Post-Congress Course: Thursday 19 April 2018

The Middle East and the GCC region particularly are experiencing massive growth in the logistics industry and the region is becoming a hub for international trade and logistics. Couple this with the fact that governments all over the region are focusing increasingly on improving healthcare delivery. Biopharmaceuticals, bio-similars, vaccines and other temperature sensitive pharma products are increasingly forming the backbone of Middle East health. To get these products to the patient safely and securely the onus falls on all stakeholders in the cold chain to achieve this goal meaning they must all understand andimplement the principles of Good Distribution Practice (GDP).

This training programme exists to supplement the congress through a highly interactive hands-on learning approach where participants can get involved interactively and learn from other participants and some case studies. This will help all the stakeholders understand their role and the role of others in the supply chain allowing them to approach daily duties more holistically.

The programme will include its tried-and-tested team based mapping of the supply chain, identifying Critical Control Points and risk mitigation.

There will be a special focus on maintain “supply chain integrity”, “contract operations and temperature Management during distribution” as well as taking a “risk-based” approach to learn about supplier audits and transport qualification.

• Learning to manage the temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals in an increasingly globalised world
• Exploring different packaging solutions and how to qualify them
• Understanding international and regional GDP guidelines
• Experiencing supply chain mapping in an interactive setting
• Developing risk management and reduction skills by studying critical control points
• Evaluating Quality Agreements and develop quality management skills
• Sharing and learning from real life case studies on pharmaceutical air and sea cargo and its regulations

• Supply Chain Directors/ Managers/ Officers
• 3PLs and 4PLs Sea, Air, Land
• Quality Assurance Directors, Managers, Officers
• Packaging Solution Providers
• Cargo Handling companies
• Customs Officials
• Pharmaceutical Distributors and Wholesalers
• Freight Forwarding Companies
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturers especially CMOs

Hala El Komy, Consultant, Pharma Industry and Logistics, Egypt
Quality oriented executive leader, 29 years in life science industry with senior experience in Operations, QA/RA, Logistics and Supply Chain in MENA region in reputable national and multinational employers, Pharmaceutical, Dermoceuticals & Logistics organizations
18 years internationally registered, IRCA Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor, with extensive hands-on experience in assessing ISO QMS's and cGMP in British Standards Institution "BSI" and American Systems Registrar "ASR". SME in Managing the Logistics & Supply Chain of temperature controlled pharma & healthcare products, regulatory compliance "GDSP", suppliers' management, risk management, transportation optimization, packaging solutions, visibility & monitoring technologies.
Active spokesperson about temperature controlled pharma logistics in industry forums and seminars. Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cairo University. High diploma in Executive Management, American University in Cairo.