PJLA Webinars
Free PJLA Webinars
PJLA offers free webinars on various topics in relation to accreditation. These are for all interested parties including: laboratories seeking accreditation, accredited laboratories, assessors, consultants, etc.
Upcoming Webinars:
Tuesday, November 24, 2026 – 10:00am ET
Internal Audits That Deliver: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Are your internal audits uncovering meaningful issues – or simply confirming that procedures exist?
Join PJLA for a practical webinar exploring common pitfalls that limit the effectiveness of internal audits for CABs (Conformity Assessment Bodies). Learn how to move beyond routine checklists, examine actual practices, and gather evidence that supports meaningful findings and improvement.
Topics include:
- Planning audit coverage across management system requirements and conformity assessment activities.
- Moving beyond checklists to verify implementation and effectiveness.
- Examining technical competence, impartiality, and the validity of results and decisions.
- Ensuring auditor competence and objectivity.
- Selecting meaningful samples and gathering sufficient objective evidence.
- Writing clear findings and verifying effective corrective action.
- Using audit results to support management review and accreditation assessment readiness.
The webinar will distinguish requirements in the applicable accreditation standards from auditing guidance provided by ISO 19011.
Strengthen your internal audits and the confidence placed in your conformity assessment activities.
Who should attend?
Conformity Assessment Bodies quality managers, internal auditors, technical managers, and personnel responsible for maintaining accredited activities.
Presented By:
Dr. George Anastasopoulos
Technical and International Business Development Manager of PJLA
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Thursday, January 21, 2027 – 1:00pm ET
The 5 Steps to the Accreditation Process
Pursuing accreditation for the first time can feel overwhelming, but the process is more straightforward than it seems. In this webinar, PJLA President Tracy Szerszen walks through the five major steps of the accreditation process: the Application Process, the Preliminary Assessment, the On-Site Assessment, Assessment Closure, and the Final Accreditation Process. Along the way, she reviews example forms and accreditation logo usage, answers frequently asked questions about each stage, and closes with a live Q&A. Whether you’re a new applicant or preparing for your first assessment, this session will give you a clear picture of what to expect from start to finish.
Presented By:
Tracy Szerszen
President of PJLA
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Wednesday, February 17, 2027 – 11:00am ET
Start With the End in Mind
How accurate does your measurement really need to be, and how accurate can it realistically be? In this webinar, we’ll work backward from the tolerance you need to verify to the expanded uncertainty you need to keep false-accept risk at 2 % or less. You’ll see why a TUR of 4.6:1 is a good target, and what to do when you can’t reach it: use reliability data (EOPR of at least 89 %) or guardbanded acceptance limits with Method 6. We’ll then turn that into practical buying decisions: checking whether equipment specs hold up, looking at total cost of ownership instead of the purchase price, and choosing a calibration lab with the traceability, CMC and decision rules your measurements depend on. Join us to learn asimple backward-pass method that lowers your measurement risk and saves you money.
Presented By:
Henry A. Zumbrun
Chief Executive Officer at Morehouse Instrument Company
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Wednesday, March 24, 2027 – 11:00am ET
The Hidden Value of FDA 21 CFR Part 11: Electronic Records and Signatures
There are many regulatory requirements that bio-medical companies need to follow; however, FDA 21 CFR Part 11 – Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures is one of the more obscure and misunderstood of the compliance regulations. In this paper, we will review the background and content of FDA 21 CFR Part 11. We will highlight the three most important aspects of the document and then discuss the hidden value of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 for computer software applications.
Presented By:
Walter Nowocin
Life Sciences Product Manager at IndySoft
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