- date:
- November 9, 2023
- time:
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12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
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About the speaker
Dr. Mohammad Omar Al Karaa
Staff Fellow, Electrical Engineer
Department of Medical Physics
Science and Engineering Laboratory
Device and Radiation Health Center
US Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Omar Al-Kharaa received his Ph.D. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2016. He directs wireless technology research activities within the Office of Science and Engineering Laboratory in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. His research focuses on developing regulatory science tools to evaluate the use of connectivity in medical applications.
About the presentation
This lecture will cover the basics of 5G connectivity and how it relates to other wireless technologies. The potential uses of 5G to enable new medical applications or enhance the use of existing medical applications will be discussed, along with stakeholder views on knowledge gaps in this area. Research activities will then be focused on developing the basis for evaluating his innovative 5G-enabled medical devices through regulatory science tools.
learning objectives
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe 5G communications networks and understand their key technical enablers.
- Learn about use cases for using 5G connectivity in the medical field.
- We discuss related knowledge gaps and regulatory science efforts to address them.
Event materials
FDA Grand Rounds Activity Announcement – November 9, 2023
Webcast recording
https://fda.zoomgov.com/rec/share/5haha1aXjSJ4wTKlM8WIA8kq5QZrjm61AL80wMyWE3QCdHyMrtQPzOcdhZl1_ifco.TQKPEkWnshv0IVNi
