Join the 2023 FACT Education Tour!

Posted in :: 2022 Volume 6 :: Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

As the new year approaches, so does our upcoming tour of educational events! We are excited to see you in person or virtually. The following is a list of locations and sessions – which stop will you join?

Register for the FACT Cellular Therapy Accreditation Workshop!

We invite you to attend the Cellular Therapy Accreditation Workshop in conjunction with the 2023 Tandem Meetings on Tuesday, February 14, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. FACT’s Accreditation Workshops make learning about the accreditation process and related Standards an up-close and personal experience. Accreditation Workshops are collaborative events where you will be able to work through a series of scenario-based case studies supplemented with presentations facilitated by experienced FACT instructors.

The Cellular Therapy Accreditation Workshop provides a high-level overview of topics including requirements and expectations for accreditation, how to position your organization to pursue accreditation, and the most commonly cited Standards. Additional areas of discussion include manufacturer audits and corrective action plans and audits to improve outcomes and data management.

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FACT Clinical Inspector Training Course

We invite you to attend the FACT Clinical Inspector Training Course in conjunction with the 2023 Tandem Meetings on Tuesday, February 14, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. FACT’s Inspector Training Courses make learning about the inspection process an up-close and personal experience with practical, hands-on sessions simulating performing an inspection supplemented with presentations facilitated by experienced FACT inspectors.

The FACT Inspector Training Course is for clinical inspector trainees only. Trainees must complete all pre-training course requirements before attending. The training course is a collaborative event where the trainee will work with an experienced FACT inspector to review the entire inspection process from beginning to end.

FACT instructors will educate inspector trainees on the following topics during the inspector training course:

Inspection preparation essentials
Important technology tools
Advance review of documents
Clinical program tour
Facility documents
Patient record review
Post-inspection requirements

If you are interested in training as a FACT inspector, please contact Suzanne Birnley at suzanne.birnley@factglobal.org or visit https://www.factglobal.org/inspectors/.

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Register for the FACT – ASTCT Quality Boot Camp!

We invite you to attend the FACT – ASTCT Quality Boot Camp on Wednesday, February 15, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL. This is a collaborative event where you will participate in a series of roundtable activities supplemented with presentations facilitated by experienced FACT inspectors and quality personnel.

The theme of the FACT – ASTCT Quality Boot Camp is: Strengthen your Quality Management Program through the Effective Use of Quality Tools. Using the right quality tool can help reduce errors, improve communication, help maintain compliance, and save programs time and resources while improving the overall quality of your program and processes.

During the quality boot camp, FACT instructors will discuss tools and techniques most commonly used in quality management and process improvement including:

SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)
Risk Assessment and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
The Five Whys
Fishbone/Ishikawa Diagram

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If you cannot join us in Orlando, future stops include:

	FACT Virtual Apheresis Collection and Processing Accreditation Workshop Virtual, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CT Book your ticket now!

	FACT Apheresis Collection Inspector Training Course Minneapolis, MN April 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CT Book your ticket now!

	FACT Cord Blood Accreditation Workshop Paris, France, May 30, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CT Book your ticket now!

	FACT Cord Blood Inspector Training Course Paris, France, May 30, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CT Book your ticket now!

	FACT Collection, Processing, and Cord Blood Virtual Quality Boot Camp Virtual, June 23, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Book your ticket now!

	FACT Accreditation and Quality Principles Workshop Perth, Australia, August 7, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open Soon!

	FACT Processing Inspector Training Course Houston, TX, September 7, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Book your ticket now!