INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
COMMITTEE ON POSTMARKET SURVEILLANCE OF PEDIATRIC MEDICAL DEVICES
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Lecture Room
Washington, DC

AUGUST 31, 2004 - OPEN SESSION AGENDA

8:20    Welcome

Hugh Tilson, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Clinical Professor of Epidemiology and Public Policy
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 

8:30   Advanced Medical Technology Association*

Susan Alpert, M.D.
Vice President, Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer
Medtronic
View Statement         

9:00   American College of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology Committee

Mark Boucek, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Research Programs
The Children’s Hospital Denver
University of Colorado School of Medicine
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          Pediatric Section, American Thoracic Society

Ann C. Halbower, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program
The Johns Hopkins University
View Statement            

9:45    American Academy of Pediatrics

Jon Abramson, M.D.
Weston L. Kelsey Chair of Pediatrics
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
View Statement          

          Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America

Michael Vitale, M.D., M.P.H.
Chair, Evidence Analysis Work Group
Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
The Herbert Irving Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia University
View Statement                          

10:30  Break

10:50  National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions**

Joelle Mast, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Pediatrics
Blythedale Children's Hospital
View Statement          

Edwin Simpser, M.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
New York University School of Medicine
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Anthony D. Slonim, M.D., M.P.H. (did not attend; submitted statement electronically)
Director, Performance Improvement
Children's National Medical Center
View Statement          

11:30  National Consumers League

Alison Rein
Assistant Director, Food and Health Policy
National Consumers League
View Statement          

12:00   Adjourn morning session           

2:00     Discussion with families

4:00     Adjourn

*Written statement prepared by AdvaMed; oral summary prepared by Dr. Alpert.
**Statements presented are those of guest speakers who represent member hospitals of NACHRI but who are not speaking for NACHRI.