Tim Reeves, Managing Director of Human Factors MD is among the featured speakers at this June's AAMI Conference, Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Patient Safety for Medical Devices. This new AAMI conference will bring together internationally recognized leaders in human factors (HF) and patient safety, and was developed to meet the medical device industry's need for a better understanding of human factors principles, standards, and regulatory expectations.

Tim will particpate in the session titled Models for Human Factors Management & Education. Participants will explore the various ways that a medical device manufacturer can implement a management and accountability model for an human factors engineering program. Speakers will discuss the "Internal Core Competency Group Model" (training in-house personnel), The Outsourcing Model and what to look for in the external consultant, and The Broker Model. Speakers will also discuss "selling" factors to consider when presenting a model to management for approval and debate whether a human factors certification program is of value to the medical device industry and to the public.

The conference will be held June 28-30 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. For more information or to register, visit the conference website.

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