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.

We will use our established forums including the Regulatory and Technical Consultative Forum for medical devices (RegTech Forum).

Webinars

View the presentation slides or webinar recordings.

Past webinars

• 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

Questions and answers

Questions and answers that have been collated from the Unique Device Identification Webinars.

• Unique Device Identification (UDI) questions and answers from recent webinars

Inform and involve

We will 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 regular updates
• contacting the TGA UDI team at udi@health.gov.au
• subscribing to the TGA Update email list
• connecting with us on social media.