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Full Schedule

RAPS Convergence program and speakers are subject to change.

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, September 13, 2022
  • 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM MST
    Wellness at RAPS Convergence: Check In
  • 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM MST
    First Aid Services
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM MST
    Wellness at RAPS Convergence: Yoga for Good Posture & Guided Meditation
  • 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM MST
    Mobile App Support Desk
  • 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM MST
    Community Gathering & Continental Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    RAPS Store
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM MST
    Press Room
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Plenary Session: Advancing Science Through Collaboration: Celebrating Friends of Cancer Research, Recipient of the 2022 Patient-Centered Health Award
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Clinical Trial Design and Alternative Data Sources
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Combined Session Topic: Accelerated Drug Development and Approval Through Pilot Programs and Initiatives
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Companion Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Health Authority Forum - CBER/CDER
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Practical Implications and Changes Post Order 739 for Medical Devices and IVD in China
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Recent Developments in EU Regulations & Clinical Evaluation
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Uncertainty and Strategies to Increase Confidence in R&D and Regulatory Decision-Making
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
    Writing for RAPS: A Guide to Contributing to RAPS' Publications
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
    Headshot Lounge
  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    Accelerate Trust in Healthcare Patient Verification
  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    Benefits of Implementing an End-to-End Regulatory Information Management Platform
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: An insight into MDR Technical Documentation auditing - Improving submissions to your Notified Body
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: Global Label Management and Automation
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: Regulatory Challenges of Augmented Reality
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: The Top 10 483s: A Trip Through History
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST
    Chapter Meet and Greets
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MST
    Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM MST
    Your Next Career Path...Regulatory Affairs Consulting
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    Student Capstone Showcase Presentation: Critical CMC Requirements in the Approval of CAR T Cell Products
  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM MST
    Board of Directors Meet and Greets
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: FDA/EPA order to Reduce EtO Use and Protect the Supply Chain
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Maximizing the potential of the FDA assessment aid
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Overview of Global E-labeling
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Types of Types and Types .. er, is that a Typo?
  • 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    Comparative Analysis of Approvals in Oncology, With and Without Project Orbis
  • 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    EU MDR Class I … not so simple.
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MST
    Career Central Presentation: Insights from the RAPS 2022 Global Compensation and Scope of Practice Report
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Regulatory Focus Meet Up
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Meet the Authors: Fundamentals of Medical Device Regulations, Fifth Edition by Gert Bos and Jocelyn Jennings
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Developing IVDR Compliant Intended Purpose Statements That Serve the Business and Meet Notified Body Expectations
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Kits & Procedure Packs - Ranging from Easy to Impossible
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Role of Prescription Drug Labeling in Minimizing Medication Errors
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Strategic Down Classification of a PMA Accessory
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM MST
    RAPS Fellows "Speed Mentoring"
  • 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM MST
    2023 Outlook for the European Market
  • 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM MST
    7 Deadly Sins of Product Compliance
  • 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM MST
    Career Central Presentation: RAPS Code of Ethics for the Regulatory Profession
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM MST
    Can AI be Safe in Medical Devices?: Shaping the Future with the Cloud and Open Source Software
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM MST
    The Role of RA in the Clinical and Performance Evaluation Process: Key Strategies to Support Project Success
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Clinical Investigations Using FDA Consensus EU Harmonised ISO 14155:2020 - Changes from 2011
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: How to Efficiently Prepare Your eSTAR Submission
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Partnering with the FDA: The Q-Submission Solution
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Potential Pitfalls of Orphan Drug Designation Requests
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Accelerated Drug Development & Approval through Pilot Programs and Initiatives
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Breaking Through New FDA Pathways: EUA and Novel Device Programs
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Conversations that Matter (Devices)
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Decentralized Clinical Trials: What Are Clinical Trials Like Today?
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    ICH a Unique Platform for Convergence & Collaboration
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Plain Language and Lay Language Summaries: Overview and Writing
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Regulatory challenges and Implications of UK and Switzerland leaving the EU
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Safety in EU Medical Device Clinical Trials: Best Practices for Compliance and Inspection Readiness
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Resume Reviews and Career Coaching
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Coffee & Refreshment Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Adapting a Regulatory Framework for Personalized Devices
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Combination Products: Perspectives from Drug/biologics and Device Industries
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    eCTD 4.0 - No Need to be afraid
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Health Authority Forum
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Real-World Evidence: Current Global Landscape and utility in Regulatory Decision-Making
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Risk Management & Clinical Evaluation
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    The Future of Patient Experience Data in Global Drug Development: EMA, FDA, and Industry Views
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    With All Due Respect, We Disagree with FDA’s Assessment – Resolving Differences During Pre-Market Review
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Advanced/Innovative Manufacturing: A Panel Discussion about Benefits, Challenges, and the Current Regulatory Landscape
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Beyond the MDR/IVDR: Medical Device Regulatory Compliance Challenges outside of the MDR and IVDR
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Developing Your Label for Impact while Keeping AdPromo in Mind
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    EUDAMED & UDI – Evolution of the EU Regulatory Landscape
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    How to define the expected lifetime of a medical device & its consequences
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    OTC Monograph Modernization – Facilitating FDA & Industry Engagement
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Regulatory Intelligence SUPER Jam Session: tips and tricks and best practices too!
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    Closing Party: Arizona Science Center