title: Competent authority conference on medical devices.
abstract: A wide range of topics from national initiatives to European-level policies and actions were addressed at a conference hosted by the Italian Ministry of Health on 7-8 June 2007 in Rome, Italy. This article reviews the important issues that were discussed and the benefits of these types of conferences.
authors.affiliation: Donawa Consulting, Rome, Italy. medonawa@donawa.com
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donawa
mesh_terms: D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000592:standards; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans