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in Medical Device Regulation

Conference Presentations

8th GHTF Conference - Ottawa, Canada

18-22 September 2000

Conference Presentations

Additional presentations from the 8th GHTF Conference will be posted here as they become available. Note that the latest additions are highlighted with a pink background. Use the menu below to go the appropriate session from the Conference.

Plenary Session - Americas Issues Meeting - ISO FDIS 9001 Information Update
Study Group 2 Information Update
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MRA Update
Panel Sessions PVC - Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices - Device Nomenclature

Posted 15 October 2000
One additional PVC presentation

Posted 21 October 2000
One additional Reuse presentation

Posted 23 October 2000
One additional Americas Issues Meeting presentation (Brazil)

Posted 24 October 2000
One additional Device Nomenclature presentation

Plenary Session
Presentations are listed in the order they were delivered during the Plenary Session.

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
Presentation on Guiding Principles Document
- Dr. Elizabeth Jacobson, CDRH
Powerpoint 56Kb 11 October 2000
Presentation on Operating Procedures Document
- Mr. Michael Baker, EUCOMED
Powerpoint 284Kb 11 October 2000
SG2 Report
- Dr. Larry Kessler, Chair of SG 2
Powerpoint 13Kb 11 October 2000
SG3 Report
- Ms. Kim Trautman, Chair of SG 3
Powerpoint 45Kb 11 October 2000
SG4 Report
- Mr. Robert Allen, Chair of SG 4
Powerpoint 81Kb 11 October 2000
Americas Update
- Mr. Antonio Hernandez, PAHO
Word 24Kb 11 October 2000
Asia Harmonization Working Party Update
- Dr. Clarence Tan, Singapore Ministry for Health
Word 26Kb 11 October 2000
Recent Developments in the Medical Devices Regulations in Taiwan
- Dr. Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu, Taiwan Department of Health
Powerpoint 472Kb 11 October 2000
Implementation of the GHTF- ISO/TC 210 Memorandum of Understanding
- Mr. Robert Allen, Chair of ISO/ TC 210 and Chair of SG 4
Powerpoint 110Kb 11 October 2000

Americas Issues Meeting

Country / Organization Format Size Date Posted
Argentina (in Spanish) Powerpoint 290Kb 11 October 2000
Brazil Powerpoint 146Kb 23 October 2000
Chile (in Spanish) Powerpoint 281Kb 11 October 2000
Costa Rica Powerpoint 80Kb 11 October 2000
Cuba Powerpoint 183Kb 11 October 2000
Dominican Republic Powerpoint 242Kb 11 October 2000
Ecuador (in Spanish) Word 115Kb 11 October 2000
PAHO (Pan-American Health Organization) Powerpoint 112Kb 11 October 2000
Peru (Notes from a planned presentation which was not actually delivered at the Conference.) Word

25Kb

11 October 2000
Trinidad & Tobago PDF 523Kb 11 October 2000
WHO (World Health Organization) Powerpoint 110Kb 11 October 2000

MRA Update

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
FDA/EU Mutual Recognition Agreement Update
- Christine Nelson
Powerpoint 116Kb 11 October 2000

ISO FDIS 9001 Information Update

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
Accomplishments of TC210 Representatives
- Edward Kimmelman
Powerpoint 75Kb 11 October 2000
ISO 13485:2002 Forecast
- Pierre Landry
Powerpoint 107Kb 11 October 2000
Changes to FDIS 9001:2000
- Kimberly A. Trautman
Powerpoint 43Kb 11 October 2000

Study Group 2 Information Update

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
Overview of SG2
- Deb Blum
Powerpoint 127Kb 11 October 2000
Pilot Vigilance Exchange Program
- Kim Dix
Powerpoint 1166Kb 11 October 2000
SG2 N21 Manufacturer Reporting Guidance
- Ben Khosravi
Powerpoint 65Kb 11 October 2000

Introduction to Key Projects
- Carl Wallroth

Powerpoint 53Kb 11 October 2000

Panel Session: PVC

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
PVC and DEHP: FDA Assessment
- David W. Feigal, M.D., M.P.H.
Powerpoint 211Kb 15 October 2000
PVC/DEHP in Medical Products: Challenges and Opportunities
- Jon Cammack, PhD
Powerpoint 268Kb 11 October 2000
CERHR’s Review of the Human Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Phthalate Esters
- Tim Zacharewski
Powerpoint 57Kb 11 October 2000

DEHP in Medical Devices
- Irwin Hinberg, PhD

Word

54Kb 11 October 2000

Panel Session: Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
FDA and the Reuse of Single Use Devices: Policy Now Established
- Larry Kessler, PhD
Powerpoint 73Kb 11 October 2000
Update on Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices in Canada
- Philip D. Neufeld, PhD

Powerpoint

135Kb 11 October 2000
Reuse of Single Use Devices
- Peter Schröer, PhD
PDF 321Kb 21 October 2000

Panel Session: Device Nomenclature

Title / Author Format Size Date Posted
Generating the GMDN : Process & Regulatory Considerations
- Sharon F. Dillard
Powerpoint 116Kb 11 October 2000
Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN)
- Robert Allen
Powerpoint 157Kb 24 October 2000

 

Updated 22 July 2004