Safe and Effective

Nov 12 2024 12 ep. 64 mins 5
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If you're interested in staying informed about the latest developments in medical human factors and user experience, then Safe and Effective is the podcast for you. We bring you lessons learned, case studies, and regulatory updates, through our conversations with experts from industry, academia, and government to share their insights and experiences with you. Join us as we explore the world of human factors and its impact on the medical field. Whether you're an industry expert or a novice looking to learn more, Safe and Effective, The Medical Human Factors Podcast is for you.

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Election Edition: What happened to the Human Factor in Elections and Society?

Nov 12 2024 36 mins  
I can no longer be silent. I really believed better for us. Despite all the division in this country, I believed in the true American spirit. That when we are in crisis, we rally, we come together, we unify, we stand next to each other, and we support each other, and we fight for each other.But I guess those times are over. Or maybe they were never really achieved. Or may

Starting from Scratch: Integrating Agile Mode into HF/UX Research Operations (ft. Nick Roome)

Oct 16 2024 89 mins  
Join us in our latest episode of Safe and Effective, where we dive headfirst into the wild and wonderful world of integrating agile development methodologies into HF (Human Factors) and UX (User Experience) research operations, with none other than our friend, favorite human, and podcast bestie, Nick Roome.We kick things off by tackling age-old questions, such as: how to start HF/U

AI in Healthcare Human Factors: Ready or Not, Here it Comes, Can We Hide? (ft. Kate Preston and Barry Kirby)

May 31 2024 86 mins  
Join us in our latest episode of Safe and Effective, where we welcome our new friend Kate Preston and our Human Factors Cast family member Barry Kirby to have a chat with us about AI in Healthcare and Medical Device and Development and HumanFactors and its current and future challenges, as well as the implications for such.AI in medical device development and he

Desperately Seeking: MedDev Human Factors Use Error Classification System (ft. Bert Boquet)

Mar 22 2024 71 mins  
Join us in our latest episode of Safe and Effective, where we welcome back our good friend Dr. Albert Boquet to talk about using an existing framework, such as HFACS, to develop a unified use error classification system and database to add as a tool to the human factors engineering process in the medical device and combination product (development) industry. In our discussion we sh

Women in (Med)Tech in HF/UX (ft. Rebecca Grier)

Jan 18 2024 81 mins  
Join us in our latest ‘Let’s Get Real’ episode of Safe and Effective, where we delve into a nuanced and multi-faceted conversation with Rebecca Grier, a behavioral science expert in human factors and UX in the tech industry, discussing the broader issues of inequities and inequalities faced by women in the workplace, with a focus on behavioral sciences in the Tech and MedDev

The Human (Factor) in the Neurodivergent Experience (ft. Nick Roome)

Dec 26 2023 97 mins  
In today’s episode of Safe and Effective we are featuring an excerpt of the previously recorded Human Factors Cast show in which Nick Roome and our host Heidi Mehrzad shared their personal experiences living with ADHD and AuDHD/ASD and discussed the various ways in which their neurodiversity impacts their lives. From professional to personal relationships to day to day tasks and

Failure as a Path to Innovation and Resilient Outcomes (ft. Christy Harper)

Oct 18 2023 73 mins  
Join us in our latest episode of Safe and Effective, in which we launch our newest segment ‘Let’s Get Real’ - where we drop all filters and stop masking and get real about special and sometimes sensitive topics and issues. In our first ever Let’s Get Real segment we talk with Christy Harper, usability expert and co-founder of End-to-End User Research, a usability and r

A Collaborative Approach Between Clinical and HF (ft. Helene Quie)

Sep 29 2023 64 mins  
Join us in our fourth episode of Safe and Effective, where we dive deep with Helene Quie, regulatory and clinical expert, and founder and CEO of Qmed Consulting A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together, we explore the pivotal role of a collaborative approach between clinical and human factors teams in order to align with regulatory requirements as well as provide for more robust d

Quantitative v. Qualitative (ft. Bert Boquet)

Aug 31 2023 62 mins  
In our third episode of Safe and Effective, we talk to Bert Boquet about the intricacies of the ever-present data debate of qualitative vs. quantitative in the sphere of medical human factors summative (validation) studies. In our discussion we shed light on the complexities of choosing the right data type and formulating an effective experiment design for validation studies, whils

Human Factors in MedDev Design & Engineering (ft. Maggie Reiff)

Jul 13 2023 53 mins  
In our second episode of Safe and Effective, we bring you multi-faceted conversation about human factors in medical device development from the unique perspective of a device engineer, Maggie Reiff. We talk to Maggie about her experience with integrating human factors into the device engineering process and what her lessons learned along the way were. We talk about the intricacies