SHIP-MD Pre-Consortium

In February 2021, C-Path held a dynamic 3-day virtual public workshop for the System of Hospitals for Innovation in Pediatrics – Medical Devices (SHIP-MD) pre-consortium. This effort was developed and guided by a multi-stakeholder group including the Critical Path Institute (C-Path), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), AdvaMed, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and leaders of pediatric health systems.

The purpose of the workshop was to gather input and feedback to refine the strategic framework for SHIP-MD, which is aiming to accelerate medical device development for the unique needs of children. To improve public health for children, SHIP-MD is aimed at transforming the pediatric medical device ecosystem by de-risking and accelerating developmental processes to stimulate investment and innovation in pediatric devices.

Use the links in the schedule below to view the recorded sessions of the virtual workshop.

February 9, 2021

February 10, 2021

February 11, 2021

For questions on the workshop or more information on SHIP-MD, email shipmd@c-path.org.

Funded by a cooperative agreement through FDA, the SHIP-MD Pre-Consortium is a collaboration between multiple key stakeholders including academic investigators, pediatric medical society representatives, pediatric patient advocates, the medical device industry, pediatric health system leaders, and financing and reimbursement experts aimed at innovating the pediatric medical device ecosystem and streamlining developmental processes.