Writing User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices

THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBINAR IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO CONVEY LEGAL OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

Overview: How to write UI requirements for medical devices

The webinar presenters and co-authors of User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices, Erin Davis and Michael Wiklund offer tips on writing high-quality user interface requirements and common pitfalls to avoid. Davis and Wiklund demonstrate how to make sure each requirement is written in a manner that helps create a safe, effective and appealing user interface design solution. In parallel, designers and engineers are able to explore a wide range of design possibilities before committing to the optimal choice.

Webinar date

Dec. 6, 2022

Speakers

Michael Wiklund, MS, CHFP, general manager (HFR&D)
Erin Davis, MS, CHFP, associate research director

User interface design specifications for medical devices

Audience members learn about the extensive benefits of writing a comprehensive set of user interface requirements that can then serve to accelerate user interface design efforts and avoid time-consuming and expensive rework. They also learn about problems that can arise when user interface requirements are incomplete and/or incorrect, thereby failing to promote user interface design excellence.

Following the webinar, attendees should be better prepared to confidently write their own high-quality user interface requirements.

Medical device UI strategies overview

Sample user interface requirements from various device types.
Improvement strategies for weak user interface requirements.
Tips to ensure requirements can be verified.

Human factors webinar presenters

Michael Wiklund, MS, CHFP, general manager (HFR&D), Emergo by UL
Co-author: User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices

Michael Wiklund is General Manager of Emergo by UL’s Human Factors Research & Design team, which is the largest, global consulting practice focused on medical technology. He is a board-certified Human Factors professional. He is also serves as a professor at Tufts University, where he has taught Human Factors for over 30 years, focusing the university’s program on the application of Human Factors to medical technology. He has been a major contributor to several US and international standards on human factors, including IEC 62366-1, IEC 62366-2, AAMI HE75 and more. Wiklund is author, co-author and editor of multiple books on human factors.

Erin Davis, MS, CHFP, associate research director, Emergo by UL
Co-author: User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices

Erin Davis is an Associate Research Director with Emergo by UL’s Human Factors Research & Design (HFR&D) team. She has a decade of experience delivering HFE services to the medical device, pharmaceutical, scientific instrument, and laboratory equipment industries. A board-certified Human Factors professional, Davis leads and oversees research and analysis activities such as early-stage user research, usability testing and residual risk analysis. Davis teaches workshops on a wide variety of HFE topics and advises on training for HFE professionals. Davis is co-author of two books: Medical Device Use Error—Root Cause Analysis and User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices.