MTANZ board member Aisling Weir explores the history and complexities of medical device regulation in New Zealand. She discusses the challenges and opportunities within the evolving landscape of medical technology and how new legislation - the Medical Products Bill - aims to address these issues. Also, the difficulty of regulating AI in relation to medical devices and what New Zealand could learn from how international regulatory agencies are approaching this.
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MTANZ board member Aisling Weir explores the history and complexities of medical device regulation in New Zealand. She discusses the challenges and opportunities within the evolving landscape of medical technology and how new legislation - the Medical Products Bill - aims to address these issues. Also, the difficulty of regulating AI in relation to medical devices and what New Zealand could learn from how international regulatory agencies are approaching this.
Accessing healthcare: a Blind and Low Vision perspective
eHealthTALK NZ
27 minutes
3 months ago
Accessing healthcare: a Blind and Low Vision perspective
In the first of a four-part podcast collaboration between HiNZ and Blind Low Vision NZ, digital accessibility consultant Neil Jarvis discuss the critical issue of accessibility in healthcare for Blind and Low Vision people and the current mixed state of accessibility within the healthcare system. His personal experiences reveal significant gaps in accessibility, the importance of providing information in preferred formats, and the need for systemic changes and national policies to ensur...
eHealthTALK NZ
MTANZ board member Aisling Weir explores the history and complexities of medical device regulation in New Zealand. She discusses the challenges and opportunities within the evolving landscape of medical technology and how new legislation - the Medical Products Bill - aims to address these issues. Also, the difficulty of regulating AI in relation to medical devices and what New Zealand could learn from how international regulatory agencies are approaching this.
