INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND IEC 62304 (ONLINE)

ONLINE COURSE

Learn how to be effective in medical device software development during this self paced, interactive online course.

ONLINE COURSE

Course length15-20 hours
Course fee
(per person)
€ 449
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Course description

This online course focuses on the process of developing software for medical devices. This includes topics such as how to efficiently plan and document software development, getting requirements right, how to approach software architecture and software risk management, how to perform software safety classification correctly and working with SOUP/OTS software.

It covers all aspects of the IEC 62304 standard and the relationship between the IEC 62304 and other standards such as ISO 14971, IEC 60601-1 and IEC 82304–1.

 

The course is suitable for anyone working with software development, such as R&D engineers, quality assurance department and auditors of software development. The course does not cover actual coding.

The course is made up of pre-recorded videos, quizzes, and a final exam. You will have access to the course for 6 months from enrolment and will receive a course certificate upon successful completion of the course

Unsure whether this course or the Introduction to SaMD, IEC 62304 and IEC 82304-1 online course is right for you? Go here for a course comparison.

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Christian Kaestner is a consultant and entrepreneur with a wealth of knowledge about the medical device industry. He is an expert member of the project team authoring IEC 62304 and also actively participated in the creation of IEC 82304-1.

He has extensive experience of medical device development and, as a software developer, a strong dedication to software development. In the software domain he has worked in many roles such as software developer, project manager, auditing and quality management.

Benefits for you

Christian Kaestner is a long time member of the international committee that is authoring the IEC 62304. In his course, you will learn the meaning of the requirements from a first hand source.

You will have access to the course for 6 months. The great thing about our online courses is that you can stop, repeat and resume as many times as you like during this time! This provides you with the flexibility to learn how, where and when you want.
Auditors may look for training on the IEC 62304. You will have a nice-looking course certificate to present if you get asked the question during an audit. Avoid the discussion with the auditor of whether you know IEC 62304 or not.

Course programme

  • Welcome
  • What you need to know
  • Set you course completion date
  • Pre-course assessment quiz
  • What is software and what makes it different?
  • General software terminology
  • Introduction to the regulatory landscape
  • Introduction to classification of medical devices and software
  • IEC 62304 in relation to other standards
  • The gap between IEC 60601-1 and IEC 62304
  • IEC 82304-1 – A product standard for health software
  • Introduction to risk
  • Scope and general terminology – Part 1
  • Scope and general terminology – Part 2
  • General requirements (IEC 62304)
  • Development process and compliance
  • Software safety classification – Part 1
  • Software safety classification – Part 2
  • Software safety classification – Part 3
  • Legacy software
  • Understanding software risk management
  • Development process as risk control – Part 1
  • Development process as risk control – Part 2
  • Software risk management in IEC 62304 – Part 1
  • Software risk management in IEC 62304 – Part 2
  • Software causes
  • Software risk control measures
  • Development planning – Part 1
  • Development planning – Part 2
  • Development planning – Part 3
  • Configuration management
  • SOUPs – How to manage and document – Part 1
  • SOUPs – How to manage and document – Part 2
  • Software requirements – Part 1
  • Software requirements – Part 2
  • Software architecture – Part 1
  • Software architecture – Part 2
  • Software detailed design
  • Software unit implementation
  • Software integration testing
  • Software system testing
  • Software release
  • Maintenance plan
  • Problem resolution – the process
  • Change control
  • Course evaluation
NOTE – The course program structure is subject to change

Do you think you will learn more from a classroom course?

This course is also delivered as a blended course, where we combine the best of two worlds. You start with the online course, and then attend a live virtual 1-day classroom session with more in-depth information and practice.

Frequently asked questions

The course is not a webinar. This online course is made up of carefully scripted pre-recorded videos to maximize your learning. You can watch it as many times as you like, whenever and wherever you want. You can not download the course though, thus you will need to have an internet connection to take the course.
All in all, the average time to complete the course is 15-25 hours, but you can complete it in less time if you don’t repeat any of the lessons and have just one attempt at the quizzes. Please note, you don’t have to watch the whole course at once. In fact you can pause, resume and replay as often as you like. The only limitation is the final exam, where you will only have one shot.
You will have access to the course for six months.
You need to have contact with our servers for your results to register on the final exam. If your computer for some reason has a problem and does not allow you to send the result of the final exam to our servers, we recommend that you take a photo or a “print screen” of the screen with your results. E-mail this image to us and we will investigate if you have successfully completed the exam and therefore should receive a course certificate even though the result has not been registered, or if you have to do the final exam again.
There is no pass/fail on the final exam (as long as you complete it within the time frame). Your result will be printed on the course certificate which means you can be really proud of your result if you get between 90% and 100% of the answers correct!
The course certificate is available for download after completing the final exam. All you need to do is log in to your account, go to My Courses and scroll down. You will find it under Your Course Certificates.

We offer a number of payment methods including credit card, GooglePay, ApplePay, PayPal, wire transfer/invoice depending on the country you are buying from. If you cannot find your country on the list at checkout or you are not given wire transfer as a payment method, you can submit your order via our invoice order form

Yes, you can. The course is in HTML5 format which will play on any new iOS, Android or Windows devices.

If you purchase five seats for the same online course at the same time, we will give you one extra seat for free on that same course (e.g. buy 5 get 6, buy 10 get 12, etc). The free seat is assigned manually after the order has been received.

The course is personal, that means you buy a license for one person. It is also really inexpensive compared to any traditional course with the same scope. If you have more than one person needing the course, please purchase another seat on the course.
There is no certification or accreditation for design control, however the instructor continuously participates in authoring standards such as the IEC 62304 and IEC 82304-1. This ensures the instructor has access to leading edge knowledge and information which is the highest qualification available for teaching the course.
There are no pre-requisites for this course.There are no pre-requisites for this course but basic understanding of risk management is recommended.

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With a group purchase, we can grant you (or another person you assign) group leader access which enables management of your group, including both adding and removing participants, and receiving progress reports and quiz reports.

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