The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will hold its Sterilization Standards Week in Baltimore, MD, April 14-16, 2014. Members of the healthcare and infection prevention community is encouraged to attend. Most of the meetings will be open to the public and are a good way to understand the AAMI standards program. Meetings will take place at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore. For the meeting schedule, CLICK HERE.
For more information, call (703) 525-4890, extension 1250.
Source: AAMI
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