AAMI to Hold Sterilization Standards Week Oct 20-22
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will hold Sterilization Standards Week in Alexandria, Va. October 20-22, 2014. The organization says it hopes to better serve its members and facilitate standards development by holding meetings that bring together ideas from different backgrounds and resources. Most of the meetings will be open to the public and are a good way to understand the AAMI standards program.
For information, contact Standards at standards@aami.org or call 1-703-525-4890, extension 1250.
Source: AAMI
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