Below is a countdown clock for our next live-stream YouTube video and the schedule for the new live webinars we are hosting. Our next YouTube Live-streaming video will be Friday @ 12:30 pm EST (February 3, 2023).
The topic for February 3, 2023 will be “What is a CAPA?“
If everyone can answer this simple question,
why are you having trouble with your CAPA process?
When I teach courses on the CAPA process, 100% of the people can tell me what the acronym CAPA stands for. If everyone understands what a CAPA is, why is the CAPA process the most common source of FDA 483 inspection observations and auditor nonconformities?
When an FDA inspector reviews your CAPA process, the inspector uses a four-step process starting with your procedure. Then the inspector requests your CAPA log. Next, the inspector samples CAPA records, and finally, the inspector will request training records. Most of the 483 inspection observations identify one of the following seven problems:
- the procedure is inadequate
- records are incomplete
- actions planned did not include corrections
- actions planned did not include corrective actions
- actions planned were not taken or delayed
- training is inadequate
- actions taken were not effective
Auditors using the process approach request documents beyond the four items that the FDA inspectors review:
- inputs to the CAPA process
- computer resources used to manage the CAPA process
- the effectiveness of training and competency
- metrics for the CAPA process
Even though auditors use a more comprehensive process for evaluating the CAPA process, the same seven nonconformities are identified by auditors and inspectors.
If we know exactly what auditors and inspectors will look at, why do so many companies have problems with CAPAs?
Please join us during our weekly YouTube live-streaming session on Friday, February 3, 2023, if you want to learn how to fix your CAPA process.
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- Risk Management Training Webinar for ISO 14971:2019 – $129
- ISO/TR 24971:2020 Guidance on the application of risk management – $129
- 510k Course – $1,195
- EU MDR Regulation Webinar Series (8-part series) – $825
- De Novo Application Webinar, Updated for FY 2019 – $49
- FDA Pre-Sub Meetings – $129
- ISO 13485 – need training? – Stage 1 & 2 training webinars – for $258
- 21 CFR 820 Training Webinar (Updated 2019) – for $64.50
- CE Marking to UK Market Webinar – for $129
- Technical File Auditing for Compliance with MDR – $129
- How to write Instructions for Use (IFU) Webinar – for $129
- Design Change Webinar (Updated for 2022) – for $129
- Post-Market Surveillance Summary Report Webinar – for $129
- FDA Inspection Webinar & FDA Inspection Work Instruction (WI-009) – for $299
- Remote & Supplier Auditing – for $129
- How to Create a Risk-Based CAPA Process – for $129
- How to qualify your suppliers webinar – for $129
- How to audit using the process approach – for $129
- Design Controls Training Webinar – $129
- Small Business Qualification Webinar – $19
- Canadian Device Licensing Webinar – $49
- IFU Validation and PMS Webinar – $49
- In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) 510k Webinar – $29
- Clinical Evaluation Report Procedure & Webinar Bundle – $299
- Performance Testing Webinar – $49
- FDA Declaration of Conformity (Form 3654) Webinar – $49
- New European Medical Device Regulations Webinar – $129
- Medical Device Reporting Webinar Bundle – 2 Live Recordings & Procedure for $299
- Control of Nonconforming Product Webinar Bundle – 2 Live Recordings & Procedure for $299
- Design History File (DHF) Webinar – $129
- Death of design FMEA – $129
- Combining Product Risk Management with Design Controls – $129
- Process Validation: Avoiding Nonconformities, Complaints, FDA 483s and Recalls – $129
- Bioburden Failure Analysis: How auditors can investigate spikes in environmental monitoring – $129
- Notified Body Unannounced Audit: A Roadmap for Successful Preparation – $64.50
- Preparing for the New Post Market Clinical Follow Up (PMCF) Requirements – updated for Regulation (EU) 2017/745 – $129
- Good Documentation Practices “GDP 101” – $129
- 7 Steps to Respond to an FDA 483 Inspection Observation – $129
- FDA Medical Device Recalls, Labeling, and 21 CFR 820.120 – $129
- Complaint Handling and Vigilance Reporting – $129
- How to audit using the process approach (a.k.a – turtle diagrams) – for $129
- Preparing for New Technical File and Design Dossier Requirements: How to Convert a Class IIb Technical File to a Class III Design Dossier – for $129
- Health Canada Medical Device Regulations & CMDCAS Requirements – $129
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