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FDA Public Meeting Opportunity - Patients "at the table"

AiArthritis Voices 360 Full Episode 53

Air Date: January 10, 2021

Esta semana, únase a su coanfitriona paciente Danielle Dass mientras informa sobre su experiencia al asistir a una reunión pública de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos en nombre de la Fundación Internacional para Autoinmune y autoinflamatoria Artritis. La reunión tenía como objetivo recabar información de pacientes, profesionales médicos y personal de la industria sobre la accesibilidad y la utilidad de las comunicaciones de seguridad relativas a los dispositivos médicos, para así mejorar las prácticas de la FDA.


La misión de AiEl objetivo de Arthritis es dar visibilidad y protagonismo a la voz del paciente en conversaciones globales con todas las partes interesadas sobre cómo resolver los problemas que afectan a la comunidad de pacientes con artritis autoinmune y autoinflamatoria. Esto implica que, en ocasiones, enviamos representantes a participar en eventos organizados por agencias reguladoras como la FDA o la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos. En este episodio, Danielle explicará cómo puedes participar en esta reunión y en futuras oportunidades.


Después de escuchar el episodio, si desea... a ver las comunicaciones de seguridad de la FDA sobre dispositivos médicos o cualquier otro producto, o dar retroalimentación sobrePara obtener información sobre las comunicaciones de seguridad que se trataron en este episodio, visite la sección de comentarios públicos de la FDA antes del 19 de enero de 2021.


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AiArthritis Voices is our program where people living with AiArthritis diseases and other stakeholders who we need 'at the table' to solve problems that impact education, advocacy, and research sign up to have a voice in our initiatives.


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Show Notes:

00:53 - Danielle welcomes listeners

01:05 - Danielle is a patient living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis

01:34 - Today’s episode is about Danielle’s experience participating as a panelist in a public meeting for the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about safety communications regarding medical devices

02:08 - AiArthritis seeks to center the patient voice in all conversations in the medical community that impact patients living with AiArthritis Diseases

02:21 - AiArthritis patients often use both implanted and assistive medical devices

03:39 - AiArthritis will use AiArthritis Voices to put stakeholders in touch with volunteers who are interested in participating in things like conferences, public meetings, and other events

05:34 - Danielle talks about the experience of participating as an equal stakeholder and encourages other patients to get involved

09:03 - AiArthritis was the only organization that sent a representative to speak for adult patients at the FDA meeting

09:18 - Danielle explains the purpose of the meeting and what types of information the FDA is seeking

12:23 - The FDA is particularly interested in getting safety information communicated to people who do not have access to the internet, but they did not invite anyone to the panel who could speak to that

13:23 - Danielle explains how listeners can submit comments that will be read by the FDA about safety communications

15:32 - If you are a patient or the parent of a juvenile living with an AiArthritis disease, please join us at aiarthritisvoices.org or visit aiarthritis.org/aiarthritisvoices to continue this conversation with us

15:57 - Danielle invites listeners to connect with us on all social media platforms @ IFAiArthritis or email us @ podcast@aiarthritis.org

16:06 - Danielle thanks listeners and asks everyone to consider supporting the show by donating at aiarthritis.org/talkshow


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Sus coanfitriones e invitados: ¿Quiénes están en la mesa en este episodio?

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Danielle Dass
Danielle Dass es educadora de profesión, esposa y madre de tres hijos. Tras años de investigaciones médicas infructuosas, le diagnosticaron artritis reumatoide y colangitis biliar primaria. Se dedica a educar a otros pacientes con artritis reumatoide sobre la importancia de la salud hepática y las pruebas metabólicas. En su tiempo libre, también presenta un podcast con su esposo y su hija de 10 años sobre la importancia de la historia del cine para las nuevas generaciones.
Escucha el podcast de Danielle:https://bacea.podbean.com/

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