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Industrial Sterilization for Medical Devices

Industrial Sterilization for Medical Devices is a comprehensive 4 day course covering essential information on sterilization technologies and methods, sterilization standards, FDA requirements, critical factors in product design and product release decisions, and much more.

Course Objectives:
Course participants will learn how to:
  • Apply the principles of sterilization
  • Address sterilization requirements during product design
  • Select and implement an appropriate sterilization process
  • Identify the elements of successful sterilization validation
  • Describe the critical parameters of a chosen sterilization process
  • Participate in the design of process validation for moist heat, ethylene oxide (EO), and radiation sterilization processes
  • Compare and contrast sterilization cycle developments based on product bioburden and those based on combined bioburden/overkill methods
  • Correlate appropriate standards with sterilization processes and identify requirements pertinent to validation, packaging, and routine process control
  • Describe the critical factors in making product release decisions
  • Identify resources for complying with FDA requirements

Format
This highly interactive program combines classroom lecture with situational analyses that provide participants with the opportunity to apply what they learn to actual sterilization scenarios. In addition, participants will work through a series of case studies illustrating problematic situations. Case studies will cover various aspects and phases of sterilization processes...from design, to cycle development, to validation, to process control, to product release.

Program At-A-Glance
DAY ONE
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
— Microbes and Sterilization
— Validation
— Test Method Validation
— Microbial Lethality (D-Values and SALs)
DAY TWO
8:00 AM-5:00 PM

—Sterile Packaging
— Radiation Sterilization — Introduction
— Radiation Sterilization — Process Definition and Dose Establishment
— Radiation Sterilization — Product Definition, Validation, and Routine Processing

DAY THREE
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
— Moist Heat and Ethylene Oxide
— Moist Heat Sterilization — Introduction
— Moist Heat Sterilization — Process Definition
— Moist Heat Sterilization — Routine Processing
DAY FOUR
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
— Ethylene Oxide Sterilization — Introduction
— Ethylene Oxide Sterilization — Process Definition
— Ethylene Oxide Sterilization — Routine Processing
— Contract Sterilizers and Laboratories
— FDA Perspectives
Course Materials
As part of the course materials, attendees receive copies of standards on the validation and routine control for industrial moist heat sterilization, ethylene oxide sterilization, and radiation sterilization as well as standards and a technical information report on packaging for terminally sterilized devices.

Who Should Attend?
This program is recommended for professionals relatively new to the sterilization process environment who need information to help them better understand the principles and science of sterilization. This course is designed for design and process engineers, operations managers and technicians, corporate quality assurance and regulatory compliance personnel, or others directly involved in sterilization processes and responsible for meeting industry standards and FDA requirements.

Dates and Hotels
DATES LOCATION PHONE & RATES
September 21-24, 2009 The Westin City Center, Dallas
650 North Pearl Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Web site
866-837-4246 / 214-979-9000
$179 single/double
reservation id: Industrial Sterilization for Medical Devices
rate through Aug. 24, 2009
NOTE: Reservation requests should be made as soon as possible, but no later than the "rate through" date listed above. Rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and may sell out prior to the deadline.
Faculty
In consultation with industry and government leaders, this course was developed to meet the medical device industry's need for a better understanding of sterilization principles, standards, and regulations. The mix of industry leaders, independent experts, and FDA personnel helps to ensure a balanced presentation of many aspects of industrial sterilization as described in the objectives.

Fees and Registration
Fees include participant notebook of course materials and case studies; relevant standards and technical information reports; pertinent FDA documents and additional references; and continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshments. Click here to go to registration.

REGISTRATION TYPE
2009 FEES
AAMI Corporate & Institutional Members
$1985
AAMI Individual Members
$2085
Nonmembers
$2485
Government Employees
$685

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MEMBERSHIP TYPE
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U.S. Individual Membership Rates
$205
Non-U.S. Individual Membership Rates
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