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  • Federal Budget 2012-13

    MTAA is encouraged by Minister Greg Combet’s announcement in the 2012-13 Federal Budget to invest $29.8 million in a Manufacturing Technology Innovation Centre to improve collaboration between academia and industry, and drive the development of innovative products and processes.
    » To access MTAA's media release, please follow this link.

  • Sponsor Information & Training Day

    An Information and Training event has been organised especially for sponsors and manufacturers of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in Canberra on Friday 22 June 2012. If you are a regulatory affairs professional for a medical technology company in Australia, you cannot afford to miss this event!
    » To find out more and to register, please follow this link.

  • SA's Manufacturing Green Paper

    Encouraged by the policy themes in the South Australian government’s manufacturing green paper MTAA has contributed a submission to the developmen of a manufacturing strategy.
    » Access MTAA's submission here.

  • Victorian Government’s approach to international engagement

    The Australian medical technology industry is an innovative industry with a highly skilled workforce capable of making a significant contribution to the Victoria economy and more broadly to Australia’s economic health through the creation of more high-skilled manufacturing jobs and by securing new export markets.
    » Please follow this link to access MTAA's response.

  • May Pulseline now available

    The May edition of Pulseline is now available. It includes information about code developments in the APEC region and a recent SA Health directive on ethical business interactions. Also included are a reminder of the medtech market survey and recent research in the news.
    » Follow this link to get your copy.


MTAA Calendar

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Upcoming Events

23 May — 26 May - ACORN 2012 National Conference

The 15th ACORN National Conference is scheduled from 23-26 May in Darwin.

MTAA Professional Development Manager Fiona Shipman will copresent on Medical company reps in the perioprative environment: A partnership model for putting the ACORN Standards into practice and Training medical company reps in the ACORN Standards as visitors to the preioperative environment: A partnership approach to improving patient outcomes.

For more information about ACORN 2012, please follow this link.

24 May - Has Your Company Planned for All the Impacts from a Regulatory Adverse Event?

This seminar will include issues to consider when an adverse event occurs such as: 

* ACCC product safety reporting requirements imposed by new Australian Consumer Law provisions and interplay with the Therapeutic Goods Act adverse event reporting regime
* Potential product liability exposure and practical tips for managing prospective claims
* Impact on clinical trials
* Communications with regulators, customers and healthcare practitioners
* Director, shareholder and stock exchange reporting requirements.

 

For more information and to register please click here.