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Strategies for Reducing Human Error Nonconformances

Jun 15, 2020
Bethesda, MD

  • Education
  • The Americas
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Overview

Despite the industry’s best efforts, human error remains a regular concern in every pharmaceutical job function. This interactive training course will explore the reasons behind frequent and persistent human errors in the pharmaceutical industry, and then discuss strategies for reducing this ever-present metric. Participants will review common human errors in pharmaceutical production, packaging, quality control sampling and testing, validation, and documentation. The concept of poka yoke, or mistake-proofing, will be examined.

Through the use of examples, case studies, and small group exercises, attendees will brainstorm and create solutions to recurring human error problems and take home a personalized action plan for implementation back on the job. This training course will help attendees think outside the box about creative and successful strategies to reduce human error.

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Agenda

  • An agenda will be available soon. Training courses generally run from 8:30 to 16:00 each day. Breakfast will not be provided, but lunch will be provided.

Trainers

Elaine Lehekca Pratt
Elaine Lehekca Pratt
Lehecka Pratt Associates, Inc.
Bio
Elaine Lehekca Pratt
Lehecka Pratt Associates, Inc.
Elaine Lehecka Pratt is president of Lehecka Pratt Associates, Inc., a consultancy specializing in pharmaceutical regulatory compliance training. She is also an Industry Professor in Stevens Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Science program in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing where she is the recipient of the 2016 Provost’s Award for Online Teaching Excellence. An experienced public speaker/technical trainer, she holds a B.S. degree from Ursinus College and a M.B.A. degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Before starting Lehecka Pratt Associates in 1986, she worked at Schering-Plough Corporation in production line supervision and as training manager, and served as one of the first presidents of the GMP Training and Education Association, as co-chair of the ASTD Pharmaceutical/Chemical Industry Group, and on the PMA Training and Education Resource Committee. She has published articles in Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharm Tech Japan, Controlled Environments, Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, Performance in Practice, and Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. She is also a chapter author of Virtual Teams: Mastering the Art and Practice of Online Learning and Corporate Collaboration (Wiley, 2010). Always a popular presenter, she has spoken at national/international meetings of ASQ, ASTD, PDA, PMA, GMP TEA, APhS, SME, ISPI, Pharm Tech and Interphex, and served on the planning committees for the PDA and GMP TEA Biennial Training Conferences.

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  • Learning Objectives

    Learning Objectives

    1. Identify different types of human errors and the need for targeted corrective actions
    2. Discuss the concept of poka yoke and how it is used to reduce human error nonconformances
    3. Explain how to empower employees to set personal goals for reducing your own human error nonconformances
    4. Describe and implement several creative new strategies for reducing human error nonconformances
    5. Create a personalized action plan for corrective action implementation back on the job
  • Who Should Attend

    This training course is intended for professionals who are responsible for CAPA and nonconformance investigations and/or implementation of human error corrective action.

    Departments
    Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Packaging, Validation, Training

    Roles
    Supervisor, Manager, Specialist

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4350 East West Highway, Suite 110
Bethesda, MD

How to Get Here

By Air

The Washington/Bethesda area is serviced by the following airports: Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

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There is a parking garage located at the training course location. The fee is $12/day. Please do not leave your car in the parking garage past 6:00 p.m. as both the building and parking garage access doors are locked.

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Metro – Ride the Red Line of the Metro and depart at Bethesda station. It is a 5-minute walk from Bethesda station to the training course location.

Amtrak – Ride Amtrak and depart at Union Station. From Union Station, ride the Red Line of the Metro and depart at Bethesda station. It is a 5-minute walk from Bethesda station to the training course location.

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Early Registration
Registration Type Price By May 1, 2020
Member $1,259
Non-member $1,511
Gov't/Health Auth./Academic* $979


Regular Registration
Registration Type Price After May 1, 2020
Member $1,399
Non-member $1,679
Gov't/Health Auth./Academic* $979


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