https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/elm33/activity/ Activity feed for elm33. Sat, 16 May 2026 08:00:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ecadd566d604d3e6d7201822febff090 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30390/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:04:23 -0500 Coming back to read these responses, I agree with all of you. There are certain situations where it is ethical, but there are some that it is a flat out no. I personally think that the higher the risk, the…   Read more»

]]> 034f79de6a0276cee64a59457b32b3a5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30389/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:48:20 -0500 I have come back to read all of your responses and totally agree with your points. I, too, feel a lot safer knowing that these steps are taken in order to really validate and verify product on the market. Having…   Read more»

]]> 1369826609fc7bb5eced104926586656 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30388/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:41:33 -0500 Coming back to this forum and reading all of your responses, I agree with all of you. There should be a plan in place just to make sure that the company continues to run smoothly. Nothing would be able to…   Read more»

]]> a5a9a3e51882edb66fe3c8ff6ea12b1e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30330/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:44:25 -0500 Imagine you are the owner of a company, if something were to happen to you, would you think it would be beneficial to have a mapped out plan of legal proceedings and how to handle deals while you could not…   Read more»

]]> e7b65cb19abcdcd7f2808220bd3b5dae https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30329/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:31:39 -0500 I feel as though a balance of an NDA and transparency is a big skill when being a part of a company, especially when making deals. I believe NDA’s are good as long as no party is hurt or damaged…   Read more»

]]> 6ccb7a4dcd53521d9e4f2597bc580746 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30327/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:14:39 -0500 Verbal contracts are very hard to follow, especially when things go south. Although many people do verbal contracts, I feel as though there should be written evidence to an extent. Some examples of these can include text messages or emails…   Read more»

]]> 5b6a68c3624fb92b68f5d61316408695 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30262/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:35:35 -0500 After seeing many sides of management I believe that the higher the level in management, the more versed the person is in the company and in the position. I think that upper management sort of leads the way of middle…   Read more»

]]> 613354934b737127d960763e9b3aeefd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30261/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:25:17 -0500 I agree with the other poster above, healthcare workers are always working for the most cost effective but also most effective treatments for their patients. In the end, money is a big player in to what anyone does, and it…   Read more»

]]> f67c34ce1a4827cbbf89ca2c0cd16971 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30257/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:16:02 -0500 I believe that companies need to thoroughly adapt to new technologies as that is what is currently relevant in the world. I will talk more with AI as it seems to be an ever growing topic today. It is now…   Read more»

]]> 03fa0cc5c9da493c2782d73e93d3729f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30195/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 02:08:43 -0500 An example I can think of is similar to yours, with a biohazard. I know in New Jersey, when an animal has bit a person and is to be put down in the following 10 days, it is routine (as…   Read more»

]]> 97f2c5f09a26e77ab374d2fb213c170e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30192/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:56:23 -0500 As I mentioned in another post, sometimes what we do not know… we may not know as there are endless possibilities in the world. Unfortunately with many things in the past, with new research, they are now bad for you,…   Read more»

]]> da1b00da06767d8dfabca288f6d593c0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30191/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:49:54 -0500 I find that there is residual risk in any medical device just like how there is always risk when you have a surgery or a procedure. There are infinite possibilities when thinking about the potential risks in a medical device,…   Read more»

]]> 4af49b96ee3dc371c6f8ba09614b776d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30103/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 03:38:14 -0500 The past week we have learned about Validation and Verification. After learning about these two topics, do you feel safer knowing that these can be applied to medical devices that we use/may use in the future? Explain how and give…   Read more»

]]> 073b292074d88d5cfff75f6b866c25c2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30101/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 03:15:57 -0500 In my opinion I do believe that over-validation can happen easily as companies want to make sure their product is proper. I do though feel like teams want to secure the goal with as little work as possible in the…   Read more»

]]> 0879fdd583347b93fedc7f82feaffa95 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30100/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 03:02:47 -0500 Hello!  In my opinion, meeting minutes do matter as long as all topics and information was laid out on the table. Sometimes I find that when a meeting minutes time is established, people tend to worry on how long the…   Read more»

]]> 278eab8c51d66e5ffc75928654eb3736 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30046/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:36:50 -0500 Design control does exactly that, control the design. This helps potential risk by keeping a track of how the design of the product can keep in line and not stray. It also helps with how to troubleshoot potential problems in…   Read more»

]]> f5a79359b98b9e192c3e66a8add9ea7e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30045/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:26:28 -0500 I find that over-validation does occur in many instances, but there should be a balance of wanting to do better and over-validation. Each company should have a baseline of what the company is expected to do, but I also believe…   Read more»

]]> 2d40a992809ac0fbede95e125520c8c1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30044/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 03:59:35 -0500 I find that the DHF can be a bit overwhelming, the best way I can think of structuring it is like a lab report. You have your sections that you need but you always start with one part, for me…   Read more»

]]> a7006c4fe33bc2c12b549b1dabea23eb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29969/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:57:26 -0400 In my opinion, as much as single blind has its benefits, I believe that double blind studies are superior. I mainly believe this because then their can be absolutely no bias on how the tested item ends up working. The…   Read more»

]]> fdb7a1b7c46ff8e6c0bd2c765944ccec https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29968/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:40:45 -0400 When running a trial for new pharmaceuticals, do you believe that the patients in the trial should be rewarded for being tested on? Do you believe that giving patients a ‘payment’ for the use of their bodies is ethical? Why…   Read more»

]]> 096755446172b1f8e817186dea7af06f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29967/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:30:22 -0400 I have always thought that placebo situations are very interesting but they are usually the case when the researchers tell the patients how the drug should have been effecting the person. The best way to combat that is running a…   Read more»

]]> 995607539c805b7671d3f21d7d768d19 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29910/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:57:06 -0400 I also believe that story-telling has truly increased customer loyalty. I know many animal healthcare companies really try to show a sympathetic side to animal owners. Mainly I see that companies will say things like, “from one animal owner to…   Read more»

]]> 4c86c66d3315d5abf4fce047cbc1d587 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29909/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:48:56 -0400 I know that companies generally use colors to represent where they stand and how they want you to feel about the company. The best way to relate to this are actually flags and their colors. The United States are red…   Read more»

]]> e996fea2bc226e3966f33b9bee96a8b5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29908/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:55:51 -0400 I believe that medical device companies need to be as transparent as they can be as the devices are being used in humans. I had taken a bioethics class and understanding and talking your patient really takes skill to not…   Read more»

]]> 460600cb003924d5d7c1d77e9aea4ff7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29855/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:12:44 -0400 This topic brings up an interesting point, especially when students are being worn thin between classes and internships/co-ops. In the end, I believe that all students should get experience working in their field of study. I agree that the colleges…   Read more»

]]> ea850798df17491a35907ef1a50ae66a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29839/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:37:06 -0400 I can definitely understand the risks of going with a partner, but I do believe that would be the better path if you would want to potentially grow the business bigger. Even though ideologies can differ, I find that you…   Read more»

]]> 5541414d50ad4abbcfbb273411f190ce https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29838/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:26:12 -0400 Congratulations! You are about to go out in the world and start your very own business. After hearing the risks and benefits of both a sole proprietorship and partnership, what type of business would you go with or lean more…   Read more»

]]> 41aa92c4fa3e16263719ad0b049b37e1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29837/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:16:04 -0400 I find that when most of us go into the work force, we look for the most amount of benefits and rewards for the job asking. I do believe that is a big part of the business and the type…   Read more»

]]> 4859b8a5bc1ad7f12b78a2a266dd698c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29731/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:48:57 -0400 I believe Quality Assurance and Quality Control are extremely important especially when it comes to medical devices as it is going into me, you, your loved ones, etc. I feel as though none of us want to have something that…   Read more»

]]> 3467038df305fed466c60dd0cf8bf8f8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29730/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:29:22 -0400 I believe that quality should always come first when developing, building, all the way up to buying a product in the end. An example i can think of is let’s say a company that creates pacemakers comes into the market…   Read more»

]]> a1a974ba23621a4a75836cb0f1f14c13 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29729/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:17:17 -0400 I totally agree with the points you state above, the last sentence really stood out to me though. I find that quality management can both limit problems from happening, but at the same time they could be as you stated…   Read more»

]]> 38fd80543413df0d9d6d0cad8da43a48 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29655/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:28:49 -0400 It is hard to say if the old way of doing things could be the best as we may never know what could be the best. If something works, and works extremely well, then why change it? I also feel…   Read more»

]]> 2d9746fcc9bb2dfabef0013d457b5540 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29649/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:03:27 -0400 I do not agree that the label should fall onto the store, I would suggest maybe distributing a laminated label for all produce to put up in the store. This could be costly but would be beneficial to all that…   Read more»

]]> 9a4d9011b436ca5587f8145a5cb254ba https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29648/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:49:27 -0400 I feel as though the FDA is required to be strict in order to keep the public safe. If they loosen restrictions even a little bit, hundreds to thousands of new ideas would come through and may hurt/ be harmful…   Read more»

]]> 94f3b15bc720c8e8a39a053cfe5f1d01 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29601/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:39:39 -0400 The animal industry does not have good light in either food or research. I feel as though the food industry has a bit of less negativity because animals go in, are euthanized, and do not do anything else. On the…   Read more»

]]> e9d7ad1dbe23d4d325af326f14e153a5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29600/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:30:25 -0400 I am going to focus on, “Animals are sentient creatures with the capacity to feel pain, and the interests of animals must therefore be taken into consideration”. In the old days, research was pretty brutal for animals that were tested,…   Read more»

]]> 2160be320a7071d5a34221daa213b5e1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29599/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:20:10 -0400 I believe that having biodiversity with clinic trials on different species of animals really solidify the research. I had just recently listened to a seminar on traumatic brain injuries and how to speed up the process of healing. They had…   Read more»

]]> 118fe8a2695acf0fd79f56984a8408b0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29526/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 03:26:52 -0400 I am in a similar boat as I had always thought I would want to be a Veterinarian and even did my bachelor’s in pre-vet, but I actually enjoyed developing and creating ideas that would benefit people (and maybe animals)…   Read more»

]]> 16f505d9f7b5fb8cc7ef2a810eb74ce0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29525/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 02:54:30 -0400 Great point to bring up! I believe that all students should have some type of experience when graduating, especially to get a head start into a upcoming job. I feel as though employers can appreciate someone that has a bit…   Read more»

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