Course overview
Document management and data integrity are a key focus of regulatory inspections, with both EU and FDA inspectors increasingly observing violations during GxP inspections. It has become a critical issue in document governance and regulators expect staff working in GxP roles to have been trained in this important area.
Ensuring data integrity is an important component of the pharma industry’s responsibility to guarantee the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs. Violations relating to document management and data integrity have led to numerous regulatory actions, in- cluding warning letters and critical inspection findings. To address these concerns, the FDA, EMA, MHRA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have all recently published data integrity guidelines.
This concise course covers the background to data integrity, why it is important and how its requirements affect both paper-based and computer-based systems. The programme will include discussion of the latest MHRA data integrity guide and EMA TMF guideline that should be considered by organisations involved in any aspect of the GxP pharmaceutical lifecycle (GCP, GMP, GLP and GvP). You will gain an understanding of the requirements for ensuring data integrity, review data integrity inspection findings, and get practical advice on defining and implementing an appropriate data governance process for compliance with data integrity requirements.
CPD Hours: 6
Course Content
- Day 1
- Principles of data integrity and good documentation practice
- Data integrity regulations and guidelines
- Document management and data integrity inspection findings
- QMS considerations for data integrity and documentation
- Data integrity for computer systems
- Discussion of document and data integrity issues
Speakers
Paul Palmer
Paul R Palmer is a Director / Pharmaceutical Consultant and a practicing EU / UK Qualified Person. He has over 35 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry in the development, manufacture and supply of medicinal products and medical devices.
Throughout his career, Paul has intentionally taken on all opportunities as they arose in order to develop a broad range of knowledge with an in-depth detailed understanding of manufacturing, storage, distribution, research, computerised systems, as well as the facilities and services to support each.
People and systems have always been a core focus, how to ensure best use, optimise and enhance efficiency. He has a level of curiosity rarely displayed in people taking on the qualified person role in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Culture, behaviour and psychology are all significant influences on the systems and processes we implement, but are often ignored.
Paul studied psychology as part of his MSc in 1993 and has always enjoyed observing the world around him with a curiosity that is rarely satisfied.
Laura Brown
Dr Laura Brown MBA, BSc, PhD, is a pharmaceutical QA and training consultant and Senior Lecturer for the MSc in Clinical Research at the School of Pharmacy, University of Cardiff. She has more than 20 years’ experience of quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked for several companies, including GSK, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Farmitalia and Phoenix International. Laura has a particular expertise in quality assurance including risk-based approaches to quality systems, data integrity and quality project management implementation in the pharmaceutical industry. She was Chair of the ACRPI GCP Forum for six years and regularly writes on pharmaceutical regulatory and quality issues including for the Research Quality Assurance Association’s journal.
Aneta Jell
Aneta Jell is a seasoned Quality Assurance professional with over 20 years of experience across manufacturing, contract operations, and quality leadership in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as Quality and training manager at PaulPalmer limited she oversees global contract manufacturing quality, ensuring GxP compliance, regulatory alignment, and supply chain integrity. Her expertise spans GMP, ISO 9001, ISO 17025, and QMS administration, with proven strength in audits, CAPA, deviations, and technical agreements. A qualified QMS lead auditor with bilingual proficiency in English and Slovak, Aneta is recognised for driving continuous improvement, fostering compliance culture, and leading high-performing quality and HSE teams.
Who Should Attend
Who should attend
This course is designed for managers and staff from all GxP areas in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries who are responsible for the creation, review, approval and/or reporting of data to ensure data integrity, in particular those working in:
- Clinical trials
- Manufacturing
- Quality assurance/quality control
- Compliance
- Pharmacovigilance
QA personnel from CROs/CMOs and GxP auditors responsible for carrying out audits and self-inspections or external audits will also benefit from the programme.
