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Many experts are involved in creating guidelines for The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). These experts in sterilization volunteer their time and energy to improve … read more

Professionals in Sterile Processing (SP), the Operating Room (OR) and Infection Preventionists (IP) are mostly focused on their particular role in patient care. They infrequently communicate with each … read more

Recently, physician societies have published their own guidelines for reprocessing instruments and equipment (e.g., gastroenterology and ophthalmology). These guidelines are very confusing and somewha … read more

When they coined the phrase the devils in the details, they might have been talking about processing instrumentation for surgery. Most especially, those delicate and fine-tipped instruments that ge … read more

Our common goal as Surgical Processing Professionals is to prevent or reduce Surgical Site Infections (SSIs). When investigating SSIs, the findings and lab results may produce a specific culprit, … read more