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GHTF Study Group 3 Report

8th GHTF Conference - Ottawa, Canada

18-22 September 2000

Plenary Session - Final Agenda
GHTF Study Group 3 Report
Plenary Session Brief

This brief is also available in Word and PDF format.


Title of Session:
GHTF Study Group 3 Update
Speaker:
Kimberly A. Trautman
kat@cdrh.fda.gov
Tel: (301) 594-4648
Topic:
To outline the activities of GHTF SG3 since the last Plenary Session in Washington, DC. To discuss the joint work of GHTF SG3 and ISO/TC 210 WG#1 Ad Hoc Writing Group on the revisions to ISO 13485 and ISO 13488, as a result of the revisions to ISO 9001 and ISO 8402. To discuss the work to date on the Quality Planning Guidance document and to discuss the status of the approved work item on Risk Management.
About the Speaker:

Kimberly A. Trautman is the FDA Expert on Medical Device GMPs and Quality Systems and is responsible for writing the final Quality System regulations. Ms. Trautman is also responsible for the development and implementation of the extensive Quality System regulation roll-out and training programs. In addition, she reviews inspection reports of foreign and domestic medical device manufacturers to identify violations of the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements, and provides GMP guidance to FDA field investigators and the medical device industry. Ms. Trautman also
provides GMP expertise to CDRH for various legal actions and regulatory reviews.

In addition to her duties as Chair of Study Group 3 for the Global Harmonization Task Force, Ms. Trautman is also a representative to the US TAG to ISO/TC176 and ASQC Z-1/TG 11 Quality Assurance Committee, a US delegate to ISO/TC210 Quality Management and Corresponding General Aspect of Medical Devices committee and a member of ISO/TC 210 Working Group 1.

Ms. Trautman holds a B.Sc in Molecular and Cell Biology and an M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering.

Updated 22 July 2004