Health Canada's Public Forum on silicone gel-filled breast implants

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The Westin Ottawa
September 29, 2005

Agenda
Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implants
Expert Advisory Panel and Public Forum

Confederation Ballroom, Fourth Floor, The Westin Hotel,
11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9H4

September 29, 2005

8:00 a.m.	Welcome and opening remarks, Diane Gorman, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada
8:10 a.m.	Introductions and overview, Dr. George Wells, Chair of the Expert Advisory Panel
8:25 a.m.	Health Canada presentation on medical device review process and introduction to panel questions, Dr. Siddika Mithani, Associate Director General, Therapeutic Products Directorate
8:45 a.m.	Presentation - Mentor Corporation
10:15 a.m.	Questions to Mentor Corporation from Panel
10:45 a.m.	Health Break
11:00 a.m.	Presentation - Inamed Corporation
12:30 a.m.	Questions to Inamed Corporation from Panel
1: 00 p.m.	Lunch break
2:00 p.m.	Summary of input provided in writing to Health Canada, Sylvie Cantin, Director, Office of Consumer and Public Involvement, Health Canada
2:15 p.m.	Public presentations
3:45 p.m.	Health break
4:00 p.m.	Public presentations
5:50 p.m.	Closing remarks from the Chair

September 30, 2005

8:00 a.m.	Panel deliberations (in camera)
4:00 p.m.	Adjournment