The CQI Medical Technologies Quality Group (MTQG)
The medical devices industry is a highly regulated and technical business, encompassing both UK and international governing bodies. The laws and guidelines are constantly changing and it is imperative that companies have the relevant knowledge to ensure compliance.
Objectives
Medical devices can be used to treat people with varying degrees of illness, ensuring product quality could mean the difference between life and death. To achieve excellence, all sectors of our industry must come together to learn and to discuss quality-related issues.
The MTQG has been formed with the aim of:
- Providing an international forum to promote a consistent approach to quality for medical devices
- Informing members about/giving access to cost effective conferences, workshops, publications etc
- Offering a website service for quality improvement and regulatory issues within the medical devices community
- Expanding the international network for medical device QA/RA professionals
- Developing partnerships to create an environment of knowledge sharing and co-operation.
The MTQG is actively seeking collaborations with other industry groups, initially the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI), the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the Pharmaceutical Quality Group (PQG). These collaborations should extend our network and enable us to provide a better service to the medical device community.
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MTQG mission
The MTQG exists to share knowledge and encourage learning within the medical devices community in relation to the application of quality and regulatory principles.
Committee
Current members of the MTQG steering committee include:
Chair: Neil R Armstrong, MeddiQuest Ltd
Vice Chair: Tony Harper, Pharmaceutical and medical device technology consultant
Secretary: John Howlett, BSI
Treasurer: James Love, SL and associates
ASQ Liaison: Carol Cekala, ASQ New England Biomedical Discussion Group Board Member
Other contributing members:
Clive Powell, ABHI
Neil Whiteside, Mentor Medical Ltd
Contacts
For further information about the medical device quality group or to become a member please contact:
Chairperson: Neil Armstrong
Secretary: John Howlett
E: mdqg@thecqi.org