Scientific Advisory Committee on Health Products for Women (SAC-HPW): Agenda

Date and time: October 27, 2021, 11:00am - 5:00 pm EDT
Location: via Zoom
Chair: Lorraine Greaves (Chair), Louise Pilote (Vice-chair)
Secretariat: Jenna Griffiths, Laetitia Guillemette, Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD)
Participants: SAC-HPW members, Health Canada employees, guest presenter

11:00-11:05
Welcome and opening remarks
Chief Medical Advisor, Health Canada and Senior Medical Advisor for Health Products and Food Branch

11:05-11:15
Chair's address, review of agenda, introduction of members, review of affiliations and interests (A&I)
Chair

11:15-11:25
Session #1: Actions in response to past SAC-HPW recommendations to the Medical Devices Directorate
Director General, Medical Devices Directorate

11:25-11:35
Session #1: Committee discussions and feedback
SAC-HPW members

11:35-11:45
Session #2: Actions in response to past SAC-HPW recommendations to Drug Directorates
Manager, Office of Pediatrics and Patient Involvement

11:45-11:55
Session #2: Committee discussions and feedback
SAC-HPW members

11:55-12:30
Break

12:30-1:00
Session #3: Update on medical devices foresight exercise
Associate Director, Medical Devices Directorate

1:00-1:30
Session #3: Committee questions and feedback
SAC-HPW members

1:30-2:00
Session #4: Overview of US-FDA Office of Women's Health
Associate Commissioner of Women's Health, United States Food and Drug Administration

2:00-2:30
Session #4: Questions and discussions
Health Canada, SAC-HPW members

2:30-2:45
Break

2:45-3:15
Session #5: Revisiting the Health Products and Food Branch Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus action plan
Manager, Office of Pediatrics and Patient Involvement

3:15-4:00
Session #5: Committee discussions and feedback
SAC-HPW members

4:00-4:10
Session #6: Effectiveness of risk communications related to high-risk medical devices
Supervisor, Marketed Health Products Directorate

4:10-4:30
Secretariat updates
SAC-HPW Secretariat

4:30-4:45
Summary of recommendations and adjournment of meeting
Chair

4:45-5:00
In-camera session
SAC-HPW members only