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Association For The Advancement Of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

Obama Calls Out "Faulty Medical Devices" in State of the Union Address

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) notes that in his State of the Union address to the nation on Jan. 24, President Obama cited “faulty medical devices” as an example of what “smart regulations” could help to prevent. During the Jan. 24 ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
AAMI Webinar on Rigid Sterilization Containers Approved for IAHCSMM and CBSPD Contact Hours

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will hold a webinar on "Rigid Sterilization Containers: Best Practices," on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The speaker is Martha L. Young, BS, MS, CSPDT. Rigid sterilization ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
AAMI Offers Draft Infection Control Survey Tool

A draft hospital infection control survey tool developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Control (OCSQ), is available on the website of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Policies and Practice
FDA, AAMI Examine Medical Device Reprocessing Issues

Reprocessing medical devices is an intricate, complicated task, and lapses in infection prevention practices can lead to poor patient outcomes and infections. Cognizant of these implications and the role that medical device preprocessing plays in the larger healthcare ...More
January 6, 2012
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Policies and Practice
AAMI Releases Proceedings from AAMI/FDA Medical Device Reprocessing Summit

In October 2011, more than 275 participants convened at the FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., for a multidisciplinary AAMI/FDA Medical Device Reprocessing Summit. The summit built on an FDA public workshop on reprocessing in June 2011. For all participants, the summit ...More
January 3, 2012
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Policies and Practice
AAMI to Offer Webinar on Best Practices for Rigid Sterilization Containers

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will hold a webinar on "Rigid Sterilization Containers: Best Practices," on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The speaker is Martha L. Young, BS, MS, CSPDT. Rigid sterilization ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
AAMI Offers More Distance Learning Programs

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will provide more educational programs online to help hospitals and manufacturers who face tighter travel budgets. The association will offer additional eLearning programs in 2012, which are accessed on ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News
AAMI to Offer Webinar on Sterile Processing Accreditation Surveys

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will offer a webinar on "Under the Spotlight: Is Your Facility Prepared for a Sterile Processing Accreditation Survey?" on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. The speaker is Rose E. ...More
December 7, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
AAMI, FDA to Hold Conference on Medical Device Standards and Regulation

Industry professionals from around the world will meet at the 22nd annual AAMI/FDA International Conference on Medical Device Standards and Regulation, to be held March 21-22, 2012, at the Hyatt Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Va. (near Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
AAMI Offers New Book for Sterile Processing Departments

A new book from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) tells sterile processing departments how they can get ready for accreditation surveys. The goal of the new book, "Sterile Processing in Healthcare Facilities: Preparing for Accreditation ...More
November 1, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

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