Fundamentals Series

The Fundamentals of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)

This course will give you a fundamental understanding of Corrective and Preventative Actions, or CAPA, in the life sciences. You may not realize how important CAPA can be, or in what ways it affects us, and that’s ok.

After this course you will be able to recognize how corrective and preventative actions can keep us safe, keep our customers safe, and protect our business.

CEU Credits: 0.1
Course Code: ELM-226
Duration: 20 mins
Skill Level: Basic
Language: Chinese (Simplified), English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain)
Final Exam: Yes
Certification: Yes
Version: V1.3
Effective Date: 11/28/2022

Curriculum for this course

Course Overview
What You'll Learn
Definitions
Process Requirements
21 CFR 820 Process Requirements
ISO 13485 Process Requirements
ICH Q10 Process Requirements
Sources
Analysis
Investigation
Determining Actions
Determining Actions - Best Practices
Implementing Actions
Implementing Actions Cont.
Confirming
Confirming Cont.
Situation
Action
Outcome
What We Covered

Test Your Knowledge

Results

Minor update: This course has been updated to align terminology with current industry trends and to improve clarity.
V1.3
Small improvement to course content
Version 1.2
Updated to make clarification in wording on one slide
Version 1.1

Author

Graham O'Keeffe

General Manager - Veeva LearnGxP

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