Welcome to The UserWise Podcast; U-Squared; "A discussion of the exponential benefit of “useful usability”!

Each episode, our team of engineers will be taking turns discussing (and geeking out over) the most interesting and relevant Human Factors topics, guidelines and cases.

Episode 5: For the first time on the UserWise podcast, U-Squared, we welcome a special guest onto the show! In this episode, hosts Shrikar Tatapudi and (Human Factors Engineer) Wendy Sledge (Human Factors Specialist and Study Recruitment Manager) interview Human Factors expert Danny Nou from Abbott at their simulated usability lab in San Diego. In this episode, we dive into how Covid-19 has changed the regulatory and technological landscape for medical devices and healthcare. We explore Abbott's journey to research and develop the BinaxNOW Covid-19 antigen self test kit in an unprecedented time.

Hosts: Shrikar Tatapudi and Wendy Sledge

Special Guest: Danny Nou of Abbott

Production: Chris Jakubowski

Editor: Keiko Sledge

Intro theme created by: Sean Corona

Links Mentioned in This Episode: Danny Nou's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannynou/

Episodes of this podcast will feature interesting Human Factors related topics such as: •Sharing exciting news in the medical device industry including new guidances and regulations •Reviewing important case studies •Looking at new products and prototypes •Discussing personal experience from our team of experts •And more!

Submit suggestions for podcast topics to our email: userwise@userwiseconsulting.com with the keyword “Podcast” in the subject.

www.UserWiseConsulting.com

Welcome to The UserWise Podcast; U-Squared; "A discussion of the exponential benefit of “useful usability”!

Each episode, our team of engineers will be taking turns discussing (and geeking out over) the most interesting and relevant Human Factors topics, guidelines and cases.

Episode 4: What kind of training is necessary for users during human factors validation testing? Our hosts Alden Esguerra and Annie Sawyer share their human factors expertise and discuss the following subjects: •Their involvement in past human factors projects, particularly with surgical robots •Annie's involvement in developing training documentation •What kind of training is necessary for users during human factors validation testing •Training documents that are needed for commercial training and how that impacts human factors validation testing •Analysis of the Chinese draft guidance on human factors for medical devices

Hosts: Alden Esguerra and Annie Sawyer

Production: Chris Jakubowski

Editor: Keiko Sledge

Intro theme created by: Sean Corona

Episodes of this podcast will feature interesting Human Factors related topics such as: •Sharing exciting news in the medical device industry including new guidances and regulations •Reviewing important case studies •Looking at new products and prototypes •Discussing personal experience from our team of experts •And more!

Submit suggestions for podcast topics to our email: userwise@userwiseconsulting.com with the keyword “Podcast” in the subject. www.UserWiseConsulting.com

Welcome to the The UserWise Podcast; U-Squared; "A discussion of the exponential benefit of “useful usability”!

Each episode, our team of engineers will be taking turns discussing (and geeking out over) the most interesting and relevant Human Factors topics, guidelines and cases.

Episode 3: Our host Shrikar Tatapudi interviews Shannon Clark, founder and principal at UserWise, LLC. Shannon discusses how she first began her path into human factors engineering, and takes you through her extensive career history from starting her own human factors practice to building UserWise into the company it is today.

Hosts: Shrikar Tatapudi and Shannon Clark

Production: Chris Jakubowski

Editor: Keiko Sledge

Intro theme created by: Sean Corona

Episodes of this podcast will feature interesting Human Factors related topics such as: •Sharing exciting news in the medical device industry including new guidances and regulations •Reviewing important case studies •Looking at new products and prototypes •Discussing personal experience from our team of experts •And more!

Submit suggestions for podcast topics to our email: userwise@userwiseconsulting.com with the keyword “Podcast” in the subject.

www.UserWiseConsulting.com

Welcome to the The UserWise Podcast; U-Squared; "A discussion of the exponential benefit of “useful usability”!

Each episode, our team of engineers will be taking turns discussing (and geeking out over) the most interesting and relevant Human Factors topics, guidelines and cases.

Episode 2: Our hosts Shrikar Tatapudi and Riley Doherty dive into the nitty-gritty of the Human Factors Engineering process! Last episode, we introduced you to the field of human factors, basic guidelines, and why human factors engineering is necessary to creating safe medical devices. This episode, Shrikar and Riley talk about what human factors processes a new medical product typically goes through, and how these processes are implemented at UserWise.

Hosts:

Shrikar Tatapudi and Riley Doherty

Production: Chris Jakubowski

Editor: Keiko Sledge

Intro theme created by: Sean Corona

Episodes of this podcast will feature interesting Human Factors related topics such as: •Sharing exciting news in the medical device industry including new guidances and regulations •Reviewing important case studies •Looking at new products and prototypes •Discussing personal experience from our team of experts •And more!

Submit suggestions for podcast topics to our email: userwise@userwiseconsulting.com with the keyword “Podcast” in the subject.

www.UserWiseConsulting.com

The UserWise Podcast; U-Squared; "A discussion of the exponential benefit of “useful usability”!

Episode 1:

Our hosts Shrikar Tatapudi and Alden Esguerra share their human factors expertise in this educational and entertaining introductory episode! They review the basics of Human Factors and discuss how the FDA defines and guides the human factors engineering process.

(Archived Legacy Episode)

Hi and welcome to our podcast. This podcast is all about Human Factors in the Medical Device industry. In each episode, we'll explore different facets of Human Factors Engineering.

This episode we go over what Human Factors Engineering is in an interview with Shannon Clark, CEO of UserWise, Inc. UserWise is a Human Factors Engineering consultancy focusing specifically on medical devices located in San Jose, CA.