Member price $699/Non-member price $799
Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Course Description:
This live training course reviews the technical validation requirements and processes of the Performance Tested MethodsSM and Official Methods of AnalysisSM programs. The course will include sessions covering the general program requirements, plus the technical requirements for microbiology methods and chemistry methods in a variety of matrices.
Target Attendees:
Method developers
Independent laboratories
Candidates for AOAC Expert Reviewers or Volunteer Experts
Learning Outcomes:
Method developers:
Better understanding of AOAC conformity assessment programs and processes
Improved study designs meeting AOAC and AOACRI requirements
More concise data collection, and therefore, faster PTM and OMA approvals
Independent laboratories:
Part of qualification as an AOACRI Independent Laboratory
Required for selection for AOACRI studies and OMA collaborative studies
Better understanding of technical requirements and processes for performing studies
Candidates for AOAC Expert Reviewers:
Better understanding of AOAC conformity assessment programs and processes
Better understanding of current practices, statistics, and acceptance criteria
Required for selection as an Expert Reviewer
Instructor:
Sharon Brunelle, Ph.D.
Sharon Brunelle has worked with the AOAC Research Institute and AOAC INTERNATIONAL since January 2003 as a technical consultant designing and coordinating microbiology and chemistry method validation studies in the Performance Tested MethodsSM and Official Methods of AnalysisSM programs. Sharon also served as the technical lead for various contract and standard development projects within AOAC, including best practices for microbiology methods, biothreat agents, veterinary drug residues, low lactose, and glycerol esters of wood rosins. She played a major role in developing validation guidelines for biothreat agent and microbiology methods. In addition, Dr. Brunelle consults for industry in the areas of food microbiology and veterinary drugs in animal tissues and feeds. Prior to AOAC, Dr. Brunelle worked for 10 years in food microbiology and clinical oncology diagnostics development and validation. Sharon earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Brandeis University. Her postdoctoral work was in medical biochemistry at Rockefeller University and the Picower Institute for Medical Research.
