MDIC’s Annual Patient Summit: Patient Engagement in Medical Devices

Rewatch the 2024 Annual Patient Summit for thought-provoking insights and transformative discussions from the event featuring patients, FDA, health equity champions, and medical device industry executives. Summit Agenda: 0:00 – Welcome Remarks – Kert Gunasekaran, Science of Patient Input Director, MDIC 3:36 – Susan Gaffney, Executive Vice President, National Health Council 32:53 – Patient Panel – Moderator: Ami Mehr – Patient Panel: Mary Jo Gordon, Heather Hodges, and Ali Ingersoll 1:48:10 – Empowering Inclusive Patient-Centric Engagement – Dr. Melva Covington-AGAPE Strategic Solutions of Maryland – Tamara R. Allen Co-Founder, People Empowering People for Inclusion Now, LLC (PEP!IN) – Ms. Deidre S. O’Neil: Patient 2:28:15 – Overcoming DEI Barriers in CT – Dr. Del Smith CEO & Co-Founder ACCLINATE | NOWINCLUDED 2:55:36 – FDA TAP – Kathryn Capanna Associate Office Director (Acting) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation (OST), FDA 03:07:55 – Keynote – FDA CDRH Health Equity: Strategic Priorities, CAPT. Raquel Peat, PhD, MPH, Director, Office of Orthopedic Devices, OPEQ, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA Summit Overview: Featuring sessions including Empowering Inclusive Patient-centric Engagement and Overcoming DEI Barriers in CT, this four-hour virtual included a rich lineup of presenters addressing: – Challenges patients and patient advisors face when interacting with medical technologies and their manufacturers – Practical considerations to advancing health equity in access to medical technologies – Practical & logistical considerations of Patient Engagement & Input CT design and development – Current industry best practices in integrating patient input About Science of Patient Input (SPI) & MDIC: MDIC is leading an effort to enhance industry’s patient focus and improve patient engagement throughout the medical device development process to ultimately benefit patients and caregivers. We invite you to learn more about the Science of Patient Input program and join us in this impactful work. There are many ways to get involved with the SPI program—email spi@mdic.org to start the conversation!