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The Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR): Navigating and Implementing the Requirements

Upcoming Virtual Courses

Quality Systems

The Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) (August 2025)

Aug 18 to Aug 22, 2025

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Quality Systems

The Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) (November 25)

Nov 17 to Nov 21, 2025

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Overview

This 4.5 day course is the culmination of years of consensus development on the part of a respected group of quality system experts from leading device manufacturers, the FDA, industry consultants, and members of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards development teams. Participants will learn how to implement and maintain a risk-based quality management system that complies with FDA’s amended 21 CFR 820, the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR).


Objectives

Upon completing this program, participants will take home the knowledge to examine their quality management system to determine if it complies with both FDA Quality System requirements and 13485 requirements and recognize where improvements are needed. Participants will learn about the FDA inspectional approach and the Medical Device Single Audit Program. This course will empower the attendee with the knowledge to successfully host a FDA/MDSAP audit.

 

In addition, this course covers best practices, recognizing that different approaches may apply to various medical device classifications and to company size. This course is the one stop resource for learning industry best practices in implementing a QMS that meets global requirements.

Who Should Attend?

All course attendees, whether they are industry novices or industry veterans, will benefit from the real-world application of the regulations to medical devices and return to work with the knowledge and confidence to positively impact their organization’s QMS processes and procedures which meet the FDA requirements as well as their expectations for risk-based decision making.

This is an interactive course that goes beyond the regulations: Real world, real applications, really informative, and really enjoyable


Materials

Fee includes a printed copy of the textbook, The Quality System Compendium, and electronic versions of ANSI/AAMI/ISO 13485:2016, the PowerPoint presentations and case studies, pertinent FDA documents, additional references, and access to the online exam.

Virtual Training Information

Our virtual training environment allows you to have direct interaction with your instructors and your fellow attendees. AAMI uses Zoom for virtual classes. You can test your connectivity and ability to use Zoom at zoom.us/test.
For virtual training courses, we request that you register at least one week in advance of the course start date to allow sufficient time for shipping of training materials and devices (Please allow two weeks for non-U.S. addresses). If you register within these time frames, AAMI cannot guarantee you will receive material prior to the start of the course but you will have access to digital versions of the materials. If you have any questions, please email education@aami.org.