Presentations Day 2

Plenary Session – Unique Device Identification

• Update on the EU Medical Device Regulations - Dr. Salvatore Scalzo, EU Commission, Belgium
• The latest on the UDI requirements in China - Mr. Yi Li, Division of Standard research, Center for Medical Device Standardization Administration (CMDSA), National Medical Products Administration, China
• UDI regulation in Saudi-Arabia - Jay Crowley, VP and Practice Lead – UDI Services and Solutions, USDM Life Sciences, US
• Evolutionary implementation of GS1 standards in a hospital - Joanna Nowak, Head of Medical Device Supplies, University Medical Centre in Gdansk, Poland
• Implementing the UDI system in a SME environment - Mr. Sterba, Head of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance, Linet Group SE, Czech Republic
• RFID Improves Efficiency of Orthopaedics Supply Chain - Blair Korman, Project Manager UDI, Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain, US
• Partnering around standards for better care in “rest of the world” - Samuel Oh, MIS Catalog Manager, USAID GHSC-PSM Project, US; Michiel de Goeje, Director Quality Affairs, IDA Foundation, the Netherlands
• Invitation to 2nd African GS1 Healthcare Conference in Africa - Dr. Monica Eimunjeze, Director Registration and Regulatory, National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

Panel Sessions

• Panel – Implementation of the EU FMD – it can be done! - Jean Michel Descoutures, Hospital Pharmacist, Argenteuil Hospital, IHF, France; Andreas Fischer, Pharmacist, University Hospital of Dresden, Germany; Andreas Walter, General Manager, EMVO, Belgium; Stefan Artlich, Director Track&Trace, Bayer, Germany
• Panel – The role of standards in Clinical trials - Chaired by Mike Meakin, DHL Global Supply Chain, US; Pierre Fernandez-Barbereau, Project Management Clinical Supply Chain, Sanofi, France; Olivia Chauvel, Hospital Pharmacist, CH Victor Dupouy, France; Hans von Steiger, Director/Team Leader Clinical Supply Chain Strategy Management, Pfizer, US
• Panel – Hospitals improving processes for patient safety - Chaired by Dr. Hajo Reissmann, Head of Medical Supplies Controlling, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Dr. Shih-Chung Huang, Director of Medical Education and Research Centre, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital (KAFGH), Taiwan; Lorna Wilkinson, Director of Nursing, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Alexander Soland, Head of Logistics and Services and Christian Schläpfer, Project Manager Logistics, Site Manager, University Hospital Zuerich, Switzerland
• Panel – Implant Registries – impacts for manufacturers, hospitals, governments and patients - Chaired by Tom Pereboom, Chair SVN - Association for Sterilization, the Netherlands; Andy Crosbie, Manager of Post-market Surveillance Strategy, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, UK; Dr. Hinne A. Rakhorst, Plastic Surgeon, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Chair, Dutch Association of Plastic Surgeons, ICOBRA member, the Netherlands; Henrik Stilling, Information Technology Architect, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus Hospital, Denmark; Blair Korman, Project Manager UDI, Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain, US
• Panel – EDI for accuracy and efficiency between partners in the Healthcare supply chain - Chaired by Scott Mooney, Vice President Distribution Operations Supply Chain Assurance, McKesson Pharmaceuticals, US; Holger Clobes, Internal Senior Consultant eCommerce, B.Braun Group, Germany; Dennis Black, Global Regulatory Operations, BD, US; Greg Magrane, eCommerce Project Manager, St. James’s hospital, Dublin, Ireland