OPUS™ eLearning Course Catalog

Foundation courses

The eight foundation-level courses make up our certificate in Applying HFE to Medical Technology.

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Introduction to Human Factors Engineering

Understand how HFE's user-centered design process supports the development of safer medical devices.

Human Factors Engineering Reports

Learn about HFE reports – what they are, when they are needed, and what they should include.

Known Problems Analysis

Learn how to conduct a known problems analysis (KPA) to gain knowledge that helps eliminate use error vulnerabilities during the development of medical products.

Residual Risk Analysis

Gain insight into how people perceive risk, residual risk analysis and its use in medical device development. Sign up for courses on our HFE software platform, OPUS™.

Root Cause Analysis

Learn how Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is conducted to discover why problems occurred, and potentially mitigate such occurrences in medical products under development.

Usability Testing

Understand usability testing and its key objectives, the differences between various usability tests, and the steps required to conduct usability testing. Sign up for courses on our HFE software platform, OPUS™.

Use-Related Risk Analysis

Gain insight into risk analysis, particularly use-related risk analysis for medical device manufacturers, in this course.

User Research

Learn how to conduct user research, in order to develop safer, easier-to-use medical products, in this course.

Advanced courses

Advanced Human Factors Engineering Report Writing

This course will take someone who is already familiar with writing an HFE report to the next level.

Advanced Residual Risk Analysis

This course will take someone who is already familiar with residual risk analysis to the next level.

Advanced Root Cause Analysis

This course will take someone who is already familiar with root cause analysis to the next level.

Advanced Human Factors Validation Testing

This course takes someone who is already familiar with usability test methods and might have conducted many test sessions, to the next level.

Advanced Use-Related Risk Analysis

This course takes someone who is already familiar with use-related risk analysis to the next level.

Advanced Formative Evaluations

This course takes someone who is already familiar with formative evaluation methods to the next level by addressing the nuances of conducting a formative evaluation.

Designing Instructions

Learn about designing effective instructions for medical products, including instructions that might take the form of instructions for use, quick reference guides, package inserts, online help and operator manuals.

Writing User Interface Requirements

Learn how to convert the findings from user research into interface requirements.

Applying Human Factors Engineering to Medical Product Development

Learn how to apply human factors engineering to medical products and the HFE process as it is prescribed by regulators and outlined in industry standards.

Emergo by UL’s new cloud-based human factors engineering (HFE) platform, Optimal Product Usability Suite (OPUS™), leverages training, tools, templates and regulatory guidance to help you stay ahead in your HFE activities.

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