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Presentations and Research

The presentations and research listed are most relevant within the timeframe given.

Presentations

AAMI sponsored training: Linking Human Factors with FDA's Quality System Regulation: A Critical Component to the Design and Manufacturing Process, April 25, 2006

AAMI/FDA Conference, Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Patient Safety for Medical Devices, June 28-30, 2005

Teleconference Transcript: “Integrating Human Factors Engineering into Medical Device Design and Development” February 14, 2001.

HFES/FDA Mini-symposia “Global Challenges in Human Factors and Medical Systems” August 2000

AAMI/FDA Conference, Human Factors in Medical Devices: Design, Regulation, and Patient Safety, September 1995

Research

Focus Group Research: Physicians’ and Allied Health Professionals’ Perceptions about Communicating Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) and Pacemaker Risks to Patients June 2006.

UPCARE: An Analysis, Description, and Educational Tool for Medical Device Use Problems, Ronald D. Kaye, Robert A. North, and M. Kathryn Peterson. Paper published in the 2003 Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference of Industrial Engineering Theory Applications and Practice.

Report on Medical Device Labeling: Patients' and Lay Caregivers' Medical Device Information and Labeling Needs - Results of Qualitative Research (August 1999) [PDF]

Initial Report on Medical Device Labeling: Health Care Practioners' Medical Device Information and Labeling Needs -- Results of Qualitative Research (November 1995)

Updated October 5, 2006