Our very own Research Director, Angela Muriset, will be presenting her HFES poster at this year’s virtual HFES Healthcare Symposium. Join us to get Angela’s insight on achieving simulation realism when evaluating medical devices and combination products for emergency scenarios. When stress is a real-life factor how do you address that in a human factors study? Join us May 18th to 21st at the. Read more
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MDO Article: Five Qualities of a Good Use Risk Assessment (uFMEA)
/ in risk , risk assessment , study design , testing , tips , uFMEA , usability , news / by Christina SWhat makes a use risk assessment good? Researcher Bryon Calawa answers that question in Design Science’s latest guest column for MedDeviceOnline. Read more
Video Capture and Analysis: 5 Ways You’re Hurting Your Video Analysis
/ in tips , contextual inquiry , design science , ethnographic research , news , Video , videography / by Christina SThis blog post is part two of a two-part series on using video records in contextual inquiry. Read more
Video Capture and Analysis: 5 Reasons to Film Your Research
/ in tips , contextual inquiry , design science , ethnographic research , news , Video , videography / by Christina SThis blog post is part one of a two-part series on using video records in contextual inquiry. Read more
5 Tips for Your First Study in a Necropsy Lab
/ in tips , usability , cadaver , HF , human factors , medical product design , news / by Christina SWhy Use Cadavers? The study of human anatomy using cadavers dates back to roughly 300 BC, when the Greek physician Herophilus started to use dissection to understand human anatomy. Since then, cadavers have served as a major aid to education and research. For medical students learning anatomy and surgeons perfecting their instrument techniques, cadavers provide physical training materials. What's. Read more
Testing Abroad: Lessons from the Field
/ in study design , tips , travel , usability , usability testing , abroad , HF , human factors , news / by Christina SConducting usability studies abroad is an exciting opportunity for researchers. For those who get to travel to new places, you get to see another part of the world, eat new foods, and learn new customs. There are many resources available with tips and suggestions on how to plan an international trip—but planning a vacation abroad and planning a usability study abroad are two different things. Read more