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Accreditation Statistics

As of October 1, 2023

Cellular Therapy Entities

  • Accredited: 258
  • Applicants: 26

Cord Blood Banks

  • Accredited: 53
  • Applicants: 9

Congratulations to the following programs for achieving initial FACT accreditation:

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
  • CTCA-COH Arizona Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy Institute (CAHCTI)
  • The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio

A complete list of accredited organizations can be found at www.factglobal.org.

Upcoming Quality Management Series Module 10: Validation

Posted in :: 2020 Volume 7 :: Thursday, September 17th, 2020

Process Validation
Presented by Jacklyn Stentz MT (ASCP) and Deborah Griffin MS, ASQ CPGP
October 14, 2020, 11:00 am ET, 15:00 GMT

Presenters will discuss the following:

  • Range to validate (where to start and when to stop), variables and extreme scenarios
  • Process validations (to include Bone Marrow process)
  • Verification: when is it needed

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Software Validation

Presented by Robyn Rodwell, PhD and Guy Klamer, PhD
December 2, 2020, 4:00 pm ET, 21:00 GMT

Dr. Rodwell and Dr. Klamer will discuss the use of software validation as a substitute for paper, to make decisions, to perform calculations, or to create or store information used in critical procedures. Other topics include:

  • Critical electronic systems under the control of the organization (facility)
  • Spreadsheets
  • Vendor and organization responsibilities

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Program Perspective on Validation
TBA

Register for the entire series to receive a 15% discount! 

Module 10 includes all of the upcoming webinars and the recording of the first webinar:

Validation Overview
Presented by Nicole Prokopishyn, PhD
August 19, 2020, 11:00 am ET, 15:00 GMT

Dr. Prokopishyn discussed the differences among Validation, Verification, and Qualification, including Process Validation of immune effector cells, cord blood banking, apheresis, clinical, and processing.

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