Kiri

Dear Maarika,

I think that there are experts missing and everyone has too much workload at the moment. Therefore, not mandatory things, like SER, have a low priority for some CAs.

I would recommend a kind of expert panel to evaluate the SERs, including CAs and maybe other experts from different fields.

If the whole thing were given a more official framework, there might also be the possibility of funding etc.

August sounds great!

Do you have time from 5^th to 9^th August?

Maybe 6. August 10:00 Vienna time, 11:00 Tallin time?

Best,

Matthias

Dear Matthias,

Thank you for your letter.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the CAMD meeting in Paris on 10 July.

I am going on holiday soon, would it be convenient for you to have a bilateral teams call in August, for example?

It has been strange to me that only about 5 countries responded to the SER, and as Iceland responded that they had no resources, which was predictable, but why do most countries not present their assessments.

What do you have in mind that urgent need for a change?

Kind regards,

Maarika Ojala

Chief Specialist

Department of Medical Devices

+372 5400 4028

maarika.ojala@terviseamet.ee

Republic of Estonia

Health Board

+372 794 3500

info@terviseamet.ee

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Dear Maarika,

We are very happy that you brought the topic SER into discussion.

As we are one of the few that process and respond to every SER, we also see an urgent need for a change.

Do you have time for a bilateral teams call next week or are you coincidentally in Paris on the 10^th of July for the CAMD meeting?

Best regards,

Matthias

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