Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) publishes Yearbook 2010

Feb 2011

IMDA published at the end of last year its Yearbook 2010 providing an in-depth review of the positive progress made by the association on its 2010 priorities.
The report not only demonstrates the good progress but also summarizes IMDA’s key activities around innovation, operational excellence, convergence, marketing, regulation and skills development (all core to its agenda throughout the year).

The Yearbook also details how the association has been collaborating with Government departments, development agencies, the clinical community and regulators..
Ireland’s MedTech sector has evolved into one of the leading clusters for medical device and diagnostic products globally.

Ireland is now the second largest exporter of medical products in Europe, only behind Germany, with exports climbing by over nine per cent in 2009.
Approximately 160 companies in Ireland are involved in developing, manufacturing and marketing a diverse range of products and services, positioning the MedTech sector as a vibrant and growing contributor to the Irish economy.

Irish cancer centre modeled on remote IT design

Source:  Healthcare IT News.com ( www.imakenews.com/ )
Date: 29 May 2007
Written by Chip Means, Associate Editor

DUBLIN - A new Dublin-based cancer centre will provide Ireland's population with access to state-of-the-art oncology information technology such as remote data management and high-end radiography services.

Beacon Hospital Cancer Centre is the newest international clinic operated by United States-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Mary Harney, Ireland's minister for health and children, officially opened the Cancer Centre on 14 May.  The cancer centre features radiography and data solutions included in UPMC's IT model. "We adopt that same model when we do any center outside of Western Pennsylvania," said Deb Salava, director of IT for UPMC Cancer Centers International.

That model includes, among other things, a remote data management system that allows Pittsburgh-based physicists to view and share information collected at Beacon. "It's really an oncology-specific electronic medical record," Salava said. (read more...) 

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