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SUMMARY:OSMA 2026 Spring Meeting
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Tickets are now sold out for the 2026 Spring Meeting. We hope to see you in September for our 2026 Fall Meeting with FDA! \nRegistration for the Spring Meeting is now closed. \nRegistration: The link to register can be found by logging into your member account. If you need to create an OSMA account\, click here: Member Company Account\, Strategic Partner Account. \nLocation: This year we will be hosting the meeting at the MCRA Offices in Washington D.C. This office is located at 803 7th Street NW in the Chinatown neighborhood. The MCRA office is close to several hotels and has easy access to a Metro stop. The closest airport is Reagan National Airport (DCA) which is only a few Metro stops away. \nAccommodations: Sign into your member account to access hotel recommendations. \nAgenda: Sign into your member account to access the full agenda. \n  \n \nTuesday\, April 21 | 12:00 PM \n\nOSMA Business Meeting: Board Updates\, Officer Reports\, Website Updates\, and Working Group Updates\nOAR Think Tank\nEvening Networking Reception at YardHouse\n\n \n  \nWednesday\, April 22: Education Sessions  \n\nWashington Policy Update- Clayton Hall\, MDMA\nMedTech Europe Update- Merlin Rietschel\, MedTech Europe\nInnovation in Clinical Study Design- Nick Giokas\, MCRA\nReimbursement Strategies- John McDermott Jr.\, MCRA\nThe Use of Data and AI to Improve Surgical Outcomes- Andrew Fields\, Medtronic\nThe Mirror Effect: Mirroring the FDA’s AI Maturity to Avoid the Transparency Gap- Amra Racic\, Veeva MedTech\nUnboxing Orthopedics: Why Packaging Can Make or Break Safety- Christina Mendat\, \nWhat’s New in ISO 10993-1:2025? Implications for Biological Evaluation Programs- Sainath Babu\, MED Institute\nCurrent Biocompatibility Requirements are Stifling Innovation and Impeding Device Development – What Can We Do About It?- Ron Brown\, Risk Science Consortium\nCommon Pitfalls in Biocompatibility Submissions for Medical Devices: Insights from 100 Notified Body Technical File Assessments- Shahriar Sharifi\, GMED\nEvening Group Dinner at Zaytinya Mediterranean Restaurant\n\n \n  \nThursday\, April 23: EU/MDR Presentations and Panel Discussions \n\nHigh-level overview of the EU MDR Proposal and Annex VII Changes- Matthias Fink\, Team AKRA\n\nReason for this Proposal\nImpact on the Industry\nImpact on Notified Bodies\n\n\nTeam NB View of Current Developments in the EU- Dan Hoehn\, BSI\nEUDAMED Status Update- Jörg Rönneau\, TÜV SÜD\, virtual\nMDR 2.0: Administrative Burden Reductions on Reporting Obligations- Matthias Fink\, Team AKRA\nNew proposed Certification Process: Proportionality and Simplification Measures- Rafal Byczkowski\, TÜV Rhineland\nNew Clinical Evidence Requirements to Regain Attractiveness in the EU- Chris Brodrick\, GMED\nInnovation and Access Pathways- Dan Hoehn\, BSI\nDigitalization of Processes and Documentation in the EU- Amra Racic\, Veeva MedTech and Manan Hathi\, Stryker\nBreaking the mold: Annex VII and the Cultural Reset of Conformity Assessment- Ehab Amen\, GMED\n\n 
URL:https://osma.net/event/osma-2026-spring-meeting-2/
LOCATION:MCRA Event Space\, 803 7th Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Orthopaedic Surgical Manufacturers Association":MAILTO:mpc@osma.net
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