Data Quality Management of Aberrant Results – Handling Out of Specification, OOS, and Out of Trend, OOT results
PharmaLab Pre-Conference Event on 23 November 2026
Objectives
This pre-conference workshop aims to strengthen participants’ capability to manage data quality and investigate aberrant results in
pharmaceutical laboratories by:
- providing a structured approach to handling Out of Specification (OOS) and Out of Trend (OOT) results,
- explaining key regulatory and guidance expectations and how they translate into practical lab procedures,
- applying trend analysis tools and statistical rules to evaluate OOT signals – incl. understanding common pitfalls and misinterpretations – through an interactive Excel-based exercise.
Target Audience
- Laboratory managers, supervisors and analysts,
- Quality control managers,Heads of quality control,
- Qualified Persons (QPs),
- Analytical scientists,
- Senior laboratory staff,
- Responsible authorities,
- Service providers (contract research organisations and contract manufacturers).
Moderators
Dr Christopher Burgess, Chairman ECA Analytical Quality Control Group