipment, handle product labeling, product lot control, clinical trial and trial sample management, and many other processes.

We will discuss in detail how computer system validation can be applied to mobile applications subject to FDA regulations.  This is critical in order to develop the appropriate validation strategy and achieve the thoroughness required to prove that a system does what it purports to do.  It also ensures that a system is maintained in a validated state throughout its entire life cycle, from conception through retirement.

We will detail the key areas of focus, including security, access and change control, along with the documentation that is required to create a complete and compliant validation package in a cost-effective manner.

Areas will be covered during the Session:

• Gain an understanding of how mobile applications should be handled when performing validation work
• Understand the best practices for maintaining a mobile application in a validated state
• Discuss the best practices necessary to ensure all systems, including mobile applications, are validated appropriately
• Learn how to develop the appropriate computer validation strategy when dealing with mobile applications to ensure a good balance of cost vs. risk
• Understand how to effectively document the process of computer system validation, and maintain current information about the various systems in your organization, as they begin to include mobile applications
• Learn how to gain information about trends in validation of mobile applications, as industry progresses and new best practices emerge
• Understand some of the key “pitfalls” to avoid when applying the concepts of computer system validation to mobile applications
• Q&A

Why should someone attend this training program?

You should attend this seminar if you are responsible for planning, executing or managing the validation of a system governed by FDA regulations that incorporates mobile software or devices into the system structure.

Upon completion of this session, attendees will have an understanding of computer system validation planning, execution and management concepts, in terms of how these efforts are to be adequately documented to meet FDA requirements. 

Participants will understand the steps required for documenting the validation process, along with the key documentation associated with maintaining the systems in a validated state, while minimizing costs. 

The attendees will have a good grasp of how to leverage these practices across all systems by creating a standardized approach to the validation process.

What industries will benefit from this training?

Manufacturing, Testing, Packaging and Distribution companies in the following industries that are regulated by FDA are required to follow GxPs:

• Pharmaceutical (for drug products introduced using a medical device)
• Medical Device
• Biologicals (for biological products introduced using a medical device)
• Tobacco (based on the Tobacco Control Act of 2009)
• E-Liquid/Vapor (based on the “Deeming” Act of 2016)
• E-Cigarette (based on the “Deeming” Act of 2016)
• Cigar (based on the “Deeming” Act of 2016)
• Third-Party companies that support those in the above industries, including Contract Research Organizations (CROs)
• Colleges and Universities offering programs of study in Clinical Trial Management and Regulatory Affairs/Matters related to FDA

Who Will Benefit?

Personnel in the following roles will benefit:

• Information Technology Analysts
• QC/QA Managers
• QC/QA Analysts
• Clinical Data Managers
• Clinical Data Scientists
• Analytical Chemists
• Compliance Managers
• Laboratory Managers
• Automation Analysts
• Manufacturing Managers
• Manufacturing Supervisors
• Supply Chain Specialists
• Computer System Validation Specialists
• GMP Training Specialists
• Business Stakeholders responsible for computer system validation planning, execution, reporting, compliance, maintenance and audit
• Consultants working in the life sciences industry who are involved in computer system implementation, validation and compliance
• Auditors engaged in the internal inspection of labeling records and practices