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Gain a thorough understanding of regulatory affairs for medical devices and IVDs in the U.S. in this intensive, two-day online workshop. Regulatory experts will discuss the laws, regulations, and enforcement and agency structures regulating devices and IVD products. They will review advertising, labeling and promotion post-market, as well as compliance and enforcement requirements. The speakers will also cover FDA guidance, and options and strategies for FDA submissions.
Pricing Amounts & Deadlines
10 November 2020 – 4 April 2021: Early Bird $800.00 Member | $900.00 Nonmember
5 April – 28 April 2021: Regular $900.00 Member | $1000.00 Nonmember
Who Should Attend?
This workshop will benefit individuals who are new to the regulatory profession, entering the medical device industry, or changing companies and/or product lines or industry. The material will also be helpful to anyone studying for the RAC Devices exam.
Speaker(s)
David Chadwick, Director, Regulatory Affairs / Regulatory Science, Cook MedicalDavid Chadwick, PhD, RAC has over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry in such areas as basic research and development, clinical research, and for the past 20 years, regulatory affairs/quality assurance. The scope of his experience includes the product areas of dermatology, in vitro diagnostics, urology, cardiology, ENT devices, drug delivery, electrosurgery, cardiovascular stents and catheters, with many years in research and development functions and managing clinical trials prior to transitioning into regulatory affairs. My primary focus resides in medical devices and combination products, but my experience also expands into drug regulation and submission. He currently serves as the director of regulatory science for Cook Medical, providing high-level regulatory and clinical advice on pre- and post-market safety, quality, performance, testing, compliance, and marketing issues pertaining to medical devices globally.
Christie Hughes Consultant Qserve Group US. Inc
Wade Schroeder, Greenlight GuruWade Schroeder is a medical device quality consultant who loves working with product development and QA/RA teams to help implement and execute their QMS. He has spent most of his career as an engineer in new product development setting up processes and leading teams as an energetic unit that can be relied upon for meeting deadlines, working together, and enjoying work. Wade works with about 50 medical device startups at Greenlight helping them get their QMS started, guides them through product development in compliance with FDA and international regulations, and advises them through regulatory submissions to get their product to market.
Mark DuVal, DuVal & Associates, P.A.Mark DuVal, J.D., is president and CEO of DuVal & Associates, P.A., a law firm dedicated to counseling companies in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and nutritional supplement industries. His firm provides strategic regulatory advice; handles product pre-submissions as well as filing, negotiating and appealing 510(k)s, de novos, PMAs and the like; works on compliance and enforcement matters; develops compliance programs; designs and implements sophisticated marketing programs; counsels on reimbursement matters; conducts sales training and interfaces extensively on behalf of companies with the FDA with relation to clinical trial negotiations, enforcement negotiations; policy arguments, appeals of all kinds (LB Flag, 21 CFR 10.75, 517A, etc.) and so on. Mark has served on various boards including the Minnesota BioBusiness Alliance, Minnesota Biosciences Council, the Food and Drug Law Institute and has been a former Chairman of the Minnesota State Food, Drug, and Medical Device Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is also on the Board of Advisors of the Masters in Regulatory Affairs and Services Program at St. Cloud State University. He is a frequent contributing speaker/panelist to MMDA, Minnesota Medical Alley, RAPS national and the RAPS Minnesota Chapter and is on the programming committee of the Medtech Investing Conference in Minneapolis.
Tony Blank
President Infinity Biomedical Group
Andrea Gadsby Director of Quality Assurance Cook Incorporated
Larry Pool Medical Device Guru Greenlight Guru
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Contact Stephany Evans