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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.

Driving clinical improvement in the NHS through audit management

Published: 9 Jul 2021

Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Lead Tracey Brailsford at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust explains how a cloud-based system is helping senior leadership and frontline staff learn from performance and continually improve services for patients. 

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
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.

Course code
PR370
Course code
Duration

Minimum of 24 hours

Category Auditing
Level Professional
Scheme(s)
Medical devices

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

The course is aimed at learners wishing to expand their existing management system knowledge and audit skills to include ISO 13485 and applicable international regulatory standards audits in accordance with ISO 19011, ISO/IEC 17021 requirements as applicable.

Course code
PR371
Course code
Duration

Minimum of 24 hours

Category Auditing
Level Professional
Scheme(s)
Medical devices

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

This course aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to perform audits of medical device quality management systems (MD-QMS) against the European Union’s Medical Device Regulation (EU 2017/745) in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO 17021 as applicable.