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**Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Participant Distress**

by Tommaso Lombardi and Lisa Gunther

 Human factors engineers conduct usability testing sessions to inform medical device manufacturers on whether a device is safe and effective … Read More

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 November 22, 2022 

](https://www.farmpd.com/farm-blog/best-practices-for-identifying-and-managing-participant-distress-triggered-by-simulated-use-environments)

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**Usability Validation Testing in Simulated Environments**

by Laurie Reed

 The FDA’s position on validation testing requires that testing be conducted in actual or simulated environments. This focus has put the … Read More

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 February 29, 2012 

](https://www.farmpd.com/farm-blog/usability-validation-testing-in-simulated-environments)

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**Differentiating Between Validation Testing and Other Usability Testing**

by Beth Loring

 In March 2010, IEC 62366:2007, “Medical Devices–Application of Usability Engineering to Medical Devices,” went into effect, and compliance to … Read More

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 December 7, 2010 ** 1 

](https://www.farmpd.com/farm-blog/differentiating-between-validation-testing-and-other-usability-testing)

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**Effectively Communicating Usability Problems**

by James Rudolph

 Categorizing and Communicating Usability Problems Read More

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 October 18, 2010 

](https://www.farmpd.com/farm-blog/effectively-communicating-usability-problems)

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**Selecting Cities for User Research**

by Beth Loring

 Being a Human Factors/Usability professional, I’m often asked how to select cities for user research. Read More

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 August 10, 2010 

](https://www.farmpd.com/farm-blog/selecting-cities-for-user-research)

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