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  Core's Rebecca Moses and Kimberley Alexander will be leading a workshop about human factors at the injectable drug delivery conference in London this May. Becky and Kim are looking forward to sharing their insight and experience with applying human factors to the development of injectable combination products, as well as discussing topics such as training and memory decay, risk analyses, and instructions for use with workshop attendees. Learn more at www.injectable-drug-delivery.com.

  Nicole Stephenson: Well hello Bert, thanks for taking the time to talk with me today.   Bert the Manikin: No problem! Happy to chat. NS: First, can you tell me the difference between a manikin and a mannequin?   BM: Of course! Mannequins are mainly used as models for clothing in stores. A glamorous life! I’m a manikin — we are used in healthcare and research settings for educational purposes.   NS: I see. Two important but very different jobs. How do you help with healthcare training and education? BM: Well, people can use me and others like me in all kinds of ways: to learn CPR, to practice surgery, to learn anatomy, and more. I personally help with human factors testing at Core Human Factors. NS: What kinds of things do you do there? BM: I help with all kinds of products. Nurses, caregivers, and even laypeople use me to pretend they’re interacting with an actual person while testing out a new medical device. I get poked and prodded quite a bit, but I don’...