Decision-Making in Pharma Manufacturing: Ethics, Compliance, and Resilience Training Course (PDA 297)

12 Sep 2025
Held in Conjunction with the PDA Regulatory Conference 2025
Washington, DC

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This intensive one-day course is tailored for pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals, focusing on mastering decision-making processes in a high-stakes industry. Participants will gain critical insights into ethical decision-making, regulatory compliance, and risk management. What sets this course apart is the inclusion of a former regulator who will share firsthand experiences on navigating regulatory challenges, and a clinical psychiatrist who will explore the physiological impact of decision-making on the brain and body, offering strategies to manage stress, decision fatigue, and cognitive overload. The course is designed to provide actionable tools and techniques to make better decisions in a regulated, high-pressure environment.

Audience and Outcomes

This course provides valuable learning for pharmaceutical professionals at all levels!. Upon completion of this course, those involved in manufacturing leadership and management, quality assurance professionals, regulatory compliance teams, production personnel, and process development specialists will be able to:

  • Master Key Decision-Making Principles: Learn frameworks and strategies for making effective decisions at all levels within pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Navigate Ethical Challenges in Decision-Making: Understand and apply ethical principles to resolve complex dilemmas involving patient safety, compliance, and business goals
  • Understand Regulatory Compliance from an Insider's Perspective: Gain expert insights from a former regulator on how regulations shape decision-making and what manufacturers need to know about compliance, inspections, and audits
  • Assess Risks and Make Informed Decisions: Learn how to evaluate and mitigate risks to ensure decisions prioritize safety, quality, and regulatory compliance
  • Implement Best Practices for Effective Decision-Making: Adopt proven best practices in leadership, communication, and collaboration to enhance decision-making and problem-solving in teams
  • Manage the Physiological Impact of Decision-Making: Understand the impact of decision-making stress on the brain and body from a clinical psychiatrist, and learn techniques to reduce decision fatigue, manage cognitive overload, and build resilience under pressure
  • Develop Personal Action Plans for Improvement: Create a personalized action plan to apply the skills learned during the course to enhance decision-making in participants' specific roles

This course will empower pharmaceutical professionals with the tools to make informed, ethical, and compliant decisions, while also safeguarding their mental well-being in the process.

Maximize your professional development by adding the PDA Regulatory Conference 2025 and the PDA/PQRI Advancing Artificial Intelligence in the Pharmaceutical Industry Workshop 2025 to your registration – both of which take place prior to this course. Together, this trio of events delivers a comprehensive learning experience spanning regulatory strategy, innovation, and decision-making.

Please visit PDA Quality and Compliance Training Courses for more options and/or related events!

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Venue Details and Accommodations

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Westin DC Downtown

999 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 USA

+1 800-228-9290

Reservation Instructions

Welcome to the Westin DC Downtown hotel — an energizing gathering place bursting with fresh ideas and the headquarter hotel for the PDA Training and Research Institute (TRI) Essentials Workshops and Training Courses. From the National Mall to Chinatown, Capital One Arena to City Center DC, the best of Washington, DC awaits just outside the doors.

  • Rate per Night: $339 USD + 15.95% tax (subject to change) + fees
  • Cut-Off Date: Friday, 22 August 2025
  • Check-In: 16:00 EDT
  • Check-Out: 12:00 EDT
  • Note: No more than two (2) room reservations may be made under the same guest name. If you are interested in making more than two (2) hotel reservations, please contact the PDA Registration Team to inquire about a sub-block.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received by 23:59 ET three (3) days before arrival to avoid a penalty of one (1) night's room and tax.

How to Get Here
By Air

The Westin DC Downtown is accessible from three (3) major airports:

  • DCA (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – approx. 5 miles/8 km)
  • IAD (Washington Dulles International Airport – approx. 29 miles/47 km)
  • BWI (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – approx. 32 miles/51 km)
By Car

On-site parking is available at the Westin DC Downtown at the following rates:

  • Hourly Self-Park: $11 USD
  • Daily Self-Park: $48 USD
  • Valet: $69 USD
By Other Options

The closest Metro stops to the Westin DC Downtown are:

  • Gallery Place-Chinatown (Green/Red/Yellow lines - approx. 0.3 mile/0.5 km)
  • Metro Center (Blue/Orange/Red/Silver lines - approx. 0.4 mile/0.6 km)

The closest train station to the Westin DC Downtown is Union Station DC (WAS – approx. 1 mile/2 km), which is serviced by:

  • Amtrak
  • MARC (Maryland Rail Commuter Service)
  • VRE (Virginia Railway Express)
  • Metro (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
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Registration

Pricing Options

Standard Registration

Member Price

$999

GovernmentMember Only

$699

Health AuthorityMember Only

$699

AcademicMember Only

$699

Non-Member

$1,199

See Qualifying Criteria for Member Types.

GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: Register 3 people from the same organization as a group (at the same time) for the event and receive the 4th registration free. Other discounts cannot be applied.

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CANCELLATION: If a cancellation request is received 30 days before the event, a credit (registration fee paid minus a 200.00 USD/EUR processing fee) will be given. No credits will be given for cancellation requests received less than 30 days before the event. Cancellation requests must be emailed to [email protected].

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