Presented by
Management Forum
Root Cause Analysis and Critical Thinking Training Course
This programme will explore the key concepts of critical thinking applied to problem solving and decision making for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals
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21 Nov 2022 + 3 more dates
- Format: Live online, Classroom
- CPD: 6 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
Course overview
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is the process of discovering the root causes of problems to identify solutions. When used with critical thinking, the ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical connection between ideas this provides a highly effective method for identifying the source of faults, failures, decision making, and undesired outcomes for processes. This approach is extremely effective when used by the pharmaceutical and associated healthcare industries to solve problems. In addition, RCA procedures with the application of critical thinking are an increasing focus by regulatory inspectors.
Often organisations waste a great amount of time and money in fixing the symptoms of a problem, rather than the problem itself. Using Critical thinking applied to RCA will enable you to solve problems far quicker, and much more effectively.
This one-day course introduces delegates to different RCA and critical thinking problem-solving tools and techniques which are then applied throughout a series of highly interactive and practical exercises putting these theories into practice to apply a systematic end-to-end process for analysing problems and decision making.
Benefits of attending
- Apply best practice tools and techniques to identify, and document the root causes of problems
- Propose and evaluate solutions to prevent problems recurring and manage regulatory inspection findings
- Communicate your findings and recommendations to colleagues and senior management
- Gain an overview of the increasing importance of RCA and critical thinking skills for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical and associated healthcare sectors
- Understand the critical thinking and application to RCA
- Be aware of key tools and approaches to apply critical thinking to RCA for pharmaceutical and associated healthcare industries
Who should attend?
Anyone working in the pharmaceutical, biopharma, medical device and veterinary industries who wants to maximise RCA and critical thinking skills, particularly applied to problem solving and decision making including the following:
- Managers responsible for process and quality improvements
- Professionals working in R&D and production
- Quality managers, internal and external auditors, inspectors
- Line managers and supervisors
- Anyone involved in managing customer and/or supplier/CMOs, CRO relationships
- Problem solving team members and leaders
- Product or process designers
- Operational and production professionals
The Root Cause Analysis and Critical Thinking course will cover:
Background and defining RCA and critical thinking
Steps in RCA and applying critical thinking
Preventive/Mitigating problems
- Preventive action
- Risk analysis
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Diagnosing RCA
RCA Methodologies
- Brainstorming
- Ishikawa Diagrams
- Five “Why?”s
- Is/is not
- Process maps
Critical Thinking
- Overview of background
- Define critical thinking, decision making and problem solving and understand the differences
- Examine types of decisions & problems in the pharma industry
- Understand the focus of critical thinking in ICH Designing Quality
- Applying critical thinking to thinking questions to go beyond checklists
- Tools and approaches for critical thinking to use in the pharmaceutical and associated healthcare industries including
- RED
- thinking outside the box
- ways to improve your critical thinking
- application to RCA
Laura Brown
Dr Laura Brown is a QA and training consultant in the pharmaceutical industry and the course director of MSc Regulatory Affairs, TOPRA. She has also worked as an Associate Facilitator at Cranfield School of Management. She has worked in senior management roles for companies including Wellcome, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Good Clinical Research Practices and Phoenix International where she gained extensive experience of problem solving and decision-making using RCA and critical thinking skills. Since completing her MBA Laura has co-authored several books on management including: Strategic Thinking (Be Your Own Strategy Consultant – Demystifying) Strategic Thinking), Developing the Individual, The Ultimate Book of Business Skills and Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Book Root Cause Analysis and Critical Thinking Live online/Classroom training
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
- 30% off the 2nd delegate*
- 40% off the 3rd delegate*
- 50% off the 4th delegate*
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
21 Nov 2022
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 11770
- GBP 499 599
- EUR 719 859
- USD 814 970
Until 17 Oct
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for 7 days, no obligation
23 Mar 2023
Live online
09:30-17:30 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:30 Paris (UTC+01)
05:30-13:30 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 12142
- GBP 399 499
- EUR 579 719
- USD 663 819
Until 16 Feb
- 1 day live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
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for 7 days, no obligation
- GBP 499 599
- EUR 719 859
- USD 823 979
Until 20 Jun
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6 Nov 2023
Live online
Course code 12432
- GBP 399 499
- EUR 579 719
- USD 663 819
Until 02 Oct
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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price.
Reviews of IPI's Root Cause Analysis and Critical Thinking training course
It was very interesting webinar, good content, interesting speaker who was able to engage all group in the activities
May 6 2022
Aleksandra Cyba 
Regulatory Affairs Associate, Terumo Aortic
Ireland
- Enfer Labs
- Enfer Medical Ltd
United Kingdom
- Grifols UK Ltd
- Terumo Aortic
Italy
- Orthofix
Switzerland
- Bazell Pharma AG
