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Webinar: WHO list of Priority Medical Devices for Cardiovascular Diseases & Diabetes and the electronic database of medical devices “MeDevIS”

30 June 2021 14:00 – 15:30 CET

WHO List of Priority medical devices for cardiovascular diseases & diabetes 

MeDevIS e-platform


When: JUNE 30, 2021 14:00 (Geneva Time)

Topic: WHO Webinar priority medical devices for cardiovascular diseases & diabetes and e-platform  MEDEVIS


Tentative Agenda

Time Topic Presenter
14:00 Welcome session
 The selection of Priority Medical devices and their use for national medical devices lists
Mariangela Simao (WHO)
14:05 High burden of non-communicable diseases  Bente Mikkelson (WHO)
14:10 Cardiovascular (including stroke) Taskeen Khan (WHO)
14:15 Diabetes (and complications) Gojka Roglic (WHO)
14:20 Rehabilitation Alarcos Cieza  (WHO)
14:25 Presentation of the WHO list of Priority Medical Devices for Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes. Adriana Velazquez (WHO)
14:35 Panel discussion (2 min each) Cherian Varghese (WHO)
 Clinical challenges of medical devices for NCD Babacar Gueye (Senegal)
 Hypertension and Stroke management Donald di Pette (USA)
 Medical devices selection for NCDs Keiko Fukuta (Japan)
 Medical equipment for health care facilities Pascal Sorehe (Benin)
 Challenges to manage retinopathy Stuart Keel (WHO)
 Application of priority medical devices in the national health system and patient perspective Laura Lopez (Mexico)
 Questions responded on the chat  
14:50 Electronic database of Priority medical devices MeDevIS Adriana Velazquez
15:00 Panel discussion Alexandre Lemgruber (PAHO WHO)
 Organization and search tools  Mario Forjaz (Mozambique)
 Regulatory information Eunice (Portugal)
 Technical specificationsFrancesco Ribolzi (Italy)
 Classification of delivery platforms Ricardo Silva (USA)
 Universal health coverage Compendium  Karin Stenberg (WHO)
 Using the tool Alfonso Rosales (PAHO)
                 Questions responded on the chat  
15:20 Young generation perspectives Interns that supported the development of the WHO material
15:25 Conclusions next steps  
15:30 Adjourn