Mar 21, 2023 | Author: Jonathan Wilder, PhD, Featured, Sterile Processing
I’ve written a lot about the upcoming AAMI ST108: “Water for the processing of medical devices.” This standard will be a giant step forward in the practical and critical aspect of ensuring that water quality is what it needs to be for successful, repeatable sterile... 
Feb 21, 2023 | Author: Mary Olivera, Featured, Sterile Processing
Reprocessing vendor or loaner instrument trays is one of the greatest challenges a sterile processing department must deal with daily. Most times the vendor or courier shows up late in the evening with as many as 60 loaner trays that need to be ready for 7:00 a.m.... 
Nov 22, 2022 | Author: Leslie Kronstedt, Featured, Sterile Processing
Biofilms are all around us in the OR environment. It takes a team approach to combat biofilm formation. Stronger together? Microorganisms think so too. In a strategy to survive, microorganisms form a protective barrier linked together to make biofilm communities. Most... 
Aug 2, 2022 | Author: Jonathan Wilder, PhD, Featured, Sterile Processing
One of the things that I enjoy doing (although I don’t get paid for it, so what exactly is wrong with me?) is participate in the AAMI Standards Making Process. I have been, and continue to be, very involved in the development of the replacement for AAMI TIR34:2014...
