Promoting Collaboration to Improve Pediatric Care.
The Pediatric Device Innovators Forum is a recurring collaborative educational experience hosted by the FDA-supported pediatric device consortia and designed to connect and foster synergy among innovators across the technology development ecosystem interested in pediatric medical device development.
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FDA & THE 5 PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIA
UPCOMING FORUM | 03.07.23
Each forum will focus on a different topic relevant to pediatric medical device innovators. Our upcoming forum is shown below; keep checking back with us for future forum topics!
Patient-Matched Medical Devices for Pediatric Patients:
A Case Study
Hosted by the Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC)
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm PT (3:00pm - 4:30pm ET)
The Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) is hosting this installment of the FDA-supported Pediatric Device Innovators Forum (PDIF). This forum is being held in conjunction with the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s 2023 Scientific Retreat. The PDIF will feature a panel discussion on Patient-Matched Medical Devices for Pediatric Patients, including a case study on the collaboration between Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Actuated Medical to develop patient-matched, non-invasive pediatric respiratory masks and nasal prongs.
Panelists include:
Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC - Moderator
Research Clinical Specialist
Respiratory Therapy Department
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Elizabeth Silvestro, MSE
Additive Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Children’s Hospital Additive Manufacturing for Pediatrics (CHAMP) 3D Labs
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Roger Bagwell, PhD
Director of Research and Development
Actuated Medical, Inc.
Jonathan M. Morris, MD
Radiologist
Head of the 3D Anatomic Modeling Laboratory
Mayo Clinic
Prashant N. Kumta, PhD
Edward R. Weidlein Endowed Chair Professor
Swanson School of Engineering and School of Dental Medicine
Department of Bioengineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Department of Oral Biology
University of Pittsburgh
Matthew Di Prima, PhD
Materials Scientist
Division of Applied Mechanics (DAM)
Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (OSEL)
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
U.S. Food & Drug Administration