Joe Dobkin’s Post

Joe Dobkin and I had an amazing time at Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)'s Annual Public Forum. It was a wonderful group of change makers and leaders talking about discussing the needs of our industry and what they are doing to make it happen. One of the more poignant questions and answer was - why now? these problems have been around for decades….the answer, there is a realization that it just makes business sense and technology is enabling massive opportunities for improvement   Among the topics were:   1) Real word evidence and the power that it has to access diverse and underserved communities and bring them into the story, it also has the ability to support your reimbursement and move you through your conversations with CMS- data drives these conversations and reasonable and necessary is the key 2) Women and people of color are underserved and underrepresented in research and in healthcare, however 80% of the healthcare decisions are made by women for their households. We are changing that, but there is much work to be done. Changes still need to be made - from funding, to inclusion in research, in teaching about women’s health in education, in women and people of color being heard and trusted for knowing their own bodies and for the payer system to recognize and reimburse treatments so that the system can support this movement. Thank you Tracy MacNeal from Materna Medical for laying this out so clearly. 3) Patient engagement and usability is key in us creating products that not only meet the regulatory hurdles but that address the key problems that our patients and users are facing. This isn’t just about approval, this is truly about accessibility and gaining broader/deeper insights. Thank you Suzanne Schwartz, MD MBA for making that significant point and to Allen Keel for leading the way in sharing your research and tools on participant engagement across the lifecycle of design and development. Remember that accessibility means market share, which is just good business. 4) Quality matters, and not just that you have it, documenting and creating a robust, interoperable and collaborative eQMS to support your development and maintaining that earlier rather than later streamlines your activities and time and makes your business and your product more valuable to the market. According to Samantha Scott, PhD, CEO at JuneBrain Inc., all investors and prospective acquirers have asked whether they have an established eQMS and she is relieved to say that she does now, but learned from her mistakes by spending the first years in a paper excel based system.   There was so much more to learn and take away. I am already looking forward to next year to see the progress we've made on some of these initiatives. It doesn’t happen overnight but the momentum is there and the right people are listening and doing the hard work for the benefit of all. ClariMed, Inc. #medtech #transforminghealthcare #bettertogether

If you're at BPIA this week, be sure to check out this panel: "EPA Pesticide Registration Overview: Conventional, Biochemical and Microbial Pesticide Registration: What’s the Difference?"

Will be speaking about data storytelling & visualization, with a sprinkle of Stakeholder Whispering, in about 30 minutes #CAIR2024. See you soon!!

This should be a great presentation

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 2024 Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) Summit tomorrow! For those looking to learn more about what being a Risk Champion looks like, come join Nikki Wood, Jovandra Sanderlin, CIA, CFE, MSM, Dr. Temika Edwards, and me for a great discussion on the topic, and ways to identify and elevate risk champions in enhancing Enterprise Risk Management in your institution! #RiskChampion #ERM #EnterpriseRiskManagement

People underestimate the value of carbohydrates in wound healing. Water is a chemical that is held in place not by adding water, but by adding carbohydrates that can hold the water and oily type carbon compounds that can provide a barrier, this is true especially in cosmetics. Seems weird to discuss, but your facial dermis is very thin, and everyday sustains some type of trauma. Utilizing a really nice polymeric hydrogel such as hyaluronic acid coupled with collagen will help in holding water near and on the skin for absorption, and then layering with a final layer of oil based application will help provide a type of barrier, but also be absorbed into the skin allowing for better elasticity. Work like this has a very promising future in all areas.

📱 Attending #WIN24? Don't forget to download the app for an enhanced experience! 🌟 With features like a personalized agenda, expo floor map, one-on-one attendee messaging, activity stream and access to speaker & exhibitor information, you'll have everything you need right at your fingertips. ☝️ #BrandSourceSummit2024 #AVBEvents #AVBEventsApp

📱 Heading to #WIN24? Elevate your convention experience by downloading the app! 🌟 With a personalized agenda, expo floor map, one-on-one attendee messaging, activity stream and access to speaker & exhibitor information, you'll have everything you need right at your fingertips. ☝️ Watch your email for the event pass code to get started! 👀 #BrandSourceConvention2024 #AVBEvents #AVBEventsApp

Are you getting ready to join us at #NEMA2024 in Newport, RI next week? Pre-registered conference attendees can start planning ahead by downloading the Whova app from your App Store. Look for a message in the inbox of the email address you used to register for conference for additional directions about how to get started. Once you log in, you can edit and add to your profile, select sessions you'd like to attend, filter your agenda by themed "tracks," and familiarize yourself with where to find session evaluations and how to scan business cards once you arrive. Find old friends and colleagues who are attending and plan a time to grab coffee or dinner together during the conference. Learn more about Whova and find tutorials about how to use it here: https://ow.ly/3QqO50TWu37

Attending ASHE? Don't miss the session with three amazing presentations by awesome scholars Sanfeng Miao, Bhavika Sicka, and Abu Arif! Wed, November 20, 10:00 to 11:15am CST, Hilton Minneapolis, Marquette I, 2nd Floor Session: Transformative Pedagogies and Decolonial Approaches in Global Higher Education 1) Mapping Internationalization of Curriculum onto School Psychology and Related Fields: A Systematic Review of Literature 2) For a Lost Drachma: Contesting Hindutva Subjectivation in India’s Universities 3) Decolonizing Internationalization of Higher Education: Navigating Colonial Entanglements