https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/lwarejohnsonmsm-edu/activity/ Activity feed for LaCrystal Ware Johnson. Sat, 16 May 2026 16:07:39 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 484b27559748dc35569ea2a2f622b49a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27519/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:30:00 -0400 Minimizing residual risk relies heavily on post-market surveillance and updates to risk management files and marketing materials (claims and copy). It is critical for companies to strongly consider monitoring and taking action on trends from complaints or general inquiries from…   Read more»

]]> 41bb957fb4d814759eb99578a218b537 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27518/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:29:59 -0400 Risk Management Files are usually categorized and displayed in a way that provides information for process risks, design risks, and use risks. So you may see them listed as pFMEA, dFMEA, and uFMEA. The process FMEA and design FMEAs are…   Read more»

]]> 5795599efdec8c4c636adb1b7e29fe0c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27517/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 17:29:59 -0400 @mbonds That’s exciting! Good luck with the job! Post-market surveillance is definitely an important factor to protect the company. There are some regulatory agencies that now require what’s called a PMS review and they are conducted for the product or…   Read more»

]]> 3955850ca49298cb4b32b25e205f8a29 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27428/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:13:36 -0400 This is an interesting topic that is very prevalent in medical device and pharmaceutical companies. I too have experience in the medical device industry and have witnessed the challenges that quality personnel tend to face when interacting with their R&D…   Read more»

]]> 7860afed0b13fbea1bb2f505921340bb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27427/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:13:36 -0400 The purpose of the FDA is to “protect the public health by assuring safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation” (“What We Do,” 2023)….   Read more»

]]> 597b3654331cec9d680a415e4b4633d9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27426/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:13:35 -0400 Document control should definitely be considered one of the foundational elements of the company’s quality management system. So, there should be great time and effort put into ensuring it is one of the most compliant and efficient systems in the…   Read more»

]]> e5b250297f7682d4317658572f640928 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27425/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:13:35 -0400 As the definitions of public and private companies have been stated previously, I will elaborate on the pros and cons of each. Firstly, from a financial standpoint it is typically more expensive to “go public” for most companies. There are…   Read more»

]]> 4ae2c0c4db37af90d39c4faa1b9cf79f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27424/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:13:35 -0400 This is actually pretty interesting as I have seen “marketing and sales” collectively as a single group or department in the medical device industry. In my experience marketing is responsible for ensuring the customer is informed and that any marketing…   Read more»

]]> 0ddfdcade6811bd87ce17eeb6a33c705 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27423/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:13:05 -0400 Technology has allowed companies to expand their ability to interact with potential customer. Companies are no longer limited to just reaching out to potential customers via the traditional ways of telephone, fax, or in-person. Now companies have social media, websites,…   Read more»

]]> 9f410fdf8e6f1045b5ee725db4d555a5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27054/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:06:17 -0400 Deadlines are one of the top factors that differentiate industry from academia. Cutting corners in research whether in academia or industry will likely resurface, often times negatively, in some capacity post-market. In industry, once a product is sold commercially, there…   Read more»

]]> 5320906b64e8b69628d01df15d69e352 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27053/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:06:17 -0400 Research conducted for both long-term and short-term application are both beneficial and necessary. If we look at it from the standpoint that research deemed “short-term” requires less time due to the fact that there has likely been previous research conducted…   Read more»

]]> 085afb475f586b633f75b28d4a316abc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27052/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:06:17 -0400 Someone choosing between academia and industry would have to determine what is more important to them when deciding where to invest their time. They would need to identify where they are in their career and ultimately what their career aspirations…   Read more»

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