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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


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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

 

Upcoming Sterilization Events

 

  • Auditing Endoscopes Processing Areas for Compliance with ST91
    August 19, 2022
  • Ethylene Oxide Sterilization for Medical Devices (Aug22)
    August 29 to September 1, 2022
  • Industrial Sterilization for Medical Devices (Sept22)
    September 27 to 30, 2022
  • Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices (Oct22)
    October 25 to 28, 2022

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BI&T Cover Story:
Keeping It Clean


In the latest issue of BI&T, learn about the latest sterilization and processing standards and TIRs, with expert insights by those who serve on AAMI technical committees and working groups.

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AAMI Podcast:
Drying Endoscopes


If water or moisture remains in the internal channels of flexible endoscopes, an overgrowth of bacteria can appear in a short period of time, presenting serious health risks to patients. We discuss these issues in the AAMI Podcast.

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