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Webinar: Medical devices nomenclature mapping

13 December 2021 13:00 – 14:30 CET

Welcome! This is a past seminar. Please find all presentations below and a video detailing the mapping methodology.

When: Dec 13, 2021 13:00 - 14:30 (CEST)

Topic: Medical devices nomenclature mapping


 

We are delighted to announce a  webinar by WHO/HQ.

The webinar is aimed for medical devices experts from: Ministries of Health, policy makers, biomedical engineering services, National Regulatory Agencies, National Health Technology Centres, National HTA Agencies,  academia, procurement agencies, standards organizations, NGOs, civil society organizations, med tech industry, and UN agencies including WHO.

The working language will be English.

 

Agenda

13:00

Welcome

 
13:05

 

Global situation - 2021 Global Atlas of Medical Devices

Requests from  WHO Member States - World Health Assembly (WHA)

(3 min)

 
13:10

 

Work done by WHO up to date:

  • WHO consultations (3 min)
  • Mapping (3 min)
  • MeDevIS (3 min)
  • UHCC (3 min)

WHO - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

Video-Nomenclature mapping methodology

13:20

 

Nomenclature systems presentations:

  • EMDN (3 min)
  • GMDN (3 min)
  • UMDNS (3 min)
  • UNSPSC (3 min)

EMDN - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

GMDN - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

UMDNS - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

UNSPSC - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

13:35

Stakeholder comments: 

  • Regulatory agency (3 min)
  • UN agency (3 min)
  • NGO (3 min)
  • Med tech industry (3 min)

MSF - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

South Africa - Medical devices nomenclature mapping

13:50

Next steps (3 min)

 
13:55

Q & A  Open discussion

 
14:30End 

 

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