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|Articles|September 5, 2016

AAMI Announces Fall Sterilization Standards Week

Fall Sterilization Standards Week will take place in Bethesda, Md. October 17-20, 2016. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) says it hopes to better serve its members and facilitate standards development by holding meetings that bring together ideas from different backgrounds and resources.

These meetings are open to the public. Contact standards@aami.org for more information.

To register for the meetings, visit: http://my.aami.org/store/events/registration.aspx?event=STWFAL1610

AAMI will be hosting a Poster & Research session on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Bethesda Marriott Pooks Hill in conjunction with the AAMI Sterilization Standards Week reception. Attendees are encouraged to submit posters and/or brief research presentations of their original research for inclusion. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, with final selections notified by Sept. 30, 2016. Interested parties should contact Amanda Benedict at abenedict@aami.org for additional details.

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