Involving health professionals, healthcare organisations, consumers and industry in the development and implementation of the UDI system is critical to its success. The TGA will engage and consult with stakeholders to ensure that all perspectives, particularly those of consumers who use medical devices, are taken into account. Public reporting by the TGA will ensure that progress towards implementing the UDI system is transparent to all.
Consultations and forums
The TGA will continue to undertake a series of consultations to inform the planning and design of the Australian implementation. Each consultation will be designed to cover key topic areas that we will need to consider as we progress with our planning.
The consultation process may include consultation papers, stakeholder workshops, discussions and working groups. You can view the previous consultation papers via the links below:
We will use our established forums including the Regulatory and Technical Consultative Forum for medical devices (RegTech Forum).
Webinars
We host regular UDI webinars covering a range of topics, such as introductory UDI information (for those new to UDI as a concept) to UDI software information. Sponsors, manufacturers, patients, or healthcare professionals can attend our live webinars, or you may wish to watch our previous webinar recordings.
Next scheduled webinar: Tuesday, 28 March 2023 at 11.30am (AEDT). You can register here to attend. Please email UDI@health.gov.au if you have any questions relating to our UDI webinars.
Past webinars
View the presentation slides or webinar recordings.
- Unique Device Identification Webinar #16, 29 March 2023
A presentation on the value of UDI in procurement and inventory management at a hospital or healthcare setting and considerations for implementing UDI in hospital supply chains, procurement and inventory management. - Unique Device Identification Webinar #15, 21 February 2023
Information on the challenges and benefits of having UDI in healthcare and the role of hospitals and other healthcare providers in relation to using UDI. There will also be an update on the Australian UDI implementation. - Unique Device Identification Webinar #14, 18 October 2022
Guest speakers from Zebra Technologies will share observations and learnings from the UK Scan4Safety pilot. There will also be an update on the Australian UDI implementation. - Unique Device Identification Webinar #13, 20 September 2022
Information on the third UDI Consultation Paper and the submission process. Also included is a project update and question-and-answer session. - Unique Device Identification Webinar #12, 16 August 2022
Questions and answers on the AusUDID Sandpit and update on UDI Consultation Paper 3 - Unique Device Identification Webinar #11, 19 July 2022
Accessing and providing feedback on the Australian UDI database 'Sandpit'. - Unique Device Identification Webinar #10, 21 June 2022
Information for manufacturers, sponsors and users of UDI data on how to access the AusUDID Sandpit. - Unique Device Identification Webinar #9, 17 May 2022
Information webinar to discuss and share guest speaker experiences in implementing innovative software solutions to improve Unique Device Identification. - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #8, 19 April 2022
Information webinar including questions and answers, to discuss and share guest speaker experience from Arthrex. - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #7, 22 March 2022
A presentation on the current status of the work to establish the Australian UDI system, and Q&A - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #6, 16 November 2021
A presentation on the current status of the work to establish the Australian UDI system, and Q&A - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #5, 19 October 2021
A presentation on the role of a UDI Issuing Agency, including project update and Q&A - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #4, 21 September 2021
The role of a UDI Issuing Agency - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #3, 17 August 2021
Challenges and considerations on the journey to a global UDI system - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #2, 20 July 2021
Further considerations for the Australian UDI, including global alignment, GMDN and data elements - Unique Device Identification - Webinar #1, 15 June 2021
An introduction to the Australian Unique Device Identification system
Tell us what information you would like to see on the UDI 'hub' or suggest a webinar topic by emailing us at: udi@health.gov.au
Inform and involve
We will continue to engage broadly across the healthcare system, from supply, procurement and distribution through to clinical use, patient use, registries and the use of device information for post-market analysis and research.
You can keep informed by:
- visiting this page for updates
- contacting the TGA UDI team at udi@health.gov.au
- subscribing to the TGA Update email list
- connecting with us on social media.
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