Under the auspices the president of Saudi Food & Drug Authority professor\ Mohamed Al Kanhal the First workshop in Medical Device Problem Reporting in the healthcare facilities was held during 27-28 Shawwal 1426 Hegira corresponding to 29-30 November 2005 in Riyadh Intercontinental hotel .A group of experts from various countries participated in the workshop ( USA , Canada , Germany , UK) as well as Emergency Care Research institute (ECRI) .the workshop was attended by a large number of specialized and concerned people and the number of attendance exceeded one hundred person.