Sterilization Professionals

As a sterilization professional or technician, you are crucial to AAMI’s growing community as well as the safety of hospitals, medical equipment, devices, and instrumentation.

Sterilization Resources

Basic Concepts in Validation and Qualification of Cleaning and Sterilization Processes for Reusable Medical Devices is a timely update to Donna Swenson’s bestselling resource for sterile processing personnel and medical device manufacturers. The book covers basic information about the science behind sterilization, quality management, and the principles of validation. The text then applies those principles to cleaning processes, the validation of various sterilization processes, and product quality assurance testing of cleaning and sterilization processes.

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ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017 with Amendments A1:2020, A2:2020, A3:2020, A4:2020
Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities, offering users new clarity and fresh guidance to maintain patient safety and stay in compliance with accrediting bodies. ST79 provides comprehensive guidance for healthcare personnel who use steam for sterilization, regardless of the size of the sterilizer or the type of facility. This includes hospitals, ambulatory surgery facilities, physician offices, cardiac catheterization laboratories, endoscopy suites, radiology departments, and dental offices. It remains a "go-to" document for The Joint Commission.

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Latest Sterilization News

AAMI eXchange 2022: What SPD Professionals Shouldn’t Miss
Brian Stallard

May 19, 2022

What can SPDs expect to learn from the upcoming AAMI eXchange 2022? How about reprocessing robotic surgery instruments? Or... new best practices for switching modalities, or quality management. And we can't forget the sessions that will cover the brand new ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021! You don't want to miss it.
Introducing the AAMI Fellows Class of 2022

May 12, 2022

AAMI's 2022 Fellows have provided substantial service and contributions to the health technology field and to AAMI. Who are they? We won't keep you guessing until AAMI eXchange... Join us in congratulating these incredible professionals!
AAMI & HSPA Outline 2022 Standards Updates at HSPA Expo
Heather R. Johnson

May 11, 2022

What's new and upcoming from AAMI Standards? AAMI Vice President of Standards, Amanda Benedict, and HSPA Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and AAMI Fellow Damien Berg, recently discussed these essential documents at the 2022 HSPA Annual Conference & Expo in San Antonio, Texas.
Big Changes Coming to CDRH Office of Product Evaluation and Quality
Randolph Fillmore

May 5, 2022

The FDA's Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health is no more? Not exactly. Split into two new offices, the shuffle of experts and responsibilities will allow the FDA to “better meet the needs of stakeholder communities with divergent technologies and regulatory requirements," the agency announced, along with several additional changes.
Are You Prepared for AAMI eXchange 2022?

May 4, 2022

Are you ready? AAMI eXchange is happening on June 3 through 6 in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. After two years of remote events, AAMI is pulling out all the stops for this in-person healthcare technology conference! Here's a heads-up for what's in store...
AAMI Recognizes Authors in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, and Smart Pumps
Gavin Stern

Apr 27, 2022

A team exploring the frontier of medical device cloud computing, a cybersecurity duo capturing best practices for frontline personnel, and a nurse/pharmacist research team have all made outstanding contributions to AAMI’s publications in the past year. Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of our AAMI Publications Awards recipients!

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