Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney

5 - 6 Nov 2008

Exploring the future of prostheses use and funding in Australia

Following from the success of last year's event, Informa is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual National Prostheses Congress. 5th-6th November 2008 Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney

Medical devices represent the largest portion of Australia’s biotechnology sector. Surgically implanted medical devices, prostheses, are one of the most important of these technologies. Complex and sophisticated devices such as hip and knee replacements, cardiac stents, pace-makers and cochlear implants have led to vast improvement in patient outcomes.

Following on from last year’s Doyle report, prostheses regulation and funding systems are being refined and price pressures for health insurers are ramping up. Getting the regulatory mix right is a challenge, but is crucial to ensuring that the latest life saving and quality of life promoting technology is available in Australian hospitals.

Join policy makers, private and public hospitals, health insurers, clinicians, and medical device companies to discuss strategies for structural improvement in prostheses funding and use.