Quality Management System Information Sources

This blog reviews a number of quality management system information sources.

A blog follower from Jon Speer’s website, Creo Quality, recently sent me a message asking for information sources on  Quality Management System (QMS) subject matter.

The single best guidance document on the implementation of a QMS system in accordance with ISO 13485 is “13485 Plus” (type in the words in quotes to the CSA Group search engine).

There are also a bunch of pocket guides you can purchase for either ISO 9001 or ISO 13485 to help you quickly access information you are having trouble remembering. One of my lead auditor students recommended one pocket guide in particular and she was kind enough to give me her copy.

There are some webinars out there that provide an overview of QMS Standards. Some are free and some have a modest fee. I’m not sure of the value for these basic overview webinars, but if you need to train a group, it’s a great solution. I know BSI has several webinars that are recorded for this purpose.

AAMI has an excellent course on the Quality System Regulations (QSR) which combines 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485.

There are a number of blogs I recommend on my website.

You can try to identify a local mentor–either in your own company, or at your local ASQ Section.

You can join the following LinkedIn subgroup: Medical Device: QA/RA. You will need to become a member of the parent group (Medical Device Group)–if you are not already one of the 140,000+ members connected with Joe Hage. George Marcel and I manage this subgroup for Joe.

You can visit the Elsmar Cove website and participate in the discussions you find there. I wrote a blog about Elsmar Cove a while back (wow almost 2 years ago now).

The best way to learn this stuff is to do all of the above.

3 thoughts on “Quality Management System Information Sources”

  1. This was a HUGE help… if our med device is a stand alone software, do you know if a software validation needs to be done in advance of the QMS stuff?

  2. Pingback: Creating Effective Quality Management System Training Presentations and Exams - Medical Device Academy Medical Device Academy

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