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Improving competitiveness with nine quality management tools

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Quality management tools are essential for organisations to maintain a competitive edge in the market. These tools aid in identifying areas for improvement, reducing waste, and enhancing productivity, leading to cost savings, improved quality, increased customer satisfaction and loyalty. Quality professionals can improve their individual and team performance by utilising these tools, contributing to the overall success of the organisation.

Common mistakes found in the quality management systems for medical devices.

How QMSs can ensure safety in medical devices

Published: 11 Jan 2023

Karandeep Singh Badwal, Director of QRA Medical and an internal auditor for ISO 13485, outlines some of the common mistakes found in the quality management systems for medical devices.

Adapting to the new normal: third-party audits

Published: 24 Feb 2021

Damien Tiller, CQP MCQI, IRCA Lead PQMS and QMS Auditor, highlights the way the SOC® Service Organizations: Trust Services Criteria Report could overcome the difficulties inherent in remote auditing.

Course code
PT219
Course code
Duration

24 hours

Category Auditing
Level Practitioner
Scheme(s)
Medical devices

MD-QMS Comprehensive EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (EU MDR) Practitioner (Medical Device – Quality Management System)

This course aims to provide learners who have an existing, basic knowledge of, or experience in, quality management in the Medical Device Industry with an in-depth understanding of the application under the European Union’s Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR 2017/745) Regulation.

Course code
PT264
Course code
Duration

Minimum of 14 hours

Category Auditing
Level Practitioner
Scheme(s)
Medical devices

MD-QMS ISO 13485:2016 Internal Auditor (Medical Device – Quality Management System)

This course provides learners with the knowledge and skills to perform an internal audit of part of a quality management system based on ISO 13485. and applicable international regulatory standards report on the effective implementation and maintenance of the management system.

Course code
PT221
Course code
Duration

Minimum of 16 hours

Category Auditing
Level Practitioner
Scheme(s)
Medical devices

MD-SAP Auditing Approach (Medical Device – Single Audit Program)

This course aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to understand and complete an audit against the IMDRF Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP AU P0002.005) for medical device quality management.