Sterile Processing Expert to Speak at Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers Conference
Chuck Hughes, vice president of infection prevention consulting services at Cantel Medical, will be presenting the lecture, "Instrument Reprocessing Best Practices for ASCs," at the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers annual conference on July 18, 2013.
The FSASC Annual Conference and Trade Show brings together ASC professionals with industry experts and vendors in one location each summer. For more information, visit: www.fsasc.org.
Cantel Medical is a leading provider of infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market. Their products include water purification equipment, sterilants, disinfectants and cleaners, specialized medical device reprocessing systems for endoscopy and renal dialysis, disposable infection control products surgical, dental and GI endoscopy markets, dialysate concentrates and other dialysis supplies, hollow fiber membrane filtration and separation products for medical and non-medical applications, and specialty packaging for infectious and biological specimens.Â
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