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LTR Weekly Digest #17 - 23rd December, 2023

LTR 33: AI and the future of work for QA/RA professionals

ISO 14971 Fundamentals: Characteristics related to safety

Quick Tip: When developing new medical devices, optimize both benefits and risks

LTR Weekly Digest #16 - 16th December, 2023

LTR 32: A new paradigm for building connected medical devices

Case Study: When silent changes in one device cause incompatibility with another

Quick Tip: Watch out for the severity bias when analyzing medical device risk

LTR Weekly Digest #15 - 9th December, 2023

LTR 31: Focus on the purpose to measure process effectiveness

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Webinar 4: Why FMEA alone is not sufficient for risk analysis

Quick Tip: Safety is important but not the only objective for risk management

LTR Weekly Digest #14 - 2nd December 2023

LTR 30: It is time to unfake risk management!

Medical Device News Update - October 2023

Quick Tip: A hazard is more than just a potential source of harm

LTR Weekly Digest #13 - 18th November, 2023

LTR 29: Challenges and opportunities for digital technologies in medical applications

Challenges and opportunities for digital technologies in medical applications

ISO 14971 Fundamentals: Reasonably Foreseeable Misuse

Quick Tip: Focus on quality system processes that most directly impact safety and effectiveness

LTR Weekly Digest #12 - 11th November, 2023

LTR 28: It is time to build equity in medical device design control

It is time to build equity in medical device design control

Case Study: When benefit-risk falls below expectations despite solid clinical data

Quick Tip: Use a patient-focused method when estimating risk

LTR Weekly Digest #11 - 4th November, 2023

Celebrating 25 Let's Talk Risk! Conversations

Webinar 3: A practical approach for analyzing benefit-risk of medical devices

Quick Tip: Build a strong link between clinical evaluation and risk management

LTR Weekly Digest #10 - 28th October, 2023

LTR 27: Practicable or not, that's the question for risk control

Practicable or not, that's the question for risk control

Medical Device News Update - September 2023

Quick Tip: Follow FDA action to learn about safety and effectiveness of AI/ML devices

LTR Weekly Digest #9 - 21st October, 2023

LTR 26: Seek clinical input early in development to achieve market success later

Seek clinical input early in development to achieve market success later

ISO 14971 fundamentals - policy for establishing criteria for risk acceptability

Quick Tip: Simplifying IVD risk management

LTR Weekly Digest #8 - 14th October, 2023

LTR 25: Career tip - learn to effectively communicate regulatory risk in business terms

Career tip - learn to effectively communicate regulatory risk in business terms

Case study - when miscalculating risk leads to a warning letter

Quick Tip: Simplifying IVD risk management

LTR Weekly Digest #7 - 7th October, 2023

LTR 24: Clinical evaluation is a lifecycle process, not a one-time activity

Clinical evaluation is a lifecycle process, not a one-time activity

Webinar 2: two ways to estimate the probability of harm

Quick Tip: FDA's 510k database is a treasure trove of information for medical devices

LTR Weekly Digest #6 - 30th September, 2023

LTR 23: Focus on intended use in the clinical environment for risk management of IVDs

Focus on intended use in the clinical environment for risk management of IVDs

ISO 14971 fundamentals: understanding sequence of events

Quick Tip: Simplify CSV with a risk-based approach

LTR Weekly Digest #5 - 23rd September, 2023

Ep 22: Think of post-market surveillance as a value adding business process

Think of post-market surveillance as a value adding business process

Medical Device News Update - August 2023

2023 world patient safety day challenge

Quick Tip: Feeling stuck? Focus on patient safety, not compliance when managing risk

LTR Weekly Digest #4 - 16th September, 2023

Ep 21: Why risk practitioners must build the empathy muscle

Why risk practitioners must build the empathy muscle

Webinar 1: 7 essential elements of a risk management plan

Quick Tip: Get comfortable with probability when thinking about risk

LTR Weekly Digest #3 - 9th September, 2023

Insights from 5 recent Let's Talk Risk! conversations: July-Aug 2023

Case study: Using post-market data to evaluate changes in risk level

Quick Tip: Focus on the customer not compliance in your procedures

LTR Weekly Digest #2 - 2nd September, 2023

Ep 20: Team diversity helps boost competence in risk management

Team diversity helps boost competence in risk management

A quick summary of 5 recent FDA guidance documents - Aug 2023

Quick Tip: Start with system safety requirements for your medical device

LTR Weekly Digest #1 - 26th August, 2023

Ep 19: How QA/RA professionals can help drive innovation in AI/ML

How QA/RA professionals can help drive innovation in AI/ML

Medical Device News Update - July 2023

Quick Tip: 3 benefits of risk-based thinking

Ep 18: Risk based approach to building a QMS in a startup

Risk based approach to building a QMS in a startup

ISO 14971 fundamentals: risk management file

Quick Tip: 3 questions to ask about your post-market surveillance process

Ep 17: Risk management lessons learned from running the Boston marathon

Risk management lessons learned from running the Boston marathon

Webinar 1: 7 essential elements of a risk management plan

Case Study - Lessons from an FDA warning letter

Quick Tip: engaging with the FDA on risk management

Ep 16: Clinical evaluation is now more important than ever under EU-MDR

Clinical evaluation is now more important than ever under EU-MDR

Free webinar: Top management responsibility for risk management

Medical Device News Update - June 2023

LTR is launching premium features for paid subscribers

Quick Tip: 4 questions to ask when confronting a recall

Quick Tip: 5 reasons you may invite unwanted FDA scrutiny

Introducing Chat for the Let's Talk Risk! Community

Quick Tip - A culture of quality naturally leads to excellence in risk management

Insights from 5 recent Let's Talk Risk! conversations: May-June 2023

Quick Tip: Clearly define electronic interfaces of interoperable devices

Ep 15: Collaboration is the secret sauce for success in risk management

Collaboration is the secret sauce for success in risk management

Quick Tip - Be aware of the effect of risk perception

LTR14: The most important question for risk management: who is taking the risk?

The most important question for risk management: who is taking the risk?

Medical Device News Update - May, 2023

Quick Tip - Make safety risk management a business priority

Ep 13: Compliance: an obstacle or an opportunity?

Compliance: an obstacle or an opportunity?

Invite your friends to read Let's Talk Risk!

Small probabilities can distort our judgment about the significance of change

Quick Tip - Proactively manage cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities

LTR12: Risk lessons learned from working on a hydrogen-powered car

Risk lessons learned from working on a hydrogen-powered car

When relying on user action to mitigate risk, be extra vigilant

Quick Tip - Create a process to update risk files

Ep 11: Understanding a physician's view on risk

Understanding a physician's view on risk

A quick poll - evaluating benefit-risk of medical devices

Beware the severity bias when analyzing risks

Quick Tip - Keep it simple!

Insights from 5 recent Let's Talk Risk! conversations: Apr-May 2023

Medical Device News Update - April, 2023

LTR 10: Safety is important, but not the only objective for risk management

Safety is important, but not the only objective for risk management

Book review - Hazard Analysis Primer

Ep 09: Tips for a risk-based approach to auditing Quality Systems

Tips for a risk-based approach to auditing Quality Systems

One reason you might be systematically underestimating risk

Ep 08: Understanding the interface between clinical evaluation and risk management

Understanding the interface between clinical evaluation and risk management

How artificial intelligence is advancing medical device innovation

Ep 07: Risk management of IVDs requires a different approach

Risk management of IVDs requires a different approach

A 5 minute summary of 5 recent FDA guidance documents - May 2023

Insights from 5 recent Let's Talk Risk! conversations

Medical Device News Update - March, 2023

Best practices for using FMEAs for medical devices

Best practices for using FMEAs for medical devices

Tools and tips: How to use FDAs 510(k) database

Keep Quality simple by applying critical thinking

Join me on Notes

We want to do it "right"​, but we are stuck!

Getting comfortable with a probabilistic way of thinking about risk

When compliance leaves the customer stranded

It's time to start applying system safety to medical devices

Medical Device News Update - February, 2023

Understanding risk-based thinking

The real reason why post-market safety surveillance must become a top priority

Understanding FDA's perspective on risk

Risk management lessons from a medical device recall

5 signs your medical device could become a target of FDA scrutiny

A business case for Quality Culture

FDA guidance offers a regulatory path forward for interoperable devices

Risky or not?

Why we need a stronger focus on medical device safety

Cybersecurity is the next frontier in medical device risk management

Why failing to update your risk matrix is a problem

5 mind hacks to make risk management feel effortless

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