When: 28 - 30 April 2026
Where: TOPRA Office, 3rd Floor, City Reach, 5-6 Greenwich View Place, London, E14 9NN
Times: Day 1: 13:00 BST | Days 3: 15:30 BST
This course is also available to take part in online.
Suitable for
- Students of the TOPRA MSc programme
- Delegates from the regulatory affairs industry who wish to develop their knowledge of the post market surveillance and vigilance for medical devices
- Delegates from allied industries who wish to have a comprehensive understanding of the subject
Course information
The Masterclass will cover the following areas:
- European Regulatory requirements for PMS, including recalls and vigilance
- Responsibility for PMS: Competent Authorities, Notified Bodies, manufacturers and other economic operators
- Other Regulatory requirements – e.g. US MDRs
- Guidance documents for PMS, including Commission, Notified Body and Competent Authority documents
- Key elements of pro-active PMS including PMS system and PMS plan
- Role of the person responsible for regulatory compliance in PMS
- Tailoring PMS systems to specific products, including drug device combinations and IVDs
- Requirements of EN ISO13485, Quality Management Systems standard
- Feedback of PMS data into the PMS plan, risk management, clinical evaluation, summary of safety and clinical performance, labelling and so on
- PMS reports and periodic safety update reports (PSUR’s)
- Vigilance including incidents, serious incidents, field safety corrective actions,periodic summary reports and trend reports
- The electronic system on vigilance and PMS including public access
- Exchange of information: PMS databases e.g. MAUDE and EUDAMED
Benefits to delegates
- Be able to critically appraise a PMS system and make recommendations on the implementation of a PMS system
- Be able to make recommendations and vigilance procedures
- Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse the legal requirements relating to surveillance and vigilance
- Critically appraise and evaluate communications from competent authorities, notified bodies, economic operators and other stakeholders relating to the conduct of surveillance and vigilance.
- Critically evaluate the requirements and guidance for post-market market surveillance
- Critically evaluate the requirements and guidance and vigilance
- Possess a systematic understanding and critical awareness of the European requirements including legislation, guidance and associated documentation relating to surveillance and vigilance for medical devices.
CPD: This course provides 19 CPD hours upon successful completion
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Programme
A draft programme can be downloaded here.
Speakers
TOPRA Masterclasses are developed and delivered by a faculty of expert speakers from relevant industry, agencies, notified bodies and other stakeholders and are validated by the University of Hertfordshire.
Pricing
| Standard training course registration fees |
| Event Registration Type |
Price (GBP) |
Standard Price
TOPRA Member |
£1,900.00 + VAT* |
Standard Price
Non-member |
£2,375.00 + VAT* |
TOPRA MSc Students
|
£1,650.00 + VAT* |
*VAT, where applicable, is charged at the rate of 20%.
| Discounted training course registration fees |
| Event Registration Type |
Price (GBP) |
Government or academic rates
TOPRA Member
|
£1,425.00 + VAT* |
Government or academic rates
Non-member
|
£1,781.25 + VAT* |
Charities, patient groups, full-time education rates
TOPRA Member |
£950.00 + VAT* |
Charities, patient groups, full-time education rates
Non-member
|
£1,187.50 + VAT* |
Places are also available for those in low-income countries as defined by the World Bank.
*VAT, where applicable, is charged at the rate of 20%.
Please email meetings@topra.org for a discount code before making your booking.
Terms and conditions
By booking a place on this course you are agreeing to the training terms and conditions.