Second Medical Device Regulatory and Compliance Congress Sessions Announced

PRESS RELEASE:
Second Medical Device Regulatory and Compliance Congress Sessions Announced

Benchmarking Your Firm's Practices in Risk Management, Quality Systems, Fraud and Abuse, and Reimbursement

Classes Held in Harvard University's Annenberg Hall and Harvard Faculty Club

Congress Hotel: The Inn at Harvard, Cambridge, MA

March 28 - 30, 2007

www.DeviceCongress.com

PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-684-4549
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.DeviceCongress.com

CAMBRIDGE, MA USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE -- OCTOBER 17, 2006: The Second Annual Medical Device Regulatory and Compliance Congress (Device Congress), www.DeviceCongress.com, will be held on the campus of Harvard University March 28 - 30, 2007. The Device Congress is sponsored by Compliance-Alliance, Harvard Health Policy Review, Health Affairs, Medical Education Collaborative and a variety of leading publications.

Arthur Miller, Esq.
Bruce Bromley Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA

"It is my pleasure to welcome attendees of the Medical Device Congress to the campus of Harvard University. I hope that you will take advantage of this unique experience to study key Medical Device Regulatory and Compliance issues."

CONGRESS CO CHAIRS:

John T. Bentivoglio, Esq. Partner, King & Spalding, Former Special Counsel for Healthcare Fraud and Chief Privacy Officer, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Peter Claude Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Florham Park, NJ
Richard DeRisio Vice President, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio, TX
William T. Fitzgerald, Esq. Vice President, Global Compliance, Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Kenneth E. Imler, MBA, Six Sigma Black Belt Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance, Arrow International, Author, Get it Right: A Guide to Strategic Quality Systems, Reading, PA
David R. Jones Director of Worldwide Quality and Regulatory for Patient Monitoring, Philips Medical Systems, and Former Director of Global Quality Information Systems, Worldwide Software Quality Assurance and Software Compliance Strategies, Bausch & Lomb, Andover, MA
Paul J. Silver National Leader, Health Sciences, Investigative and Dispute Services, Ernst & Young LLP, Atlanta, GA
Nancy Singer, Esq. President, Compliance-Alliance, Former Special Counsel, AdvaMed, Founder, AdvaMed Medical Technology Learning Institute, Arlington, VA
Christopher L. White, Esq. Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, AdvaMed, Washington, DC

FEATRURED PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS:

Complying with International Regulatory Requirements for Pre and Post Marketing Activities
Implementing International Codes of Conduct
Obtaining Reimbursement from Private Payers
Business Writing: How to Avoid Liability in Legal and Regulatory Proceedings

FEATURED SESSIONS:

CDRH's Regulatory Agenda for 2006 - 2007
CMS Priorities for 2006 - 2007: What Device Innovators Should Know about Medicare Regulation?
Fraud and Abuse: Lesson Learned From Government Prosecutions in 2005 - 2006
A Dash of FDA, a Pinch of CMS and What Do You Get?
International Harmonization: Reality or Fantasy
Using Management Controls to Translate Policies and Principles into Practice?
Implementing Effective Supplier Management Programs
Creating an Effective Internal Audit Program
Collecting Useful Design Verification and Validation Information
Assessing Complaints and Service Reports
Implementing an Effective CAPA System
Setting Up a Defensible System to Make Reports of Removals and Corrections
Defending Your Decision for Class I, II or III Recalls
The OIG: Getting Companies to Comply with the Law
AdvaMed Efforts to Promote Regulatory Compliance
The Regulatory Authority for Off-Label Promotion and Recent Enforcement Actions
Understanding Where FDA Draws the Line
Challenging the Government's Authority
The Alphabet Soup of Clinical Quality Standards: What's Important? What Isn't?
Coping with Reimbursement Rules and Challenges: How Device Companies Deploy their Resources
Coding Trends: How to Get Your Device through the Coding Maze?
Managing Payment Policy for Your Acute Care Products under Cut-backs in Hospital and ASC Payments
Managing Payment Policy for Your Post-Acute Care Products across Systems and through Competitive Bidding
How to Convince the Medical Director Why Your Product is Special
Making the Case for the Value of Your Device with Practice-Based Evidence

MEDICAL DEVICE CONGRESS PRESENTATION PROPOSALS:

Individuals interested in making presentation proposals for the Medical Device Regulatory and Compliance Congress may submit a proposal by clicking here. Proposal should be submitted on or before Friday, October 20, 2006 in order to be considered.

SPONSORED BY

GOLD GRANTORS	SILVER GRANTORS	BRONZE GRANTORS

CONGRESS EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

For sponsorship and exhibit information contact Joni Lipson, Exhibit Manager, 215-599-6626 phone, 215-545-8107 fax, or at joni.lipson@rmpinc.com.

CONGRESS REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Register online at www.devicecongress.com/registration.html, call 800-684-4549, email registration@hcconferences.com or write: