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We have launched our new online booking system where you can now purchase all BARQA Publications Online, book onto seminars and the 2009 Annual Conference, Brighton.
Please note - Non-Members will have to register for this service.
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2009 Annual Conference
'Quality through the eyes of the customer'
Registration Now Available - Book Online NowThe Grand Hotel, Brighton 28th - 30th October 2009
Click here to register online, download a registration form, download an exhibitor pack, view accommodation details and information on Brighton.
The following roles are currently being advertised on the Recruitment page of the website:
GLP Auditors x 2 Pfizer, Sandwich Quality Assurance Auditor, LCG Bioscience
Team Leader, QA - GCP/Pharmacovigilance, Grunenthal Quality Assurance Manager (GCP), Theradex Clinical Quality Assurance Auditor, Napp Pharmaceuticals QA Manager, Veeda Clinical Research Ltd. Inspectors - Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice, MHRA Quality Systems Manager, MHRA Senior position in Clinical Quality Assurance, UCB - Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
QA Officer, MedPharm Please visit the Recruitment Area or Click Here for more details on the above roles and how to apply. Ramzan Visanji Premier Article Competition 2009
Articles should be fresh, forward thinking and thought provoking and relate to quality issues. First Prize £1,500 BARQA Credit Second Prize £1,000 BARQA Credit Third Prize £500 BARQA Credit Congratulations to the 2008 winner, Malcolm Brown for his article 'The Quality Anthropologist'
Entry to the 2009 competition is now open. Click Here for the winning article of 2008 and details of the 2009 competition.
Regional Forums
Anglia Regional Forum 'GxP Hot Topics'
The next Anglia Regional Forum is being held at the British Racing School, Newmarket on the 9th June 2009.
- Click here for more details.
Senior Membership
BARQA is piloting a new 'Senior' grade of membership
Are you retired or approaching retirement?
Would you like to stay in touch with BARQA colleagues?
Do you know a BARQA member who has retired but may like to stay in touch?
If the answer is 'yes' please contact membership@barqa.com for more information.
The Quality Page
The website has a new page which has been added to disseminate information on Quality (Quality Management history, gurus, TQM theories, process improvement, organisation excellence etc.)
Click Here to Access this new page.
2nd Global QA Conference
Link to the Conference Slides (Members Only)
CPD Scheme for Auditors
With its framework to complement, not replace, existing training programmes the CPD Scheme for Auditors is open to novice and experienced auditors alike.
Pharmacovigilance, GMP and GCLP Entry Assessments Now Available.
Click here to access the CPD Scheme pages.
Quality Management in Scientific Research and Development Advances in science have led to major improvements in people's lives, but this is twinned with an increasing focus on the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, devices, biologicals and chemicals for people, animals and the environment. Quality management in scientific R&D has become an essential tool in ensuring that modern developments are implemented within a rigorous and robust quality framework. Developed with Cranfield University, this unique MSc has been devised to meet increasing demand by industry for senior quality management professionals.
MSc
For the current fee structure Click Here Cranfield University open days 26th August and 11th November 2009
BARQA are developing 10 Distance Learning Courses which should be available for sale during 2009 and 2010.
Please e-mail: distancelearning@barqa.com for more information. Areas of Interest Education and Training Committee
Canary Books Publishers of Clinical Research Books and Newsletters. Click here to access their website.
Links to the MHRA
