Overview: Root Cause is an essential component for addressing non-conformance. It uses a specific set of steps, with associated tools, to find the primary cause of the problem, so that you can: Determine what happened. Determine why it happened. Figure out what to do to reduce the likelihood that it will happen again. RCA assumes that systems and events are interrelated. An action in one area triggers an action in another, and another, and so...

Overview: The FDA in 2011 instituted its latest interpretation. Many have not chosen to take it seriously or change their business model. The paradigm has shifted and this presentation will articulate what has changed and how we need to react. Validation as derived from industry practice has a new spin. This presentation will take you through that development and demonstrate how some in the industry have reacted to the new expectations. Why sh...

Overview: Cleaning and sanitation programme are essential to control the hazards of microbiological and physical contamination of foods in the foodservice and food manufacturing facilities. To ensure that a facility and equipment are clean, sanitised and suitable for their intended use, management of the food business must draw up and operate a written sanitation programme and suitable cleaning procedure for all equipment surfaces and structur...

Overview: This webinar will look at the historical use of indicator organisms to define the safety of drinking water and will examine the limitations of this approach for evaluating water potability. Waterborne outbreaks will be reviewed in the context of identifying the wide etiological scope and the inability of traditional indicators to mitigate these risks. Alternate considerations for assessing potability will also be discussed. Why shoul...

Overview: Learn to properly manage project to prepare for an impact to the business for any organization. We will cover how to identify, analyze and document the events and environmental surroundings that can adversely affect the organization. You will learn how to both prepare and review the continuity planning program Areas such as IT Outsourcing and other risks will be covered. It is critical to assess the IT and Information Security risks...

Overview: This program was developed for leaders at all levels of an organization. It merges the topics of risk management and employee performance evaluations into a solution for better employee performance and loyalty. Why should you Attend: Even though the performance evaluation is a tool for elevating employee effectiveness, it rarely does that. Even worse, many managers and supervisors hate to give evaluations. Therefore, a transformation...

Overview: Effective sanitation in the food industry involves the maintenance of clean conditions in the entire food operation. This status is attained through the destruction of residual microorganisms after cleaning of production, storage and service areas of food establishments. As the food processing and foodservice industries have grown, methods of food production, processing, distribution, and preparation have changed. Increased processin...

Overview: This training will outline and discuss the growing market of electronic payments. We will talk about risk profiles and the quality of risk management practices as required from internal and external auditors. Emerging payment systems also increase the use of nonbank third parties which will increase risk factors and weak points in the process. Management of retail payments risk is increasingly difficult and requires diligent oversigh...

Overview: Stephen Hull, a 20 year veteran of medical device reimbursement will provide first hand insight into the core requirements of key global markets and offer advice on how to best assemble your global evidence strategy. Detailed slide materials will provide the frameworks and pathways for reimbursement across the target markets. The session will also describe the latest developments in new requirements or hurdles posed in each market. W...

Overview: The key to minimizing risk is knowing what you don't know. Notice I said minimizing risk, because construction by its very nature has risk. We are always doing something new. Therefore, the program why explains the key fundamental to avoiding is to rely on experts. The problems with risk, whether in construction or any endeavor, is that it is subject to what's called the iceberg principle. Most risk is out of sight to most people. Th...