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Wednesday, 07 June 2023
09:04 [UTC]
24 February 2019
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Manual cleaning of instruments in the age of automation
by Olegs Tucs
24 February 2019
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Journey inside lumens of medical devices: reveal the invisible
by Phd Thomas Vanzieleghem
24 February 2019
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
AER connection sets
by Bryan Griffin
24 February 2019
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Cleaning of hollow instruments, verification and PCDS
by Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski
24 February 2019
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
The need for education in decontamination for theatre personnel
by Dina Maria Budacan
24 February 2019
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Endoscope reprocessing - from the washer to the patient
by Wayne Spencer
24 February 2019
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Microbial surveillance of RIMD
by Celine Herra
24 February 2019
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Improving service and patient safety by reducing episodes of torn wrap
by Maria Flynn
24 February 2019
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
IFUs & the validation of reprocessing methods by manufacturers
by Dr Jennifer Roche
24 February 2019
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2018 - Lectures:
Decontamination of RIMD - It ain't what you do, it's the way you do it
by Caroline Conneely
18 January 2016
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Reprocessing Complex Medical Devices - The Way Of The Future
by Robert Schrödel (Pioneer Medical Devices AG)
18 January 2016
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
JAG Accreditation – What's the story?
by Sean Connolly (Mater Hospital, Dublin)
18 January 2016
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Migration to Single Us Pre-Sterilised Individually Wrapped Small Orthopaedic Implants in NHS Scotland
by Mark Higgins (Senior Charge Nurse, Main Theatre Suite, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary)
18 January 2016
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Quality Circles in CDU Temple Street
by Shane Corbett (Temple Street Children's University Hospital)
18 January 2016
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Continuous Training &l; Education in the HSSD
by Michelle Kelly (Saint Vincent's University Hospital
18 January 2016
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Low Temperature Sterilization and High Tech Medical Devices
by Wayne Spencer (Spencer Nixon Ltd)
18 January 2016
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Consequences of Antibiotic Resistance for CSSD and Endoscope Reprocessing Facilities
by Dr. Gerard Colleran (Institute of Technology Tallaght Dublin)
18 January 2016
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Implementing GS1 on the Floor
by Feargal Mc Groarty (National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders, St James's Hospital, Ireland)
18 January 2016
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Standards & News: Chemical Indicators
by Jan Oort (Interster International BV)
18 January 2016
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Environmental Monitoring
by Mark Hichens (MSc CBiol MSB)
18 January 2016
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Residual Protein Testing
by David Perret (Professor of Bioanalytical Science, Barts & the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London)
18 January 2016
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Monitoring The Sterilization Process. Are We Over The Top?
by Dr. Brian Kirk (Senior Technical Services Specialist Sterilization, 3M Health Care)
18 January 2016
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2015 - Lectures:
Quality Improvement Division - National Decontamination Advisory Group Update
by Caroline Conneely (National Decontamination Quality Lead)
31 July 2015
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Workshop 5 September 2015
"Care & Maintenance of RIMD"

5 September 2015
Dublin, Ireland
01 July 2015
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calender Update:
Olympus Nurses and Technicians Training Course 22/23 October 2015

22/23 October 2015
Dublin, Ireland
03 June 2015
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2015
"To Single Use, Re-Use or Reprocess?"

5/6 November 2015
Cork City, Ireland
27 March 2015
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2015
"To Single Use, Re-Use or Reprocess?"

5/6 November 2015
Cork City, Ireland
27 March 2015
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Discussion Forum on "T.O.E. Probe Decontamination and Safety Checks" 16 May 2015

16 May 2015
Dublin, Ireland
15 March 2015
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
SFERD Professional Standard Handbook - Flexible Endoscopes Cleaning and Disinfection
17 February 2015
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
17th Meeting of G.O.R.N.A. on Central Sterilisation

7 March 2015
Thessaloniki, Greece
06 February 2015
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info added: BFJ - Behbod Faraz Jam
06 February 2015
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization BFJ - Behbod Faraz Jam (Iran) added
13 January 2015
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Discussion Forum on "Implementing EN ISO 13485" 7 February 2015

7 February 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
07 January 2015
01:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
05 January 2015
17:00 [GMT]
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password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
30 December 2014
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Full Steam
21 December 2014
10:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 December 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
-1
by Gennadiy Sergeyev
05 December 2014
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and AFS Conference 2015

7-10 October 2015
Lille, France
23 November 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ICAN - Infection Control Africa Network
23 November 2014
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization ICAN - Infection Control Africa Network (Africa) added/updated
18 November 2014
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Amcor Flexibles SPS
13 November 2014
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Borer Chemie AG
06 November 2014
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DSAM - Disinfection and Sterilization Association of Macedonia - Aсоцијација за дезинфекција и стерилизација на Македонија
01 November 2014
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
WFHSS Committee information updated
01 November 2014
21:30 [GMT]
Contact WFHSS
WFHSS Contacts / Mailing List updated
31 October 2014
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Applicant with Experience
26 October 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Farewell Message by Wim Renders
14 October 2014
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
12 October 2014
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2014
"Frontline Decontamination - Are We There Yet?"

7 November 2014
Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
06 October 2014
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014 - Lectures:
Supplement: QFC24 Risk Assessment - Deviation Form
by Children's University Hospital, Temple Street - Central Decontamination Unit
06 October 2014
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014 - Lectures:
Supplement: BSG Guidance on the Decontamination of Equipment for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
by British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) - Endoscopy Committee
06 October 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014 - Lectures:
Supplement: Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures (CFPP) 01-06 Decontamination of flexible endoscopes: Validation and verification
by UK Department of Health
06 October 2014
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014 - Lectures:
Validation of an Endoscope Drying Cabinet for Extended 7 Day Storage of Non-Channelled Endoscopes - A Clinical Perspective
by Caroline Conneely
14 September 2014
09:00 [GMT]
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15 October 2014, 15h
Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 September 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2014 - Pre-conference Symposium
"Advanced Enzyme Cleaning Technologies"

6 November 2014
Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
12 September 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2014
"Frontline Decontamination - Are We There Yet?"

7 November 2014
Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
12 September 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: TERRAGENE S.A.
10 September 2014
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

1-3 October 2014
Santiago, Chile
10 September 2014
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

17-20 September 2014
São Paulo, Brazil
07 September 2014
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione
06 September 2014
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

9-12 October 2014
Limneon Golden Hotel, Kastoria, Greece
03 September 2014
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
1st Ibero-American & 8th National Sterilization Congress

4-6 June 2015
Baranquilla, Columbia
01 September 2014
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2014
30 August 2014
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Stericool
30 August 2014
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner web site Stericool added
27 August 2014
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: A.EST.U - Asociación de Esterilización del Uruguay
27 August 2014
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SHEA - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (United States) added
24 August 2014
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Once a bad reputation,always a bad reputation
20 August 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner web site TERRAGENE S.A. added
17 August 2014
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Committee for Hygiene, Construction and Technology:
Requirements for construction or reconstruction of a Reprocessing Unit for Medical Devices (RUMED)
Part 1 - Basics
15 August 2014
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[86] Programme Controls Part 1: Washer-disinfectors with a thermal and chemothermal disinfection cycle
10 August 2014
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

26-28 October 2014
Bowral, Australia
10 August 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

28-30 August 2014
Toowoomba, Australia
10 August 2014
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

13-15 November 2014
Hemisphere Conference Centre Moorabbin, Australia
10 August 2014
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: FSRACA - Federation of Sterilisation Research Advisory Councils of Australia
08 August 2014
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

21-22 October 2014
Brno, Czech Republic
04 August 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
04 August 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

5-6 May 2015
Johannesburg, South Africa
04 August 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

9-12 October 2014
Limneon Golden Hotel, Kastoria, Greece
02 August 2014
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: GORNA - Greek Operating Room Nurses Association
26 July 2014
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
A.EST.U - Asociación de Esterilización del Uruguay (Uruguay)
25 July 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2014
"Frontline Decontamination - Are We There Yet?"

7 November 2014
Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
23 July 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Managing the Consequences of Neurosurgical Intervention in a Patient with Previously Undiagnosed Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Article from Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Vol. 35, No. 7)
23 July 2014
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SHEA - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (United States) added
15 July 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014
"Storage of Non-Channelled Endoscopes"

6 September 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
09 July 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2014
09 July 2014
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The Joy of the Survivors
23 June 2014
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

12-13 September 2014
Marrakech, Morocco
16 June 2014
05:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calender Update:
Irish Cleanroom Society Open Day, Workshop & Podcast 25 June 2014

Dublin, Ireland
15 June 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calender Update:
Manepa Course 24/07/2014 - The Complete Decontamination Process - Endoscopy

24 July 2014
Dublin, Ireland
14 June 2014
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "GS1/MS1" 29 March 2014 - Lectures:
Medical Standard 1
by Simon Jackson
14 June 2014
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "GS1/MS1" 29 March 2014 - Lectures:
Global Standard 1 Part 2 - Adopting GS1 Standards in Healthcare
by Siobhain Duggan
14 June 2014
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "GS1/MS1" 29 March 2014 - Lectures:
Global Standard 1 Part 1 - GS1 Standards in Healthcare
by Alan Gormley
12 June 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2014
12 June 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[85] Recommendations for the storage period for sterile medical devices
12 June 2014
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[84] Quality assurance in reprocessing (Part 2)
09 June 2014
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014
"Storage of Non-Channelled Endoscopes"

6 September 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
04 June 2014
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "ISO Standards - Developments & Updates" 24 May 2014 - Lectures:
Your Standards Your Say
by Trudi Abernethy (3M)
04 June 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "ISO Standards - Developments & Updates" 24 May 2014 - Lectures:
Standards: Overview and Up-date 2014
by Brian Kirk (3M UK), Klaus Hahnen (3M Germany)
04 June 2014
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "ISO Standards - Developments & Updates" 24 May 2014 - Lectures:
Standards for Healthcare - NSAI Update
by Chrissie Keane (NSAI)
29 May 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

6-7 November 2014
Moscow, Russia
20 May 2014-1
-1
Video Presentation by FSRACA (Australia) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
17 May 2014
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: BFJ - Behbod Faraz Jam
01 May 2014
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: FSRACA - Federation of Sterilisation Research Advisory Councils of Australia
27 April 2014
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "ISO Standards - Developments & Updates" 24 May 2014

24 May 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
27 April 2014
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
AATAE - Asociación Argentina de Técnicos y Auxiliares en Esterilización (Argentina)
27 April 2014
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization AATAE - Asociación Argentina de Técnicos y Auxiliares en Esterilización (Argentina) added
26 April 2014
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SPEDCH - Sociedad de Profesionales en Esterilización de Chile (Chile)
26 April 2014
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization SPEDCH - Sociedad de Profesionales en Esterilización de Chile (Chile) added
26 April 2014
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
L Recommendations de l’agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé
Creutzfeldt-Jakob et produits de santé - Protocole Standard Prion

(in French)
26 April 2014
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4-6 June 2014
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
20 April 2014
07:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
Proposal and Presentation by AMPE (Mexico) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
17 April 2014
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Meet the Hospital Staph
12 April 2014
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Arjowiggins Healthcare
12 April 2014
11:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Industrial Partner web site STERISHEET - Arjowiggins Healthcare added
12 April 2014
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Industrial Partner Arjowiggins Healthcare updated
09 April 2014
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info update:
IDI Annual Conference 2014
"Frontline Decontamination - Are We There Yet?"

7 November 2014
Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
05 April 2014
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

18/19 June 2014
Biel, Switzerland
31 March 2014
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Belintra
29 March 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SPEDCH - Sociedad de Profesionales en Esterilización de Chile added
24 March 2014
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Spanish version/translation available
16 March 2014
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted:
Head of Infection Control
Doha, Qatar
16 March 2014
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: KACSDN - Korea Association of Central Supply Department Nurses
14 March 2014
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

5 April 2014
Pariyaram Medical College Hospital, Pariyaram, India
10 March 2014
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "GS1/MS1" 29 March 2014

29 March 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
08 March 2014
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

1-3 August 2014
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
03 March 2014
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2014
20 February 2014
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[83] Reprocessing sterilization containers with synthetic components used for sterile supplies and for contaminated medical devices
14 February 2014
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

16-21 February 2014
Ela Quality Resort, Antalya, Turkey
13 February 2014
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SRDI - Scientific Research Disinfectology Institute (Russia)
13 February 2014
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization SRDI - Scientific Research Disinfectology Institute (Russia) added
11 February 2014
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

17-19 September 2014
Christchurch, New Zealand
11 February 2014
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

20-21 March 2014
Terme Zrece, Slovenia
11 February 2014
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: NZSSA - New Zealand Sterile Services Association
06 February 2014
14:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

12 March 2014
Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
24 January 2014
01:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Fantasy Moment
22 January 2014
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
18 January 2014
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Workshop 1 March 2014
"Surgical Instrument Care & Maintenance"

1 March 2014
Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
09 January 2014
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: ebro Electronic
02 January 2014
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

7-9 September 2014
Toronto, Canada
31 December 2013
18:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN page update:
CEN/TC 102 - Sterilizers for medical purposes
31 December 2013
17:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN page update:
CEN/TC 204 - Sterilization of medical devices
27 December 2013
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Happy, healthy New Year!
20 December 2013
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
-1
by Dr. Gudrun Westermann
20 December 2013
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[82] Release of medical devices after sterilization
20 December 2013
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2014
"Frontline Decontamination - Are We There Yet?"

7 November 2014
Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
20 December 2013
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Workshop 1 March 2014
"Surgical Instrument Care & Maintenance"

1 March 2014
Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
20 December 2013
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Discussion 1 February 2014

1 February 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
20 December 2013
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Study Day 6 September 2014
"Storage of Non-Channelled Endoscopes"

6 September 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
20 December 2013
09:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "ISO Standards - Developments & Updates" 24 May 2014

24 May 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
20 December 2013
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum on "GS1/MS1" 29 March 2014

29 March 2014
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
18 December 2013
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
15 December 2013
21:00 [GMT]
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-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
15 December 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
-1
by Dr. Gudrun Westermann
15 December 2013
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8-10 October 2014
Fulda, Germany
14 December 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2013
13 December 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[81] Management of Loan Instruments (Part 2)
12 December 2013
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2013
18 November 2013
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
UASD - Ukrainian Association of Sterilization and Disinfection (Ukraine)
18 November 2013
00:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization UASD - Association of Sterilization and Disinfection (Ukraine) added
16 November 2013
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
16 November 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w. updated
14 November 2013
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

13-16 June 2014
Penang, Malaysia
01 November 2013
20:00 [GMT]
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Survey Results - WFHSS Executive Committee Survey September 2013
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
31 October 2013
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to CSSD CONNECT added
30 October 2013
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: vDSMH - Vereniging van Deskundigen Steriele Medische Hulpmiddelen
27 October 2013
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8-9 December 2013
Tehran, Iran
15 October 2013
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module VII: Quality Management in the RUMED
Module VII: Quality Management in the RUMED
09 October 2013
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Ayg�n Surgical Instruments Co., Inc.
08 October 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module X: Testing, Validation and Routine Control of Decontamination Processes for Medical Devices
Module X: Testing, Validation and Routine Control of Decontamination Processes for Medical Devices
08 October 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module VI: Process-Oriented Medical Device Circuit
Module VI: Process-Oriented Medical Device Circuit
08 October 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module IV: Sterilization of Medical Devices
Module IV: Sterilization of Medical Devices
08 October 2013
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module III: Reprocessing Endoscopes
Module III: Reprocessing Endoscopes
01 October 2013
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Secret Service
28 September 2013
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: PSSA - Pakistan Sterile Services Association
27 September 2013
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
26 September 2013
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment" - Lectures:
Result interpretation and implementation of corrective actions
26 September 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment" - Lectures:
Environmental Risk Assessment
26 September 2013
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment" - Lectures:
Environmental Monitoring
26 September 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment" - Lectures:
National Standard Requirements for Sterile Services Units (Ireland)
26 September 2013
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment" - Lectures:
National Decontamination Standards for Environmental Cleaning & Monitoring
by Paschal Kent
24 September 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
PSSA - Pakistan Sterile Services Association (Pakistan)
24 September 2013
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

22-23 October 2013
Brno, Czech Republic
20 September 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

9 October 2013
Mendrisio, Ticino, Switzerland
20 September 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4-6 June 2014
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
19 September 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: FSRACA - Federation of Sterilisation Research Advisory Councils of Australia
16 September 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Guidelines and Recommendations
WFHSS Recommendation 02 - Compliance Test Reports
16 September 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2013
"Pathway to successful decontamination"

11 October 2013
Kilkenny, Ireland
16 September 2013
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Slovenian version/translation available
16 September 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ZZNS - Nurses Association of Slovenia - Sterilisation Section
31 August 2013
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual WFHSS and AFS Conference 2015

7-10 October 2015
Lille, France
30 August 2013
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2013
29 August 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[80] Quality assurance in reprocessing
27 August 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Bureau Veritas
10 August 2013
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4-7 May 2014
Columbus, Ohio, United States
10 August 2013
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IAHCSMM - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management
10 August 2013
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Brain Teaser
04 August 2013
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
04 August 2013
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

7-8 May 2014
Johannesburg, South Africa
30 July 2013
19:00 [GMT]
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password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
30 July 2013
18:30 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
27 July 2013
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

12-13 September 2014
Marrakech, Morocco
23 July 2013
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
22 July 2013
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Interster International
18 July 2013
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2013
"Pathway to successful decontamination"

11 October 2013
Kilkenny, Ireland
15 July 2013
20:00 [GMT]
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-1
Voting Results
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 July 2013
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SMS - Société Marocaine de Stérilisation - Moroccon Sterilization Society
12 July 2013
20:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SMS - Société Marocaine de Stérilisation - Moroccon Sterilization Society updated
02 July 2013
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[78] Management of Loan Instruments (Part 1)
01 July 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2013
01 July 2013
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[79] Sterile barrier and packaging systems
30 June 2013
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2013
26 June 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Workshop Info Update:
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment"
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment"

7 September 2013
Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
25 June 2013
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: View from the practical side
24 June 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8-10 September 2013
Toronto Airport, Canada
22 June 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: 4A Medical
07 June 2013
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Peninsula Regional Medical Center - 2013 CS/SPD Department of the Year
(Article by Eddie Conklin)
07 June 2013
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Peninsula Regional Medical Center - Central Processing
(Presentation by Jack van Asten and Tim Galekop)
06 June 2013
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SUSID - Serbian Association of Sterilization and Disinfection - Srpsko Udruženje Sterilizacije i Dezinfekcije
05 June 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: MSSA - Malaysian Sterile Service Association
31 May 2013
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: ICOS Impianti Group S.p.A.
31 May 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner web site ICOS Impianti Group S.p.A. added
30 May 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2013
"Pathway to successful decontamination"

11 October 2013
Kilkenny, Ireland
23 May 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SASIC - Swedish Association for Sterilization and Infection Control - Sterilization Section
17 May 2013
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SVN - Sterilisatie Vereniging Nederland - Sterilization Association of The Netherlands
08 May 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2013 - Pre-conference Symposium
"The science behind the proreveal system: in situ protein detection"

10 October 2013
Kilkenny, Ireland
03 May 2013
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Decon Solutions Ltd - City and Guilds Accredited Decontamination Training Programme
29 April 2013
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Leak Detectors
25 April 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

6-9 November 2013
Susesi Convention Center, Antalya, Turkey
25 April 2013
18:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
6 November 2013, 13h-17h
Susesi Convention Center, Antalya, Turkey
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
24 April 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 31 August 2013
"Care & Maintenance of RIMD"

31 August 2013
Bon Secours Hospital, Renmore, Galway, Ireland
20 April 2013
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DKCS - The Danish Society for Hospital Hygiene and Sterile Supply - Den Danske Klub for Centralsterilisering og Sygehushygiejne
20 April 2013
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2013
"Pathway to successful decontamination"

11 October 2013
Kilkenny, Ireland
20 April 2013
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - General: Professional Ethics and Communication
General: Professional Ethics and Communication
20 April 2013
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
Level 2
19 April 2013
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SPNN - Czech and Slovak Society for Nosocomial Infections Prevention
16 April 2013
09:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
WFHSS Board Members please vote by 30 June 2013
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
16 April 2013
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
11 April 2013
21:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
WFHSS Board Members please vote
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
11 April 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

19-22 July 2013
SGH Campus, Singapore
11 April 2013
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

18-23 July 2013
SGH Campus, Singapore
08 April 2013
21:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
Proposal by FSRACA (Australia) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
07 April 2013
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EDUC_ANSMGUIDELINES
07 April 2013
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to ANSM - Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé added
07 April 2013
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Member Society Reports
Results of the Project Astenore - "The White Book of Sterilization in Italy"
03 April 2013
19:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
31 March 2013
10:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
Proposal by AMPE (Mexico) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
29 March 2013
21:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
Proposal by AFS (France) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
29 March 2013
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

5-6 June 2013
Regensdorf, Switzerland
29 March 2013
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

30 May to 1 June 2013
Bogota, Colombia
29 March 2013
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
27 March 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: April Fool's Day
23 March 2013
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2013
23 March 2013
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

28 November 2013
Mechelen, Belgium
23 March 2013
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
21 March 2013
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[77 Revised Version] DGSV Flow Chart 2013 for Classification of Medical Devices
07 March 2013
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Member Society Reports
Results of the Project Astenore - "The White Book of Sterilization in Italy"
07 March 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione
05 March 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual IMSTA Conference 2013

23 April 2013
Dublin, Ireland
04 March 2013
18:00 [GMT]
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03 March 2013
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Online Training Programme: Formation Hygienosia - Bonnes Pratiques de Stérilisation Hospitalière
[in French]
24 February 2013
11:00 [GMT]
-1
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Proposal by FSRACA (Australia) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
24 February 2013
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: vDSMH - Vereniging van Deskundigen Steriele Medische Hulpmiddelen
24 February 2013
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization vDSMH - Vereniging van Deskundigen Steriele Medische Hulpmiddelen (The Netherlands) added/updated
19 February 2013
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

6-7 June 2013
Barcelona, Spain
15 February 2013
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Bacteria Hunters in the Past
23 January 2013
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione
18 January 2013
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Slr
10 January 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8-9 May 2013
Johannesburg, South Africa
09 January 2013
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

22 March 2013
Ede, The Netherlands
09 January 2013
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

15-16 April 2013
Bristol, United Kingdom
08 January 2013
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[77 Revised Version] DGSV Flow Chart 2013 for Classification of Medical Devices
08 January 2013
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Supply
05 January 2013
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

6-9 November 2013
Susesi Convention Center, Antalya, Turkey
02 January 2013
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2012
29 December 2012
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

6-9 November 2013
Susesi Convention Center, Antalya, Turkey
29 December 2012
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Getinge Infection Control AB
29 December 2012
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ANES - Portuguese Association for Sterilization
28 December 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
28 December 2012
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

15-18 October 2014
Prague, Czech Republic
27 December 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Turn of the Year in CSSD
22 December 2012
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Getinge Infection Control AB
17 December 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
commercial article:
STERIKING - See-Through Reels - Instructions for Use
(by Wipak)
17 December 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
commercial article:
STERIKING - Ensure Safety at Point of Use - Posters
(by Wipak)
06 December 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 7 September 2013
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment"
"Environmental Monitoring assurance through local and practical risk assessment"

7 September 2013
Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
02 December 2012
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Labo Electrofrance
02 December 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner web site Labo Electrofrance added
27 November 2012
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: It's slightly confusing
18 November 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2012
16 November 2012
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2012 - Lectures:
Transportation of Contaminated RIMD to an External Central Decontamination Unit
by Dympna Fagan
16 November 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2012 - Lectures:
Finally, a standard for Flexible Endoscope Storage?
by Gary Walters
16 November 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2012 - Lectures:
Loan Instrumentation - A Loan Providers Perspective
by Anne Moynihan
16 November 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2012 - Lectures:
Loan Instruments - Practical Tips
by Hannah McMahon
16 November 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2012 - Lectures:
Chemical Safety
by Maggie Hayes
16 November 2012
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2012 - Lectures:
Where do we fit in: The Medical Device Directive
by Eoin Banville (NSAI)
12 November 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 16 February 2013
"Care & Maintenance of RIMD"

16 February 2013
Moran Silversprings Hotel, Cork, Ireland
12 November 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Irish Decontamination Institute Workshop 18 May 2013
"Periodic Testing of an Endoscope Washer Disinfector and Drying & Storage Cabinet"

18 May 2013
Santry Business Park, Santry, Dublin, Ireland
10 November 2012
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

21-24 November 2012
Osaka, Japan
08 November 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

26-28 November 2012
Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
06 November 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

7-9 November 2012
Hotel Nyborg Strand, Nyborg, Denmark
05 November 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
05 November 2012
18:00 [GMT]
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-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
28 October 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Educational Video republished: STERILIZATION - AZ ST JAN BRUGGE
27 October 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Educational Video: The Central Sterilization Department - an important link in the organization
23 October 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: SP Medikal
23 October 2012
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner web site SP Medikal added
19 October 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
16 October 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
TAHMSS - Taiwanese Association for Hospital and Medical Sterile Supply (Taiwan)
15 October 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: BANDELIN electronic
04 October 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

12-13 October 2012
Rabat, Morocco
04 October 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Anglia Ruskin University - Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education: Continuing professional development (CPD) modules and workshops
04 October 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2012
"RIMD get it, keep it & send it safe"

2 November 2012
Kilkenny, Ireland
03 October 2012
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: International CSSD WEEK, October 14-20, 2012
27 September 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

4 October 2012
Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
20 September 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
CSAO - Central Service Association of Ontario (Canada)
20 September 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization CSAO - Central Service Association of Ontario (Canada) added
15 September 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: BANDELIN electronic
15 September 2012
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner web site Sonomic® added
15 September 2012
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner BANDELIN electronic added
15 September 2012
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - German version/translation available
11 September 2012
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Franke Medical Oy
09 September 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2012
04 September 2012
20:00 [GMT]
-1
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password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
04 September 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2012
"RIMD get it, keep it & send it safe"

2 November 2012
Kilkenny, Ireland
03 September 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Animosity
29 August 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[76] Reprocessing Transmission Instruments in Dentistry
17 August 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4 October 2012
Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
13 August 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
10 August 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

Canceled
03 August 2012
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Info Update:

13 to 23 September 2012
VMA Belgrade - Central Sterilization, Belgrade, Serbia
03 August 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

16-17 October 2012
Conference Centrum BVV, Brno, Czech Republic
03 August 2012
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

11-14 September 2012
Ex Convento de San Hipólito, Mexico
30 July 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2012
27 July 2012
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Polish version/translation available
25 July 2012
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
24 July 2012
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module VIII: Induction of New Staff / Personnel Training
Module VIII: Induction of New Staff / Personnel Training
24 July 2012
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: PSMSDD - Polish Society for Medical Sterilization and Disinfection Development
23 July 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Guidelines and Recommendations
WFHSS Guideline No. 04 - Reprocessing of Medical Devices in/for Healthcare Establishments
19 July 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

14-16 October 2012
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates
19 July 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
ITT Dublin Higher Certificate in Science - Sterile Services Technology

17 September 2012
Dublin, Ireland
18 July 2012
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update:
18 July 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Meeting Place: Lab Coat Pockets
15 July 2012
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: C.B.M. S.r.l. Medical Equipment
12 July 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

18/19/20 July 2012
Centro de Convenciones Simón Bolivar, Guayaquil, Ecuador
09 July 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to APEIQ - Asociación de Profesionales de Esterilización e Instrumentación Quirúrgica (Ecuador) added
08 July 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Info Update:

13 to 23 September 2012
VMA Belgrade - Central Sterilization, Belgrade, Serbia
08 July 2012
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SOLAES - Sociedad Latinoamericana de Esterilización (Latin America)
02 July 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: ALVI srl
01 July 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner ALVI srl added
20 June 2012
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted:
CSSD Supervisor
Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Humanitarian City Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19 June 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IMSTA 30th Anniversary Awards Dinner

28 September 2012
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
19 June 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

3-6 October 2012
Gaziantep, Turkey
16 June 2012
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

6-9 November 2013
Susesi Convention Center, Antalya, Turkey
13 June 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

28/29 September 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
12 June 2012
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

22 September 2012
VMA Belgrade - Central Sterilization, Belgrade, Serbia
12 June 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

13 to 23 September 2012
VMA Belgrade - Central Sterilization, Belgrade, Serbia
12 June 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4 October 2012
Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
11 June 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

13 September 2012
Dublin, Ireland
03 June 2012
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Nomen est Omen
22 May 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Humanmeditek
15 May 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

3-5 October 2012
Fulda, Germany
15 May 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DGSV - German Society for Sterile Supply e.V.
11 May 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2012
"RIMD get it, keep it & send it safe"

2 November 2012
Kilkenny, Ireland
09 May 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
05 May 2012
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update:
02 May 2012
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

5-8 May 2013
San Diego, California, United States
30 April 2012
12:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2012
26 April 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Bureau Veritas
26 April 2012
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[75] Cooperation with the operating room and other departments
26 April 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The Problem with Contact Lenses
24 April 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: NfS - Norwegian Association of Sterile Supplies - Norsk Forening for Sterilforsyning
24 April 2012
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

9-11 May 2012
Karpacz, Poland
24 April 2012
17:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: PSMSDD - Polish Society for Medical Sterilization and Disinfection Development
24 April 2012
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization PSMSDD - Polish Society for Medical Sterilization and Disinfection Development added
21 April 2012
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: PSMSDD - Polish Society for Medical Sterilization and Disinfection Development
19 April 2012
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
17 April 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI General Meeting and Educational Discussion 12 April 2012
Presentation:
The nitty gritty of risk assessment - decontamination processes (PDF File)
16 April 2012
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Quality Management
new interactive QM section: Quality Management Helpdesk
14 April 2012
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

20 April 2012
Moscow, Russia
14 April 2012
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

11/12/13 October 2012
St. Petersburg, Russia
14 April 2012
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
RNA - Russian Nurses Association (Russia)
14 April 2012
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization RNA - Russian Nurses Association (Russia) added
14 April 2012
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
HSSSI - Hospital Sterile Service Society of India
14 April 2012
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization HSSSI - Hospital Sterile Service Society of India added
14 April 2012
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Stérilisation Hopital added
03 April 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module IX: Materials used in Medical Technology
Module IX: Materials used in Medical Technology
03 April 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module V: Constructional Requirements for a Reprocesing Unit for Medical Devices
Module V: Constructional Requirements for a Reprocesing Unit for Medical Devices
03 April 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module II: Fundamentals of Medical Device Reprocessing
Module II: Fundamentals of Medical Device Reprocessing
03 April 2012
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 2 - Module I: Special Microbiology
Module I: Special Microbiology
01 April 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

14 to 23 September 2012
VMA Belgrade - Central Sterilization, Belgrade, Serbia
31 March 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Educational Discussion 12 April 2012

12 April 2012
Dublin, Ireland
30 March 2012
01:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Serbian version/translation available
30 March 2012
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SUSID - Serbian Association of Sterilization and Disinfection - Srpsko Udruženje Sterilizacije i Dezinfekcije
29 March 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Managers/Technicians Study Day 9 June 2012
"Process Challenge Device Workshop"

24 March 2012
Dublin, Ireland
29 March 2012
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

24/25/26 August 2012
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
29 March 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

28/29 September 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
27 March 2012
22:30 [GMT]
-1
-1
Proposal / Presentation by SPNN (Czech Republic and Slovakia) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
27 March 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member Organization added: PERSISI - Perhimpunan Sterilisasi Sentral Indonesia
27 March 2012
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: PERSISI - Perhimpunan Sterilisasi Sentral Indonesia
25 March 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Quality Management
new interactive QM section: Quality Management Helpdesk
22 March 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Slr
21 March 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

21-24 November 2012
Osaka, Japan
16 March 2012
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

12/13 April 2012
Ptuj, Slovenia
05 March 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

29/30 May 2012
Brno, Czech Republic
05 March 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SPNN - Czech and Slovak Society for Nosocomial Infections Prevention
03 March 2012
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4/5 April 2012
Lyon, France
03 March 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

3 April 2012
Lyon, France
03 March 2012
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

4 April 2012
Weinfelden, Switzerland
03 March 2012
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

10 March 2012
Sion, Switzerland
03 March 2012
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

24 April 2012
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
02 March 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2012
02 March 2012
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2011
02 March 2012
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2011
29 February 2012
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Legend or reality
28 February 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[74] Transmission Instruments - Hand and Angled Pieces and Turbines - Part 1
28 February 2012
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[73] Medical device reprocessing logistics
26 February 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

28/29 September 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
26 February 2012
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione
20 February 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SGS - Société Gabonaise de Stérilisation (Gabon)
20 February 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Managers/Technicians Study Day 24 March 2012
"Process Challenge Device Workshop"

24 March 2012
Dublin, Ireland
16 February 2012
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual IMSTA Conference 2012
Smarter Care Better Health

7 March 2012
Dublin, Ireland
11 February 2012
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: CBM srl. Medical Equipment
11 February 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner CBM srl. Medical Equipment added
09 February 2012
22:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
09 February 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2011 - Lectures:
EN ISO 15883 explained: IMS - The Independent Monitoring System in the Endoscope Washer Disinfector
by Ronald Wassenburg
07 February 2012
21:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
General:
VEDAS - Vocational Education for Disinfection and Sterilization
07 February 2012
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to VEDAS - Vocational Education for Disinfection and Sterilization added
04 February 2012
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
03 February 2012
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
30 January 2012
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Question of guilt
26 January 2012
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2011 - Lectures:
Cleanliness of Work Surfaces within the IAP Room
by Marija Juraleviciute
26 January 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2011 - Lectures:
Conflict Resolution Strategy for the Workplace
by Dr. Carole Hogan
26 January 2012
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2011 - Lectures:
Removal of Contaminate from RIMD
26 January 2012
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2011 - Lectures:
Cleaning Effiecacy of Ultrasonic
by Fiona McAuley
26 January 2012
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IDI Annual Conference 2011 - Lectures:
Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) - The Link between Self-Assessment and QPS
by Marie Kehoe
16 January 2012
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: SteriTec Products Inc.
10 January 2012
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
10 January 2012
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Guidelines and Recommendations
WFHSS Guideline No. 03 - Requirements for Reprocessing Units for Medical Devices (RUMEDs) in Healthcare Establishments
08 January 2012
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Guidelines and Recommendations
WFHSS Guideline No. 02 - Check List for Procurement of Medical Devices pursuant to EN ISO 17664:2004
02 January 2012
21:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
31 December 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: New Year Resolution
26 December 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8/9 February 2012
Tehran, Iran
23 December 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Guidelines and Recommendations by vDSMH and SVN
Professional Standard for Loaner Instrumentation
Standard for loaning or renting of surgical instruments
22 December 2011
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual General IDI Meeting 28 January 2012

28 January 2012
Dublin, Ireland
22 December 2011
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: SteriTec Products Inc.
22 December 2011
00:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner SteriTec Products Inc. added
14 December 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
AAES - Asociación de Auxiliares de Esterilización Sanitaria (Spain / Catalunya)
14 December 2011
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization AAES - Asociación de Auxiliares de Esterilización Sanitaria (Spain / Catalunya) added
28 November 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Superbug Outbreak
18 November 2011
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

9 March 2012
De Reehorst, Ede, The Netherlands
18 November 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SVN - Sterilisatie Vereniging Nederland - Sterilization Association of The Netherlands
18 November 2011
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link added: SVN - Sterilisatie Vereniging Nederland (The Netherlands)
16 November 2011
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Guidelines and Recommendations
WFHSS Recommendation 01 - Validation of Decontamination Processes
10 November 2011
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[72] Reprocessing ophthalmologic medical devices (Part 3)
02 November 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SOCIENEE - Sociedad Científica de Enfermeras Especialistas en Esterilización (Peru)
29 October 2011
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: PSMSDD - Polish Society for Medical Sterilization and Disinfection Development
27 October 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

21-24 November 2012
Osaka, Japan
25 October 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IKSA - Infection Control and Sterilization Association
25 October 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link added: IKSA - Infection Control and Sterilization Association (Latvia) - www.sterivita.lv
24 October 2011
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: MSÜD - Central Sterilization Units Society of Turkey - Merkezý Sterýlýzasyon Ünýtelerý Derne�ý
22 October 2011
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
SFERD Professional Standard Handbook - Flexible Endoscopes Cleaning and Disinfection
20 October 2011
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Green Outlook
20 October 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Decon Solutions Ltd - City and Guilds Accredited Decontamination Training Programme
20 October 2011
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AFS - Association Française de Stérilisation
15 October 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

21-24 November 2012
Osaka, Japan
11 October 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Warwick SASCo Ltd.
06 October 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

1 December 2011
Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
04 October 2011
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: BHT Disinfection Technology - Division of SciCan GmbH
04 October 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner BHT Disinfection Technology - Division of SciCan GmbH added
25 September 2011
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

11/12/13 October 2012
Riccione, Italy
24 September 2011
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Bacteria Congress
20 September 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2011
"Enabling and assuring to guarantee quality decontamination of medical devices"

4 November 2011
Dublin, Ireland
16 September 2011
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
16 September 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference/Event Calendar Update:
IMSTA Innovation Showcase 2011

5 October 2011
Dublin, Ireland
15 September 2011
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

28/29 September 2011
Skopje, Macedonia
15 September 2011
06:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

29 October 2011
Morocco
09 September 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
08 September 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
03 September 2011
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2011
02 September 2011
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[71] Reprocessing ophthalmologic medical devices (Part 2)
30 August 2011
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
29 August 2011
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2011
"Enabling and assuring to guarantee quality decontamination of medical devices"

4 November 2011
Dublin, Ireland
27 August 2011
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SUSID - Serbian Association of Sterilization and Disinfection (Serbia)
27 August 2011
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization SUSID - Serbian Association of Sterilization and Disinfection (Serbia) added
24 August 2011
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Quality Management
new Quality Management Presentation:
How to do visual management in the sterilization: practical Five-S for CSSD

by Jean-Marc Legentil
23 August 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Quality Management
new Quality Management Presentation:
The Toyota/Lean Approach Applied to Health Care

by Jean-Marc Legentil
22 August 2011
07:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: A Desperate Housewife
17 August 2011
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
16 August 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

15 September 2011
Portlaoise, Co Laois, Ireland
15 August 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Annual Conference 2011
"Enabling and assuring to guarantee quality decontamination of medical devices"

4 November 2011
Dublin, Ireland
03 August 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

Distance Learning via Virtual Learning Environment
Starting on 26 September 2011
03 August 2011
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

Distance Learning via Virtual Learning Environment
Starting on 23 January 2012
31 July 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Quality Management
new Quality Management Article:
Five S for Healthcare
by Jean-Marc Legentil
26 July 2011
06:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: 4A Medical
23 July 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AMPE - Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales en Esterilización
20 July 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DKCS - The Danish Society for Hospital Hygiene and Sterile Supply - Den Danske Klub for Centralsterilisering og Sygehushygiejne
20 July 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
17 July 2011
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

Distance Learning via Virtual Learning Environment
Starting on 26 September 2011
17 July 2011
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

Distance Learning via Virtual Learning Environment
Starting on 23 January 2012
07 July 2011
05:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

23-25 October 2011
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates
06 July 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Announcements
September 28th - Annual Day of the Sterile Service Technician
04 July 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Keep it confusing
04 July 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

28-31 July 2011
Palácio das Convenções Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil
03 July 2011
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2011
28 June 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to NSAI - National Standards Authority of Ireland added
28 June 2011
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[70] Reprocessing ophthalmologic medical devices (Part 1)
26 June 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

3-5 October 2011
Fulda, Germany
26 June 2011
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

29 April to 2 May 2012
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
23 June 2011
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: TRANS Medikal
23 June 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner TRANS Medikal added
16 June 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

23-25 October 2011
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates
14 June 2011
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to CSAO - Central Service Association of Ontario (Canada) added
14 June 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to CSSA - Central Sterilizing Services Association of Thailand added
13 June 2011
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum 26 May 2011 - "Drying Cabinets Technical & Regulatory Aspect"
Presentation:
Endoscope Storage Cabinet - Technical and Normative Aspects (PDF File)
(by Lionel Pineau PhD, Biotech-Germande, France)
12 June 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Practical WFHSS Training Programme
(Info and Applications Forms)
12 June 2011
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: JSMI - Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation
12 June 2011
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to JSMI - Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation updated
05 June 2011
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care
05 June 2011
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
WHO Guidelines for Safe Surgery 2009
30 May 2011
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Tradition since Louis Pasteur
17 May 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

23-25 October 2011
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates
16 May 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

29 October 2011
Morocco
13 May 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
-1
by Wayne Spencer
09 May 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
-1
by Dr. Gudrun Westermann
05 May 2011
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
-1
by Walter Accoe, Wayne Spencer
04 May 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: OPHARDT HYGIENE-TECHNIK GmbH + Co. KG
04 May 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner OPHARDT HYGIENE-TECHNIK GmbH + Co. KG added
02 May 2011
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
Commentary by the Quality Task Group of the German Society of Sterile Supply (DGSV) on the topic of the «Hygiene Scandal»
02 May 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2011
28 April 2011
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SFHSS - Saudi Forum for Hospital Sterilization Services
28 April 2011
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization SFHSS - Saudi Forum for Hospital Sterilization Services (Saudi Arabia) updated
28 April 2011
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

29 October 2011
Morocco
25 April 2011
09:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Talking past each other
14 April 2011
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual WFHSS and DAS Conference 2013
The Annual WFHSS Conference 2013 will be organized in collaboration with the Disinfection Antisepsis and Sterilization Association (DAS) and will take place in Turkey
14 April 2011
12:30 [GMT]
-1
-1
Organization of the WFHSS Conference 2013 confirmed to
DAS.
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
14 April 2011
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

1 December 2011
Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
12 April 2011
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Chemi-Pharm AS
12 April 2011
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Chemi-Pharm AS added
12 April 2011
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum 26 May 2011
"Drying Cabinets Technical & Regulatory Aspect"

26 May 2011
Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin, Ireland
08 April 2011
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
IDI Training Course for CDU Managers to Understand Validation & Validation Reports (Sterilizers)

11 May 2011
Manepa, Citywest Dublin, Ireland
08 April 2011
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
IDI Manager's Study Day 24 June 2011
"Conflict Resolution & Change Management"

24 June 2011
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
08 April 2011
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

12-15 October 2011
Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal
31 March 2011
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HUMS-te - Croatian Association for Hospital Sterile Supply - Hrvatska Udruga Medicinske Sterilizacije
31 March 2011
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Croatian version/translation available
28 March 2011
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SMS - Société Marocaine de Stérilisation - Moroccon Sterilization Society
28 March 2011
13:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SMS - Société Marocaine de Stérilisation - Moroccon Sterilization Society added/updated
28 March 2011
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

29 October 2011
Morocco
28 March 2011
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

12-15 October 2011
Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal
23 March 2011
14:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Event Calendar Update:
IDI Launch 29 April 2011


Morrison Hotel, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin, Ireland
21 March 2011
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
21 March 2011
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Lucy's Assumption
12 March 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

28-31 July 2011
Palácio das Convenções Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil
12 March 2011
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

26-28 October 2011
Hotel Manquehue, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
12 March 2011
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

31 October 2011 to 3 November 2011
Windhoek, Namibia
10 March 2011
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI Study Day 16 April 2011
"Endoscopy Decontamination Workshop"

16 April 2011
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
10 March 2011
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

7-8 April 2011
Hotel Wellness Park, Lažko, Slovenia
10 March 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted:
Adjunct-hoofd OK-logistiek en centrale sterilisatie
(Deputy Head OK, Logistics and Central Sterilization)
University Hospital Gent, Belgium
09 March 2011
13:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar/Info Update:

8/9 June 2011
Regensdorf, Switzerland
09 March 2011
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[69] Problem instruments when it comes to reprocessing - Part 1
09 March 2011
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

17-18 March 2011
Thon Hotel Arena, Lillestrøm, Norway
09 March 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

18 March 2011
De Reehorst, Ede, The Netherlands
09 March 2011
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

17-20 April 2011
Bayview Hotel Langkawi, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
09 March 2011
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

5 November 2011
De Reehorst, Ede, The Netherlands
09 March 2011
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

9-11 November 2011
Rotorua, New Zealand
08 March 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute
08 March 2011
14:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDI General Meeting and Education Forum 7 April 2011
RIMD Maintenance & Management

7 April 2011
Ashling Hotel, Parkgate St., Dublin, Ireland
08 March 2011
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:

29-31 March 2011
SZU - National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
08 March 2011
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

28-29 April 2011
NH Hotels, Olomouc, Czech Republic
08 March 2011
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

19-20 May 2011
Hotel Celnice, Breclav, Czech Republic
08 March 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

2-3 June 2011
Hotel Voronĕž, FN Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
08 March 2011
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

18-19 October 2011
Conference Centrum BVV, Brno, Czech Republic
06 March 2011
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8-9 April 2011
Stamford Grand, Glenelg, Australia
06 March 2011
18:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

9-11 November 2011
Panters, Pentrith, Australia
06 March 2011
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

18-20 August 2011
Holiday Inn Hotel, Surfers Paradise, Australia
06 March 2011
18:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

12-13 August 2011
Hemisphere Conference Centre, Moorabbin, Australia
06 March 2011
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

15/16/17 March 2012
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth, Australia
06 March 2011
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: FSRACA - Federation of Sterilisation Research Advisory Councils of Australia
05 March 2011
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
02 March 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2011
27 February 2011
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
member page/info update:
FSHIC/EM - Finnish Society for Hospital Infection Control - Equipment Maintenance Section (Finland)
15 February 2011
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
PERSISI - Perhimpunan Sterilisasi Sentral Indonesia (Indonesia)
14 February 2011
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
VI Congreso Nacional de Centrales de Esterilización
June 30th to July 2nd, 2011
Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
14 February 2011
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ACPCE - Asociación Colombiana de Profesionales de Centrales de Esterilización
14 February 2011
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Wishful Thinking
09 February 2011
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Belintra - Mexiz
08 February 2011
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Supply (Switzerland)
08 February 2011
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Annual Report 2009
06 February 2011
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
IDI Technicians/Operatives Studyday 5 March 2011
"Care & Maintenance of RIMD Workshop"

5 March 2011
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
02 February 2011
10:30 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN page update:
CEN/TC 102 - Sterilizers for medical purposes
02 February 2011
10:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN page update:
CEN/TC 204 - Sterilization of medical devices
31 January 2011
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDI - Irish Decontamination Institute (Ireland)
26 January 2011
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: gke-GmbH
25 January 2011
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IDSc - Institute of Decontamination Sciences (United Kingdom)
20 January 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
3 Day Theoretical and Practical MSÜD Education Programme
9/10/11 February 2011
Mersin University Hospital CSSD, Mersin, Turkey
20 January 2011
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
4th MSÜD Sterilization Symposium
12 February 2011
Hilton Hotel, Mersin, Turkey
19 January 2011
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: SIGMA Medical Supplies Corp.
19 January 2011
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner SIGMA Medical Supplies Corp. added
14 January 2011
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Study Day
"Endoscopy Decontamination Workshop"

19 February 2011
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
10 January 2011
20:48 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: CSSD Educator, Central Sterile Supply Department, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
10 January 2011
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Decon Solutions Ltd - City and Guilds Accredited Decontamination Training Programme
07 January 2011
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2010
07 January 2011
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[68] Problems today - tomorrow, how can we solve them?!
07 January 2011
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2010
04 January 2011
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual General IASSM Meeting 22 January 2011
22 January 2011
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
04 January 2011
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Study Day
"Endoscopy Decontamination Workshop"

19 February 2011
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
03 January 2011
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Great Expectations for 2011
01 January 2011
15:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update:
SMS - Société Marocaine de Stérilisation (Morocco)
23 December 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SMS - Société Marocaine de Stérilisation (Morocco)
22 December 2010
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Turkish Guideline for Sterilization and Disinfection in Health Care Settings
22 December 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DAS - Disinfection Antisepsis and Sterilization Association
22 December 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
IDI Technicians/Operatives Study Day 5 March 2011
"Care & Maintenance of RIMD"

5 March 2011
Ashling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
18 December 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual WFHSS and JSMI Conference 2012
The Annual WFHSS Conference 2012 will be organized in collaboration with the Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation (JSMI) and will take place in Japan
17 December 2010
20:00 [GMT]
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-1
Voting Results
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
15 December 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Anglia Ruskin University: "Decontamination of Medical Devices"
10 December 2010
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
07 December 2010
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation/Publication by the AFS Working Group: Sterilisation Premises Architecture and Layout
03 December 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
01 December 2010
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The Shadow Nobel-Price in Physics
25 November 2010
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Study Day
"Endoscopy Decontamination Workshop"

19 February 2011
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
24 November 2010
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Pharmalabel BV
23 November 2010
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum
7 April 2011
Venue TBA, Ireland
23 November 2010
17:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum
26 May 2011
Venue TBA, Ireland
23 November 2010
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum
1 September 2011
Venue TBA, Ireland
23 November 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XIII Jornadas Nacionales de Actualización en Prevención y Control de Infecciones Hospitalarias
15/16/17 December 2010
Mar del Plata, Argentina
23 November 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CSC - Sterilisatie Vereniging Nederland - Sterilization Association of The Netherlands
22 November 2010
20:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
WFHSS Board Members please vote by 15 December 2010
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
22 November 2010
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[67] Using Ultrasonic Basins to Reprocess Medical Devices - Part 2
22 November 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Guidelines and Recommendations
WFHSS Guideline No. 01 - Tests/checks after maintenance/repairs
16 November 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
CLEANICAL FORUM 2011 - 12th International Forum "Medical Devices and Processes"
19 February 2011
Berlin, Germany
07 November 2010
06:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
WFHSS Board Members please vote by 15 December 2010
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
06 November 2010
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

12-15 October 2011
Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal
29 October 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Hygiene Manoeuvre
25 October 2010
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
21 October 2010
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

12-15 October 2011
Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal
21 October 2010
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Course info update:
IASSM Training Course for CDU Managers to Understand Validation & Validation Reports
26 November 2010
Citywest Dublin, Ireland
14 October 2010
06:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
WFHSS Board Members please vote by 15 December 2010
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 October 2010
22:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 October 2010
21:30 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 October 2010
21:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 October 2010
20:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 October 2010
19:30 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
12 October 2010
19:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
07 October 2010
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
First National Moroccan Day of Sterilization

16 October 2010
Rabat, Morocco
07 October 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Humanmeditek Co., Ltd.
30 September 2010
06:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: How do they do that?
23 September 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

27 November 2010
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
23 September 2010
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Laoken Technology Co., Ltd
23 September 2010
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Laoken Technology Co., Ltd added
23 September 2010
12:50 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2010
23 September 2010
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[66] General Principles for Using Ultrasound for Cleaning Medical Devices - Part 1
22 September 2010
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
17th DAS Seminar
25 September 2010
Konya, Turkey
22 September 2010
06:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
7th National DAS Congress on Disinfection and Sterilization
16-20 March 2011
Antalya, Turkey
21 September 2010
18:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
- Proposal by AMPE (Mexico) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
20 September 2010
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
19 September 2010
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
-1
by Dr. Hamid Zare
14 September 2010
17:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation/Publication by the AFS Working Group [in Spanish]: Arquitectura y Servicios de Esterilización - Parte 2
14 September 2010
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation/Publication by the AFS Working Group [in Spanish]: Arquitectura y Servicios de Esterilización - Parte 1
12 September 2010
07:45 [GMT]
-1
-1
Proposal / Presentation by MSSA (Malaysia) added
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
10 September 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 2 September 2010
Presentation:
"Prion Deactivation Technology" (PDF File)
(by Dr. Gerald McDonnell, Steris)
09 September 2010
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
V.S.Z Study Day
October 28th, 2010
Metropolis, Antwerp, Belgium
06 September 2010
20:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
06 September 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
FSHIC/EM - Finnish Society for Hospital Infection Control - Equipment Maintenance Section (Finland)
05 September 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to The Finnish Society for Hospital Infection Control added
30 August 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:

12-15 October 2011
Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal
26 August 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: How to solve CSS staff shortage
23 August 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

12-15 October 2011
Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal
03 August 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

7-10 October 2010
Thessaloniki, Greece
02 August 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

8/9 June 2011
Regensdorf, Switzerland
02 August 2010
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

6/7 June 2011
Cité Internationale des Congrès, Nantes, France
02 August 2010
20:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

5 June 2011
Cité Internationale des Congrès, Nantes, France
02 August 2010
17:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
02 August 2010
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
02 August 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:

12/13 May 2011
Seehotel Hafnersee, Carinthia, Austria
30 July 2010
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 July 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
28 July 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day
October 28th, 2010
Metropolis, Antwerp, Belgium
06 July 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation/Publication by the AFS Working Group [in French]: Architecture et Locaux en Sterilisation
05 July 2010
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual IDSc Conference and Exhibition 2010

29 November to 1 December 2010
Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
05 July 2010
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XIX Congreso Internacional del CEDEST

11/12/13 May 2011
Albacete, Spain
05 July 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
FUDESA - Argentine Congress of Sterilization and Disinfection 2010
12/13/14 October 2010
Argentina
02 July 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation by Swissmedic [in German and French]: Guidelines for using small steam sterilizers
30 June 2010
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
30 June 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
-1
by Dr. Gudrun Westermann
30 June 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
-1
by Dr. Gudrun Westermann
26 June 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[65] Computer-Assisted Batch Documentation
25 June 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[64] Decontamination of Containers
24 June 2010
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil
24 June 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual NZSSA Conference 2010

13/14/15 October 2010
Auckland, New Zealand
24 June 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[63] Outlook of DGSV Quality Task Group's Activities for 2010
23 June 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2010
23 June 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[62] Manual Reprocessing of Medical Devices (wish-wash workshop, DGSV Cogress, Fulda)
10 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module VIII: Introduction to the Science of Law for Healtcare Sector Employees
Module VIII: Introduction to the Science of Law for Healtcare Sector Employees
09 June 2010
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Course info update:
IASSM Training Course for CDU Managers to Understand Validation & Validation Reports
25 June 2010
Citywest Dublin, Ireland
09 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module VII: Fundamentals of Instrumentation
Module VII: Fundamentals of Instrumentation
07 June 2010
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Concerned SPD Student
07 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module VI: Sterile Supply Packaging
Module VI: Sterile Supply Packaging
05 June 2010
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil
05 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module V: Introduction to Quality Management
Module V: Introduction to Quality Management
03 June 2010
18:00 [GMT]
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-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
03 June 2010
17:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
03 June 2010
16:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
03 June 2010
15:00 [GMT]
-1
-1
29 July 2010, 17h-19h/22h
"Anhembi" Conventions Center, Sao Paolo, Brazil
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
03 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module IV: Occupational Safety for Medical Device Reprocessing
Module IV: Occupational Safety for Medical Device Reprocessing
02 June 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Course info update:
IASSM Training Course for CDU Managers to Understand Validation & Validation Reports
25 June 2010
Citywest Dublin, Ireland
02 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Annual Conference 2010

5 November 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
01 June 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module III: Fundamentals of Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization
Module III: Fundamentals of Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization
30 May 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module II: Fundamentals of Microbiology and the Science of Infection
Module II: Fundamentals of Microbiology and the Science of Infection
28 May 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Training Programme
WFHSS Training Programme - Level 1: Reprocessing of Medical Devices - Module I: General Hygiene
Module I: General Hygiene
27 May 2010
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2010
26 May 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IHCC - Iranian Health Care Centres
26 May 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
4th IHCC Seminar of Sterilization Facts
14/15 September 2010
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
21 May 2010
19:29 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Sterilization/Reprocessing/Safety and Health Manager - United States (Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation)
20 May 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
ACIST 2010 - Advanced Course in Sterilization Technology and Qualifying Course for Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
Year 2010 - Week One: 6th to 10th September 2010
Codicote, Herts, United Kingdom
20 May 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
ACIST 2010 - Advanced Course in Sterilization Technology and Qualifying Course for Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
Year 2010 - Week Two: 4th to 8th October 2010
Codicote, Herts, United Kingdom
20 May 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
ACIST 2010 - Advanced Course in Sterilization Technology and Qualifying Course for Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
Year 2010 - Week Three: 8th to 12th November 2010
Codicote, Herts, United Kingdom
20 May 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
ACIST 2010 - Advanced Course in Sterilization Technology and Qualifying Course for Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
Year 2010 - Revision Seminar / Examinations: 13th to 15th December 2010
Codicote, Herts, United Kingdom
19 May 2010
09:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2010
-1:

by Joris Van De Klundert
19 May 2010
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2010
-1:

by Koen Vandormael [in Dutch]
19 May 2010
08:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2010
-1:

by Tim Galekop [in Dutch]
19 May 2010
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2010
-1:
15 May 2010
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
14 May 2010
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Note on the Desk
14 May 2010
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Mud Bath
11 May 2010
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Annual Conference 2010

5 November 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
11 May 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Monday-Friday Machine
07 May 2010
16:00 [GMT]
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Voting Results
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
05 May 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Course calendar update:
IASSM Training Course for CDU Managers to Understand Validation & Validation Reports
25 June 2010
Citywest Dublin, Ireland
01 May 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: STEELCO S.p.A.
01 May 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: VP Group - Stericlin® Medical Packaging
27 April 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Slr
17 April 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
First National Moroccan Day of Sterilization

16 October 2010
Rabat, Morocco
14 April 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 1 April 2010
Operational costs in the modern CSSD & the importance of reporting and traceability

Presentation:
"Operational costs in the modern CSSD & the importance of reporting and traceability" (PDF File)
(by Jan Koch, INVITEC GmbH & Co. KG)
07 April 2010
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2010

9/10 June 2010
Fribourg, Switzerland
03 April 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
03 April 2010
06:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
-1

29 April 2010
UZA, Belgium
28 March 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
25 March 2010
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Rule with no exception
24 March 2010
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
23 March 2010
22:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual DKCS Meeting and Conference 2010

10/11/12 November 2010
Hotel Nyborg Strand, Nyborg, Denmark
23 March 2010
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DKCS - The Danish Society for Hospital Hygiene and Sterile Supply
23 March 2010
14:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Press Releases
Press Release - 22 March 2010: Arjowiggins Pulp Surcharge
23 March 2010
14:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Arjowiggins
20 March 2010
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: NfS - Norsk Forening for Sterilforsyning (Norway)
19 March 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
18 March 2010
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual DGSV Conference 2010

7/8/9 October 2010
Fulda, Germany
17 March 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: RENOSEM
17 March 2010
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Conference Highland X. - Central Sterilization

23/24 March 2010
Hotel SKI, Nové Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic
17 March 2010
09:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IX. Conference Dezinfection, Desinsection, Deratization 2010 - Prívora Days

10/11/12 May 2010
Podebrady, Czech Republic
17 March 2010
09:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
CSS Conference - Program for Patient Safety

13/14 May 2010
Breclav, Czech Republic
17 March 2010
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
VI. Annual Conference and Exhibition Czech Society for Sterilization

19/20 October 2010
Conference Centrum BVV, Brno, Czech Republic
16 March 2010
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: RENOSEM
16 March 2010
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner RENOSEM added
16 March 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation (Turkish): Tibbi Malzemelerin Buharla Sterilizasyonu, Cilt I - Genel Teori
(English: Sterilization of Medical Supplies by Steam, Volume 1 - General Theory)
Author: Jan Huys; Edited by Hülya Erbil
16 March 2010
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: MSÜD - Central Sterilization Units Society of Turkey
16 March 2010
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
4th International Infection Control Conference
"The Expanding Horizons of Infection Control"

27/28/29 August 2010 - Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
15 March 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 27 May 2010

Ashling Hotel Dublin, Ireland
11 March 2010
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
10 March 2010
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Keith Shuttleworth & Associates
04 March 2010
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
04 March 2010
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Slr
04 March 2010
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Joint IPCAN/IFIC 2010 Conference

29 August 2010 to 1 September 2010
01 March 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Joint IPCAN/IFIC 2010 Conference

29 August 2010 to 1 September 2010
01 March 2010
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
IPCAN - Infection Prevention & Control Africa Network (Africa)
01 March 2010
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization IPCAN - Infection Prevention & Control Africa Network (Africa) added
01 March 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Aesculap AG
25 February 2010
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
25 February 2010
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Technicians Study Day 20 Februay 2010 - "The Importance of Process Auditing for CDU Technicians"
Presentation:
Medical Standard 1 (PDF File)
(by Simon Jackson)
25 February 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Keith Shuttleworth & Associates
25 February 2010
12:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2010
18 February 2010
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
17 February 2010
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 2 September 2010

Ashling Hotel Dublin, Ireland
16 February 2010
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2009
16 February 2010
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IV. International Sterilization Conference Turkey 2010

Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
13 February 2010
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
12 February 2010
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
10 February 2010
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Technicians Study Day 20 Februay 2010
"The Importance of Process Auditing for CDU Technicians"

Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
04 February 2010
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Keith Shuttleworth & Associates
04 February 2010
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Keith Shuttleworth & Associates added
02 February 2010
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
28 January 2010
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Changing Room
20 January 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
-1

19 March 2010
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
20 January 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
-1

27 November 2010
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
19 January 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
-1

29 April 2010
UZA, Belgium
19 January 2010
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CSC - Sterilisatie Vereniging Nederland - Sterilization Association of The Netherlands
13 January 2010
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
-1

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
12 January 2010
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
15th MSSA Annual General Meeting, Conference & Exhibition
"Moving With Time"

22-25 March 2010
PNB Ilham Resort, Port Dickson, Sembilan, Malaysia
06 January 2010
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Course calendar update:
"CDU Advanced Management Course"
25/26 February 2010
Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
18 December 2009
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Supply
18 December 2009
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2010

9/10 June 2010
Fribourg, Switzerland
09 December 2009
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Learning by Doing
01 December 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual General IASSM Meeting 23 January 2010

Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
01 December 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Technicians Study Day 20 Februay 2010
"The Importance of Process Auditing for CDU Technicians"

Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
01 December 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 1 April 2010

Ashling Hotel Dublin, Ireland
01 December 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 27 May 2010

Ashling Hotel Dublin, Ireland
01 December 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting and Education Forum 2 September 2010

Ashling Hotel Dublin, Ireland
01 December 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Annual Conference 2010

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
26 November 2009
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2009
26 November 2009
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IV. International Sterilization Conference Turkey 2010

Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
24 November 2009
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
SOBECC Scientific Day 5 December 2009

Sao Paolo, Brazil
23 November 2009
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SASIC - SASIC - Swedish Association for Sterilization and Infection Control
18 November 2009
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Lean Project
by Tony McLoughlin (Ireland)
18 November 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Dangerous Goods
by Henry Mooney (Ireland)
18 November 2009
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Quality Activity in the H.S.S.U. Department in St James’s Hospital
by Anthony Corbett (Ireland)
18 November 2009
20:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Health Service Executive Code of Practice for the Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices
by Suzanne Hannon (Ireland)
18 November 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Empowering Beliefs and Attitudes
by Mick Rook (Ireland)
17 November 2009
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SASIC - SASIC - Swedish Association for Sterilization and Infection Control
11 November 2009
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Validation Service Contracts / Testing Schedules
by Terry Easy (UK)
11 November 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Loan Instrument Management
by Simon Jackson (UK)
11 November 2009
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Central Sterile Services Department
by Paul Mc Walter (Ireland)
11 November 2009
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Non Conformance of Instrument Sets
by Pamela Hutchings (Ireland)
11 November 2009
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
"Continuous process improvement for challenging times"
Lectures and Presentations

Developing Sterile Services for the 21st Century
by Pete Chandler (UK)
10 November 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
"CDU Advanced Management Course"
25/26 February 2010
Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
10 November 2009
15:30 [GMT]
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10 November 2009
14:00 [GMT]
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02 November 2009
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
30 October 2009
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
6 November 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
28 October 2009
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Borer Chemie AG
26 October 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Sense of Duty
23 October 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
WFHSS Executive Committee 2009
WFHSS Executive Committee members elected at the WFHSS Board Meeting in Crete on October 7th, 2009
16 October 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
15 October 2009
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Slr
14 October 2009
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XVII Jornadas de Perfeccionamiento, IV Internacionales
Factores humanos y seguridad en la atención del paciente

19/20 November 2009
Hotel Manquehue, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
14 October 2009
14:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
NfS Annual General Meeting 2010

18/19 May 2010
Thon Hotel Arena, Lillestrøm, Norway
14 October 2009
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
85th Annual JSMI Meeting 2010

13/14/15 May 2010
International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan
14 October 2009
07:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XI Congresso Nazionale A.I.O.S.
1986-2010: 24 anni di attività AIOS - Aggiornamento e rivisitazione del processo di sterilizzazione

17/18/19 June 2010
Grand Hotel Tiziano, Lecce, Italy
13 October 2009
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
32nd National Sterilisation Days 2010
Satellite Symposium

27 April 2010
Grand Palais, Lille, France
13 October 2009
15:45 [GMT]
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32nd National Sterilisation Days 2010

28/29 April 2010
Grand Palais, Lille, France
13 October 2009
15:15 [GMT]
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Annual IDSc Conference and Exhibition 2009

23 to 25 November 2009
Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
03 October 2009
16:00 [GMT]
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Annual DKCS Meeting and Conference 2009
4/5/6 November 2009
Nyborg, Denmark
02 October 2009
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
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FUDESA - Argentine Congress of Sterilization and Disinfection 2009
27/28/29 October 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina
01 October 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
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Annual DGSV Conference 2009

15/16/17 October 2009
Fulda, Germany
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