https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/jennifer-sackitey/activity/ Activity feed for Jennifer Sackitey. Sat, 16 May 2026 11:19:28 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b8064fc1f3bd4957aca85a8d57143177 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27652/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:55:07 -0400 Social media has in way lifted the veil between consumers and companies. Individuals are now free to tag a company and address their grievances or compliments directly to them and many times the company responds. Additionally, a person can post…   Read more»

]]> c9417e7d06062705175ad99e2920bf0d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27651/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:46:26 -0400 This is a very good question with many interesting perspectives being posted. For me, I usually would not apply to a company if I were not okay with they type of organization. I consider all aspects before deciding to join….   Read more»

]]> 7ad0c09d9423ce86f26c0e6564e2c9a2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27650/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:36:46 -0400   Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) and Limited Liability Companies (LLC) both have limited risk assumed by the owners. LLP are generally run by members, have uncomplicated flow through taxes and have limited liability. LLCs on the other hand can have…   Read more»

]]> 4aed31c75b8866b4ab4f6d1948c611f9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27649/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:55:23 -0400 When it comes to mitigating risk I understand why labels are the least effective in most cases. When it comes to over the counter medications, people do tend to read the label about appropriate use and dosage, but that cannot…   Read more»

]]> 057ae320bca7ebfd9286bcdfcaca70be https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27648/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:27:54 -0400 Do you believe risk management is an important part of the planning phase?  Is it necessary or it is just a waste of money and time? Why? Risk management is an integral and highly necessary part of the planning phase….   Read more»

]]> 7eb44a9e9bdfec201095ab67ee7d1f37 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27646/ Sun, 23 Apr 2023 05:48:43 -0400 What are internal and external risk? How might a medical device develop company/ manufactures be impacted by both (provide examples)? Internal risks occur within an organization and include factors such as burnt out employees, labor shortages, outdated technology, etc. These…   Read more»

]]> 438e2ac480054a98fbd4cec9e47430ac https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27640/ Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:34:13 -0400 I have never had to sign a non-compete but I intend to work in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry after I finish this program so I most likely will have to sign one. I find the concept interesting but…   Read more»

]]> f55dfadb5c96b3ceb787fff43d146378 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27639/ Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:21:05 -0400 In your opinion, what is the best organizational structure, and which is the most effective? I believe the best organizational structure is the matrix structure as it combines aspects of the functional and project based structures without the risk of…   Read more»

]]> 7febf11b10b70b12ce5a1affd27d65b6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27638/ Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:06:23 -0400 If I were to start a medical device company, I would opt to operate under a matrix organization structure, preferably a strong matrix structure. In the strong matrix structure, the project managers would have more influence and would be able…   Read more»

]]> ac8d93c5c1882f97141548207ae3c593 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27637/ Sat, 22 Apr 2023 23:05:35 -0400 If I were to start a medical device company, I would opt to operate under a matrix organization structure, preferably a strong matrix structure. In the strong matrix structure, the project managers would have more influence and would be able…   Read more»

]]> b614941e992616424f3463e6291689d9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27341/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:34:43 -0400 Properly constructed and conducted design controls are integral to mitigating the risk of a product. The purpose of design controls is to ensure that corporations uphold their responsibility of releasing good products, that is produced in an ethical manner and…   Read more»

]]> 0a3501787b4f682de17f911edb86035a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27340/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:24:05 -0400 Design verification and validation are some of the last steps of the design control process. Design verification checks that the inputs outlined in the design input document match the outputs Verification involves creating and conducting tests for each output and…   Read more»

]]> ddebf20598993e5fc95e4037cb5f8201 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27321/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 08:04:55 -0400 As stated in the topic, all nine design controls components are integral to the eventual manufacturing and production of a device. That being said, the design development plan (DDP) is one of the most important components as it is the…   Read more»

]]> 4724cc2b78ab9a7518d74305214b53e2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27260/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:24:12 -0400 Adverse events including death are a reality, but not a routine occurrence in the field of research studies and clinical trials. As many have stated, patients signed informed consent forms that should outline the potential risks associated with participating in…   Read more»

]]> 81eaa3baf7868c08ed155c79f6be1b71 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27259/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:01:21 -0400 9da2f2e298e9bda133ccb98e21aac29c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27258/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:57:49 -0400 I am interested in Alzheimer’s disease research and read a very interesting article for my molecular biology class about researchers using computational identification to find genes that may be associated with the regulation of Alzheimer’s gene expression with the future…   Read more»

]]> b7ec66b45241b25bd39edb7e60fbd3ca https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27257/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:41:38 -0400 Alzheimer’s is a complex disease that is not fully understood by scientists and researchers hence the numerous studies currently underway studying the condition. Current treatments consist of cholinesterase inhibitors and even their mechanism of treatment is also not fully understood….   Read more»

]]> efaa1dc7deae7c33da3b02158dba53cd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26988/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:36:22 -0500 The approach to reasrch in academia and industry differ in many ways. The purpose of academic research is usually for the sake and beauty of research or to test a curiosity or question. Whereas in industry, research is conducted to…   Read more»

]]> 28f97e1722410273aa112ead8ebde8e7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26985/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:19:36 -0500 One of the main prioritirs for conducting research in industry is to make money and sometimes the scope ane scale of research exceeds its alloted resources. In my opinion certain parameters can be  downsized or changed while still maintaining the…   Read more»

]]> 3be52512ca774cf5d2c933680b002e56 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26941/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:30:46 -0500 Preclinical research trials are know to be performed on a single lab creature such as rodent, pig, fruit fly, or monkey. Most recent research appears that having an animal model and conditional differences in the studies can progress the quality…   Read more»

]]> e43e33891396a3591166578d41947cde https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26892/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:46:12 -0500 The Coronavirus pandemic shed light on many shortcoming of the US healthcare system. While telehealth and digitized healthcare were available prior to the pandemic, their popularity skyrocketed after it. The concept of digitized healthcare provides another avenue and and expanded…   Read more»

]]> 5bd713b0ba547cb6c071ba0020a8a1ea https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26887/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:46:11 -0500 Scope creep is a trap that many projects can easily succumb to if organization is not adequately established. Prior to the start of any project, in the initiating phase, objectives are drawn and they should be achievable, understandable, and affordable….   Read more»

]]> 69456db9c5e4e0fb26d3eeb85a3a9e8d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26885/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:46:10 -0500 A project is a machine that requires many different parts to function. All the parts have different roles with some being more vital than others. Stakeholders are important to the starting of project as they usually provide capital for a…   Read more»

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