🇨🇿 Annual Conference MEDICAL DEVICES 2026
The eighth annual Medical Devices Conference. An all-day event divided into three thematic blocks covering all the key developments in the regulation of medical devices from the perspective of state supervisory authorities, suppliers, health insurance companies, and hospitals.
Date
01 Dec 2026, 09:30 – 16:50
OREA Hotel Pyramida Praha, Bělohorská 24, 169 01, Praha 6, Czechia
About
The event is held in Czech language only!
The conference is primarily targeted at participants of Follow-up Qualification Course on MDR and IVDR by ČAS (Czech Standardization Agency) as well as broad public, especially representatives of hospitals and suppliers of medical devices.
This year's conference will be divided into three thematic blocks:
The first block will be devoted to current amendments to medical device legislation, with presentations and panel discussions focusing on both the comprehensive revision of the MDR and IVDR and changes to the Medical Devices and IVD Act alike.
In the second block, we will focus on the field of medical devices from the perspective of Czech hospitals. We will discuss the implementation of EU legislation in hospitals and related developments, issues, and potential challenges. We will focus, for example, on cross-cutting topics such as Telemedicine, AI and Cybersecurity. We will also address regulatory issues related to procurement and public contracts.
The third block will focus on the economics and innovation of medical devices. Here, we will address new legal regulations regarding reimbursements for ZUM (separately charged material) as well as Czech patients’ access to innovative medical devices. At the same time, we will also focus on evaluating mandatory electronic prescription of medical devices. We are also going to discuss the amendment to Act on Regulation of Advertising.
PROGRAMME:
09:30 - 10:00 Presentation & welcome coffee
10:00 - 10:10 Start
Mgr. MgA. Zuzana Hodková
Conference moderator, deputy manager for SZ BYZNYS
10:10 - 10:30 Introduction
Mgr. et. Mgr. Adam Vojtěch, MHA
Minister of Health of the Czech Republic
1. BLOCK – Legislation on Medical Devices
10:15 - 11:15 Presentation
MUDr. Tomáš Boráň
Director, SÚKL
Ing. Jan Štěrba
Regulatory and Certification manager, L I N E T
11:15 - 12:12 Discussion panel
Revision of MDR and IVDR
Amendments to MD and IVD Act
Regulatory sandboxes
Cross-cutting legislation
Panelists:
Mgr. Petr Davídek
Director of the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, MoH
MUDr. Tomáš Boráň
Director, SÚKL
Mgr. Svatava Lagronová, Ph.D. (oslovena)
State Testing Department, ÚNMZ
Ing. Jan Štěrba
Regulatory and Certification manager, L I N E T
Mgr. Jiří Heš
General Director, ITC
JUDr. Jakub Král, Ph.D.
Attorney and Partner, Porta Medica Legal, Law Firm
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch break
2. BLOCK – Hospitals and Medical Devices
13:15 - 13:55 Presentation
Bc. Petr Foltýn
Director, NCEZ MZ
Ing. Aleš Martinovský
Partner, Porta Medica
13:30 - 14:30 Discussion panel
Telemedicine
Cybersecurity and Supplier requirements
EUDAMED database
Implementation of AI in Hospitals
panelists:
Ing. Mgr. Markéta Foldyna Hellová, MHA
Senior Director of the Health Technology Section, MoH
Bc. Petr Foltýn
Director, NCEZ (National Centre for Electronic Healthcare) MoH
Ing. Čeněk Merta, Ph.D., MBA, MPA
Chief Commercial Officer, FN Olomouc (Olomouc University Hospital)
Ing. Bc. Lenka Sű ssová, MSc.
Head of Purchasing and Distribution Department of SZM (Medical Consumables), FN Plzeň (Pilsen University Hospital)
Ing. Aleš Martinovský
Partner, Porta Medica
14:45 - 15:15 Coffee break
3. BLOK – Economics a innovation
15:15 - 15:55 Presentation
Mgr. Karolína Peštová
Director of the Medical Device Regulation Section, SÚKL
MUDr. Miroslav Palát, MBA
President, CzechMed
15:55 - 16:55 Discussion panel
Legislative basis of ZUM reimbursement regulation
Changes in prescription MDs reimbursement regulation
Functioning of mandatory ePrescription
Amendment to the Act on Regulation of Advertising
panelists:
Mgr. Daniela Rrahmaniová
Head of the Medical Devices Department, MoH
Mgr. Karolína Peštová
Director of the Medical Device Regulation Section, SÚKL
PhDr. Ivan Duškov, MSc. (approached – not confirmed)
General Director, VZP ČR (General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic)
Ing. Jan Beneš
Chairman of the Comitee for Medical Devices, SZP ČR (Czech Association of Health Insurers)
MUDr. Miroslav Palát, MBA
President, CzechMed
JUDr. Jakub Král, Ph.D.
Attorney and Partner, Porta Medica Legal, Law Firm
16:55 - 17:00 Final thanks and Closing of the Conference
FEE:
5.900 CZK excluding VAT
participants of the MDR/IVDR Qualification Course of the Czech Agency for Standardization receive a 50% discount
participants who are employees of a hospital can apply the discount code HOSPITAL and receive a discount of 1.000 CZK
100% cancellation fee applies after bindingly confirmed registration, but with the possibility of sending a replacement participant