The Canadian Health Network. Recently revamped, the Web site of the Canadian Health Ministry offers information on programs and procedures as well as links to Canadian medical resources. The group's site features information on Canadian regulatory issues as well as recent news releases, newsletters, and publications. The site also lists job postings and links to other international regulatory agencies and trade groups. Highlights of the site include a directory of European Notified Bodies for the Medical Device Directive.
Membership is open to both companies and trade associations.
The site contains an organizational overview, a calendar of events, position papers, a weekly journal, discussions of current issues, a membership roster, and a list of focus groups. The full text of the Medical Device Directive can also be found here. The site serves as an umbrella platform, containing home pages for all the EC institutions, their individual components, and specialized agencies as well as links to other servers. The EC office in the United States sponsors a very large and useful Web site with information on news, publications, organizations, international agreements, legislation, member states, and more. Much of the information mirrors that found on Europa, slightly skewed toward the U.S. perspective.