The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has released the agenda for the upcoming Medical Device Reprocessing Summit that it is co-hosting with theÂ  Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The summit, set for Oct. 11-12 in Silver Spring, Md., will cover the definition of "clean," design issues with reusable medical devices, standards, competency requirements for staff, human factors, and other topics. For details, 

Sterile Processing

 sterile processing page provides an inside look into the sterile processing (or central supply) department in the hospital where surgical instruments are cleaned, sterilized, and reprocessed in order to disinfect, remove bioburden, and prep for upcoming procedures. Sterile processing applies to not only the knives, scalpels, scissors, forceps, and clamps used in surgery, but also instruments such as endoscopes and duodenoscopes. 

 reports on the latest technology but also on the means to disinfect that technology. Also, the trend toward making more disposable surgical equipment. What does that mean for the sterile processing team?

AAMI Announces Reprocessing Summit Agenda