Fundamentals of medical device approval process and quality control, acad. year 2025-2026
- Credits:
- 2 ECTS credits
- Location:
- -
- Continuous learning category:
- Environmental and natural sciences
- Teaching format:
- Online teaching, Independent learning
- Price:
- 40 € (VAT 0%)
This course covers clinical evaluations and investigations on medical devices; markets and product development from a company perspective; the handling of deviations, incidents and adverse events (vigilance systems) concerning medical devices; and the essential rules and regulations related to the medical device field within the EU.
After this course, the student:
- Knows the essential rules and regulations concerning the development and regulatory approval of medical devices,
- Recognizes the key characteristics of the approval processes, and
- Knows the public entities essential to the processes and knows where and how to find up-to-date information on regulatory matters related to medical devices.
Modes of study: The course is conducted as online studies three times each year. Passing the course requires that the student learns the provided materials, including online recordings, and completes the assignments / quizzes related to them according to the criteria announced with each assignment.
Teaching methods: Online studies.
The course is available online and it can be studied at three different time points during the academic year:
- between Sep 2nd and Oct 31st in the fall of 2025,
- between Feb 1st and Mar 31st in the spring of 2026, and
- between May 8th and Jun 30th in the early summer of 2026.
You can find these details in Finnish in the Peppi study guide.
Please note that there is a different registration link below for each of the three time points, and participation in one does not carry over to the others. Choose the one that fits your schedule.
Industry and research professionals, regulators, and students.
For the academic year 2025–2026, our courses cost 20 e/ECTS credit.
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). Your study right will cover the duration of the course.
Fees for purchasing/lending literature are not covered by the University.
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