GS1 Healthcare Conference, 28 - 30 October 2008, Tokyo, Japan

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• Agenda
• Presentations
• Media coverage
• Photos

Agenda

• Agenda

Presentations

Day 1: 28 October 2008

• Introduction to GS1 Standards
• Welcome - Shurou Karashima, Chairman, GS1 Japan
  Michel van der Heijden, President Healthcare, GS1 Global Office
• MHLW, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare - Kenshi Kinoshita, Director, Economic Affairs Division
• METI, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Naoto Takahashi, Director, Distribution and Logistics Policy Division, Commerce and Distribution Policy Group (no slides used)
• JFMDA, Japanese Federation Medical Devices Association - Takashi Wachi, Japanese Federation of Medical Devices Associations (no slides used)
• Traceability for patient safety in Japan - Takashi Taniguchi, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Promoting patient safety: is technology the solution? UDI & the FDA perspective - Jay Crowley, Senior Advisor, US FDA
• Shanghai regulation on traceability of implants - Liang Yan, Director of Legal & International Affairs, Shanghai FDA

Day 2: 29 October 2008

• Identification of medical devices – Manufacturer case study - Naomi Sekino, Manager, System Research, Olympus Medical System
• Supply chain integrity – Wholesaler case study - Kentaro Iwasaki, Vice President, Alfresa Corporation
• RFID Management System for surgical devices - Hospital case study - Dr. Chikayuki Ochiai, Kanto Medical Center NTT EC (see video)
• Australia National Product Catalogue and NeHTA eProcurement Pilot - Robyn Richmond, Manager Strategic Development, Western Australia Health
• Implementation of GS1 standards at a sterilisation department – Hospital case study - Michael Tamegger, Vienna Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, Austria
• Traceability system for metal apparatus - Hospital case study - Dr. Kazumi Taki, Nagoya National University Hospital
• Novartis strategy on serialisation and track & trace - Manufacturer case study - Scott Cameron, Novartis Pharma A.G.
• RFID Pilot using SGTIN – Hospital case study - Prof. Masanori Akiyama, Tokyo Medical University, Japan

Day3: 30 October 2008

• National Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices database in Japan - Ryoji Takekuma, Manager, Standardization Promotion Department MEDIS-DC
• Hong Kong Hospital Authorities - Raymond Wong, Chief Manager (Business Support Services), HKHA
• Chinese Ministry of Health - Prof. Yanjie Gao, Director of Department of Information Technology for Healthcare, Ministry of Health China
• Medical devices and patient safety in Japan - Yuko Kitayama, Professional Officer, Medical Device Safety Division,Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency
• GS1 Membership Organisation Reports
• Work Team Conclusions
• Co-chair closing remarks

Media Coverage

Photos