Welcome to Sterilization Resources
This area has been designed specifically for sterilization professionals in the medical device community. It serves as a resource on educational offerings, standards and publications, and contacts for other groups involved in medical device sterilization activities. The site also provides information on FDA and regulations affecting medical device manufacturers.
Sterilization Education
Industrial Sterilization for Medical Devices Course
May 7-10, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN
A comprehensive 4 day course covering essential information on sterilization technologies and methods, sterilization standards, FDA requirements, critical factors in product design and product release decisions, and much more.
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Industrial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization for Medical Devices Workshop
Sep 18-20, 2013 - Nashville, TN
3 day workshop presenting intensive coverage of principles, processes, best practices, and industry standards in ethylene oxide sterilization for medical devices.
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Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices Course
October 8-11, 2013 - San Francisco, CA
This 3½ day program covers principles, processes, industry best practices, and industry standards in radiation sterilization for medical devices.
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Webinars on CD
Check out the sterilization webinars available on CD. Click here.
Resources
- Sterile Processing Benchmarks
- Sterile Processing In Healthcare Facilities: Preparing for Accreditation Surveys
- Building for the Future: Construction and Renovation of Sterile Processing Facilities
- Summit Report: Priority Issues from the AAMI/FDA Medical Reprocessing Summit http://www.aami.org/reprocessing/materials.html
- Horizons: Sterilization and Reprocessing
- Healthcare Sterilization Horizons
Sterilization Standards
Collections:
- AAMI Standards on CD – Sterilization
- Part 1: Sterilization in Health Care Facilities, 2013 ed.
- Part 2: Sterilization Equipment Design and Use, 2010 ed.
- Part 3: Industrial Process Control, 2013 ed.
Get involved in AAMI’s Sterilization Committees
Committees of volunteers are the heart of the AAMI Standards Program. Committee members make recommendations on the need for new standards and other technical publications, determine when a document needs to be revised, draft new documents, and develop committee and public consensus on drafts.To join:
• Call +1-703 525-4890 x 1250
• E-mail standards@aami.org or
• Apply online at www.aami.org/standards/tc_join.html.