Risk Management and Risk-Based Thinking

This course introduces the fundamental principles, key concepts, and standards of risk management. Students will learn to understand the role of risk management within organizational operations and its integration into quality and management systems at the product level. The course also examines the specific characteristics of risk management in health technology, focusing on user safety and the different stages of the product lifecycle. Students will develop the ability to analyze and assess risks related to activities in the field.

After completing this course, the student is able to:

• Define the basic principles of risk management, key terms, and industry standards
• Identify the role of risk management as part of organizational operations and quality and management systems
• Describe the specific characteristics of risk management in health technology as part of user safety and across the different stages of the lifecycle of medical devices
• Analyze and assess various risks related to activities in the field

The course has no prerequisites.

The target group of the training program is people who develop, produce and use medical devices, as well as those interested in the health technology sector. It is suitable, for example, for:

• personnel of health technology companies (especially start-ups) 
• people starting out in the health technology sector 
• those working in business positions related to health technology (commercialisation, export, sales, marketing)  
• those involved in co-creation (research, development, and testing)  
• persons who use medical devices, are responsible for procurement or supervision of the safe use of devices in the wellbeing services counties and
• RDI staff and teachers in higher education institutions 

Due to funding requirements, the participant must be a resident of Finland.