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2009 Annual Symposium

April 7 - 8, 2009 

Developing Strategies for the Florida Medical Device Industry

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Geary A. Havran

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NDH Medical, Inc. 

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J. Alex Stearns
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Suzanne Christman
schristm@co.pinellas.fl.us
Pinellas County Economic Development 
 
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John B. Ray
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John Ray Consulting
 
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FTSI
 
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Suzanne Christman
schristm@co.pinellas.fl.us


Greetings!

The Florida Medical device Symposium is quickly approaching. This is an event that you will not want to miss. It is Florida's premier event for medical device companies which includes presentations by nationally recognized speakers, industry panel discussions on regulatory issues and outsourcing, legislative updates and networking opportunities.

 

Take a moment and read about one of the featured speakers and register today. 

 

 

Symposium Speaker Highlight

 

Mark L Photo 

 

Mark Leahey presents an extensive update o the expectations of the 111th Cogress as well as the national issues facing our industry. 

 

Mark Leahey is the Executive Director for the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), a national trade association in Washington, DC that represents nearly 200 research-driven medical technology companies. Mr. Leahey's responsibilities include advocating on behalf of the entrepreneurial medical device industry before Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and other federal and state agencies. Mr. Leahey has lobbied for a more reasonable user fee for smaller companies, worked to open access to the hospital marketplace by challenging the exclusionary and anti-competitive nature of certain large group purchasing organizations (GPOs), as well as ensure that medical device technologies are reimbursed adequately. Mr. Leahey currently sits on the Medical Devices Committee for the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) and the Editorial Advisory Board of Medical Product Outsourcing.
 
Mr. Leahey is a graduate of Georgetown University, the Georgetown Law Center and Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

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RATE: $199.00 per night 

DATE: April 7-8, 2009
LOCATION:

700 South Florida Ave

Tampa, Florida 33602 

Phone:  1-813-221-4900 

Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290
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