Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission and the Food and Drug Administration will host a public workshop on the role of wireless medical test beds and their influence on the development of converged medical technology for clinical and non-clinical settings. A wireless test bed is an environment where devices can be evaluated across a range of interference scenarios.
The workshop is another step in the ongoing FDA/FCC collaboration and leadership in promoting innovative medical technologies and is being organized by the Connect2HealthFCC Task Force, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, and the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Topics may include the need for and scope of wireless medical device test beds, an overview of current public and private test bed programs and initiatives, a discussion of ideal features, functions and gaps of such programs, and how best to drive innovation and safe co-existence of wireless medical technologies.
The FCC and FDA encourage the participation of a broad range of stakeholders, including device manufacturers, health care facilities and clinicians, test labs, standard-setting bodies, innovators, patient safety groups, researchers, and entrepreneurs, among others. The agencies also seek public input regarding questions for workshop participants. Suggested questions can be e-mailed in advance to [email protected] noting “Workshop Questions” in the subject line. Questions during the workshop will also be taken through e-mail and Twitter.
- Date, Time and Location
- FCC Public Announcement
- Registration
Date, Time and Location:
This meeting will be held March 31, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the following location:
FCC Commission Meeting Room
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Registration to Attend the Workshop:
To register please visit the following FCC website: http://www.fcc.gov/events/fcc-and-fda-joint-workshop-promoting-medical-technology-innovation-role-wireless-test-beds. Registration is strongly encouraged, but not required.
The event is free and open to the public. An agenda providing additional details about the workshop, including participants and issues to be discussed, will be released at a later date. Details also will be posted on http://www.fcc.gov/health.
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation and contact information in case we need more information. Make your request as early as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or calling the Consumer Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
For additional registration or logistical information, please contact Shannon Hyatt by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 418-1887.
Please direct press inquiries to Katie Gorscak, Connect2HealthFCC Task Force, FCC, at (202) 418-2156 or [email protected]; and to Andrea Fischer, Office of Media Affairs, FDA, at (301) 796-0393 or [email protected]