Transcript Scottish Quality Managers Discussion Group

Scottish Quality
Managers Discussion
Group - SQMDG
Jane Diack
Quality Manager
Medical Genetics, Aberdeen
SQMDG Background
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Initially set up by Eric Martindale, Glasgow
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IBMS – request to expand to include all disciplines
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Microbiology group – Oct 2003
Representatives of other disciplines attended
Functioning as a multidisciplinary group since Oct 2004
IBMS funding
Commercial sponsorship
CPD (IBMS) points awarded
Objectives
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To hold meetings for
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Presentation of lectures relevant to quality management
Promotion of a good standard of quality management
To provide a forum for discussion of matters of
relevance to the organisation of Quality Management
Systems
To encourage a high standard of professional
competence in Quality Management
Assist and support new and existing Quality
Managers and promote networking wherever
possible
2 Meetings/year
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Attendance : 60 - 80 delegates
May – Perth
Lectures
 Break out discussion groups – discipline specific,
suggested topics
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November – Glasgow
Lectures
 Social event
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CPA representative usually speaks
November 2008 topics
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Traceability and measurement of uncertainty
F3 Assuring the quality of examinations
 Impacts on several other standards
 Clarification available on CPA support website
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Competence and evidence
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B9 Staff training and education
Tools and techniques for effective incident
management (Martin Bowman, Gael Quality)
November 2008 topics (cont)
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Validation
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EU GMP Annex 11 legislation
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D1 Procurement and management of equipment
Relevant to Medicines and Healthcare products
Regulatory Authority inspections
Corporate Homicide (‘Legal Eagle’ Norma
Shippin)
Reasons for success
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An active committee!
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4 committee meetings
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Representatives from all disciplines and country wide
Shared tasks and quality people
held immediately after the May and Nov events (to assess if
successful and how to improve)
and just prior to them to organise speakers etc
e mail also useful
Alex Cochrane (IBMS web master) is very helpful
(http://www.ibms.org/ - quick find ‘Quality Managers’)