Slides Now Available: “Overview of Human Factors-Raising the Bar”

Last week, Sr. Human Factors Engineer, Jeff Morang presented at the Medical Device Summit in Boston. His session, part of a collaborative effort with Ed Israelski of Abbvie focused on the increasing expectation that Human Factors Engineering be applied to medical product design throughout the development process. The driving force behind this increasing expectation is not only regulatory bodies and, as Ed noted a host of upcoming edits to already familiar HF guidances, but equally as such end users and stakeholders have become industry drivers in today’s climate extending well beyond the clinical benefit to ergonomic benefit and economic value related to use.