MTAA Conference

Annual Conference: Medical Technology 2009 - Enabling access to market for new technologies

Wednesday 23 - Thursday 24 September 2009
Star City, Sydney

The Medical Technology 2009 annual conference brings together senior industry representatives and key health care leaders for a lively debate about key issues and opportunities for the medical technology industry.

The program is rapidly progressing with interesting and thought provoking speakers and workshop sessions scheduled for 23-24 September 2009. It focuses on the way new medical technologies are brought to market to ensure better patient access and health outcomes. The two day program will include international and Australian speakers who will explore topics including health technology assessment and the effect of the global financial crisis on the industry.

On day two, the workshop program will provide industry representatives with opportunities to learn more about regulation, business development and reimbursement issues relating to the medical technology industry.

Don't miss the premier conference for the medical technology industry!

Registration fees

Registration typeFee (incl GST)
Early bird, two day - MTAA member (until 14 August 2009)$750
Early bird, two day - non-member (until 14 August 2009)$1200
Two day - MTAA member (after 14 August 2009)$850
Two day - non-member (after 14 August 2009)$1400
One day - MTAA member$500
One day - non-member$750
Conference dinner & Kerrin Rennie Award$150

Your registration includes: Admission to all sessions, delegate's satchel, conference handbook, all meals (as listed in program), networking function. Please note that the conference dinner is a seperate item.

To register for the conference, please follow this link.

DRAFT PROGRAM (subject to change):

Wednesday 23 September 2009 - plenary program

TimeSessionPresenter(s)
8.00-9.00amRegistration
9.00-9.10amWelcomeGus Taddeo
MTAA Chair
9.10-9.40amAustralian Health Minister's addressThe Hon. Nicola Roxon
Minister for Health and Ageing
9.40-10.30amInternational keynote address:
The Canadian HTA system
Dr Les Levin
Senior Medical, Scientific and Health Technology Advisor
Ministry of Health and Long-Term care Ontario, Canada
10.30-10.50amMorning tea
10.50-11.30am

Plenary 1:
Challenges for State health departments following The Garling Report

Peter Garling, SC
11.30am-12.10pmPlenary 2:
tbc
tbc
12.10-12.50pmPlenary 3:
Bringing medial technology to the patient: A payer's perspective.
Bruce Levy
CEO Private Health Insurance
Medibank Private
12.50-1.50pmLunch
1.50-2.20pmPlenary 4:
Global Financial Crisis and its effect on the healthcare industry
Chris Richardson
Director
Access Economics
2.20-3.15pmPanel discussion:
Global Financial Crisis and its effect on the healthcare industry
  • Chris Richardson, Access Economics
  • Mark Fitzgibbon, NIB
  • Chris Rex, Ramsay Health
  • Namal Nawana, Johnson& Johnson Medical
3.15-3.35pmAfternoon tea
3.35-4.20pmPlenary 5:
TGA update
Dr Rohan Hammett
National Manager
Therapeutic Goods Administration
4.20-5.00pmPlenary 6:
Industry update: MTAA strategies in action

Anne Trimmer
CEO
Medical Technology Association of Australia

5.00-6.00pmNetworking Function
6.00pmConference Dinner & Kerrin Rennie Award 2009

Thursday 24 September 2009 - workshop program

TimeSessionPresenter(s)
9.00-10.00amWorkshop 1:
Conformity Assessment Bodies and effective regulation
Facilitated by: Cliff Spong, MTAA
Workshop 2:
Supply Chain
Facilitated by: Warren Mitchell, MTAA
10.00-11.00amWorkshop 3:
Advertising medical devices to consumers
• Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code explained
• Direct to consumer advertising
• Education on procedures
Facilitated by: Sandra Russell, MTAA
Workshop 4:
Regional HTA focus
Facilitated by: David Ross, MTAA
11.00-11.20amMorning tea
11.20am-12.20pmWorkshop 5:
Delivering professional development initiatives to build workforce capacity

Chair: tbc

Fiona Shipman, MTAA
Helen Kierce, VHIA
Larry Adler, Webqem

Workshop 6:
HTA review, Australian focus
Facilitated by: David Ross, MTAA
12.20-1.20

Workshop 7:
Code compliance and monitoring
How to respond to a code monitoring committee letter.

Facilitated by: Sandra Russell, MTAA
Workshop 8:
Metrics and industry statistics
Facilitated by: Warren Mitchell, MTAA
1.20-2.20pmLunch
2.20-3.20pm

Workshop 9:
Regulatory changes for IVDs

Facilitated by: Sandra Russell, MTAA
Workshop 10:
E-commerce & Procurement
Facilitated by: Warren Mitchell, MTAA
3.20-3.50pmAfternoon tea
3.50-4.30pmMTAA Annual General Meeting

Conference sponsors

Gold sponsors 

              

Bronze sponsor

Free diagnostic testing: Point Of Care Diagnostics

Exhibitors

                   

             

Therapeutic Goods Administration          Ultrafeedback

         

Sponsorship still available!

There are only a few sponsorship options left for the 2009 Annual Conference.

A document outlining the details for sponsorship and exhibition packages is now available. So be really quick and secure this opportunity to market your business to decision makers from the medical technology industry.

To learn more about the sponsorship and exhibition opportunities click here.

To download the sponsorship and exhibition registration from please click here.

To view the exhibition hall floorplan click here.

2008 Annual Conference

The 2008 conference program is available here.

Access to the 2008 conference presentations has been limited to delegates only. If you have attended the 2008 conference and have not received an email with the presentation links, please contact the MTAA secretariat.

2007 Annual Conference

The 2007 conference presentations are available here.

The 2007 conference program is available here.

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