M2D2's "Introduction to Medical Device Human Factors" will introduce and define what exactly "human factors" are and how they relate to the making of medical devices.

Some of the topics that will be covered:

• Human factor engineering
• Human factors standards and guidance
• The HF/UE process
• Risk analysis
• User interterfaces
• Many more topics to be discussed!

The BARDA Accelerator Network is hosting a 4-week series on the newly launched areas of interest at BARDA DRIVe! Please join us beginning Wednesday, August 15 from 12-1pm EDT for a Reverse Pitch by Seila Seilmovic, PhD and Dev Mittar, PhD from BARDA on the EZ BAA area of interest #10, Next Generation Sequencing based agnostics Dx for Respiratory RNA virus pathogens. In this live interactive session, Seila and Dev will discuss the overall scope, timeline and application process for those interested in working with BARDA on Next Generation Sequencing technologies and answer any questions about the AOI and the EZ-BAA.

Below is the schedule of the entire 4-week series along with topics being discussed.

9/22: Next Generation Sequencing based agnostics Dx for Respiratory RNA virus pathogens

9/29: AOI 11a/AOI11b : Home-based, OTC diagnostics for the detection of SARS-CoV-2; Enabling Technologies to Support home-based Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 Acute Infection

10/6: AOI 8: Bringing Laboratory Testing to Home

10/13: AOI9: Digital Health Tools for Pandemic Preparedness