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Global Harmonization Task Force
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Working Towards Harmonization
in Medical Device Regulation

What's New

Details of recent updates to the web site can be found in the table below.

If you have any questions about the content on the site, please email Jean Olson (GHTF Secretary). If you experience any problems with the site, please contact the webmaster.

Date Status Page Details
30 April 2008 Updated GHTF Calendar of Events Added SG4 meetings - 14-17 October 2008 in Ottawa, Canada and 10-15 May 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
30 April 2008 Added SG4 Meeting Minutes Added minutes from 30 September - 2 October 2007 Meeting, Washington, DC, USA and 1-3 April 2008 Meeting in Paris, France
25 April 2008 Added SG3 Proposed Documents Added SG3(PD)N17R7 - Quality management system – Medical devices - Guidance on the control of products and services obtained from suppliers.
16 April 2008 Added SG1 Final Documents Added SG1-N44 - Role of Standards in the Assessment of Medical Devices
14 April 2008 Added Steering Committee Final Documents Added SC-N2R10 - GHTF Roles and Responsibilities and SC-N3R10 - GHTF Operating Procedures
03 April 2008 Updated SG1 IVD Subgroup Participants Added new members.
14 March 2008 Added SG5 Proposed Documents Added SG5(PD)/N3R7
14 March 2008 Updated GHTF Steering Committee Membership List Updated contact information. Added new member.
14 March 2008 Updated Steering Committee Meeting Summaries Added 30 September - 2 October 2008 Meeting Minutes
13 March 2008 Updated 2008-2009 Calendar of Events Updated Calendar for 2008-2009 Meetings
13 March 2008 Added GHTF/APEC Training on 8-10 Oct 2008 in Mexico with PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) and LAHWP (Latin American Harmonization Working Party)
Added announcement of upcoming training event
12 March 2008 Added SG2 - Minutes from 30 September - 2 October 2007 Meeting, Washington, DC Added meeting minutes
21 February 2008 Updated SG2 Directory of Study Group Members Updated Membership List
21 February 2008 Updated SG2 Meeting Summaries Added minutes from September 2005, March 2006, June 2006, and January-February 2007 meetings
14 January 2008 Updated GHTF/APEC Training - 5-7 March 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Added Announcement, Agenda and Registration information in PDF format.
10 January 2008 Updated SG4 Directory of Study Group Members Updated Membership List
20 December 2007 Updated GHTF 2008 Calendar of Events Updated Calendar
20 December 2007 Updated SG3 Directory of Study Group Members Updated Membership List
20 December 2007 Added SG3 - Minutes from 30 September- 2 October 2007 Meeting, Washington, DC Added Meeting Minutes
20 December 2007 Added SG3 - Minutes from 7-11 May 2007 Meeting, Los Angeles, CA Added Meeting Minutes
27 November 2007 Updated 2007-2008 Calendar of Events Updated Calendar
19 November 2007 Updated GHTF Calendar of Events Updated Calendar
19 November 2007 Added SG4 Final Documents Added SG4/N33/R16:2007
15 November 2007 Updated GHTF Steering Committee Membership List Updated contact information
15 November 2007 Updated Study Group 1 - Meeting Summaries Added 30 September - 2 October 2007 Meeting Summary in both Word and PDF formats
15 November 2007 Updated Study Group 5 - Meeting Summaries Added 1-2 October 2007 Meeting Summary in both Word and PDF formats
14 November 2007 Updated SG4 Proposed Documents Added SG4(PD)/N28R3
22 October 2007 Added 11th Conference Presentations Presentations from GHTF 2007
04 September 2007 Updated GHTF Steering Committee Membership List Updated contact information
15 August 2007 Added GHTF 11th Conference - Conference at a Glance Added detailed agenda for the GHTF 11th Conference, 3-4 October 2007
14 August 2007 Updated Study Group 5 - Meeting Summaries Added 8-9 May 2007 Meeting Summary in both Word and PDF formats
13 August 2007 Added Study Group 2 Slides from 3rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)-Funded Seminar on Harmonization of Medical Device Regulation Added Study Group 2 Slides
09 August 2007 Added Steering Committee Minutes Added Minutes for the 12th Meeting
08 August 2007 Updated SG2 Participants List Updated SG2 Participants List
06 August 2007 Added 2007-2008 Calendar of Events Added Calendar
31 July 2007 Updated SG2 Chair - Biography Updated SG2 Chair Biography
31 July 2007 Updated SG2 Archived Documents Moved documents from SG2 Final List to SG2 Archived List
20 July 2007 Updated SG5 Participants Updated SG5 Participants List
09 July 2007 Updated Steering Committee Membership List Updated Steering Committee Membership List
29 June 2007 Added SG5 Final Documents

Clinical Evaluation

Clinical Evidence – Key Definitions and Concepts

24 May 2007 Added GHTF Action Plan Action Plan for 2007 - 2010: Path Forward for the Global Harmonization Task Force
21 May 2007 Updated Steering Committee Membership List Updated Steering Committee Membership List
14 May 2007 Added SG1 Proposed Documents

Principles of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices Classification

Principles of Conformity Assessment for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices

21 March 2007 Added Conferences

11th Conference Booking Announcement

21 March 2007 Added Liaison Body Contact Information

In 2006 GHTF accepted the Asian Harmonization Working Party (AWHP) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) applications to become GHTF Liaison Bodies

21 March 2007 Added Liaison Bodies Page

Liaison Bodies are public health organizations, international standard-setting bodies or other groups who can contribute to or benefit from participation in Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF).

Updated 30 April 2008