Join us Monday, March 21st at the Loews Madison Hotel in Washington, DC for indepth deep dive workshops on best practices for the medical cannabis industry.
PFC enrichment courses allow you to take targeted cannabis training to expand and deepen your understanding of QA/QC, pesticide management and audit protocols. Offered as two (2) hour workshops, participants can choose to participate in one (1) or all three (3) of the advance cannabis trainings.
PFCEC 102 - Pesticide Guidance and Integrated Pest Management (2 hours)
Date: March 21, 2016
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm ET
Location: Loews Madison Hotel, Washington, DC
Instructor: Kristin Nevedal, PFC Program Director
Cost: $100
Conference Attendee Cost: $50
Credit Hours: 2
This in-person course is required for all auditors who will be inspecting cultivation and processing facilities and is highly recommended for all cultivation management persons. During this course, learners are familiarized with key definitions pertaining to pesticides and learn how to properly read a pesticide label. The course will also explore the importance and function of tolerance thresholds, major chemical families, Restricted Entry Intervals (REI’s), and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s) as well as employee safety and employer responsibilities. The second portion of this course covers the key components to developing a successful IPM program.
PFCEC 103 - QA/QC and Representative Sampling (2 hours)
Date: March 21, 2016
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00pm ET
Location: Loews Madison Hotel, Washington, DC
Instructor: Jahan Marcu, ASA Chief Scientist & PFC Chief Auditor
Cost: $100
Conference Attendee Cost: $50
Credit Hours: 2
This course is required of all PFC auditors regardless of the discipline(s) they will be auditing and is strongly recommended for the management team of medical cannabis businesses. During this course, participants will be provided with an overview of paradigm shifts relating to QA/QC. Details on developing and implementing Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) systems will be discussed, including method validation and General Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s). Additionally, this course will explore “representative sampling” techniques and how to apply them to cultivation, processing, and manufacturing operations to ensure consistent product purity and quality.
PFCEC 104 - Auditing operations, SOPs, & record keeping for Compliance (2 hours)
Date: March 21, 2016
Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Loews Madison Hotel, Washington, DC
Instructor: Jahan Marcu, ASA Chief Scientist & PFC Chief Auditor
Cost: $100
Conference Attendee Cost: $50
Credit Hours: 2
This course is required for all PFC auditors regardless of the discipline(s) they will be auditing. Designed to familiarize trainees with audit protocols, checklists and documentation audits. This in-person course will be taught using a combination of lecture and hands on exercises. Trainees attending this course will also receive training on etiquette and appropriate protocols for interacting with staff and management at the location being audited as well as organizational techniques necessary for writing a final audit report.