Member States fifth information session on medical devices nomenclature
Overview
The Information session on Medical devices nomenclature took place Tuesday, 5 March 2024 from 12:00 to 13:00 CET. The session will be held in a hybrid format. For in-person participation, the session was held in Auditorium Z4. The recording and presentation slides are available for streaming and download.
Following the WHA75(25) decision from May 2022, and the discussion related to WHA76 - Item 13.7 Standardization of medical devices nomenclature, Document A76/7 Rev.1, the Secretariat would like to inform Member States on the status of the work with nomenclature agencies.
Below is the agenda:
| 12:00 | Opening session | Dr Yukiko Nakatani, Assistant Director-General for Access to Medicines and Health Products |
| 12:10 | Technical presentation | Mrs Adriana Velazquez, Team Lead Medical Devices |
| 12:20 | Q&A session | Coordinated by Deirdre Dimancesco, Director’s Office |
| 12:55 | Closing statement | Dr Yukiko Nakatani, Assistant Director-General |
The session was held in English.
Further information on nomenclature of medical devices is available at: Medical Devices page, the specific page on Nomenclature, and MeDevIS 2024 V1.0.
Should you require additional information please do not hesitate to contact Adriana Velazquez Berumen, Team Lead Medical Devices and in vitro Diagnostics, medicaldevices@who.int
Video recording