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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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    • fda-logo FDA Considering a Radiation Sterilization Change Master File Pilot Program
      The U.S. FDA recently announced that it is considering a master file pilot program for premarket approval (PMA) holders whose approved devices are sterilized using radiation, including gamma radiation.
    • One-single-searchable-ARRAY-ad_sq AAMI ARRAY Platform to Offer ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Research, Standards, News, and More
      Soon you'll be able to find all your favorite AAMI content in one place and easily organized with a few clicks. AAMI is launching a new online publications platform called AAMI ARRAY to bring together its many resources for the health technology, medical device, and sterilization communities.
    • Dental_SteamSterilization_131595803_sq 2022 Mary K. Logan Grant Awarded to Novel Sterility Assurance Research
      The AAMI Foundation has named the 2022 recipients of the Mary K. Logan Research Award Program — a team of researchers who are investigating consistent methods for directly linking the efficacy of medical device sterile processing practices to patient safety.
    • CopperMineral_240289620_sq Kilmer Fund Recipient Repurposes Materials Used in Space for Safer Medical Devices
      The AAMI Foundation’s 2022 Kilmer Fund has awarded an $11,600 grant to a material science research project exploring a new means for reducing medical device and patient infection inspired by the innovative uses of metals for spacecraft.
    • Kilmer-Conference-2022-logo_sq KILMER Conference 2022 Promises a Bright Future for Sterility Assurance
      The 11th KILMER Conference, brought together more than 300 microbiological quality and sterility assurance professionals to discuss progress of their essential industry, healthcare, and the future of the histories conference. 
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    • Ethylene Oxide Sterilization for Medical Devices (Aug23)
      August 28 to 31, 2023
    • Industrial Sterilization for Medical Devices (Sept23)
      September 26 to 29, 2023
    • Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices (Oct23)
      October 10 to 13, 2023

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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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