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Among the topics covered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limitation of microbial data<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the validity of microbiological tests<\/li>\n<li>Evidence gathering<\/li>\n<li>Trending<\/li>\n<li>Getting into the plant<\/li>\n<li>Measuring effectiveness<\/li>\n<li>Case studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmig.org.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pharmigs-current-series-of-webinars-for-2023-Info-Booking-form-version-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please click on this link to download the booking form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fees: Member Fee \u00a370 Join Now, \u00a0\u00a3100 (Non Member) Wednesday 31st May @2pm &#8211; 3pm (BST) Led by Dr Tim Sandle \u2013 Head of GxP Compliance &amp; Quality Risk ManagementAssessing microbiological data and undertaking investigations into the origins of contamination, establishing root causes, and setting appropriate preventative actions constitutes a core part of the contamination [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[41],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3770","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-webinars-archive","pa_date-wednesday-31st-may-2pm-3pm-bst-led-by-dr-tim-sandle-head-of-gxp-compliance-quality-risk-management","pmpro-has-access","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Best Practices for Microbiology Investigations - Pharmig<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Best Practices for Microbiology Investigations offers clear, practical guidance to help teams improve root-cause analysis, control and compliance.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmig.org.uk\/en\/product\/best-practices-for-microbiology-investigations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Basic Microbiology Skills \u2013 Practical Training Course (In-person INDUSTRY) - York\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"21st &amp; 22nd September. 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