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June 14, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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How Procurement Can Contribute as a Growth Engine
Procurement can play a significant role in organizational growth and profitability. This session explores how ambitious procurement leaders scout innovation from suppliers, turn costs into competitive advantages and develop relationships across...
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Personal Development: Building and Leading High-Performance Teams
We all claim that “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” but we rarely explore what culture really is or ways to build it within our organizations. Similarly, companies talk about teamwork and collaboration but rarely work to understand the...
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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4 Hospital and Surgeon Trends and What They Mean to You
The combination of changes in reimbursement, physician employment and the ever-present drive to improve quality while reducing cost has resulted in an inflection point in the healthcare industry that has prompted device manufacturers and their...
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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Essential Communication Techniques to Influence and Improve Your Relationships
Organizations succeed or fail based on their ability to communicate to their teams, to customers, to stakeholders, to leaders and to each other. Learn to take a more deliberate, practical and effective approach to communication to get the most out of...
June 15, 2022
10:30 am - 11:15 am
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How to Determine the Cost of Your Next Orthopedic Project
"How much will project x cost?" This is likely the first question engineering will be asked about their product idea. Every company wants their projects to cost less and be done faster, and they want to know that before they authorize and commit...
10:30 am - 11:15 am
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How to Overcome the Supply Chain Challenges of Today and Tomorrow
Orthopedic supply chains have faced severe disruption spurred by the pandemic and natural disasters, staffing issues — and the list continues. This session brings together critical supply chain perspectives to discuss the challenges and...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Do You Have a Breakthrough or De Novo Device? Here’s an Overview of the Regulatory Pathways
Orthopedics has seen an increase in the number of products that have followed the Breakthrough Device Designation and De Novo regulatory pathways in the last two years. These pathways recognize truly novel devices. How do you determine whether your...
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Foundational Tools for Your Next SaMD Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI)- and machine learning (ML)-based technologies have the potential to transform healthcare by deriving new and important insights from the vast amount of data generated during the delivery of healthcare every day. Example...
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
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How to Drive a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Highly successful leaders and companies exhibit a culture of continuous improvement. What does that look like in practice? This session digs into the specific actions that engaged leaders take to ensure that their organizations fully embrace...
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
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Global Roundtable: Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Regulatory Market Forces
The orthopedic market faces numerous complexities with its international scale. Manufacturing, labor, supply chain and regulatory considerations all play a role in a company's ability to successfully work in or serve a country or region. Our global...
June 16, 2022
10:00 am - 10:45 am
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Applying Lessons Learned to a Post-Pandemic World
Let’s face it, the past two+ years have forced you to execute new levels of flexibility, adaptability and perseverance. You’ve found smarter ways to work and collaborate. You’ve achieved nimbleness and assertiveness in the face of adversity....
10:00 am - 10:45 am
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Process Validation: How to Make Sense of the IQ/OQ/PQ Alphabet Soup
Process Validation often trips up orthopedic companies despite its constant presence in the device manufacturing processes. This session begins with a reminder of the process validation basics, including Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational...
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Improving Engineering and Reducing Time to Market Through Process Automation
As most businesses try to navigate a more digital approach to product development, the results have been quicker times to market. In a recent report, PwC found an average of a 29% increase in achieving product launch date targets through automation....
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Additive, AI, Digital Health: What FDA’s Thinking on Science and Technology Means for Orthopedics
FDA reports on the science and technology areas in which it plans to advance its thinking and practices in response to innovation from industry. The Agency’s current strategic initiatives include unleashing the power of data, increasing choice and...