Conference Day 1

11:45 am - 11:50 am Pharma IQ Welcome

11:50 am - 12:00 pm Chairman's Opening Remarks

12:00 pm - 12:40 pm Nomenclature and device registration – where are we now?

Mark Wasmuth - CEO, GMDN

-      Where are we in achieving our aims of global harmonization?

-      What we have learned from the US UDI Rule, what does the future look like across European markets and how do we comply with the new UK requirements?

-      Moving from process to analysis: what have we learned so far from some of the data? How are we seeing it being used and where are we seeing the value?

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Mark Wasmuth

CEO
GMDN

12:40 pm - 1:20 pm Scan4Safety using UDI and Master Data in a Clinical Environment

Mark Songhurst - Project Manager - Scan4Safety, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

•Deep dive into the core enablers of Scan4Safety: GLN, GTIN, GSRN

•Learn about maximising the use of information, reviewing stock, decreasing holding, and increasing knowledge in inventory and product recall 

•Explore other benefits including patient tracking, electronic patient record, full vein to vein blood transfusion, Advanced Therapy and CAR-T Tracking

•Discover how to prepare hospitals for the future: building a digital hospital at Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Mark Songhurst

Project Manager - Scan4Safety
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

1:20 pm - 1:50 pm Analysis of general UDI requirements and demonstration of the company-specific implementation procedure in a BI tool

Florian Haase - Project Manager - UDI/EUDAMED & Operations Data Analytics, Biotronik

-      Discover UDI requirements and specifications from authorities and issuing entities to design efficient and generally applicable UDI processes

-       Recognize the connections between the UDI implementation and overall UDI processes to pass audits easily and quickly

-      Improve everyday UDI tasks such as decisions on UDI-DI triggers or the analysis of data elements

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Florian Haase

Project Manager - UDI/EUDAMED & Operations Data Analytics
Biotronik

1:50 pm - 2:10 pm Coffee Break

2:10 pm - 2:50 pm Practical Usage of UDI on Software as a Medical Device

Laurent Van Linden - QARA Manager Europe & International, Agfa Healthcare

•Get to grips with good practice of labelling on software

•Discover how to handle legacy software products

•Case Study: How to tackle future updates or modifications to marketed products in relation to UDI

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Laurent Van Linden

QARA Manager Europe & International
Agfa Healthcare

  • Discover UDI policy, implementation, dataset, and submission differences between U.S., EU, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and other regulatory bodies
  • Learn lessons from FDA device registration and UDI data reporting to GUDID
  • Determine your best global UDI data submission solution

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Gary Saner

Senior Manager, Information Solutions-Life Sciences
Reed Tech

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John Lorenc

Director Product Management – Medical Devices
Reed Tech

3:30 pm - 4:10 pm Main Challenges, Actions Taken and Lessons Learned as a Manufacturer, Importer and Distributor of Medical Devices Placed in the EU Market

Jorge Figueira - QA Manager, Pasante Healthcare Limited

•Compare EU UDI verification and validation, as well as risk management strategies

•Analyse EU UDI registration and CE certification processes

•Unpack EU UDI technical documentation and resource issues

•Scrutinise the opportunities for standardisation in the medical device sector on the use of UDIs

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Jorge Figueira

QA Manager
Pasante Healthcare Limited

4:10 pm - 4:30 pm Coffee Break

4:30 pm - 5:10 pm Master Data Management Systems: Identifying the Right Solution for your Business

Dawn Fowler - Director UDI and Master Data Management, Masimo

•Explore internal vs. external solutions, including the advantages and disadvantages of each 

•Delve into managing multiple data requirement types within MDM systems (regulatory and logistics), and discover what to include and what not to

•Discuss maintaining and implementing connectivity with unique global data repositories

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Dawn Fowler

Director UDI and Master Data Management
Masimo

5:10 pm - 5:50 pm UDI Challenges for Consumer Healthcare Products

Alex Adams - Global Regulatory Affairs UDI Lead, Reckitt Benckiser

•Explore the challenges and implications of UDI for a Consumer Healthcare Company 

•Consider the hurdles of a Global company with a very mixed portfolio

•Navigate Global UDI requirements where exemptions are key 

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Alex Adams

Global Regulatory Affairs UDI Lead
Reckitt Benckiser

5:50 pm - 6:00 pm Chairman's Closing Remarks