At the 2024 HFES (International Human Factors Symposium), Laurie and Jan shared key usability study design considerations for evaluating medical devices with sterile barrier packaging systems (SBS).

With increasing awareness of the importance of gender inclusivity, the user research community should take time to reflect on current practices for recruitment. This blog discusses how our community can move towards a more inclusive environment for all genders. Not only should we welcome all genders, we should actively seek to design for and gather feedback from all genders.

Think of the last time you interviewed someone, and they just responded with “yes” or “no.” We have all experienced an interviewee that...

We are developing the instructions for use (IFU) for an imaging device used by physicians. The client decided to conduct a small,...

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

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