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SUMMARY:Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety 
 and Effectiveness
DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Please forward to any Interested Parties\
 n\nJanuary 25-27, 2010\n\nFDA White Oak Campus\n10903 New Hampshire Av
 e.\nSilver Spring, MD 20993\n\nCo-Sponsored by\nFDA/CDRH, Continua Hea
 lth Alliance, and CIMIT\n\nThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Cen
 ter for Devices and Radiological Health, in co-sponsorship with Contin
 ua Health Alliance and the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innova
 tive Technology (CIMIT) is announcing a public workshop entitled â€˜â€
 ˜Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety and Eff
 ectiveness.â€™â€™ The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate discuss
 ion among FDA, industry, academia, professional societies, clinical in
 vestigators and other interested parties on issues related to safe and
  effective interoperable medical devices.\n\nDates and Times:\nThe wor
 kshop will be held on January 25-26, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and o
 n January 27, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participants are encoura
 ged to arrive early to ensure time for parking and security screening 
 before the meeting. Security screening will begin at 8 a.m., and regis
 tration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Non-U.S. citizens are subject to addit
 ional security screening, and they should register as soon as possible
 . If you need special accommodations because of a disability, please c
 ontact Susana Rosales (Susana.rosales@fda.hhs.gov) at least 7 days bef
 ore the public workshop.\n\nLocation:\nThe workshop will be held at th
 e FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20
 993.\n\nRegistration:\nFor a more detailed agenda and to register for 
 the conference please visit the following web site: http://guest.cvent
 .com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=659d364a-cf61-4faa-b7e5-673cfb8aef0f.\
 n\nThere is a registration fee of $400 USD to attend the workshop to c
 over the expenses. Attendees must register in advance. In person atten
 dance is limited to 200 participants. There is also an opportunity to 
 attend a webcast at a reduced fee, please see the registration site fo
 r further details.\n\nRegistration may be limited to achieve balanced 
 participation. Upon registering, you will receive a notice indicating 
 that your registration has been received and is pending confirmation. 
 You will receive an additional email notifying you if your registratio
 n was accepted or declined. You may also register to attend the meetin
 g via webcast for a reduced fee.\n\nIf you are a student and would lik
 e to register for this event, please note that there is a discounted r
 ate of $150 to attend. Please e-mail Events@continuaalliance.org for f
 urther information on how to complete registration. Proof of student s
 tatus is required obtain this rate (copy of student id). Student statu
 s applies to undergrad, grad, medical students, residents and fellows.
 \n\nAccommodations:\nA sleeping room block has been set up at the Sher
 aton Washington North Hotel for attendees. Details are below:\n\nShera
 ton Washington North Hotel\n4095 Powder Mill Road\nBeltsville, MD 2070
 5\n\nSleeping rooms are priced at $129.00/night (excluding taxes)\n\nR
 eservations can be made by calling 1800-325-3535. Please be sure to id
 entify yourself with the Medical Device Interoperability Workshop or C
 HA110 to take advantage of this rate!\n\nPlease note the cut-off date 
 for reservations is Friday, January 15th, 2010.\n\nOpening Plenary Spe
 akers:\n\nCharles P. Friedman, PhD., Deputy National Coordinator for H
 ealth Information Technology, Office of the Secretary for Health and H
 uman Services\n\nJeffrey Shuren, MD, JD, Acting Director, FDA/CDRH\n\n
 Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, Director, Office of Device Evaluation, FDA/CDR
 H\n\nDoug Rosendale, D.O. F.A.C.O.S, Veterans Health Administration, O
 ffice of Health Information, Joint Interoperability Ventures\n\nFor mo
 re information visit https://medtechiq.ning.com/events/workshop-on-med
 ical-device
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100127T120000
CATEGORIES:workshop
LOCATION:FDA White Oak Campus
WEBSITE:http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=659d364a-cf6
 1-4faa-b7e5-673cfb8aef0f
URL:http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=659d364a-cf61-4f
 aa-b7e5-673cfb8aef0f
CONTACT:1-866-318-4357
ORGANIZER:Co-Sponsored by FDA/CDRH, Continua Health Alliance, and CIMI
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