Discusses the meaning of "worst case scenarios" and provides guidance on selecting scenarios for usability testing of medical devices.

This blog discusses the need for realism, types of stress, techniques for simulating stress, limitations of the techniques, and ethical considerations.

The good news is that the FDA has published a report on the importance of observational research.

I’m excited to be co-chair of the Medical and Drug-Delivery Devices track for the 2018 International Symposium, to be held March 26-28 in my home town, Boston! This is the most important event of the year for those of us practicing HF/UE in the healthcare field.

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Last month at the 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care I organized a panel discussion to talk about the difficulties that human factors researchers have with gaining access to healthcare facilities to conduct research. After the symposium, I documented the resu...

In January, 2017 the US FDA published a draft guidance, Comparative Analyses and Related Comparative Use Human Factors Studies for a Drug-Device Combination Product Submitted in an ANDA: Draft Guidance for Industry.

Since then a number of friends, colleagues, and clients have asked me about my though...