Medical Device Courses | Dhairya Parekh | Activity https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/dparekh/activity/ Activity feed for Dhairya Parekh. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:34:39 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 daa12f3006aab8c2e7b8e6da3bba2f4b Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Written Agreement v/s Verbal Agreement" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11425/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:44:51 -0400 Advantages of written agreement: The main advantage to the drawing up of contracts to minimize liabilities is that it reduces the risk that the company issuing the contracts will be sued. By making sure that all parties agree on the…   Read more»

]]> 82c6058abf06431f2b4b93e2f06927f2 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Written Agreement v/s Verbal Agreement" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11383/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:44:27 -0400 There are several disadvantages of verbal contract. The most common argument against a verbal contract is the lack of solid evidence. Since we are dealing with medical device, we have to keep in mind that most likely medical devices will…   Read more»

]]> ef4a383584288d031b7855733a502492 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Discussion Topic: Course conclusion and impressions" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11367/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:44:16 -0400 Dr. Simon, There are two things that I really liked about this course. One is that it gives a good understanding of each department in medical device industries. So, this way student taking this course can decide which department is…   Read more»

]]> 7bf088b26a9ba3dea1285d8a07791158 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Project Management Preferences" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11317/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:43:52 -0400 It will be very difficult for project manager to work in matrix organization. There are several problems that can arise. There is three main difficulties that project managers might face: secrecy and deception, time constraints, and contradictions. When people report…   Read more»

]]> 5f860b08effa27e166c0ffb010719038 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Forming a Project Team" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11268/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:43:29 -0400 Picking a project team is very crucial for a successful project execution and completion. You have to pick the right people for the job. It doesn’t always mean you have to get the most experienced people. Don’t confuse experience with…   Read more»

]]> f820bf06881284589508351b7e92e286 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Discussion Topic: Your organizational type" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11266/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:43:28 -0400 I would like to work in matrix organizational structure because it brings together employees and managers from different departments to work toward accomplishing a goal. There are advantages of implementing the matrix organizational structure in a business. It can lead…   Read more»

]]> 2caa57a7b194997a69cc89b262322296 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Manage Risk" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11189/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:40:49 -0400 I certainly agree with everyone that acceptance would not reduce any risk out of these four. Accepting the risk means that once you have identified it, you take no action. You simply accept that it might happen and decide to…   Read more»

]]> a00903b5393451aa7454b25cf14cbc01 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Risk Identification" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/11187/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:40:48 -0400 I have had the opportunity to work on risk analysis at the company that I worked for in past. The risks were given numerical values based on three categories and the total risk was the product of these categories. It…   Read more»

]]> 4fdfb5a445a122f7f29236278a43873a Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Design input sources" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/10939/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:38:08 -0400 Source of design input is the market research of the product. What it is that is needed. From this you can figure the customer needs. Once the customer needs are set, it is easier to plan design inputs. For an…   Read more»

]]> 2ccf437a19dff91a6daec350a0b8ce82 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic "Design Verification & Validation" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/10937/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:38:06 -0400 It is very important to know the difference between verification and validation plan while working in medical device company. It was also not clear to me in the beginning but once after working on a project during capstone, it became…   Read more»

]]> 9d07fc000be683621e18fb48b438d652 Dhairya Parekh posted a new topic "Manage Risk" - https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/10405/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:33:18 -0400 Creating a list of risk is a good starting point, however, it is not enough on itself. You also need an action plan for each risk in order to be able to manage them effectively. We learned about the standard…   Read more»

]]> f91163ae5edb95c9dc046cb94bb5f809 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Written Agreement v/s Verbal Agreement in the forum Consultants and Legal Basics https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/926/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 04:02:07 -0500 Advantages of written agreement:
The main advantage to the drawing up of contracts to minimize liabilities is that it reduces the risk that the company issuing the contracts will be sued. By making sure that all parties agree on the terms of a particular agreement and making everyone sign a contract attesting to this, this strategy reduces the…[Read more]

]]> 0 c3353fd2f20672c7915259ac2f640ff2 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Written Agreement v/s Verbal Agreement in the forum Consultants and Legal Basics https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/881/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 15:07:33 -0500 There are several disadvantages of verbal contract. The most common argument against a verbal contract is the lack of solid evidence. Since we are dealing with medical device, we have to keep in mind that most likely medical devices will deal with multiple lawsuits. If we rely on verbal agreement, medical device company will most likely loose.…[Read more]

]]> 0 5ebda1e25e7a74a594030b25cbfd6934 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Discussion Topic: Course conclusion and impressions in the forum Consultants and Legal Basics https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/861/ Sat, 03 Dec 2016 16:16:09 -0500 Dr. Simon,
There are two things that I really liked about this course. One is that it gives a good understanding of each department in medical device industries. So, this way student taking this course can decide which department is more suitable for them. I personally would not enjoy working as QA or clinical. Secondly, I like the idea of how…[Read more]

]]> 0 9accb2ca390fbedb7a453e1817ceb5fb Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Project Management Preferences in the forum Organizational Development in Device Companies https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/792/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 04:21:28 -0500 It will be very difficult for project manager to work in matrix organization. There are several problems that can arise. There is three main difficulties that project managers might face: secrecy and deception, time constraints, and contradictions. When people report to multiple bosses, problems may occur. Interpersonal conflicts inevitably…[Read more]

]]> 0 4279471205ae741ff21c3b25bec005f4 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Forming a Project Team in the forum Organizational Development in Device Companies https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/738/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:44:24 -0500 Picking a project team is very crucial for a successful project execution and completion. You have to pick the right people for the job. It doesn’t always mean you have to get the most experienced people. Don’t confuse experience with output. When I look to build my team, what I look for is getting people with minimum skill requirements so the…[Read more]

]]> 0 fc5a58b1aa5895ee0edb4f78309afaac Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Discussion Topic: Your organizational type in the forum Organizational Development in Device Companies https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/736/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:58:47 -0500 I would like to work in matrix organizational structure because it brings together employees and managers from different departments to work toward accomplishing a goal. There are advantages of implementing the matrix organizational structure in a business. It can lead to an efficient exchange of information and departments can work closely…[Read more]

]]> 0 22c37a2bb640ceb5e7d362ac04b4e9af Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Manage Risk in the forum Risk Analysis for Medical Devices https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/635/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:44:55 -0500 I certainly agree with everyone that acceptance would not reduce any risk out of these four. Accepting the risk means that once you have identified it, you take no action. You simply accept that it might happen and decide to deal with it if it does. It is a good strategy to use when risk is small and not frequent. Risks that will not have much of…[Read more]

]]> 0 1812f09be564c593b2465b7ea0b99764 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Risk Identification in the forum Risk Analysis for Medical Devices https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/633/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:38:42 -0500 I have had the opportunity to work on risk analysis at the company that I worked for in past. The risks were given numerical values based on three categories and the total risk was the product of these categories. It really depends on how the company sets up their risk analysis structure and “risk value.” It also comes back to the decision of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 946b8de87d1a944557cf7285ac9c9cf0 Dhairya Parekh started the topic Manage Risk in the forum Risk Analysis for Medical Devices https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/538/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:40:40 -0500 Creating a list of risk is a good starting point, however, it is not enough on itself. You also need an action plan for each risk in order to be able to manage them effectively.
We learned about the standard way to manage risk in this weeks lecture:
Avoidance
Mitigation
Acceptance
Transference
Which option would you choose for low severity and…[Read more]

]]> 0 836d3e71cac2d87a7a298e6c49b10d3b Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Design input sources in the forum Introduction to Design Controls https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/306/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 22:00:00 -0500 Source of design input is the market research of the product. What it is that is needed. From this you can figure the customer needs. Once the customer needs are set, it is easier to plan design inputs. For an example, if you are working on a project that requires to find a movement of brain while it is hit with an object for impact testing for…[Read more]

]]> 0 86e86ac68b2f97fe64d34d4ba8e119a5 Dhairya Parekh replied to the topic Design Verification & Validation in the forum Introduction to Design Controls https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/303/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:41:39 -0500 It is very important to know the difference between verification and validation plan while working in medical device company. It was also not clear to me in the beginning but once after working on a project during capstone, it became simpler to understand since we had to write these plans for our project. Basically, verification is matching all…[Read more]

]]> 0 074323ceb51030d3f838a4c82b39fb94 Dhairya Parekh became a registered member https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/164/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:28:45 -0400 0