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Sterile Processing / Reprocessing Standards - AAMI / ANSI
See: The Ascension Sterile Processing Support (Internal) Website [via The Resource Group]
To access, sign in with your Ascension credentials. This page is NOT available to non-Ascension people.
This is an internal Ascension website that includes multiple AAMI / ANSI standards, guidelines, and technical documents relative to sterile processing in healthcare.
This link is already included on the following Library web pages:
Nursing Specialties for
You can also find this resource by using the Discover tool on our AW Library Website to search our Database List OR the AW Library catalog for any of the following:
Reprocessing Standards:
ST41:2008/(R)2018
Ethylene oxide sterilization in health care facilities: Safety and effectiveness
ST58:2013/(R)2018
Chemical Sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities
ST65:2008/(R)2018
Processing of reusable Surgical textiles for use in health care facilities
ST79:2017
Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities
ST79:2017 Amendments
ST91:2021
Flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities
Technical Information Reports:
TIR17:2017/(R)2020
Compatibility of materials subject to sterilization
AAMI TIR30:2011/(R)2016
A compendium of processes, materials, test methods, and acceptance criteria for cleaning reusable medical devices
TIR34:2014/(R)2021
Water for the reprocessing of medical devices
TIR63:2014/(R)2020
Management of loaned critical and semi-critical medical devices that require sterilization or high-level disinfection
TIR68:2018/(R)2022 Low and intermediate-level disinfection in healthcare settings for medical devices and patient care equipment and sterile processing environmental services
Additional Resources:
ISO 13485:2016/(R)2019
Medical Devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes
ST90:2017
Processing of health care products - Quality management systems for processing in health care facilities
PB70:2012
Liquid barrier performance and classification of protective apparel and drapes intended for use in health care facilities
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Michele Matucheski and Kellee Selden
There are abundant possibilities for using large language model technologies such as ChatGPT
to improve and expand access to services. But there are risks, including privacy, bias,
and unsafe systems that do not work. How might existing and emerging laws address the risks
and help us capture the benefits of AI for medicine?
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With artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots growing in prominence, many people are testing their potential applications in many areas, including healthcare. However, experts say that significant work will likely need to be done before these chatbots can be a useful resource for either patients or providers. This Daily Briefing article from Advisory Board discusses the potential uses of AI chatbots in medical education, clinical support and administrative tasks, along with their pitfalls. | |
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AW Library Services has purchased the following ebook, now available statewide across Ascension Wisconsin:
ChatGPT is a chatbot using a language model artificial intelligence (AI). It was designed to answer questions based on training data that goes through November 2021.1
ChatGPT was trained to simulate human writing. Its algorithm uses probability to decide what word might come next in a string. So, although its answers may often sound plausible, the information generated cannot be relied upon to be accurate.2
Check out ChatGPT when you need help brainstorming and organizing your writing but be aware of the risks of outdated and inaccurate content. Note that this AI will make up fake citations that look legitimate but don’t actually exist!3
ChatGPT was NOT designed to help with diagnosis, treatment, and other medical applications. Although some types of AI may be trained to analyze X-Rays or perform other diagnostic tasks, ChatGPT was specifically designed to make up content to mimic human communication.
A similar program, BioGPT was trained on biomedical journals but has similar pitfalls as ChatGPT, making up entirely inaccurate answers.5
Between 1980 and 1987 the British Migraine Association ran four art competitions to share impressions from across the world of people’s experience of migraine.
Competitors were asked to express the pain created by the condition, using any material and any medium, including crayon, charcoal, oils, and watercolour. Most of the participants had no artistic background.
The competition attracted 545 unique, often striking works of art that are now being curated before being displayed by the Wellcome Collection later this year. As a prelude to a full exhibition, Wellcome has published a selection online, with notes from Rada Vlatkovic, the collection’s information officer, who explains the history of the competition and reflects on her own experience of migraine.
Learn more at The Migraine Art Competition - Wellcome Collection
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