Conference Brochure

Overview

The importance of the proper handling, storing and shipping of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products continues to command major attention from manufacturers and all partners of the supply chain. This is especially demonstrated for medicines that require controlled room temperature, refrigeration or freezing conditions.

The 2010 PDA Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management Conference and training course will bring together industry, regulatory representatives, compendial experts, academicians and solution partners to provide guidance on the handling and distribution of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals as it relates to patient safety and product integrity.

Presentations will focus on the theme of this year’s conference, From Cold Chain to Good Distribution Practices – Integrated Supply Chain Management and will cover topics such as:

• Global regulatory environment
• New compendial standards for storage and shipping of medicines
• New temperature profiles
• ISTA’s Certification of Thermal Laboratories for Cold Chain
• Cold chain packaging sustainability
• Mean Kinetic Temperature (MKT)
• Radio frequency energy and biopharmaceuticals
• Case studies on excursion data and shipping outside labels, etc.
• Security for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products
• Proactive risk management to enhance the supply chain integrity
• Cold chain partners – innovative solutions
• PCCIG Task Force updates
• Recent advances in the development & implementation of sea transport

PDA is also offering an exhibition during the conference. The PDA Training and Research Institute (PDA TRI) will host Global Regulations and Standards: Influences on Cold Chain Distribution, Packaging Testing and Transport Systems immediately following the conference to complement what you learn at the meeting.

What Is Unique about the PDA’s Cold Chain Conference

• From industry, by industry and for industry professionals and their partners
• Offers the global membership, in excess of 500 members, the opportunity to interact both in the USA and Europe
• Allows cooperative interactions between industry members, regulators, compendial experts, academicians and partners of cold chain solutions, which resulted in PDA Technical Report No. 39
• Attendees can influence the future of cold chain management by participating in discussions of the activities of the PDA Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Interest Group (PCCIG)
• Delegates are informed regarding the progress being made by the various PCCIG task teams and the time line of delivering the new guidance

Who Should Attend

Department
Operations | Regulatory Affairs | Manufacturing | Transportation | Packaging | Quality Assurance/Control | Logistics and Solution Providers | Service Providers

Job Function
Manufacture of Temperature-Sensitive Materials | Transportation of Temperature-Sensitive Materials | Packaging Engineers | Stability Coordinators | Supply Chain | Logistics | Cold Chain Service Provider

Contact

For conference inquiries, please contact:

Jason E Brown
Programs Manager
Tel: +1 (301) 656-5900 ext. 131
Fax: +1 (301) 986-0296
Email: brown@pda.org

For registration inquiries, please contact:

Patresa D Day
Manager, Registration & Customer Accounts Representative
Tel: +1 (301) 656-5900 ext. 115
Fax: +1 (301) 986-0296
Email: day@pda.org