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New Survey Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of Patients are Worried About Acquiring an HAI

Nearly one-third of Americans have experienced a healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) or have a friend or relative who contracted one, according to a new survey from Xenex Healthcare Services. HAIs are the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers ...More

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TSO3 Inc. Engages in New U.S. Regulatory Process

Canadian company TSO3 Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings, today announced that the company is having productive discussions with U.S. regulators; the company is actively engaged in the changing U.S. regulatory process ...More

2 days ago

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AAMI Offers Course on Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) is offering a course, Radiation Sterilization for Medical Devices, Dec. 7-10, 2010 in Phoenix. This 3½ day program covers principles, processes, industry best practices, and industry standards in ...More

2 days ago

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Survey Shows Infection Preventionists Teaming Up With Environmental Services

Cintas Corporation announces the results of an attendee survey conducted at the recent annual meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) held in New Orleans in July. The survey was designed to better understand the relationship ...More

2 weeks ago

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Researchers Define 'High-Touch' Surfaces in Hospitals

A team of researchers from the Department of Hospital Epidemiology at UNC Health Care and the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has tried to better determine what constitutes high-touch surfaces in hospitals related to ...More

2 weeks ago

Posted in News, Research & Studies, Environmental Hygiene, Disinfection & Sterilization

Alcohol-Based Sanitizer: For Hands... and Stethoscopes?

Researchers from the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, say that the use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to clean hands as well as stethoscopes between patients could become an accepted bedside practice. They emphasize that ...More

3 weeks ago

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, Disinfection & Sterilization, Research & Studies

Premier Awards 3M with Sole Source and ASCEND Contracts for Sterilization Assurance Products

3M today announces that Premier, Inc., a company specializing in healthcare performance improvement, has awarded a sole source contract to 3M for their Sterilization Assurance products, which include biological and chemical indicators, Bowie Dick tests, and indicator tapes. ...More

3 weeks ago

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Monitoring Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems

Ultrasonic cleaning systems are widely used in healthcare applications during the sterilization of surgical instruments, and in many manufacturing and process industries. They work by passing a high frequency sound wave through a liquid detergent to create thousands of ...More

3 weeks ago

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Plan Now for CS Week 2010 to Celebrate Your CSSD

The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) reminds sterile processing professionals and infection preventionists that Oct. 10-16, 2010, has been designated at National Healthcare CS & Sterile Processing Week, so mark your ...More

4 weeks ago

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IAHCSMM Offers New Video to Promote CSSDs

Before a surgeon can make that initial incision, a team of skilled central sterile supply department (CSSD) professionals has worked diligently to ensure that each and every instrument is properly decontaminated, sterilized, well-functioning, and available when needed, ...More

4 weeks ago

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Ensuring that surfaces, objects, devices and equipment in the healthcare environment is properly cleaned, decontaminated, disinfected and sterilized is critical to preventing healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) and upholding patient and healthcare worker safety.

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