Project description
A recall action happens when a medical product supplied in Australia experiences a problem. This could be because of: basic problems, such as errors in labels or packaging or more serious and complex problems, such as an unexpected increase in side effects or microbial contamination. Recall actions vary based on the type of product, and the problem posed to health and safety. Sometimes, you must immediately stop using the product and it must be destroyed or returned. In other situations, it is safe to continue use, but healthcare professionals or patients need to be alerted to the problem. When a problem poses wider implications or a risk to the health and safety of the community as a whole, we publish an alert on our website and social media channels. You may also see these notices on the news or on other websites. You can see the latest alerts for significant recalls below or search our recall actions database (SARA) for all published recall actions. System for Australian Recall Actions (SARA) database Learn about SARA, the publicly searchable database where we publish information about recall actions involving therapeutic goods in the Australian market. https://www.tga.gov.au/how-we-regulate/monitoring-safety-and-shortages/manage-recall/system-australian-recall-actions-sara-database
Further information
https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/recall-actions https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts
Assumed knowledge
User Experience Design and Critical Systems control within medical product design. Identifying medical device and medical system failures that lead to adverse events within the medical service industries. Interest in Human Factors along with Design Thinking, Design Strategy and FMA Failure Mode Analysis within consumer and commercial medical products and systems. https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/recall-actions https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-7?toc=1
Supervisors research focus
Medical System failures and Corrective Action Strategies utilising Design Strategy and User Experience Design as a Framework to understanding the problem and providing a researched solution (corrective action).
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