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Each summer Federal agencies must address year-end financial decisions, with a “use it or lose it” status to funding. Back by popular demand, this timely and informative one-hour webinar addresses: Rules which outline how and when to correctly spend Federal funds Exceptions and flexibilities GAO has allowed in recent years Avoiding violations of the Antideficiency Act Considerations every Federal employee should know Register toda...

Course "Internal Auditing for the Medical Device Industry" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: This course provides an overview of internal auditing requirements and techniques for medical device companies as a method for risk management and quality improvement. The course will cover auditing requirements, audit planning, preparation, knowled...

Upon completing this course participants will leave with a preliminary preventive control implementation plan and will: Understand US FDA final rules for the Preventive Controls for Human and Animal Foods Define and review your current system to identify gaps in your preventive controls planning. Be able to develop and implement a valid preventive control company food safety plan to close any gaps Write and implement appropriate procedures. Kn...

Since the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, Food Defense is now clearly called out and must be adhered to. These requirements mandate FDA's action in the area of Food Defense, and penalties continue to go higher and higher. With the associated costs related to oversights and recalls, Food Defense is an important economic aspect of any organization. This session is designed for food...

Overview: Recent reports identified several potential benefits to widespread use of UDI, such as reducing medical errors, facilitating recalls, improving medical device reporting, and identifying incompatibility with devices or potential allergic reactions.Why should you attend: Understand how the use of a unique device identification (UDI) system may improve patient safety, e.g., by reducing medical errors, facilitating device recalls, and im...

Overview: Statistical power is an indicator of the ability of a test of significance to "detect" a practical difference (e.g., between the averages of two products that are being compared). A low power typically means that the sample sizes in the study are too small. Without an analysis of statistical power, a conclusion of "non-significant" is rightfully questionable. Unless power is high, a study may be doomed to failure even before it is be...

Overview: The topic is 510(k) changes, a topic that is still producing more than its share of 483's and warning letters. In general, FDA does not return filings because the change described in them is not sufficiently "significant", and only rarely suggests that the traditional 510(k) should at least be scaled down to a special 510(k).Therefore, it is up to the sponsor/manufacturer to determine whether this change will be significant or not. T...

Course "Effective Audit Report Writing: Improve the Quality of your Audit Reports through Advanced Techniques" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: After completing this program, participants will be able to: Understand the report writing provisions in the Standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Write audit reports that meet the needs...

Overview: In depth review of advanced payroll issues from how to properly pay employees to review of international payroll policies. Why should you attend? Trying to make sure your company is compliant is very challenging but if your company expands internationally knowing how to handle the payroll can be overwhelming. This seminar will give participants the skills to handle any type of advanced payroll issue that they may face with comfort an...