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AFDO Drug & Medical Products Conference

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Agenda

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1:00 – 1:10pm ET  Welcome and Survey of Participants

  • Steve Mandernach, Executive Director,   Association of Food and Drug Officials

Session Moderator: Scott McIntire, Division Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1:10 – 1:40pm ET  FDA – Where We Are and Where We May Be Going in the Area of Drug Quality in 2021 and Beyond

  • Alonza Cruse, Director, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1:40 – 2:10pm ET – The Opportunities and Challenges of Using Real World Evidence to Support FDA’s Regulatory Decisions in the Area of Drug, Biologics and Devices

  • John Concato, Associate Director for Real-World Evidence Analytics, Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Jose (Pablo) Morales, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Clinical Evidence and Analysis, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2:10 – 2:20  – Break

Session Moderator:  Cynthia Culmo, Principal Consultant, CC Consulting

2:20 – 2:50pm ETManaging and Preventing Drug and Device Shortages

  • Emily Thakur, R.Ph., Team Leader Drug Shortages Staff, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2:50 – 3:20pm ET   –   Managing and Selling Medical Devices in the UK and Northern Ireland

  • Kimberly Trautman, Executive Vice President, Medical Device International Services, NSF Medical Devices

 3:20 – 3:50pm ET   –   Update on Canadian Regulation of Drugs and Medical Products

  • Mary Morgan, a/Director, Health Product Compliance Risk Management, Regulatory Operation Enforcement Branch, Health Canada Ottawa
  • Chad Sheehy, Acting Director, Medical Devices Compliance Program, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch, Health Canada

3:50 to 4:00pm ET – Closing Remark

  • Megan Snyder, Manager, Drugs and Medical Devices, Texas Department of State Health Services, AFDO Co- Chair of Drugs, Devices & Cosmetics Committee

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Session Moderator:  Nancy Singer, President, Compliance-Alliance, LLC

1:00 – 1:10pm ET   –   Welcome and Survey of Participants  

1:10 – 1:40pm ET   –    FDA Inspections and Enforcement Actions in This New Environment

  •  Elizabeth Miller, Pharma.D., Assistant Commissioner for Medical Products And Tobacco Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1:40 – 2:10pm ET –  Update on Products Coming into the United States

  • Dan Solis, Assistant Commissioner for Import Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2:10 – 2:20pm ET –   Break

Session Moderator:  Ballard Graham, Retired, U.S. Department of Food and Drug Administration

 2:20 – 2:50pm ET –   CDRH Quality Pilot – Voluntary Medical Device Manufacturing and Product Quality

 2:50 – 3:50pm ET – Compliance/Interactive Session

Moderator – Julie Larson, Principal, Director of Inspection Readiness, BioTeknica

  • Scott MacIntire, Director, Division of Enforcement, Office of Strategic Planning and Operational Policy, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Mary Morgan, a/Director, Health Product Compliance Risk Management, Regulatory Operation Enforcement Branch, Health Canada Ottawa
  • Dawne Hines, Division Director, Division of Northeast Imports, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

3:50 – 4:00  –   Closing Remarks

  • Mark Sestak, AFDO President, Deputy Director, Division of Food, Milk, & Lodging, Alabama Department of Public Health Alabama Department of Public Health

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