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Human Factors and Usability
May 19, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

Practical Advice For Implementing a Usability Strategy in all Phases of the Lifecycle Process. Will your Innovative Product be considered ‘Usable” by healthcare providers and their patients? If not, you have significant risks for market acceptance, regulatory review, & product life cycle. We will discuss:
- Customizing a UX strategy
- Practical advice for getting started with Human Factors Engineering
- Tips for navigating the FDA
When:
May 19, 2021
4-6 PM (EDT)
Where:
Online
United States
Contact:
William Munger
wmunger@mdgboston.org
617-620-4161
Embracing Human Factors And Usability for Medical Devices
Practical Advice For Implementing a Usability Strategy in all Phases of the Lifecycle Process
Will your Innovative Product be considered ‘Usable” by healthcare providers and their patients?
If not, you have significant risks for market acceptance, regulatory review, & product life cycle.
As medical devices mature and grow more capable they also become more complex, requiring focus on usability aspects from both a user experience (UX) design, human factors engineering (HFE) and regulatory perspective.
We will discuss:
- Customizing a UX strategy
- Practical advice for getting started with Human Factors Engineering
- How to effectively mitigate usability risks using systems engineering
- Tips for navigating FDA guidance
Wed, May 19
4:00 – 6:00 PM (EST)
4:00 – 4:30 General Networking
4:30 – 5:30 Panelist Forum
5:30 – 6:00 ‘Meet the Speakers’ & More Networking
Forum Fees
$0 – FREE
Learn from our panelists and then speak with them yourself iin Post-Forum Networking (Zoom)
Dorothy Shamonsky, PhD
Chief UX Strategy Officer for ICS and Boston UX
Dorothy is focused on designing natural user interfaces to achieve simple-but-compelling user experiences for emerging technologies and the Internet of Things.
She has 30+ years of experience in a broad range of UX skills, including UX strategy, user research, interaction design, visual design, and programming.
Topic: Why you need a UX strategy.
Alex Therrien
Director Of User-Centered Design, Sunrise Labs
Alex has over 20 years of experience applying user centered design methods in both consulting and corporate environments.
He has led industrial design, interaction design, and human factors engineering programs to develop medical devices for home dialysis, connected drug delivery, digital health/mobile medical apps, and surgical procedures.
Topic: Investing in Human Factors Engineering for your device.
Kathleen McHugh
Project manager and lead systems engineer, MPR Associates
Katie has a particular focus on project management, systems engineering, usability and risk management processes.
She has experience leading all aspects of the usability engineering process, including planning and executing formative and human factors validation studies and developing all aspects of the usability engineering file for medical devices.
Topic: Systems engineering perspective on usability.
Milton Yarberry
Director of Medical Programs, ICS & Boston UX
Milton is a certified PMP with a background in software architecture, medical device product development and program management.
He spent a decade in consulting working with startup companies, and 15 years working with Class II and Class III medical device manufacturers.
Topic: Essentials of usability for medical devices: context, process, and intended outcome
May 19, 2021 Forum
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