February 19, 2025
153 | Learn Today, Improve for the Future
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This week, Rachel and Liz discuss their key thoughts and learnings from Liz's interview with Shienal Patel. They dive into how learning about the procedure in the clinical trial phase can impact the trial itself and the product for years to come. They also discuss the need for a strong clinical trial training strategy, especially as the FDA is requiring different investigators for different phases of the trial, and turn their conversation toward the use of video recordings in clinical trials and the many ways your training strategy can incorporate them.
February 10, 2025
152 | Clinical Trials Are the Time to Train with Shienal Patel
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Shienal Patel joins Liz in this episode to discuss how having strong investigator and clinical rep training strategies can impact the success of your product in the trial and into commercialization.
In their discussion they explore why it's important to invest in training during the clinical trial, considerations for the level of training that needs to be offered, and the possible consequences for not providing great training. Shienal shares her own experiences and the key learnings she has had over her career.
February 7, 2025
151 | The IFU: The Foundation of the MedTech Training Journey
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In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss Liz's conversation with Kelly Carty about developing procedural consistency during the clinical trials. They'll share the best practices they've learned for training with the Instructions for Use (IFU) and procedure guide and share their own opinions about FDA-mandated training.
Tune in and learn why this procedural consistency is the base of the mountain and an important stop on the journey.
January 16, 2025
150 | A Strong Regulatory Strategy with Kelly Carty
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Liz kicks off this year's Medical Device Training Journey by interviewing Kelly Carty, who advises medical device companies on regulatory strategy throughout the product lifecycle.
During their conversation, they dive deep into the clinical trials process, from how to develop the IFU to implementing best practices into a procedure, and how mandatory training can be a mitigation measure in the risk management process. Join Kelly and Liz as they discuss how a strong regulatary strategy can ensure companies have the best data, documents, and procedural steps to support their products.
In 2025, we're embarking on a MedDevice Training Journey: From clinical trials to standard of care. Join us all year long as we explore training at each stage of the product life cycle.
December 10, 2024
149 I The Pulse of MedTech: Past Trends, Future Visions
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In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss how their predictions played out over the course of the year and share what they expect to see as trends in 2025. Get inspired for the year ahead as you think about what we could see in 2025!
December 4, 2024
148 I Effective Organization: An Interview with Holly Scott
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In this episode, Liz interviews Holly Scott about organizational effectiveness. In their conversation they discuss how to get "the path of least resistance to get to certain goals." Holly shares the importance of ensuring there are both healthy companies and healthy careers and how the med tech industry can do just that.
November 26, 2024
147 I Case Study: Product Launch Physician Training
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What do you do if your physician training eLearning module becomes obsolete before the product is even launched? In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss this exact experience and how they used "simple tech" to create training that could be iterated for the procedure's key learnings.
November 19, 2024
146 I Executive Insights: Don’t Invest in Flashy Tech Tools Too Soon
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It's easy to want a product launch to feature flashy tech tools like VR systems, complex eLearning, or intricate benchtop models. But investing in flashy tech tools too soon can waste time and resources when the procedure is still likely to adapt to key learnings. In this episode, Liz and Rachel discuss what executives should be considering when choosing which tech tools to use in their next product launch.
November 12, 2024
145 I Research & Reflection: TechSmith’s 2024 Video Viewer Trends Report
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In this episode, Liz and Rachel dive into TechSmith's 2024 Video Viewer Trends Report discussing the key takeaways from the report and how they see these trends in practice - specifically in the MedDevice space.
November 5, 2024
144 I Making Great Videos: An Interview with Matthew Pierce
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This month Liz is joined by Matthew Pierce, a video expert from TechSmith! They chat through why video works well for training and their top considerations for creating and using training videos. Matt challenges us to get curious about the videos we watch in order to create the videos we'd like to see. He also shares a lot of great tips for ensuring your video quality is great, even on budget.
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