Sandra Sather
FDA Releases Final Guidance on Decentralized ...

11/18/2024

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On September 18th, 2024, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final guidance document titled: “Conducting Clinical Trials with Decentralized Elements” which is intended to inform sponsors, investigators, and other clinical trial stakeholders about the proper implementation of decentralized clinical trials (DCT).

FDA Releases Final Guidance on Decentralized Clinical Trials
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FDA Issues Warning Letter Regarding Patient ...

10/22/2024

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On August 20th, 2024 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter as a result of an FDA Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program inspection. The inspection observation was that improper dosing instructions were given to a pediatric patient. Per 21 CFR 312.60, the investigator is responsible for ensuring the study is conducted according to the protocol.

FDA Issues Warning Letter Regarding Patient Overdose
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FDA Updates Guidance to Address the Spread of ...

10/10/2024

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The internet is the leading source of health information for most consumers, patients, and healthcare providers, which has led to growing concerns that the spread of misinformation on the internet will put the public at risk of using unsafe or ineffective treatments or therapies. To address the issue the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the draft guidance “Addressing Misinformation About Medical Devices and Prescription Drugs Questions and Answers - Guidance for Industry” to inform firms about how to voluntarily address misinformation about their medical products.

FDA Updates Guidance to Address the Spread of Misinformation
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Real-World Data and Evidence Generation with ...

10/01/2024

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“Q&A with FDA” is the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) podcast that began in 2022 which answers frequently asked questions by interviewing FDA staff members. The most recent episode was released on August 16th, 2024 titled “Real-World Data and Evidence Generation with Dr. Hilary Marston” hosted by Dr. Sara Roach interviewing Dr. Marston, the FDA’s Chief Medical Officer.

Real-World Data and Evidence Generation with Dr. Hilary Marston
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New Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change ...

09/18/2024

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A new draft guidance for industry was released on August 22, 2024 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Predetermined Change Control Plans (PCCP) for Medical Devices. The draft guidance provides an in-depth history of the origins of PCCPs and how the concept of device changes not requiring new 510(k) submissions has already made in an appearance in other FDA guidances.

New Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices

Should We Treat the Safety Review of COVID-19 Study Participants Differently? UPDATE to FDA’s COVID-19 Clinical Trial Guidance on September 21st

9/22/2020

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As sponsor or CRO monitors are continuing to monitor clinical trial sites remotely for the foreseeable future, additional clarification is needed for how to proceed while protecting subject safety and data integrity. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an updated COVID-19 clinical trial guidance with clarification on the requirements for the investigator to review IND safety reports. The question and answer guidance shows how we must be very careful to not decrease the safety protection checks and balances we have in GCP between stakeholders.

Join Us at the Society of Quality Assurance Virtual Meeting Sep. 21-22

9/15/2020

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Sandra “SAM” Sather will be speaking at the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) September Virtual Meeting and Quality College on the topics:

  1. Quality Risk Management Not an Option, But A Mindset, What Are We Learning During COVID-19

  2. Remote Operations and Maintaining HIPAA, GDPR, GCP, and COVID-19

When: September 21 and 22, 2020

Where: Virtual

Schedule: HERE

Register: HERE

Join the Live Webinar on September 17th! The New ISO 14155:2020 Is Finally Here!

9/13/2020

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When: September 17, 2020

Time: Live from 1-2 PM EDT

Register: HERE

Released in July 2020, ISO 14155:2020 is the third version of the standards that provides direction on how to implement GCP for medical device clinical investigations. The changes in this revision are designed to ensure that ISO standards are up to date with regulatory changes in the industry.

New EMA Guidance: Quality Management of Electronic Systems

9/08/2020

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On April 7, 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a Notice to sponsors on validation and qualification of computerized systems used in clinical trials. This guidance is applicable for clinical trials conducted in the EU and clarifies that even though a sponsor may delegate all or part of clinical trial activities out to a company, the ultimate responsibility for validation of software tools or electronic systems remains with the sponsor. This guidance also clarifies that most vendors focus on system security of the participant’s personal data, but they lack a focus on how an electronic system used in a clinical trial must comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the documentation principles of ALCOA+.

Clinical Trial Risk & Performance Management vSummit Sept. 8th - 12th

9/01/2020

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Sandra “SAM” Sather, VP of Clinical Pathways and a 2020 MCC Ambassador, is speaking on the topic “The RBM Training Gap: Risk-Based Monitoring the Noun vs. the Verb”. Have you heard "We are not doing RBM for this study . . ." What? Our quality system should support a risk-based approach to many clinical trial activities like site monitoring, data quality oversight, vendor oversight, safety surveillance, audit planning, and more.