Medical Device Advisor (Medizinprodukteberater)

Our e-learning concept in details

The FORUM Institute offers a flexible form of further training with high-quality e-learning courses on various topics. You can access the best know-how from anywhere.


You book an e-learning course, which consists of several didactically prepared learning modules. The main component of our e-learning courses are videos in which experts share their knowledge on the respective subject area with you. The e-learnings also contain supplementary material, such as additional documents, links, practical cases or checklists. Furthermore, the learning modules of many e-learning courses are designed to be interactive with learning tasks and exercises. This gives you the opportunity to become active yourself and to deepen your new knowledge by putting it into practice.

Each learning module ends with a learning success check. Once you have completed all the modules and successfully passed the learning success checks, you will be issued with a qualifying certificate, which you can conveniently print out straight away.

How exactly does it work?

• 1. You book the e-learning course on our website.
• 2. You will receive an e-mail with your login details for our customer portal and will be redirected to the learning platform from there.
• 3. You start individually with your learning modules.
• 4. You complete the respective modules with a learning success check.
• 5. After successfully completing all modules, you will receive a certificate that you can print out at your convenience.
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What is a Medical Device Advisor?

A medical device advisor is a person who professionally informs healthcare professionals about medical devices or instructs them in their proper use. According to Section 83 of the Medical Devices Implementation Act (MPDG), such an activity may only be carried out if the consultant has the expertise and experience required for the respective medical devices to provide information and, if necessary, to instruct in the handling of the respective medical devices.

Who is allowed to work as a Medical Device Advisor?

Anyone who

1. has successfully completed education in a scientific, medical, technical or IT-commercial profession and has been trained in relation to the respective medical devices or

2. has acquired experience in providing information on the medical devices in question and, where necessary, in instructing them in their use, by working for at least one year, which may be shorter in justified cases.

The medical devices advisor must keep up to date with the latest state of knowledge about the respective medical devices in order to be able to give expert advice. In addition, he or she must prove expertise to the competent authority upon request. Regular training is therefore required.

Our e-learning provides you with the information you need for your day-to-day work. With our certificate, you have the necessary proof for the medical device consultant according to 83 MPDG.

German "Medizinprodukteberater § 83 MPDG" for English speaking employees

Many medical device manufacturers, especially those with an international presence, have non-German speaking employees who inform or instruct German Healthcare professionals.

In order for the manufacturer to comply with the legal obligation to provide regular training, the Forum Institut offers an English-language e-learning course for medical device advisors to teach the following content:

• European regulations and the German medical device law
• What a medical device is and how it is placed on the market
• Requirements and tasks of medical device advisors
• Vigilance and market surveillance (monitoring and reporting system)