Data Integrity – In compliance with CSA, 21 CFR Part 11, SaaS/Cloud and EU GDPR

This webinar describes exactly what is required for compliance with Computer Software Assurance guidance, 21 CFR Part 11, and the European equivalent Annex 11 for local, and SaaS/Cloud hosted applications. It explains how to write a Data Privacy Statement for compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What the regulations mean is described for all four primary compliance areas: SOPs, software features, infrastructure qualification, and validation. It gets you on the right track for using electronic records and signatures to greatly increase productivity and ensure compliance.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Which data and systems are subject to Part 11 and Annex 11
• How to write a Data Privacy Statement
• What the regulations mean, not just what they say
• Avoid 483 and Warning Letters
• Requirements for local, SaaS, and cloud hosting 
• Understand the current industry standard software features for security, data transfer, audit trails, and electronic signatures
• How to use electronic signatures, ensure data integrity, and protect intellectual property
• SOPs required for the IT infrastructure
• Product features to look for when purchasing COTS software
• Reduce validation resources by using easy to understand fill-in-the-blank validation documents

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• GMP, GCP, GLP, regulatory professionals
• QA/QC Departments
• IT Departments
• Auditors
• Managers and directors
• Software vendors, hosting providers

AREAS COVERED IN THE SESSION:

1. What 21 CFR Part 11 means today

• Purpose of Part 11

2 What does Part 11 mean?

• SOPs
• System features
• Infrastructure qualification
• Validation

3. Security standards

• Roles
• Usernames and passwords
• Restrictions and logs

4. Data transfer standards

• Deleting data
• Encryption

5. Audit trail standards

• Types of data
• High risk systems

6. Electronic approval standards

• Electronic signatures
• Single sign-on
• Replacing paper with electronic forms

7. Infrastructure qualification

• How to efficiently document qualifications

8. Validation

• Software validation for vendors
• Computer system validation for users
• Fill-in-the-blank templates
• Change control re-validation

9. SaaS/Cloud hosting

• Responsibilities for software vendor and hosting provider
• Evaluation criteria
• Hosting requirements

10. SOPs

• IT, QA, validation
• Software development

11. Annex 11

• Comparison with Part 11

12. EU GDPR

• Data Privacy Statement

Course Director: DAVID NETTLETON  

David Nettleton, is an FDA Compliance Specialist for 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and Computer System Validation. His latest book is “Risk Based Software Validation – Ten easy Steps” that relates to the development, purchase, installation, operation and maintenance of computerized systems used in regulated applications. He specializes in performing gap analysis, remediation plans, SOP development, vendor audits, training, and project management. He has completed more than 185 mission critical software validation projects.