Environmental Monitoring in the Pharmaceutical Sector

  • 2° EDITION: 15 January 2025
  • Online
  • Italian

Training overview

In the pharmaceutical industry, especially in sterile production, environmental monitoring (EM) of classified areas and utilities plays a fundamental role in ensuring that production occurs in compliance with required standards.

The results of environmental monitoring are included in the final assessment of the batch for release onto the market. Validation and periodic revalidation of environments, along with routine environmental monitoring programs, ensure that classified areas provide an appropriate environment in accordance with regulatory and design requirements.

Environmental monitoring assumes an effective system for detecting excursions from established limits, promptly triggering the investigation and risk assessment process for product quality.

The timely and careful processing and evaluation of environmental monitoring data (Trend Analysis) represent an important tool for identifying negative excursions and alerting to the risk of potential system contamination, prompting us to review and assess the typical flora of environments, any emerging microorganisms, and overall air conditioning and treatment systems, cleaning and sanitization operating procedures, personnel and material flows, and operator behavior and performance.

Key points of the training

  • The regulatory requirements related to Environmental Monitoring
  • The sampling methods and techniques, and how to validate them
  • Perform microbiological and particulate validation of environments
  • A redigere un Risk Assesment (scelta dei punti/programma di monitoraggio).
  • A gestire la Trend Analysis (elaborazione dei dati, valutazione, documentazione)
  • A determinare i limiti di allerta e gestire i trend avversi / isolati ambientali
  • A garantire la Data Integrity dei dati del monitoraggio ambientale
  • Le osservazioni ricorrenti da parte delle autorità regolatorie
  • A gestire i fuori specifica del monitoraggio ambientale
Struttura del corso

09:30 – 12:30 SESSIONE MATTINA
14:00 – 17:00 SESSIONE POMERIGGIO

Programma

SESSIONE A – RIFERIMENTI NORMATIVI

  • Annex 1
  • Linee guida ISPE
  • ISO 14644
  • PDA tecnical report n°13
  • USP 1116
  • Linee guida FDA

SESSIONE B – CAMPIONAMENTO

  • Microbiologico: aria, superfici, personale, utilities
  • Particellare: aria
  • Gestione terreni coltura, materiali ed attrezzature di campionamento
  • Come convalidare il metodo di campionamento
  • Come convalidare gli holding time di analisi ed incubazione
  • La formazione e qualifica del personale coinvolto nel monitoraggio ambientale
  • Attività di sampling e manipolazione di campioni
  • Lettura ed interpretazione dei risultati
  • Data integrity dei dati del monitoraggio ambientale

 SESSIONE C – TREND ANALYSIS E DETERMINAZIONE DEI LIMITI DI ALLERTA

  • Elaborazione statistica e valutazione quantitativa e qualitativa dei dati del monitoraggio ambientale
  • Come strutturare e gestire un documento di Trend Analysis
  • Come calcolare i limiti di allerta
  • Calcolo del CCR (Contamination Recovery Rate)
  • Isolati ambientali e loro gestione

SESSIONE C – FUORI LIMITE DI ALLERTA ED AZIONE, TREND AVVERSI, PRESENZA DI MICRORGANISMI INDESIDERATI

  • Azioni da intraprendere in caso di superamento dei limiti, di trend avversi e presenza di microrganismi indesiderati
  • Come strutturare e gestire l’indagine
  • Il ruolo dell’identificazione microbica

SESSIONE D – CONVALIDA DEGLI AMBIENTI

  • Requisiti normativi per la convalida e riconvalida degli ambienti
  • La convalida dei sanitizzanti e la convalida degli ambienti

 SESSIONE E – COME STABILIRE UN PIANO DI MONITORAGGIO AMBIENTALE

  • Requisiti normativi per la scelta dei punti, tipologia e frequenza di campionamento
  • Come strutturare un RA relativo al piano di monitoraggio ambientale
  • Quando revisionare il piano di monitoraggio
  • Il monitoraggio ambientale nelle sessioni analitiche

SESSIONE F – ATTESE REGOLATORIE

    • Documentazione da preparare ed attenzionare
    • Principali aspetti del monitoraggio ambientale trattati in sede di Ispezione
    • Esempi di non conformità riscontrate in fase di ispezione

Analysts/Supervisors/Managers CQ Micro, Officers/Specialists/Managers AQ and Compliance, Qualified Persons, Validation Staff and Managers, Officers/Specialists/Managers SA

The course will be carried out through live lectures. Practical examples will be showcased, providing delegates with real life examples to be applied in their daily job life.

For online trainings the access link will be sent 2-3 days before the start of the training.

5% discount for registrations within 1 month before the start of the training, 10% discount for registrations within 2 months before the start of the training. VAT not included. Please inquire for discounts for multiple registrations. Discounts are not cumulative.

Cancellation terms

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Training cancellation

If the minimum number of participants is not reached, Pharma Education Center reserves the right to cancel or schedule the event for another date. Formal communication will be given within 5 days before the event date. In this case Pharma Education Center will refund the registration fee in full and without additional charges. Alternatively, the participant can request a spendable coupon for participating in another PEC event scheduled in the current year.

Speakers

Damiano Comunale

Damiano Comunale

Pharmaceutical Consultant

Damiano has 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical microbiology sector, particularly in Environmental Monitoring, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Sterility Assurance. He has worked with various pharmaceutical giants like Eli Lilly, Merck Serono, Thermo Fisher, and Teva, he held roles ranging from QC Manager to Microlab & Sterility Assurance Senior Manager.

Over the years, Damiano gained a deep understanding of method validation, microbiological testing, environmental monitoring, aseptic processes and techniques, comprehensive management of QC laboratories, personnel qualification/training activities, and relevant regulations. He was involvedt in preparing and conducting numerous regulatory inspections (both pre-approval and routine) by agencies such as AIFA, MINSAL, FDA, and ANVISA is notable. Currently, he is engaged in providing training and consultancy services in the Pharma sector.

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