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The primary objective of the ISPOR European Medical Device and
Diagnostics Council is:
- To act as an
advisory group to the ISPOR Board of Directors and ISPOR Committees on
initiatives, programming, publications, and health science policy related to
medical device and diagnostics technology economic, clinical, and humanistic
outcomes assessment and use of this information by healthcare decision-makers,
- To develop
programming related to medical device and diagnostics technology outcomes
assessment and use of this information by healthcare decision-makers for
European Congress and other ISPOR conferences.
- To develop and
implement initiatives related to medical device and diagnostics technology
economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes assessment and use of this
information by healthcare decision-makers.
The European Medical Device
and Diagnostics Council currently consists of 12 members. The Council has
representation from the following:
- Government,
- Medical device industry,
- Diagnostics industry,
- Academic institutions involved in medical device or diagnostics technology assessment,
- Non-academic research institutions (CRO),
- Hospital/hospital systems, or government health technology assessment organizations or technology decision-making groups,
- EUCOMED (which represents the Medical Devices Industry in Europe and is based in Brussels, Belgium) and other groups as determined by the Council.
The Council communicates via email and by conference call. The European Medical Device and Diagnostic
Council meets once a year during the ISPOR European Congress.
ISPOR European Medical Device and Diagnostic Council Activities
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