NESTcc Demonstration Project – VISION: A Better, Faster, Cheaper Method of Device Surveillance

What is VISION?  Stakeholders from every sector stand to benefit from a more complete and efficient method of medical device surveillance.  The Vascular Implant and Interventional Outcomes Network (VISION) is a partnership between the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS-PSO), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Medical Device Epidemiology Network (MDEpiNet) […]

Conversation with the NESTcc Governing Committee Member: Bill Hanlon, PhD

“I’ve spent my whole career focused on bringing better products to patients who can benefit from them. Patients aren’t an obscure group of people out there in the world. We’re all patients – ourselves, our families, our friends, our colleagues. So, it’s an honor to be able to bring my experience to the table to […]

Announcing Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD and Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS as NESTcc Governing Committee Chair and Vice Chair

NESTcc is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD (Johnson & Johnson, AdvaMed Representative) as Chair of the NESTcc Governing Committee with Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS (Duke University School of Medicine) serving as Vice Chair.  The official confirmation of these positions, each serving a non-renewable two-year term, follows a formal nomination and […]

Conversation with the NESTcc Governing Committee Member: Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS

“I believe this is the time to change the system and have a broader impact. We have to take advantage of the growth of health data every day with the rapid evolution of technology and data science to get the answers patients need more quickly.” Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS Vice Dean for Clinical Research, Duke […]

Join NESTcc at the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) 5th Annual Public Forum

MDIC’s 5th Annual Public Forum will feature two panels focusing on the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) on September 5, 2018.  NESTcc Executive Director Rachael L. Fleurence, PhD, will moderate a General Session focused on advances in developing the Coordinating Center over the last year with key insights from Governing Committee […]