Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Med Tech

Join us to understand the importance of patient and public involvement and engagement throughout the med tech development cycle and how its integration from as early as possible can lead to product success.

This free event is hosted at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre in Birmingham on Tuesday 12th November 2024, and is sponsored by the West Midlands Health Technology Innovation Accelerator programme (WMHTIA) in collaboration with Medilink Midlands.

Free tea, coffee, and pastries will be provided.

Event Programme

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 9:40 Introduction – Sian Dunning, Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre, UHB lead for WMHTIA

9:40 – 10:30 Best practices for engaging with patients throughout the product development lifecycle – Dr Jonathan Gregory, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Devices, digital and Robotics (HRC DDR) Digital theme lead

10:30 – 10:50 Refreshments/ Networking

10:50 – 11:15 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in research and development – Freen Mehdi, Research Inclusion Manager NIHR Birmingham BRC, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Devices, digital and Robotics (HRC DDR)

11:15 – 12:05 Case study – shared experience of early patient and public involvement in development of a medical device - Louise Ben -Nathan, Managing Director, LBN Innovations Ltd.

12:05 – 12:20 NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Devices, Digital and Robotics – Olivia Brookes, Programme Manager, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Devices, digital and Robotics (HRC DDR).

12:20 Closing remarks

12.30 Networking

Location: 

Edgbaston Park Hotel – Composer’s suite, B15 2RS