SEMINARS
Seminars are hosted each year by a different PIC/S Participating Authority. Each Seminar focuses on a particular aspect of GMP with the aim of providing training and harmonization in the field covered. Annual PIC/S training Seminars are open to Inspectors from PIC/S Participating Authorities and other interested Medicine Regulatory Authorities. Seminars are not open to Industry.
2022 Seminar on “Inspecting the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS)”
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) of Ireland is pleased to host the 2022 PIC/S Seminar on “Inspecting the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS)” in Dublin (Ireland) on 5-7 October 2022.
The Seminar will focus on ‘Inspection of the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS)’ which is of utmost importance with global manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and medicines. The training will take place in person and will consist of interactive discussions, presentations and workshops. It will provide Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Inspectors with the opportunity to enhance their inspection skills through knowledge sharing, workshops and discussions and will look to future advancements that may influence regulatory inspections.
The Seminar is open to the participation of Inspectors from Medicines Regulatory Authorities around the world.
Registration is open until 1 August 2022 (only for Medicines Regulatory Authorities). The Anniversary event is only upon invitation.
Key Features of Seminars
PIC/S Seminars last for 2.5 days and are attended on average by more than 100 Inspectors from all over the world. All participants must pay for their own costs (registration fee & accommodation).
Seminars are not profit-oriented. They are organised by Regulatory Authorities for Regulatory Authorities in line with the PIC/S Aide-Memoire on Organisation of Seminars. Industry cannot attend as such PIC/S Seminars except as invited speakers. Most presentations are given by active Inspectors while only a few are given by speakers from other fora (university, organisations, industry, etc.).
The outcome of Seminars usually results in the formation of a Working Group to develop a draft Guidance or Recommendation. For example, the 2004 Seminar on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) resulted in the preparation and the issuing of the PIC/S Aide-Memoire on the inspection of APIs.
Source: https://picscheme.org/en/pia-pic-s-training-seminars