ISO 13485:2016 - Fundamentals -Medical Devices - QMS - Requirements for Regulatory Purposes

This instructor-led two-day course covers the requirements of ISO 13485:2016, including the intent, meaning, and interrelationship of the ISO 13485:2016 clauses.

At the end of this training, learners will be able to:

• Identify key documents to help you understand ISO 13485:2016
• Recognize the primary elements of ISO 13485:2016
• Identify terms and definitions relative to the application of ISO 13485:2016
• Recognize similarities and differences between ISO 13485:2016 and the Quality System Regulation
• Demonstrate practical application of ISO 13485:2016 requirements through inspection scenarios

This course is vital for any medical device professional, including regulatory and quality directors, managers, engineers, and auditors, who is responsible for implementing or working within a quality management system in accordance with ISO 13485:2016. This is a global standard, so it is applicable to devices intended for the market in any jurisdiction around the world.

Course tutors selected from the following:

James Pink - James Pink has over 20 years of experience in the medical devices industry, including 10 years as a health care technology expert and lead auditor for a prominent European notified body. He began his career as a product designer in the oil tools industry before moving into medical physics and clinical engineering at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, UK. His industry experience includes managing product development and quality assurance programs for active and nonactive implantable and combination products. Mr. Pink is a contributor to several medical device standards committees, including ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and various product-related standards.

Janet Book - Janet Book has worked in the field of quality for the past 35 years in a wide variety of industries, including blood banking, food processing, quality consulting, chemical, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, she has conducted internal and supplier audits utilizing many different industry-specific standards, due diligence evaluations as well as capability assessments. She has been involved with writing quality procedures; developing supplier, internal and corporate audit programs; developing quality management systems; and developing and presenting quality-related training and seminars. Janet is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and served as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Recently, she earned her Certificate in Privacy Law and Cyber Security and worked in privacy providing guidance on quality, regulatory and compliance functions. She is a senior member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) and an RABQSA Quality Systems Lead Auditor.

Gert Sorensen - Gert Sorensen has worked in the field of Medical Device quality for the past 22 years in different roles; as a QA specialist within global companies producing class I, II and III Devices also including electronics and software. Gert has also worked as a consultant specialized in FDA 21 CFR compliance, Process Validation and Software Validation and as Notified Body Auditor. Gert has conducted internal audits, supplier audits and third-party audits under ISO 9001 and 13485, MDD 93/42/EEC, MDR 2017/745 and MDSAP. He has also conducted due diligence evaluations as well as capability assessments. He has been involved with writing quality procedures; developing supplier, internal and corporate audit programs; developing global quality management systems; and developing and presenting quality-related training and seminars.