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Workshops & Conferences

This page provides information on public events that include CDRH participation which may be of educational value to the general medical device community.

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SCHEDULE FOR WORKSHOPS WITH CDRH PARTICIPATION

March 2008; April 2008; May 2008; June 2008; July 2008; August 2008; September 2008; October 2008; November 2008; December 2008

Date

Event/Location

Lead CDRH Office

March 2008
March 10-12 AAMI's Software Validation Requirements and Industry Practice, Arlington, VA
OC
March 17-19 AAMI's Design Control Requirements and Industry Practice, Arlington, VA
OC
March 31-April 4 AAMI's Quality System Requirements and Industry Practice, St. Pete Beach, FL
OC
April 2008
April 4 FDA/ORA Dallas District Office and the FDA Medical Device Industry Coalition (FMDIC)'s ``Quality System Regulation Educational Forum on Design Controls,'' Dallas, TX
ORA
April 8-9 The Essentials of Medical Device Regulations: A Primer for Manufacturers and Suppliers, Chicago, IL
ORA/OC/OCER
April 14-16 AAMI's Process Validation Requirements & Industry Practice, Arlington, VA
OC
April 22-23 AMDM/FDA - OIVD 510(k) Workshop, Bethesda, MD
OIVD
April 29 FDA/AdvaMed Workshop on Guidance for Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents: Non-clinical and Clinical Studies, Silver Spring, MD (Presentations available in PDF format)
ODE
May 2008
May 5-8

AAMI's Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices, Atlanta, GA

OC
May 12-14 AAMI's Integrating Risk Management into the Quality System, New Orleans, LA
OC
May 13-14 The Essentials of Medical Device Regulations: A Primer for Manufacturers and Suppliers, Bethesda, MD
ORA/OC/OCER
June 2008
June 2-4 AAMI's Corrective and Preventive Action Requirements & Industry Practice, Arlington, VA
OC
June 9-11 AAMI's Design Control Requirements and Industry Practice, Chicago, IL
OC
June 16-20 AAMI's Quality System Requirements and Industry Practice, Denver, CO
OC
June 17-18 The Essentials of Medical Device Regulations: A Primer for Manufacturers and Suppliers, Queens, NY
ORA/OC/OCER
July 2008
   
August 2008
     
September 2008
September 8-10

2008 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

OCER
September 22-26 AAMI's Quality System Requirements and Industry Practice, San Diego, CA
OC
October 2008
October 2-3

FDA Workshop: Best Practices For Pacemaker and ICD Lead Postmarket Surveillance

OCD
November 2008
   
December 2008
   
 

Additional Information on FDA Conferences and Meetings

DSMICA - Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance
OC
- Office of Compliance
OCD - Office of the Center Director
ODE - Office of Device Evaluation
OCER - Office of Communication, Education, and Radiation Programs (Formerly OHIP)
OIVD - Office of In Vitro Diagnostics
ORA - Office of Regulatory Affairs
OSB - Office of Surveillance and Biometrics
OSEL - Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (formerly OST)

For more information on these workshops contact the appropriate cooperating organization listed below:

Organization

Phone

AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

703-525-4890 ext.203

AdvaMed - Advanced Medical Technology Association 202-783-8700
AMDM - Association of Medical Diagnostic Manufacturers 202-637-6837
ASQ - American Society for Quality 800-248-1946

  - Biomedical Division

 

FDLI - Food, Drug, and Law Institute 202-371-1420
MDM - Medical Design and Manufacturing Conference 310-445-4200
OCRA (Orange County Regulatory Affairs) Discussion Group 949-222-9022
RAPS - Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society 301-770-2920

Updated August 14, 2008

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