65--Medical Device Registry Summit

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Device Registry Summit This notice amends the special notices. (36C10G18Q9093, 36C10G18Q9094, 36C10G18Q9095, and 36C10G18Q9096) by clarifying that links may need to be pasted into the web browser. NOTE: This Special Notice has been published and cross-referenced under multiple applicable NAICS Codes. This has resulted in various Special Notice Reference ID Numbers (3610G18Q9093, 3610G18Q9094, 3610G18Q9095, and 3610G18Q9096). Despite this, there is only one event, which will cover the acquisition detailed below. This announcement is released by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to notify Industry of a VA Medical Device Registry Summit on June 4, 2018 from 8:30 AM 4:30 PM at the GV (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Auditorium, Room 230, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420 In an effort to improve patient safety, VA is hosting a summit of thought leaders to convene on medical device tracking and partnering with sister agencies, FDA, CMS, HHS and DoD to promote patient safety. Medical Device Registries are critically important because they enable patient notification about safety recalls, identification of the exact device when a patient shows up in ER with complications, and tracking & comparison of outcomes of implants. By partnering with medical experts and sister agencies, VA is working to implement the largest health system device tracking program in the nation. Parties interested in registering to attend this Summit may do so by RSVPing to [email protected]. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, until capacity. Space is limited to the first 150 registrants and attendance is limited to two persons per company/organization. The summit will also be broadcast live in two parts. The public is invited to participate and can register to watch online here: (Please copy & paste the links for the session directly to the web browser. ) Link for Session I - Medical Device Registry Summit Morning: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/89/25950 Link for Session II - Medical Device Registry Summit Afternoon: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/89/25951 All topic-related questions, registration issues or inquiries may be sent to Dr. SreyRam Kuy at [email protected] Doors will open at 8:00 AM for check-in and networking prior to the event starting at 8:30 AM.