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Public Engagement Staff Also referred to as: FDA Public Engagement Staff


Dayle Cristinzio, Director SES

Dayle Lewis Cristinzio
Director

About Us

The Public Engagement Staff (PES) is responsible for:

  • Engaging, educating, and communicating with core agency external groups including patients, health professionals, academia, consumers, and industry trade, on topics aligned with the Commissioner’s and Center’s priorities.
  • Analyzing and developing content and educational materials to be sent out to patients, health professionals, trade associations, academia, industry, and consumers.
  • Managing MedWatch, the FDA’s safety information and adverse event reporting program, and the dissemination of medical product safety alerts, recalls, statements and periodic safety labeling change summaries to the public.
  • Working closely with patient communities to ensure patients, caregivers, and advocates have opportunities to share their perspectives in FDA meetings, Patient Listening Sessions, and the Patient Engagement Collaborative (PEC).

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Contact Us

Public Engagement Staff
Office of External Affairs
Office of the Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Ave WO32-5367
Silver Spring, MD 20993
United States

Contact Us: publicengagement@fda.hhs.gov




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