Basics of Microbiology

Who should attend?
This Workshop will benefit Those working in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Drug, Biologics, Medical Device Product Manufacturing industries.

It will be especially valuable for personnel within the following areas:
- Pharmacists
- Post-graduates Microbiologists
- Quality Assurance specialists
- Quality Control specialists

Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Understand Importance of culture media in microbiological testing and how to perform growth promotion test.
• Understand the types and sources of different types of micro-organisms that are related to pharmaceutical operations by using different bacterial identification methods.
• Perform operating, cleaning and maintenance for different instruments in micro lab.
• Be aware of the different methods used or sterilization and how to decontaminate microbial waste.
• Study the microbiological tests required for both sterile and non-sterile products (Compendial and non-compendial methods.
• Study the water for pharmaceutical use (Microbiological attributes, control strategy and analysis).
• Perform microbiological monitoring of clean room and controlled environments.
• Understand the interpretation of microbiological data and trend analysis.
• Be aware of good microbiology lab practices. 

Course topics:
-  Microbiology and Its History
-  Microorganisms
-  Infection and Disinfection
-  Microbiology  lab. Overview
-  Microbiology lab. Role
-  Microbiological tests

Number of sessions:
3 sessions