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Thursday, 18 March 2010, 12:16 [GMT]
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
18 March 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
current Conference:
NfS Annual General Meeting 2010

18/19 May 2010
Thon Hotel Arena, Lillestrøm, Norway
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

Aishling 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:
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010
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:
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010
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:
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010
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

Aishling 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:
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010
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
09 February 2010
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual NZSSA Conference 2010

20/21/22 October 2010
Auckland, New Zealand
09 February 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Closing Ceremony

Factors influencing aluminium foil test results in an ultrasonic cleaner
by Marion Coussemacq, Christine Denis (France)
05 February 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Closing Ceremony

Cleaning efficiency of pre-sterilization protocols for reusable dental burs
by Francesco Tessarolo (Italy)
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
02 February 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Closing Ceremony

We manage our sterilization errors: do you?
by Paolo Turri, Chiara Oggioni (Italy)
29 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Plenary Session

Optimizing Sterilization Logistics in Hospitals
by Joris van de Klundert (The Netherlands)
28 January 2010
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Changing Room
26 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Plenary Session

CSSD Vision on Joint Commission Accreditation
by Yaffa Raz (Israel)
22 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Plenary Session

Surgical and Central Sterile Supplies Department: How to challenge a win/win approach?
by Olivier Willième (Belgium)
20 January 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
CSC Spring Congress 19 March 2010
19 March 2010
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
20 January 2010
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
CSC Autumn Congress 27 November 2010
27 November 2010
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
19 January 2010
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 29 April 2010 - "Logistics System and CSSD"
29 April 2010
UZA, Belgium
19 January 2010
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CSC - Central Sterilization Club (The Netherlands)
19 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 5

Testing, Validation and Routine Control in Processing of flexible Endoscopes in Austria
by Tillo Miorini, Viola Buchrieser (Austria)
15 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 5

Reusable Medical Equipment Reprocessed in a CSSD - Shelf life times
by Pia Hilsberg (Denmark)
13 January 2010
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010
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
12 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 4

Wanted: Professional education for heterogeneous group of CSSD staff: Yes, we can!
by Goedele Baekelandt (Belgium)
08 January 2010
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 4

From cleaning person to sterilization assistant: a talent management approach
Training Programme: Basic GrowthPath for new members of staff

by Els Vanhoven (Belgium)
08 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 4

From cleaning person to sterilization assistant: a talent management approach
by Els Vanhoven, Valerie Coussement (Belgium)
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
05 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 3

Basic study and clinical application for LTSF (Low Temperature Sterilization Formaldehyde)
by Keiji Kanemitsu (Japan)
01 January 2010
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 3

Pyrogenic Risk in Reusing SUDs: Efficiency of Plasma Sterilization in Removing Endotoxins from Electrophysiology Catheters
by Francesco Tessarolo (Italy)
29 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 3

Modelling the inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores by ethylene oxide processing
by Gisela Cristina Mendes (Portugal)
25 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Plenary Session

Reprocessing of dental instruments and angle handpieces
by Heike Martiny, Simonis Anette (Germany)
22 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Plenary Session

Risk Management on Reuse Single Use Medical Device (SUD)
by Samuel Tat Hong Law (Hong Kong)
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
18 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Plenary Session

Prion inactivation
by Emmanouil Papadogiannakis (Greece)
16 December 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 1

Remarks on: "Test soils, cleaning indicators and protein residual tests in comparison"
by Martin Pfeifer (Pereg GmbH, Germany)
15 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Oral Presentations

Investigation about Log Reduction of Blood Contamination by Washer-Disinfectors
by Tomozo Yamamoto, Ryo Fushimi, Yushi Uetera, Kazuhisa Matsuda, Yutaka Shimazaki, Toshiaki Matsuyama, Ken Sakai, Yoji Harada, Masatake Shimizu, Ken Okubo, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi (Japan)
11 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Oral Presentations

Side Effects to the Hospital Employees During the Use of Disinfectants and Antiseptics in the Central Sterilization Service Departments
by Costas Delezos (Greece)
09 December 2009
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Learning by Doing
08 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Oral Presentations

CSSD Technicians Practical Training Course
by Anu Tammemäe (Estonia)
04 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Oral Presentations

Purchase a Heat Sealer - The right test for the right choice
by François Kramp (France)
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

Aishling 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

Aishling 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

Aishling 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
01 December 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Lecture

Sterilization Programs, Air Removal and Steam Penetration
by Peter Hooper (United Kingdom)
27 November 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 2

Establishment of a systematic monitoring for electrosurgery instruments in laparoscopy
by Frédy Cavin (Switzerland)
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
24 November 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 2

Microscope assessment of surgical instrument cleanliness
by Bill Keevil (United Kingdom)
23 November 2009
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SASIC - SASIC - Swedish Association for Sterilization and Infection Control
20 November 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 1

Test soils, cleaning indicators and protein residual tests in comparison
by Tillo Miorini, Viola Buchrieser (Austria)
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
17 November 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Session 1

Automated medical instrument washers: To clean or NOT to clean?
by Michelle Alfa (Canada)
16 November 2009
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
V.S.Z Study Day 29 October 2009 - Lectures

Influence of Steam Quality on Instruments and Sterile Goods
by Gerhard Kirmse (in English]
16 November 2009
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
V.S.Z Study Day 29 October 2009 - Lectures

Traceersystemen en productcoderingen
by Geert Ballyn (in Dutch/Flemish]
13 November 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Lecture

Guidelines for the use of disinfectants in hospital settings
by Eleni Tomprou (Greece)
12 November 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
V.S.Z Study Day 29 October 2009 - Lectures

Waarom maken mensen fouten en wat is er tegen te doen?
by John Vollenbroek (in Dutch/Flemish]
12 November 2009
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
V.S.Z Study Day 29 October 2009 - Lectures

Sterilization Programs, Air Removal and Steam Penetration
by Peter Hooper (in English]
12 November 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
V.S.Z Study Day 29 October 2009 - Lectures

Waterbehandelingen zonder handelingen
by Julien De Smedt (in Dutch/Flemish]
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)
11 November 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Lecture

Sterilization: Light and Shadow
by Dominique Goullet (France)
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]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Project Group "Guidelines for Decontamination Processes"
10 November 2009
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Education Group Questionnaire
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]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
32nd National Sterilisation Days 2010

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

23 to 25 November 2009
Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
13 October 2009
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference 2009 Opening Ceremony

Welcome Speech
by Wim Renders (WFHSS President)
12 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Karrieremöglichkeiten in der Sterilisation
by Pierrette Chenevard [in German]
12 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
L’opportunité d’une carrière professionnelle dans le domaine de la stérilisation
by Pierrette Chenevard [in French]
11 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Entwicklung in der ZSVA
by Harry Schenk [in German]
11 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Le futur dans les stérilisations centrales
by Harry Schenk [in French]
10 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
ZSVA im Tessin: Umsetzung? Schwierigkeiten?
by Antonio Di Iorio, Dino Cauzza [in German]
10 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Stérilisation centrale au Tessin. Mise en place? Difficultés?
by Antonio Di Iorio, Dino Cauzza [in French]
09 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Rekrutierung - Auswahl - Einarbeitung neuer Mitarbeiter in der Sterilisation: ein neuer Weg
by Els Vanhoven [in German]
09 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Recrutement - sélection - plan d’insertion de nouveaux collaborateurs en stérilisation: une nouvelle route
by Els Vanhoven [in French]
08 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Verantwortung bei der Aufbereitung von Medizinprodukten aus Sicht der Behörde
by Markus Weiss [in German]
08 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Le point de vue des autorités sur les responsabilités lors du retraitement de dispositifs médicaux
by Markus Weiss [in French]
07 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Markierung durch Nadelprägen: eine autonome Lösung für die individuelle Rückverfolgbarkeit chirurgischer Instrumente
by Christophe Lambert [in German]
07 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Marquage par micro percussion: une solution autonome pour la traçabilité individuelle des instruments de chirurgie
by Christophe Lambert [in French]
06 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Leitlinie für die Validierung des Siegelprozesses nach EN ISO 11607-2
by Anke Carter [in German]
06 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Guide de validation du processus de scellage selon l’EN ISO 11607-2
by Anke Carter [in French]
05 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Nachspülqualität bei RDG - Anforderungen, Messsystem und Routineüberwachung in der Praxis
by Cornelia Hugo, Dr. Winfried Michels [in German]
05 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Qualité de rinçage final des LD, système demesure et contrôles de routine dans la pratique
by Cornelia Hugo, Dr. Winfried Michels [in French]
04 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Welche optischen Kontrollen eignen sich für die ZSVA?
by Frédy Cavin, Markus Dobler [in German]
04 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Quels contrôles des optiques en stérilisation centrale?
by Frédy Cavin, Markus Dobler [in French]
03 October 2009
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual DKCS Meeting and Conference 2009
4/5/6 November 2009
Nyborg, Denmark
03 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Mikroskopie und Sterilgutversorgung: unser Beruf aus einem anderen Blickwinkel
by Hervé Ney [in German]
03 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Microscopie et stérilisation hospitalière: un autre regard sur la profession
by Hervé Ney [in French]
02 October 2009
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
FUDESA - Argentine Congress of Sterilization and Disinfection 2009
27/28/29 October 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina
02 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Ergebnisse der Umfrage ZSVA in Schweizer Spitälern
by Esther Michaud [in German]
02 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Résultats de l’enquête sur les stérilisations centrales des hôpitaux suisses
by Esther Michaud [in French]
01 October 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual DGSV Conference 2009

15/16/17 October 2009
Fulda, Germany
01 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Fallstudie Reinstdampfprüfung im Kantonsspital Aarau
by Christof Rohrer
Dr. François Matthey [in German]
01 October 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Etude de cas sur le contrôle de la vapeur pure à l’Hôpital cantonal d’Aarau
by Christof Rohrer
Dr. François Matthey [in French]
30 September 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Entwicklung und Vermarktung eines Prüfcontainers für die Sterilisation: der Goubanne
by Dominique Goullet, Jean-Paul Lacabanne [in German]
30 September 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Mise au point et commercialisation d’un conteneur test de stérilisation: le Goubanne
by Dominique Goullet, Jean-Paul Lacabanne [in French]
29 September 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Neue Methoden zur Überwachung der Dampfdurchdringung von komplexen Medizinprodukten oder sonstigen komplexen Beladungsmustern mit MDS- oder BMS-Prüfsystemen
by Dr. Ulrich Kaiser [in German]
29 September 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009 - Lectures:
Nouvelles méthodes de contrôle de la pénétration de vapeur pour les dispositifs médicaux complexes ou tout autre charge témoin avec les systèmes de contrôle MDS ou BMS
by Dr. Ulrich Kaiser [in French]
22 September 2009
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Unexpected Holiday Side Effect
21 September 2009
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
17 September 2009
11:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group:
[61] Requirements for Construction or Conversion of a Hospital Central Sterile Supply Department Part 4 - Room Ventilation Systems in the CSSD
16 September 2009
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Aseptic Surgery Forum March 2010 - International Expert Meeting on Good Surgical Practices and Technological Innovations to Prevent and Cure Infections

26/27 March 2010
Paris, France
15 September 2009
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010

30 July to 1 August, 2010
Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo (SP), Brazil
14 September 2009
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
CSC Autumn Congress 2009 - 40th CSC Anniversary
13/14 November 2009
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
11 September 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2009
09 September 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Board Lunch & Meeting 7 October 2009
7 October 2009, 13h-17h
Creta Maris Hotel, Crete, Greece
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
09 September 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Conference 2010 Proposals & Voting Results
Voting Results
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
08 September 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Ellab A/S
08 September 2009
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Ellab A/S added
02 September 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
CSC Autumn Congress 2009 - 40th CSC Anniversary
13/14 November 2009
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
01 September 2009
09:02 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: CSSD Manager (Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa)
25 August 2009
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day
October 29th, 2009
Metropolis, Antwerp, Belgium
14 August 2009
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
11 August 2009
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IAHCSMM Annual Meeting 2010

2-5 May 2010
Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, California, United States
11 August 2009
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IAHCSMM Annual Meeting 2011

1-4 May 2011
Marriott Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, California, United States
07 August 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CSSA - Lithuanian Sterilisation Specialists and Sterile Supply Association
07 August 2009
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to member association web site added: CSSA - Lithuanian Sterilisation Specialists and Sterile Supply Association
06 August 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XI Convegno Nazionale A.I.O.S.

14/15/16 October 2009
Grand Hotel Tiziano, Lecce, Italy
05 August 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Asanus Medizintechnik GmbH
05 August 2009
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Safety Briefing
31 July 2009
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
30 July 2009
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Warwick SASCo Ltd.
23 July 2009
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
6 November 2009
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
20 July 2009
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2009
20 July 2009
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [60] Instrument Identification
14 July 2009
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V. Annual Conference and Exhibition Czech Society for Sterilization

20/21 October 2009
Conference Centrum BVV, Brno, Czech Republic
13 July 2009
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Asanus Medizintechnik GmbH
13 July 2009
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Asanus Mezidintechnik GmbH added
13 July 2009
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
3rd Eurasia Congress of Infectious Diseases

1-4 October 2009
Baku, Azerbaijan
10 July 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
1st African Congress on Infection Prevention Control - 2009

21/22/23 September 2009
Speke Resort, Kampala, Uganda
08 July 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Manual de esterilización para centros de salud
by Silvia I. Acosta-Gnass, Valeska de Andrade Stempliuk
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
("Sterilization Manual for Health Centers"; in Spanish)
08 July 2009
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to PAHO - Pan American Health Organization added
02 July 2009
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The Big Spender
26 June 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
9th Brazilian Congress of Operating Room Nursing, Anesthetic Recovery and Material and Storage Sterilization

17-21 July 2009
Palácio das Convenções Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil
20 June 2009
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
1st African Congress on Infection Prevention Control - 2009

21/22/23 September 2009
Speke Resort, Kampala, Uganda
20 June 2009
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: vDSMH - Vereniging van Deskundigen Steriele Medische Hulpmiddelen (The Netherlands)
17 June 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
15 June 2009
10:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 23 April 2009 - "Ophthalmology" - Lectures:
Validatie van was - en desinfectietoestellen, een hele uitdaging
by Dominique Couckuyt
15 June 2009
10:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 23 April 2009 - "Ophthalmology" - Lectures:
Reprocessing of ophthalmic instruments
by Dr. Andreas Brömmelhaus
15 June 2009
10:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 23 April 2009 - "Ophthalmology" - Lectures:
Oog in oog
by Walter Mertens; Francis Theeuwes
15 June 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Conference 2010 Proposals & Voting Results
WFHSS Board Members please vote by July 31st, 2009.
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
13 June 2009
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association
06 June 2009
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Conference 2009 - Information for WFHSS Board Members
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
06 June 2009
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 October 2009
Creta & Terra Maris Conference Center, Crete, Greece
03 June 2009
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
3rd Sterilization Symposium

26 June 2009
Mardin, Turkey
03 June 2009
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual NZSSA Conference 2009

7/8/9 October 2009
Te Papa, New Zealand
03 June 2009
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XVIII Congreso Internacional del CEDEST

28/29/30 October 2009
Castellón, Spain
03 June 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 October 2009
Creta & Terra Maris Conference Center, Crete, Greece
02 June 2009
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The facts of life
30 May 2009
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 October 2009
Creta & Terra Maris Conference Center, Crete, Greece
27 May 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2009
25 May 2009
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 October 2009
Creta & Terra Maris Conference Center, Crete, Greece
24 May 2009
13:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 23 April 2009 - "Ophthalmology" - Lectures:
Voorprogramma: Ecologische stap in de CSA: van vloeibaar naar solids
by Jan Sanders
24 May 2009
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day
October 29th, 2009
Metropolis Antwerp, Belgium
24 May 2009
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
17 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Biological and chemical indicators
by Matijaž Prešern
15 May 2009
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
International IHCC Congress on Infection Control and Sterilization in Hospitals - 8/9 July 2009 - Tehran Heart Center, Tehran, Iran
15 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Sterile Container Packaging System
by Daniel Söll
13 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Pack Safely! Properties and Demands of Good Packaging Materials
by Mr.Sc Hanna-Kaisa Kyyrönen
11 May 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new NHS National Online Decontamination Training Programme
11 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Total solution for endoscope reprocessing
by Dr. Lionel Pineau
09 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Reprocessing of complex surgical instruments
by Ben Siegmund
07 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Sterilisation and disinfection in small clinics, private practices and dentistry
by Gert Linder
05 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
New methods to monitor steam penetration into complex medical devices (MD) using Medical Device Simulators (MDS) and Batch Monitoring Systems (BMS)
by Dr. Ulrich Kaiser
04 May 2009
07:03 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: CSSD Technical Officer (Wockhardt Hospitals LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
03 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Penetration tests according to ISO 11140
by Joost van Doornmalen
01 May 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
VHP Sterilization and Prion Inactivation
by Dr. Georgia Alevizopoulou
29 April 2009
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: In dubio pro reo - Innocent until proven guilty
29 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Advances in hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization
by Tatiana Yermakova
29 April 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
T3 (United Arab Emirates)
29 April 2009
06:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization T3 - www.t3.ae (United Arab Emirates) added
27 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Low temperature steam ethylene oxide and low temperature steam formaldehyde sterilisation
by Rudi Salzbrunn
23 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Manual reprocessing of surgical instruments
by Wolfgang Merkens
23 April 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V. International Congress on Nosocomial Infection Prevention - 24/25/26 May 2009 - Hotel Atlantis Brno Rozdrojovice, Czech Republic
21 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes
by Rudolf Glasmacher
21 April 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V Congreso Nacional de Centrales de Esterilización - 14/15/16 August 2009 - Bucaramanga, Colombia
21 April 2009
06:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ACPCE - Asociación Colombiana de Profesionales de Centrales de Esterilización
21 April 2009
05:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization ACPCE - Asociación Colombiana de Profesionales de Centrales de Esterilización updated
20 April 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
19 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Sterilization - recent changes to EN285 and EN ISO 15882
by Peter Newson
18 April 2009
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
DSAM - Disinfection and Sterilization Association of Macedonia
18 April 2009
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization DSAM - Disinfection and Sterilization Association of Macedonia added
18 April 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
17 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Sterilisation equipment characteristics - validation
by Günter Dotter
16 April 2009
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XVI. Annual General Meeting of PSSSM Members
22/23/24 April 2009
Wroclaw, Poland
15 April 2009
10:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association updated
15 April 2009
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association
15 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
General information on application technologies, disinfection and detergents in automatic reprocessing of medical devices
by Jürgen Staffeldt
13 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Validation of washing and disinfection procedures - performance testing
by Winfried Michels
11 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Qualification of equipment for washing and disinfection - validation
by Winfried Michels
09 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Validated procedures in CSSD - Basic knowledge and requirements
by Anke Carter
07 April 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Profile of sterilisation managers and workers - educational programme
by Anke Carter
05 April 2009
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
Place and role of sterilisation and disinfection in health care systems
by Bengt Ternström
03 April 2009
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2009
"Innovation in Sterilization"
- 3/4 June 2009 - Regensdorf, Switzerland
30 March 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The Sixth Sense
24 March 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Ta3qym - www.t3.ae (United Arab Emirates) added
23 March 2009
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Workshop Info Update:
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop - Sterilisation and Disinfection
March 25th to 28th, 2009
Opatija, Croatia
13 March 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SASIC - Swedish Association for Sterilization and Infection Control
13 March 2009
17:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: GKE GmbH
13 March 2009
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 23 April 2009 - "Ophthalmology"
Auditorium Kinsbergen, UZ Antwerpen, Belgium
13 March 2009
07:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Advances in Low Temperature Sterilization
by Dr. Gerald McDonnell
11 March 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
CSC Autumn Congress 2009 - 40th CSC Anniversary
13/14 November 2009
"De Reehorst", Ede, The Netherlands
11 March 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CSC - Central Sterilization Club (The Netherlands)
11 March 2009
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Central Sterile Manager (UNC Health Care / Chapel Hill, NC, United States)
10 March 2009
17:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
4th International Basle Symposium, 4th December 2008 - Ready for Reprocessing?! - Conference Report
by Peter Heeg, Gudrun Westermann
10 March 2009
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Annual DGSV Conference 2008 - Systematic Decontamination: Techniques, Quality and Risk Containment - Conference Report
by Anke Carter, Christiaan Meijer, Gudrun Westermann
03 March 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
03 March 2009
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [58] Requirements for Construction or Conversion of a Hospital Central Sterile Supply Department Part 3 - Technical and Functional Fittings and their Installation
02 March 2009
14:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2009
02 March 2009
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [57] Physical Data for Routine Control in Washer-Disinfectors
27 February 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
FSRACA - Federal Sterilising Research and Advisory Councils of Australia (Australia)
26 February 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IASSM Studyday 21 February 2009
Lectures and Presentations



by Paul Jenkins
26 February 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
6th National DAS Sterilization Disinfection Congress
1-5 April 2009
Kremlin Palace, Kundu, Antalya, Turkey
25 February 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Extended Hand Wash Order
23 February 2009
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: SBA - Sterile Barrier Association
21 February 2009
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
17 February 2009
14:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: BAG Health Care GmbH
17 February 2009
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner BAG Health Care GmbH added
17 February 2009
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
WFHSS Publications pages redesigned and updated
16 February 2009
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Srl
11 February 2009
16:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HUMS-te - Croatian Association for Hospital Sterile Supply
07 February 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
IHCC Seminar: Methods for decreasing infection caused by wrong sterilization
5 March 2009
Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
07 February 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
IHCC Seminar: Tracing sterilizers and life time of sterilized packs
4 May 2009
Mashhad University, Mashhad, Iran
07 February 2009
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
IHCC Seminar: Facts of Biological and Chemical Indicators
29 June 2009
Tabriz University & Razvi Hospital, Tabriz, Iran
07 February 2009
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IHCC - Iranian Health Care Centers
03 February 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
29 January 2009
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
28 January 2009
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Bureau Veritas Group
28 January 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
Industrial Partner link update: Bureau Veritas Group
23 January 2009
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Workshop Info Update:
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop - Sterilisation and Disinfection
March 25th to 28th, 2009
Opatija, Croatia
22 January 2009
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: No Comment
21 January 2009
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Workshop Info Update:
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop - Sterilisation and Disinfection
March 25th to 28th, 2009
Opatija, Croatia
14 January 2009
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Studyday
21 February 2009
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
12 January 2009
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 October 2009
Creta & Terra Maris Conference Center, Crete, Greece
07 January 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Afternoon - "Ophthalmology"
April 23rd, 2009
Auditorium Kinsbergen, UZ Antwerpen, Belgium
07 January 2009
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day
October 29th, 2009
Metropolis Antwerp, Belgium
27 December 2008
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Wise Foresight
26 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AFS - Association Française de Stérilisation
22 December 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2008
18 December 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
14th MSSA Annual General Meeting, Conference & Exhibition
True Knowledge, Advocate Excellent Practice
- 24-27 March 2009 in Sarawak, Malaysia
17 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Indicadores de calidad en esterlización
by Fabiola Casas [in Portuguese]
17 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Embalagens para esterilização - O que você precisa saber sobre: Normas técnicas
by Roberto Pereira [in Portuguese]
16 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Plasma de Peróxido de Hidrogênio
by Denise Demarzo [in Portuguese]
16 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Ácido peracético: Alternativa para desinfecção de alto nível
by Helvia Körting [in Portuguese]
15 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Água tratada por método de osmose reversa: Mitos X Realidade e a Sustentabilidade do Planeta
by Alexandre Hermini [in Portuguese]
15 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Água tratada por método de osmose reversa: Mitos X Realidade e a Sustentabilidade do Planeta
by Silma Pinheiro [in Portuguese]
14 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Cleaning Verification Importance of clean instruments and the requirements for residue testing methods
by Martin Pfeifer
13 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Configuration of Surgical Instruments: Influence and Validation of the Cleaning Process according to ISO 17664
by Klaus Roth
13 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


The future of sterilization/disinfection
by Wim Renders
12 December 2008
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Workshop Info Update:
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop - Sterilisation and Disinfection
March 25th to 28th, 2009
Opatija, Croatia
12 December 2008
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Schülke & Mayr GmbH
12 December 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Schülke & Mayr added
12 December 2008
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Famos Medizintechnik
12 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Implicações Legais Relacionadas ao Processamento de Artigos que Constam da Lista de Proibições RE 2605/2606
by Luciana Pereira [in Portuguese]
12 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Noções Básicas de um Projeto de uma Central de Materiais e Esterilização
by Marcus Vinicius [in Portuguese]
11 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Estratégias de Redução da Infecção do Sítio Cirúrgico
by Kathleen Stoessel [in Portuguese]
11 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Influência do processamento dos materiais no controle de infecções
by Maria de Lourdes Ravanello [in Portuguese]
10 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Aspectos éticose legais da formação profissionalpara a atuação em CME
by Genival de Freitas [in Portuguese]
10 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


I Fórum de Ensino da América Latina
by Maria Belén Salazar Posso [in Portuguese]
09 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


I Fórum de Ensino da América Latina
by Maria Alice Paes Lira Lisboa [in Portuguese]
09 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


I Fórum de Ensino da América Latina
by Jeane Aparecida Gonzales Bronzatti [in Portuguese]
08 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Aspectos relevantes na escolha do sistema de purificação de água para o CME
by Ricardo Y Tsukamoto [in Portuguese]
08 December 2008
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Report
by Griet Missant
08 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Cuidados com o ar condicionado para o controle de partículas em suspensão
by Marcelo Luiz Pereira [in Portuguese]
07 December 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop - Sterilisation and Disinfection
March 25th to 28th, 2009
Opatija, Croatia
07 December 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HUMS-te - Croatian Association for Hospital Sterile Supply - Hrvatska Udruga Medicinske Sterilizacije
07 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Sterilization in Europe
by Wim Renders
06 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Realidad de las Centrales de Esterilización en Latinoamérica
by Póla Brener [in Portuguese]
06 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Panorama Mundial das Centrais de Materiais e Esterilização: Avaliação Brasil
by Ligia Calicchio [in Portuguese]
05 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Central Sterile Reprocessing
by Jaqueline Daley
05 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


NR 32 - Segurança e saúde no trabalho em serviços de saúde
by Noeli Martins [in Portuguese]
04 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Segurança do Paciente no século XXI e as Perspectivas para a CME
by Ana Maria Ferreira Miranda [in Portuguese]
04 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Sistema de Rastreabilidade no CME: A Informatização é a Solução?
by Janete Akamine [in Portuguese]
03 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Sistema de Rastreabilidade na CME: A Informática é a SOLUÇÃO?
by Gessilene Barbosa [in Portuguese]
03 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Endoscópios
by Paulo Matera [in Portuguese]
02 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


A responsabilidade do enfermeiro de CME e SCIH frente à sociedade relacionada aos surtos de infecção Hospitalar
by Isabel Cristina de Oliveira Guerra [in Portuguese]
02 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Investigação de surtos em serviços de saúde: ações desenvolvidas pela A ANVISA
by [Fabiana] Leandro Queiroz Santi [in Portuguese]
01 December 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Responsabilidade do SCIH frente a sociedade: relacionada aos surtos de infecção hospitalar
by Antonio Fernandes [in Portuguese]
01 December 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Segurança no Processo de Esterilização de Motores
by Vania Gouveia [in Portuguese]
30 November 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization
6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC
Lectures and Presentations


Gestão de resíduos hospitalares na CME
by Dulce Regina Batista Carmo [in Portuguese]
25 November 2008
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
5 Day Theoretical and Practical Education Programme - 22-26 December 2008 - Dokuz Eylul University Hospital CSSD, Turkey
23 November 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
23 November 2008
20:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Openingswoord voorzitter
by Wim Renders
[in Dutch/Flemish]
22 November 2008
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
CLEANICAL FORUM 2009 - 10th International Forum "Medical Devices and Processes": Users and Experts - February 27th, 2009 in Berlin, Germany
18 November 2008
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: ArjoWiggins - Medical & Hospital Paper
18 November 2008
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner ArjoWiggins added
18 November 2008WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Famos Medizintechnik
17 November 2008
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Famos Medizintechnik added/updated
17 November 2008
22:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
IHCC - Iranian Health Care centers (Iran)
17 November 2008
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization IHCC - Iranian Health Care centers (Iran) added
17 November 2008
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents: safe working and the prevention of infection
Guidance from the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens' TSE Working Group

by United Kingdom Department of Health - ACDP TSE Working Group
15 November 2008
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SFHSS - Saudi Forum for Hospital Sterilization Services (Saudi Arabia)
15 November 2008
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization SFHSS - Saudi Forum for Hospital Sterilization Services (Saudi Arabia) added
14 November 2008
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2008
14 November 2008
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 October 2009
Creta & Terra Maris Conference Center, Crete, Greece
13 November 2008
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
III. International Sterilization Conference Turkey 2008 - February 18th to 22nd, 2009 in Izmir, Turkey
12 November 2008
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Courses Calendar Update:
Advanced Course in Sterilization Technology and Qualifying Course for Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
Year 2009 - Week One: 19th to 23st January 2009
Codicote, Herts, United Kingdom
12 November 2008
22:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Wet Loads - an avoidable problem
(Booklet by Jack van Asten and Tim Galekop)
12 November 2008
10:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Alles wat u altijd al over sterilisatortesten wilde weten (maar nooit durfde te vragen)
by Henk Ras
[in Dutch/Flemish]
12 November 2008
09:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Draadloze procescontrole met ebro dataloggers
by Jo Suys
[in Dutch/Flemish]
12 November 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
11 November 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Guideline for the Validation of the Sealing Process according to DIN EN ISO 11607-2
by Anke Carter
09 November 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Bacteria Literacy
03 November 2008
11:21 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: International Customer Support Engineer, for Belimed AG worldwide
30 October 2008
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Synergy Health plc
30 October 2008
16:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Industrial Partner Synergy Health plc updated
29 October 2008
02:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: International Sales Manager - gke GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany
28 October 2008
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
25 October 2008
12:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
De Belgische CSA...toen en nu
by Machiel Jan Bot
[in Dutch/Flemish]
25 October 2008
12:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Bowie & Dick test en validatie
by Jan-Jacob Pattijn
[in Dutch/Flemish]
25 October 2008
11:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
New methods to monitor steam penetration into complex medical devices (MD) using Medical Device Simulators (MDS) and Batch Monitoring Systems (BMS)
by Ulrich Kaiser
25 October 2008
11:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Aspects of Steam Sterilization Process Monitoring: from Huckaback Towels to ETS and what Standards do and don't cover
by Klaus Hahnen
25 October 2008
09:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures:
Bowie and Dick test and validation?
by Emiel Goovaerts
25 October 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Day 16 October 2008 - "Does routine testing make sense?" - Lectures
24 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
22 October 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
Practical Training Programme of the World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
(Info and Applications Forms)
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual General IASSM Meeting
24 January 2009
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Study Day
21 February 2009
Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Members General Meeting & Education Forum
2 April 2009
Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Members General Meeting & Education Forum
28 May 2009
Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Managers Study Day
25 June 2009
Ireland
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Members General Meeting & Education Forum
3 September 2009
Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
21 October 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual IASSM Conference 2009
6 November 2009
Ireland
17 October 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
XX Jornada de Esterilización
IV Jornada Bonaerense de Esterilización
November 8th, 2008
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 October 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Medisafe International
03 October 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Operating Manual
01 October 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Conference 2008 - "Audit aftershock" - 7/8 November 2008 in Dublin-Blanchardstown, Ireland
30 September 2008
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Statement to Support Education Proposal
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
30 September 2008
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Nomination Form for Executive Committee Membership
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
29 September 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Bylaws (Draft)
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
20 September 2008
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
SGSV Seminar and Member Meeting 1. April 2008
"Validating CD Equipment Processes according to ISO EN 15883"
Lectures and Presentations


Validierung aus Sicht eines Leiters ZSVA
by Marcel Wenk (Leiter ZSVA Universitätsspital Basel) [in German]
20 September 2008
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
SGSV Seminar and Member Meeting 1. April 2008
"Validating CD Equipment Processes according to ISO EN 15883"
Lectures and Presentations


Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit - praxisorientierte Validierung maschineller Aufbereitungsprozesse
by Marcel Eigenmann (Belimed Sauter AG) [in German]
20 September 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
SGSV Seminar and Member Meeting 1. April 2008
"Validating CD Equipment Processes according to ISO EN 15883"
Lectures and Presentations


Bewertung der Reinigungsleistung - eine kritische Analyse
by Dr. Urs Rosenberg (Borer Chemie AG) [in German]
20 September 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
SGSV Seminar and Member Meeting 1. April 2008
"Validating CD Equipment Processes according to ISO EN 15883"
Lectures and Presentations


Praktische Aspekte der Leitlinie - Leistungsprüfung
by Dr. Winfried Michels (Miele Professional) [in German]
17 September 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [56] Performance Requalification on Changing the Process Chemicals
12 September 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [55] Decontamination of Motor Systems
12 September 2008
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 4/2008
09 September 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE): Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices
09 September 2008
07:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to HSE - Health Service Executive (Ireland) added
05 September 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: PMS Medikal
05 September 2008
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner PMS Medikal added
02 September 2008
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day - October 16th, 2008 - Brouwgebouw Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
01 September 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Flabbergasted Bacteria
30 August 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009

7/8/9/10 Ocotber 2009
Creta Maris Hotel, Crete, Greece
27 August 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Conference 2008 - "Audit aftershock" - 7/8 November 2008 in Dublin-Blanchardstown, Ireland
16 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Reise zum Mars: medizinische und biologische Aspekte
by Dr. Augusto Cogoli [in German]
16 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Voyage vers Mars: aspects médicaux et biologiques
by Dr. Augusto Cogoli [in French]
15 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:

by Pascal Clayette
15 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Présentation des résultats in-vivo et in-vitro des études d’efficacité des STERRAD contre les prions
by Pascal Clayette [in French]
14 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz
by Andreas Martens [in German]
14 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Protection de la santé et sécurité au travail
by Andreas Martens [in French]
13 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Einweg vs. Mehrweg - ökonomischer Standpunkt
by Hervé Ney [in German]
13 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Usage unique versus recyclable - point de vue économique
by Hervé Ney [in French]
12 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Gewebe im OP-Saal: Einweg- oder waschbare Textilien? Welches sind die Kosten?
by Antonio Di Iorio [in German]
12 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Les textiles en salle d’OP: à usage unique ou recyclables? Quid des coûts?
by Antonio Di Iorio [in French]
12 August 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
RFDI coding of instruments
by Christine Denis
11 August 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual IDSc Conference and Exhibition 2008

23 to 26 November 2008
Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
11 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Umwelt und Sterilisation: eine Herausforderung für alle
by Miguel Gonzalez [in German]
11 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Environnement et stérilisation, un challenge pour tous
by Miguel Gonzalez [in French]
10 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Wassersparsysteme für Vakuumpumpen: ökologische und ökonomische Vorteile?
by Dominique Goullet [in German]
10 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Les systèmes économiseur d’eau pour les pompes à vides amènent-ils un plus sur les plans environnemental et économique?
by Dominique Goullet [in French]
09 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Installation von RDG und Energierückgewinnung
by Eliane Chassot [in German]
09 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Installation de LD et récupération d’énergie
by Eliane Chassot [in French]
08 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Neueste Entwicklungen bei der Wiederaufbereitung von Medizinprodukten
by Andreas Schneider [in German]
08 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Derniers développements en matière de retraitement de dispositifs médicaux
by Andreas Schneider [in French]
08 August 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Skills and responsibilities of support staff in sterilization centres
by A. Luperi, S. Casucci, R. Castellani Mannocci [in Italian]
07 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Materialwahl - was ist wichtig?
by Simone Consonni [in German]
07 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Choix de matériel - de quoi faut-il tenir compte?
by Simone Consonni [in French]
06 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Abfallentsorgungskonzept im Spital
by Maria-Luisa Herrero [in German]
06 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Concept d’élimination des déchets à l’hôpital
by Maria-Luisa Herrero [in French]
05 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Entsorgung und Recycling von Kunststoffen im Gesundheitswesen
by Rénald Egloff [in German]
05 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Elimination et recyclage des produits synthétiques dans les établissements de santé publique
by Rénald Egloff [in French]
05 August 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
School for sterilization operators. The Swiss experience
by Fredy Cavin
04 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Desinfektion in Spitälern: Abwasserproblem?
by Flavia Leonardi [in German]
04 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
La désinfection dans les hôpitaux: un problème pour les eaux?
by Flavia Leonardi [in French]
03 August 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: A visit into the world of Hagar
03 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Umweltrelevanz und biologische Abbaubarkeit von chemischen Produkten - Kommunikation in Sicherheitsdatenblättern
by Dr. Andreas Häner [in German]
03 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Impact écologique et dégradabilité biologique des produits chimiques: les informations des fiches de données de sécurité
by Dr. Andreas Häner [in French]
02 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Lebenszyklusanalyse. Ein Tool zur Berücksichtigung der Umwelt bei Entscheidungen: Anwendung bei Einwegmaterial
by Dr. Yves Loerincik [in German]
02 August 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
L’analyse du cycle de vie, un outil pour intégrer le paramètre environnement dans la prise de décision
by Dr. Yves Loerincik [in French]
29 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
EN 13060 Standard
by L. Kingston
27 July 2008
11:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008 - Lectures:
Introduction and History of the Society
by Frédy Cavin [in German]
26 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
EN ISO 17665-1 Standard
by Dario Pistolesi [in Italian]
25 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Evolution of the European technical standards in the field of sterilization
by G. Salerio [in Italian]
24 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Steam sterilizer for mobile field hospitals
by Dario Pistolesi [in Italian]
22 July 2008
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Conference 2008 - 7/8 November 2008 in Dublin-Blanchardstown, Ireland
22 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Sterilization in the field
by Pascale Choquenet
17 July 2008
12:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Intra-hospital emergency plan for massive inflow of injured patients (PEIMAF)
by Gianluca Serafini [in Italian]
15 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Restructuring the CSSD at a University Hospital: Methodology and analysis
by F. Weekers
14 July 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Risk analysis in sterilization centres
by Daniela Barzanó [in Italian]
12 July 2008
17:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Accreditation with JCI (Joint Commission International)
by C. Moiset [in Italian]
11 July 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
KACSDN - Korea Association of Central Supply Department Nurses (South Korea)
11 July 2008
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization KACSDN - Korea Association of Central Supply Department Nurses (South Korea) added
10 July 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
05 July 2008
10:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Suppy
04 July 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008 - Report
by Walter Accoe
04 July 2008
18:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Sterilization of Medical Supplies as a Health Right in Turkey
by Duygu Esel
02 July 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Conference 2008 - 7/8 November 2008
02 July 2008
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation by Swissmedic [in German and French]: Guidelines for using small steam sterilizers
01 July 2008
17:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Patient Safety: Time for a process redesign
by Gina Pugliese
01 July 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Secret Formula - How to obtain a wrinkle-free wrap
01 July 2008
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Packaging Machines
29 June 2008
21:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual DGSV Conference 2008 - 2/3/4 October 2008 in Fulda, Germany
29 June 2008
13:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 Lectures:
Health Care Governance
by Barbara Mangiacavalli [in Italian]
26 June 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
5th Panamerican Sterilization Conference - 24/25/26/27 July 2008 - Sao Paolo, Brazil
24 June 2008
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2008
24 June 2008
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop Calendar Update:
10th Educational DAS Seminar on Sterilization - 5th July 2008 - Trabzon, Turkey
24 June 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop Calendar Update:
11th Educational DAS Seminar on Sterilization - 16th August 2008 - Kayseri, Turkey
24 June 2008
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop Calendar Update:
12th Educational DAS Seminar on Sterilization - 18th October 2008 - Adana, Turkey
24 June 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop Calendar Update:
Second DAS School - 17th to 21st December 2008 - Kizilcahamam, Ankara, Turkey
24 June 2008
10:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Suppy
15 June 2008
12:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS Conference 2008 Lectures:

by Wim Renders
15 June 2008
11:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
WFHSS Conference 2008 Lectures:

by Wim Renders
13 June 2008
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ANES - Associação Nacional de Esterilização (Portugal)
13 June 2008
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization ANES - Associação Nacional de Esterilização (Portugal) added
10 June 2008
18:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: Annual NZSSA Conference 2008 "Join the Rush - Knowledge is Gold" - 19/20/21 November 2008 - Queensland, New Zealand
04 June 2008
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: AIOS and WFHSS Conference in Milan, Italy
01 June 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
30th National Sterilisation Days 2008 - Lectures:
Sterilization - is it useful?
by Wim Renders
30 May 2008
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
30 May 2008
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day - October 16th, 2008 - Brouwgebouw Lamot, Mechelen, Belgium
30 May 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Pharmalabel BV
30 May 2008
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Pharmalabel BV added
30 May 2008WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Congress Organisation Manual
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
30 May 2008WFHSS Board Member Section
WFHSS Bylaws (Draft)
password-protected area password-protected / for WFHSS Board Members only
29 May 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop Calendar Update:
MSÜD Sterilization Seminar 4 - 26 June 2008 - Class Hotel, Diyarbakir, Turkey
29 May 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop Calendar Update:
5 Day Theoretical and Practical Education Programme - 16-20 June 2008 - Dokuz Eylul University Hospital CSSD, Turkey
23 May 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference info update: Annual WFHSS and AIOS Conference 2008 - June 4th to June 7th, 2008 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy
23 May 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [54] Performance Requalification for No Particular Reason
22 May 2008
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008 - Report
by Walter Accoe [in Dutch/Flemish]
22 May 2008
17:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008 Lectures:
Communicatie CSA - OK
by Wouter Meert [in Dutch/Flemish]
22 May 2008
17:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008 Lectures:
Microbiologische vereisten van oppervlakken en lucht op de CSA
by Mia Vande Putte [in Dutch/Flemish]
22 May 2008
17:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008 Lectures:
Lay-out en inrichting CSA
by Alex de Block [in Dutch/Flemish]
22 May 2008
16:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2008
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008 Lectures:
Betrokkenheid CSA bij bouwen/verbouwen
by Jan Wilterdink [in Dutch/Flemish]
20 May 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [53] Verification of Completeness of Validation Protocols for WD Processes
12 May 2008
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Packaging Machines
05 May 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
IAHCSMM - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (United States)
05 May 2008
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization IAHCSMM - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (United States) added/updated
29 April 2008
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
5th Panamerican Sterilization Conference - 24/25/26/27 July 2008 - Sao Paolo, Brazil
29 April 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
BBC News: NHS 'chaos' over tools
23 April 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Synergy Healthcare plc
23 April 2008
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Synergy Healthcare added
23 April 2008
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: From time to time old questions require new answers
21 April 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Packaging Machines
16 April 2008
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione
13 April 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2008
08 April 2008
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
ICCAID 2008 - Second International Congress of Central Asia Infectious Diseases - Lectures:
Disinfection policies at hospitals: Why? How? Where? When?
by Duygu Esel
08 April 2008
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
ICCAID 2008 - Second International Congress of Central Asia Infectious Diseases - Lectures:
Main principles in sterilization at hospitals
by Wim Renders
05 April 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: CSC Autumn Congress 2008 - October 10th, 2008 in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
04 April 2008
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2008
"Environmental Protection and Sterilization"
- 11/12 June 2008 - Fribourg, Switzerland
04 April 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Supply
03 April 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
5th Panamerican Sterilization Conference - 24/25/26/27 July 2008 - Sao Paolo, Brazil
02 April 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM S.S.D. Manager's Study Day - 24 June 2008 - Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin, Ireland
02 April 2008
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM S.S.D. Manager's Study Day - 23 June 2008 - Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin, Ireland
01 April 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: IAHCSMM Annual Meeting 2008 - May 4th, to may 7th, 2008 in Reno, Nevada, United States
30 March 2008
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
30 March 2008
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 April 2008
Zaal Brabo, ZNA Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
29 March 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Steelco - International Steel Co. SPA
29 March 2008
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Steelco - International Steel Co. SPA added
25 March 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Nightmare
20 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Article added:
"A Short History of the Old Trip of Sterilization"

Presentation by Irini Soultatou; [in English, PDF File ]
19 March 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner page/info update: STERIS
19 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
How to remove all those Bugs after using an Endoscope
by Franz Kies [in English]
18 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
High level disinfection of endoscopes - A central vision
by Emiel Goovaerts [in English]
17 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
The Removal and Inactivation of Prions
by Peter Newson [in English]
16 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
The role of cleaning in the manual reprocessing of medical devices and quality assessment of different cleaners
by Nicole Hirth [in English]
15 March 2008
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Article added:
"Review of surface steam sterilization for validation purposes"

Article by Joost van Doornmalen; [in English, more info]
15 March 2008
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner page/info update: Aygün Surgical Instruments Co., Inc.
15 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
Internal transport and storage of sterile goods within the CSD and the DS
by Rita Gielen [in English]
14 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
New methods to monitor steam penetration into complex medical devices (MD) using Medical Device Simulators (MDS) and Batch Monitoring Systems (BMS)
by Ulrich Kaiser [in English]
13 March 2008
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info added/updated: STERIS Corporation
13 March 2008
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Industrial Partner STERIS Corporation added
13 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
Ultrasonic Cleaning of today's instruments ...and tomorrow's
by Ben Siegmund [in English]
12 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
Objectives for use of washer/disinfectors and dependency of performance
by Wilfried Michels [in English]
11 March 2008
11:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
11 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
EN ISO 15883: The cleaning issue
by Urs B. Rosenberg [in English]
10 March 2008
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
Potentials of an alkaline cleaner - Development tendencies for improving process safety
by Verona Schmidt [in English]
10 March 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures:
Combating Biofilms - a new challenge in medicine
by Elzbieta Trafny [in Polish]
08 March 2008
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
07 March 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Aygün Surgical Instruments Co., Inc.
07 March 2008
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Aygün Surgical Instruments Co., Inc. added
05 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Implementation of Special Surgical Set Systems - "In Search of Efficiency"
by [in Spanish]
01 March 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Traceability System Implementation
by Johanne Louise Brændgaard
29 February 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: 4A Medical
29 February 2008
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner 4A Medical added
28 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Instructions for the reprocessing of reusable medical devices - Does ISO 17664 make a difference?
by Adrie de Bruijn
27 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Responsibilities of the parties involved
by Frederike Tesser
27 February 2008
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Management of the Central Sterilization Department
by Nancy Chobin [in Spanish]
26 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Future of the general washer disinfector?
by Dr. Winfried Michels
25 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Classification of Instruments - Elaborating of a Reprocessing Instruction According to ISO 17664
by Klaus Roth
24 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Clean care is safer care
by Diana Bijl and Philip de Vries
23 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Cleanable MIS-instruments, a challenge for the designer
by Friedrich-Wilhelm Oertmann
22 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Universal criteria for the design of medical instruments
by Ingeborg Griffioen
21 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Purchasing of surgical instruments
by Frank Raymaekers
20 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Operational Application of Instruments and Infection Prevention - the Surgeon´s View
by Th. Fengler and E. Kraas
19 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Lectures:
Safety of medical devices - Perspective of the users and controllers in laparoscopy
by L. W. Meinders
18 February 2008
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Workshop Report: Annual WFHSS and PSSSM Workshop - 6/7/8 December 2007 in Bydgoszcz, Poland
13 February 2008
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
UNAMEC Info Session: "Standardisation and Medical Devices"

7 March 2008 - Holiday Inn Hotel, Diegem, Machelen, Belgium
12 February 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
IDSc Course: Basic Microbiology & Infection Control - 10 March 2008 in Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
12 February 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
IDSc Course: Anatomy & Physiology - 11 March 2008 in Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
12 February 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
IDSc Chemistries Study Day - 18 March 2008 in Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
11 February 2008
20:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments:
ISO 11135-2: Sterilization of health care products - Ethylene oxide - Part 2: Guidance on the application of ISO 11135-1
10 February 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Dependent Instrument Count
08 February 2008
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: DKCS - The Danish Society for Hospital Hygiene and Sterile Supply (Denmark)
08 February 2008
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS Member organization DKCS - The Danish Society for Hospital Hygiene and Sterile Supply (Denmark) added
02 February 2008
09:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: SBA - Sterile Barrier Association
02 February 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner SBA - Sterile Barrier Association added
30 January 2008
18:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
30 January 2008
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Study Day - 23 February 2008 - Dublin Dental Hospital, Dublin Ireland
25 January 2008
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: 1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices: "Design of Surgical Instruments - Patient Safety First" - November 22nd, 2007 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
25 January 2008
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: Annual DGSV Conference - October 3rd to 5th, 2007 in Fulda, Germany
24 January 2008
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Article added:
"The Standard for sterilisation packaging EN ISO 11607 - Definitions and concepts"

by Mireille De Cré [in English, PDF File ]
23 January 2008
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [52] Decontamination of Anaesthesia and Respiratory Accessories
21 January 2008
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
3rd International Infection Control Conference
"Breakthrough in Infection Control"

30 August to 1 September 2008 - Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
20 January 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [51] Requirements for Construction or Conversion of a Hospital Central Sterile Supply Department Part 2 - Staff and Material Routes
18 January 2008
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IV. International Congress on Nosocomial Infection Prevention - 25/26/27 May 2008 - Znojmo, Czech Republic
18 January 2008
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual General IASSM Meeting - 26 January 2008 - Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
18 January 2008
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Study Day - 23 February 2008 - Dublin Dental Hospital, Dublin Ireland
17 January 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting & Educational Forum - 3 April 2008 - Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
17 January 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting & Educational Forum - 29 May 2008 - Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
17 January 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM General Meeting & Educational Forum - 4 September 2008 - Aishling Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
15 January 2008
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Packaging Machines
15 January 2008
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Updates for 2008
13 January 2008
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2007
02 January 2008
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Traceability
by Elisabeth Flórez [in Spanish]
30 December 2007
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Re-use of single use medical devices?
by Wim Renders [in English]
28 December 2007
15:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Validation in Healthcare
by Joost van Doornmalen [in English]
28 December 2007
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: CSSD Silvester Costume Party
19 December 2007
16:15 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments:
Draft international standard ISO/DIS 14937: Sterilization of health care products - General requirements for characterization of a sterilizing agent and development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process.
17 December 2007
07:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Comments on Sterilization
by Wim Renders [in English]
16 December 2007
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
CLEANICAL FORUM 2008 - 9th International Forum "Medical Devices and Processes": Process Control

February 29th, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
13 December 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Informer-Med
13 December 2007
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Informer-Med added
13 December 2007
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Subtil-Crepieux
08 December 2007
14:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Subtil-Crepieux
05 December 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
The Importance of Education for Central Sterilization Personnel
by Nancy Chobin [in Spanish]
03 December 2007
17:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IASSM Study Day - 23 February 2008 - Dublin Dental Hospital, Dublin Ireland
03 December 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IASSM Conference Lectures added:
IASSM Conference 2007 - Lectures and Presentations
03 December 2007
10:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: A Curious Bacterium
01 December 2007
10:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Physics of Sterilization
by Joost van Doornmalen [in English]
29 November 2007
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Article added:
"Thermal Disinfection - The A0 Concept and the Biological Background"

by Urs Rosenberg [in English, PDF File ]
26 November 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Subtil-Crepieux
26 November 2007
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Subtil-Crepieux added
24 November 2007
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference info update: Annual WFHSS and AIOS Conference 2008 - June 4th to June 7th, 2008 - Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy
23 November 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
El Sal - En el Proceso de Esterilizacion
by Martha Rodríguez [in Spanish]
20 November 2007
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Educational Leaflets and Posters - new poster added: "Outil d’Analyse de la Charge de Travail d’un Service de Stérilisation Centrale" [in French]
18 November 2007
21:20 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Determinación Rápida de la Actividad de Proteasa en Detergentes Enzimáticos
by Sergio Benitez [in Spanish]
11 November 2007
11:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
La Detergencia
by Frédérique Olivier [in Spanish]
09 November 2007
16:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Opening Speech
by Wim Renders
08 November 2007
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2007
06 November 2007
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
IASSM Conference 2007 - Lectures and Presentations added: IASSM Conference Lectures page
04 November 2007
20:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
El Agua
by Martha Elena Rodríguez Silva [in Spanish]
31 October 2007
08:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Placebo Sterilization
27 October 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
27 October 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
II. International Sterilization Conference Turkey 2008 - February 21st to 24th, 2008 in Izmir, Turkey
26 October 2007
12:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info updated: Belimed AG
24 October 2007
21:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures:
Acción Detersiva y Efecto Bactericida en el Control de las Infecciones Nosocomiales
by Adiela María Cortés [in Spanish]
23 October 2007
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
vDSMH Conference - Design of surgical instruments: safety (for the patient) first - November 22nd, 2007 - Medical Centre, University Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
22 October 2007
07:43 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: CSSD Technician - Healthscope - Mount Hospital in Perth, Western Australia
18 October 2007
23:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
"5th Pan-American Congress on Sterilization" and "6th International Symposium of Sterilization and Hospital Infection Control - SOBECC" - 24/25/26/27 July 2008 - Sao Paolo, Brazil
18 October 2007
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ACPCE - Asociación Colombiana de Profesionales de Centrales de Esterilización
17 October 2007
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Conference 2007 - 2/3 November 2007 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
16 October 2007
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
2. International Sterilization Conference Turkey 2008 - February 21st to 24th, 2008 in Izmir, Turkey
12 October 2007
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
12 October 2007
21:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments:
DRAFT prEN 868 "Packaging materials for terminally sterilized medical devices" - Parts 2 to 9

Draft European Standards submitted to CEN members for enquiry
12 October 2007
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
IDSc Pre-conference Symposium - 26 November 2007 - Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
11 October 2007
19:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
5th Panamerican Sterilization Conference - 24/25/26/27 July 2008 - Sao Paolo, Brazil
10 October 2007
16:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SOBECC - Sociedade Brasileira de Enfermeiros de Centro Cirúrgico (Brazil)
10 October 2007
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization SOBECC - Sociedade Brasileira de Enfermeiros de Centro Cirúrgico (Brazil) added
10 October 2007
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop info update:
WFHSS Workshop - 6/7/8 December 2007 in Bydgoszcz, Poland
05 October 2007
18:35 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Conference 2007 - 2/3 November 2007 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
04 October 2007
16:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
IASSM Conference 2007 - 2/3 November 2007 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
24 September 2007
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Polite Microbes
18 September 2007
15:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
18 September 2007
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Symposium for OR, Infection Control and CSSD professionals - October 16th, 2007 - Brabanthal, Leuven, Belgium
18 September 2007
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
CLEANICAL FORUM 2008 - 9th International Forum "Medical Devices and Processes": Process Control

February 29th, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
14 September 2007
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info updated: Gandus Saldatrici Srl - Packaging Machines
13 September 2007
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
10 September 2007
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
V.S.Z Study Day - October 25th, 2007 - Brouwgebouw Lamot te Mechelen, Belgium
09 September 2007
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
International Specialist Training Courses
Sterile Processing Technician with extended terms of reference Level II

November 5th to November 14th, 2007 in Berlin, Germany
Only a few places left for this seminar - book now!
09 September 2007
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
International Specialist Training Courses
Sterile Processing Technican Course, Level I

March 31st to April 10th, 2008 in Tuttlingen, Germany
09 September 2007
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
International Specialist Training Courses
Sterile Processing Technican with terms of reference Level II

October 27th to November 6th, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
03 September 2007
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
vDSMH Conference - Design of surgical instruments: safety (for the patient) first - November 22nd, 2007 - Auditorium of the UMC St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
03 September 2007
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Annual IDSc Conference and Exhibition 2007 - November 26th to 28th, 2007 - Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
24 August 2007
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Frustrated Bacterium
19 August 2007
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
Informa 2007 - Sterilisation for Medical Devices - Post-Conference Workshop
6 December 2007 in Berlin, Germany
19 August 2007
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Informa 2007 - Sterilisation for Medical Devices - December 4th to 5th, 2007 - Kempinski Hotel Bristol, Berlin, Germany
19 August 2007
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop calendar update:
Informa 2007 - Sterilisation for Medical Devices - Pre-Conference Workshop
3 December 2007 in Berlin, Germany
18 August 2007
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
2. National Sterilization Conference Turkey 2008 - February 21st to 24th, 2008 in Izmir, Turkey
18 August 2007
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
31 July 2007
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: CSSD Technician - Parkway Central Sterilisation Service, Singapore
30 July 2007
10:55 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
27 July 2007
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
General IASSM Meeting 1 September 2007 - Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
20 July 2007
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Team Spirit
16 July 2007
14:44 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: TECHNICAL SERVICE SPECIALIST STERILISATION EU - VirdisPharma in Oxford, United Kingdom
16 July 2007
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Guideline Compiled by the DGKH, DGSV and AKI for Validation and Routine Monitoring of Automated Cleaning and Disinfection Processes for Heat-Resistant Medical Devices as Well as Advice on Selecting Washer-Disinfectors
13 July 2007
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [50] Requirements for Construction or Conversion of a Hospital Central Sterile Supply Department
11 July 2007
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update:
CLEANICAL FORUM 2008 - 9. Internationales Forum "Medizinprodukte und Prozesse": Prozesskontrolle

February 29th, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
09 July 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Infection Controller - ICD MINISTRY OF HEALTH in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
27 June 2007
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: Annual WFHSS and ÖGSV Conference - May 3rd to 5th, 2007 in Baden, Austria
27 June 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
JSMI - Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation (Japan)
27 June 2007
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization JSMI - Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation (Japan) added
25 June 2007
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2007
24 June 2007
10:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
ISA Conference Lecture added
What Steam Sterilization Cycle Should I Run? [in Hebrew]
24 June 2007
10:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
ISA Conference Lecture added
Does cleaner mean healthier? [in Hebrew]
24 June 2007
09:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
ISA Conference Lecture added
Machine-based cleaning and disinfecting process
24 June 2007
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
ISA Conference Lecture added
The smaller the instrument, the bigger the task
24 June 2007
08:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
ISA Conference Lecture added
Infection Control Past Present and Today in Israel
23 June 2007
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SCSTS - Studies in Central Supply and Techniques of Sterilization (Japan)
23 June 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS Member organization SCSTS - Studies in Central Supply and Techniques of Sterilization (Japan) added
20 June 2007
17:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info updated: Kimberly-Clark Health Care
20 June 2007
17:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Industrial Partner Kimberly-Clark Health Care updated
20 June 2007
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: Annual NZSSA Conference 2007 "Moving with the Times" - 14/15/16 November 2007 - Napier, New Zealand
16 June 2007
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Kimberly-Clark Health Care
16 June 2007
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Kimberly-Clark Health Care added
15 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Outsourcing: Point of View of the Public Health Authority
15 June 2007
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Time or event related sterility, that is the question
15 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Wood Fiber Products in Health Care
14 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Instrument Traceability with RFID
14 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
3 Years Experience with Certification of Reprocessing Based on the German RKI/BfArM Recommendations
13 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
QM: They way to Certification according to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485
13 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
"Credentialing" in Queensland
12 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
The Role of Nursing in the Processing of Medical Products
12 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Influence of different Parameters on the Cleaning of flexible Endoscopes
11 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Testing and Validation of Cleaning - Disinfection Processes for flexible Endoscopes
11 June 2007
07:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Testing and Validation: Crash, Breakdown and Bad Luck
10 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Validation of Cleaning and Disinfection Processes in WDs: Implementation of the OEGSV Guideline
10 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Validation of Sterilisation Processes - a Practical View
09 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
(v)CJD and Reprocessing of Medical Products
09 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Evaluation of the Endotoxin Risk Posed by Use of Contaminated Water during Sterilisation
08 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Instructions for Reuse - Beware when buying
08 June 2007
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS WebShop
WFHSS WebShop update
08 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Investigation of Cleaning Efficacy conducted by Cleaning Evaluation/Determination Working Group in Japanese Hospital Settings
07 June 2007
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ASHCSP - American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals
07 June 2007
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation: ASHCSP Instructor’s Guide: Training Manual for Healthcare Central Service Technicians - 5th edition, 2005
07 June 2007
16:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation: ASHCSP Workbook for Central Service Technicians - 5th edition, 2005
07 June 2007
16:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation: Libro de Trabajo para el Entrenamiento de los Técnicos de Central de Equipos y Esterilización
07 June 2007
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation: ASHCSP Training Manual for Central Service Technicians - 5th edition, 2005
07 June 2007
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation: Manual de Entrenamiento para Técnicos en Central de Equipos y Esterilización
07 June 2007
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Development of a Routine Control Plan Concerning Detection of Protein Residuals in MIS Instruments
07 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Comparative Investigations Concerning Protein Detection on/in Medical Products
06 June 2007
11:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 May 2007 Lectures:
Ultrasoon Reinigen - Technieken en Toepassingen
by Ries van den Berg [in Dutch/Flemish]
06 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Loaner instrumentation, the Dutch approach
05 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Acquisition of WDs (Washer-Disinfectors)
04 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Acquisition of Medical Products
03 June 2007
10:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Legal Aspects of Medical Product Reprocessing
03 June 2007
09:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 May 2007 Lectures:
Manuele (voor)-behandeling van medisch materiaal en instrumenten in de CSA
by René Veugelaers [in Dutch/Flemish]
03 June 2007
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 May 2007 Lectures:
Ultrason practisch
by George Eckebus [in Dutch/Flemish]
02 June 2007
12:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 24 May 2007 Lectures:
Introduction
by Wim Renders [in Dutch/Flemish]
02 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Generation of a Processing Instruction According to ISO 17664
01 June 2007
08:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
EN ISO 15883 - A Milestone?
31 May 2007
10:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Hygienic Management of Medical Devices in/for Health Care Facilities: The Austrian Approach
30 May 2007
17:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Safety of Medical Devices
Medical Device Vigilance and Reporting
29 May 2007
10:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Processing of Medical Products in Malaysia
29 May 2007
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
ASHCSP 2007: Gateway to Success - 15 to 18 September 2007 - St Louis, United States
26 May 2007
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
Meeting the Informative Needs of a Multinational Forum
26 May 2007
08:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS/ÖGSV Conference Abstracts
24 May 2007
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Warwick SASCo Ltd
24 May 2007
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Warwick SASCo Ltd added
15 May 2007
18:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2007
WFHSS Conference Lecture added
WFHSS Conference 2007 - Lectures and Presentations - What is the place for Hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilisation in hospital sterile supply?
15 May 2007
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [49] Decontamination of Plastic Sterilisation Containers and Plastic Supports
15 May 2007
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
12 May 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2007
12 May 2007
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
WFHSS Mission Statement
12 May 2007
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Workshop info update:
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - 6/7/8 December 2007 in Bydgoszcz, Poland
11 May 2007
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
ASHCSP - American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (United States)
11 May 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
The WFHSS "Sparkling Egg" Award 2007
10 May 2007
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
CFSA - CSSD Forums of South Africa
10 May 2007
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to disinfectionandsterilization.org - Disinfection and Sterilization added
10 May 2007
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: NfS - Norwegian Association of Sterile Supplies - Norsk Forening for Sterilforsyning
10 May 2007
16:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to NfS - Norwegian Association of Sterile Supplies - Norsk Forening for Sterilforsyning added/updated
10 May 2007
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
WFHSS Conference Lectures:
Introduction
by Wim Renders [in English]
03 May 2007
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: ÖGSV and WFHSS Conference 2007 in Baden, Austria
26 April 2007
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info update:
V.S.Z Study Afternoon - May 24th, 2007 - UZ Antwerpen, Belgium

» Conference Details (in Flemish/Dutch; PDF File)
21 April 2007
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
17 April 2007
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: ICCAID 2008 - Second International Congress of Central Asia Infectious Diseases - March 27th to March 30th, 2008 - Almaty, Kazakhstan
16 April 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
16 April 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: Annual WFHSS and AIOS Conference 2008 - June 5th to June 7th, 2008 - Autodromo, Monza, Italy
11 April 2007
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 1/2007
10 April 2007
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
DAS - Disinfection Antisepsis and Sterilization Association (Turkey)
10 April 2007
06:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to ICCAID - International Congress of Central Asia Infectious Diseases added
29 March 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update:
ISA Conference 2007 - Cleaning, Disinfection & Sterilization - Key concepts in Infection Control
June 11th to June 12th, 2007 in Tel Aviv, Israel
29 March 2007
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to BETE - Beke Environmental TEchnologies (Belgium) added
28 March 2007
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Ultrawave Ltd
28 March 2007
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Ultrawave Ltd added
26 March 2007
08:30 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments:
Draft EN 285:2006 "Sterilization - Steam Sterilizers - Large Sterilizers"

Draft amendment submitted for enquiry - Hollow load test
23 March 2007
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference 2007 - June 5th to June 6th, 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland
23 March 2007
18:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
22 March 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
General IASSM Meeting 30 June 2007 - Dublin Dental Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
22 March 2007
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
General IASSM Meeting 2/3 November 2007 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
14 March 2007
16:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SASIC - Swedish Association for Sterilization and Infection Control - Sterilization Section
12 March 2007
09:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
General IASSM Meeting 31 March 2007 - 11:00 to 14:00 at the Dublin Dental Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
10 March 2007
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Where there's a will there's a way
09 March 2007
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
07 March 2007
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Pereg GmbH
07 March 2007
16:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Pereg GmbH added
06 March 2007
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: CLEANICAL GmbH - Chirurgie-Instrumenten-AG Berlin
06 March 2007
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner CLEANICAL GmbH added
03 March 2007
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Afternoon - May 24th, 2007 - Auditorium Kinsbergen, UZ Antwerpen, Belgium
03 March 2007
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
V.S.Z Study Day - October 25th, 2007 - Brouwgebouw Lamot te Mechelen, Belgium
03 March 2007
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
03 March 2007
08:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS member organization updated:
V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w. (Belgium)
03 March 2007
08:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Trendy v dezinfekci a sterilizaci / Trends in disinfection and sterilization - March 15th to 16th, 2007 - Castle Mikulov, Czech Republic
03 March 2007
08:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
Vysočina VII. Centrální sterilizace / Highland VII. - Central Sterilization - April 25th to 26th, 2007 - Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
03 March 2007
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
III. Annual CSS Conference 2007 - October 16th to 17th, 2007 - Kongresové Centrum Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
02 March 2007
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new NHS National Decontamination Training Programme
27 February 2007
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 1/2007
26 February 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Central Sterile Supply Department Manager - Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
16 February 2007
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [48] Decontamination of Plastic Medical Devices or of Devices with Plastic Components (Part 1)
06 February 2007
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminarc calendar update:
MSÜD Sterilization Seminar 3 - February 23rd, 2007 in Izmir, Turkey
06 February 2007
11:30 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments: Systematic Review of CEN/TC204 Standard - EN 550:1994 Sterilization of medical devices - validation and routine control of ethylene oxide sterilization
05 February 2007
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: CSC Spring Congress 2007 - May 16th, 2007 in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
05 February 2007
21:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference 2007 - June 5th to June 6th, 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland
05 February 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: CSC Autumn Congress 2007 - November 2nd to November 3rd, 2007 in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
02 February 2007
20:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments: Draft prEN ISO 15882: Sterilization of health care products - Chemical indicators - Guidance for selection, use and interpretation of results (ISO/DIS 15882 - 2006)
02 February 2007
19:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments: Final draft prEN ISO 11135 - 1: Sterilization of health care products - Ethylene oxide - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO/FDIS 11135 - 1:2007)
02 February 2007
18:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments: prEN ISO/PDTS 11135 - 2: Sterilization of health care products - Ethylene oxide - Part 2: Guidance on the application of ISO 11135 - 1
02 February 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
01 February 2007
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Humanmeditek
01 February 2007
14:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Humanmeditek added
31 January 2007
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Avoiding the hand to face reflex the hard way
31 January 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" November 2006 - Photo Album
28 January 2007
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
23 January 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
- February 22nd, 2007 in Berlin, Germany
09 January 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
3 ETS - Electronic Test System - A Revolution in Testing Steam Sterilizers
by Ahmad Ghaddar [in English]
09 January 2007
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Validation of heat sealing processes - ISO 11607 Part 2
by Hans Wolf [in English]
09 January 2007
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
About Biofilm and prevention of nosocomial infection through water associated germs
by Stephan Brinke-Seiferth [in English]
03 January 2007
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Where do we go from here? National and Regional Objectives
by Susan Borden [in English]
03 January 2007
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Historical Relections
by Gillian A Sills [in English]
03 January 2007
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
ISO 11607 - How to translate into action - Sterile Container Systems
by Elmar Heid [in English]
03 January 2007
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
ISO 11607:2006 - focused on: Sealable Pouches and Reels
by Dr Stefan Manhart [in English]
03 January 2007
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
ISO 11607 - Council Directive 93/42/EEC Of June 14 1993 Concerning Medical Devices - Patient’s Safety and Staff’s Safety
by Tim Galekop [in English]
03 January 2007
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Cleaning & Disinfection Instruments
by Reyad Al-Darawsheh [in English]
03 January 2007
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Today’s Instruments ...and Tomorrow’s
by Edward Palmer [in English]
03 January 2007
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Cleaning Processes and Methods in CSSD
by Markus Kamer [in English]
03 January 2007
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Validation Process
by Azad Saadalla [in English]
03 January 2007
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
How to optimize and streamline your procedures in a CSSD with a computerized system?
by Christian Winther [in English]
03 January 2007
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Controlix ID bracelets - Patient safety and individual billing issues
by Christian Siehe [in English]
03 January 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Routine monitoring of the disinfection / washing process ISO 15883
by Peter Newson [in English]
03 January 2007
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
CSSD and Infection Control - How to Work Together
by Intisar Quritum [in English]
03 January 2007
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Getting Hospital Management Support for C.S.S.D. Practices and Protocols
by Britt Klofsten [in English]
02 January 2007
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 6/2006
02 January 2007
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Bahrain Experience on Education and Training of CSS Personnel
by Dr Jaffah Mohammed Nima'h [in English]
02 January 2007
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
WFHSS Workshop "CSSD" Lectures:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD"
by Wim Renders [in English]
02 January 2007
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: III. International Congress on Nosocomial Infection Prevention - May 27th to 30th, 2007 - Lednice, Czech Republic
01 January 2007
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Aesculap AG & Co. KG
01 January 2007
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Aesculap AG & Co. KG added
25 December 2006
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 4/2006
23 December 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [47] Insights Gleaned from Workshops at the 10th DGSV Congress: Manufacturer's Instructions for Decontamination
19 December 2006
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon/joke: Force of Habit
16 December 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SAMI - Sterilization Association of Mumbai India
16 December 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SAM - Sterilization Association of Malta
16 December 2006
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Sterilization Article:
"Emballages de stérilisation - Nouvelle norme ISO 11607 1&2: Quels changements dans les pratiques de conditionnement?"

by Michael Fangon, Amcor SPS, Membre commission AFNOR S95
[in French, PDF File ]
12 December 2006
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar calendar update:
MSÜD Sterilization Seminars 2: "General Review of Sterilization" - December 22nd, 2006 in Gaziantep, Turkey
10 December 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Tuttnauer
09 December 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 12th Annual General MSSA Meeting, Conference & Exhibition - March 12th to 15th, 2007 - Sabah, Malaysia
07 December 2006
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update:
CLEANICAL FORUM 2007 - 8. Internationales Forum "Medizinprodukte und Prozesse": Prävention

February 23rd, 2007 in Berlin, Germany
05 December 2006
21:30 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments: Draft EN ISO Technical specifications for comment ISO/PDTS 17665 - Sterilization of Health Care Products - Moist Heat - Part 2 - Guidance on the Application of ISO 17665 Part 1:2006
05 December 2006
21:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments: ISO 14937
04 December 2006
18:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Gandus Saldatrici Srl
04 December 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
GORNA - Greek Operating Room Nurses Association
04 December 2006
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS member organization added:
GORNA - Greek Operating Room Nurses Association
29 November 2006
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Gandus Saldatrici Srl
29 November 2006
21:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Gandus Saldatrici Srl added
29 November 2006
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: Tuttnauer
29 November 2006
00:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Tuttnauer added
28 November 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info update:
NfS Annual General Meeting 2007
Program

March 23rd to March 24th, 2007 in Lillestrøm, Norway
25 November 2006
13:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
Bringing cGMP regulations alive at the work floor
by Patrick Maetens [in English]
25 November 2006
13:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
De CSA in de Vlaamse ziekenhuizen: een analyse van de enquêteresultaten
by Jos Bessemans [in Dutch/Flemish]
25 November 2006
12:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
Aanbevelingen voor sterilisatie
by Walter Accoe [in Dutch/Flemish]
25 November 2006
12:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
CSA & KMS: Een Centrale Sterilisatie Afdeling en een Kwaliteitsmanagementsysteem
by André Verstraeten [in Dutch/Flemish]
25 November 2006
12:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
Aan welke vereisten rond GMP dient een Medical Device Manufacturer te voldoen? Hoe gaan we te werk bij de certificatie?
by Denis Sterckx and Leo Lenaerts [in Dutch/Flemish]
25 November 2006
12:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
Wettelijke verplichtingen in de sterilisatieafdeling
by Philippe Bauwin [in Dutch/Flemish]
25 November 2006
11:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
WFHSS (by Wim Renders)
25 November 2006
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - October 4th to 7th, 2006 in Mexico
24 November 2006
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: ÖGSV - Austrian Society for Sterile Supply
23 November 2006
12:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Day 27 Ocotber 2006 Lectures:
Validatie bij Terumo Europe NV
by Erwin Hoebrechts [in Dutch/Flemish]
17 November 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
14 November 2006
21:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Indicadores de Calidad en la Central de Equipos y Esterilización (by Dr. Alberto C. Frati Munari)
14 November 2006
17:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Validation of Cleaning Processes for tubular instruments following EN/ISO 17664 (by Klaus Roth)
14 November 2006
17:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Uso de Desinfectantes en América Latina (by Enrique Acosta Gío)
14 November 2006
16:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
El Futuro de la Certificación para los Profesionales de las Centrales de Esterilización (by Nancy Chobin)
14 November 2006
16:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Conceptos Modernos en Esterilización (by Sandra Riveros)
14 November 2006
16:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Indicadores de Calidad en la Central de Equipos y Esterilización (by M C. María de Lourdes Meléndez Sotelo)
14 November 2006
16:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
WFHSS Presentation (by Wim Renders)
13 November 2006
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SAO - Sterilization Association of Oman
13 November 2006
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar calendar update:
XIII. Disinfection and Sterilization Seminar - November 22nd to November 24th, 2006 in Šamorín-Čilistovo, Slovakia
13 November 2006
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Wow!!!
10 November 2006
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar calendar update:
MSÜD Sterilization Seminars 1: "General Review of Sterilization" - November 29th, 2006 in Diyarbakir, Turkey
02 November 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info update:
NfS Annual General Meeting 2007
Registration Forms

March 23rd to March 24th, 2007 in Lillestrøm, Norway
01 November 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update:
"Cleaning, Disinfection & Sterilization - Key concepts in Infection Control"
June 11th to June 12th, 2007 - Tel Aviv, Israel
26 October 2006
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Sterilization Article:
"Manual Methods Are Suboptimal Compared With Automated Methods for Cleaning of Single-Use Biopsy Forceps"
by M. J. Alfa, PhD; R. Nemes, MD; N. Olson, BSc; A. Mulaire, BSc

[ PDF File ]
26 October 2006
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Educational material: Video "STERILIZATION - AZ ST JAN BRUGGE: IHC presents its Data Processing Application for the Central Sterilization Department"
26 October 2006
17:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Gestión de Control de Mando en Centrales de Esterilización (Balance Score Card) (by Lic. Enf. Lorena Mustafa Abraham)
26 October 2006
17:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Sistema de Gestión de Calidad en los Procesos de la CEyE (by Silverio Cid Díaz)
26 October 2006
15:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Validación de Procesos en Centrales de Esterilización (by Marlene Vallejos Vallejos)
26 October 2006
13:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Estrategia para Lograr una Relación de Equipo Entre la Unidad Quirúrgica y la Central de Esterilización (by Madeleine Padenaude)
24 October 2006
10:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [46] Manufacturer's Instructions for Decontamination
24 October 2006
10:20 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 5/2006
24 October 2006
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report:
Annual DGSV Conference 2006
"The DGSV 10 Years On - Medical Device Decontamination Today and Tomorrow"
October 1st to 3rd, 2006 in Potsdam, Germany
23 October 2006
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
APIC Conference 2006 - Lectures and Presentations - Cleaning: Recent advances in products and processes and Real-time monitoring
(by Dr. Michelle J. Alfa)
21 October 2006
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
commercial article:
Validation and routine testing of the ultrasonic process
(by Ben Siegmund, Medisafe; PDF File, 4,362 KB)
21 October 2006
19:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
Seguridad e Higiene Laboral para los trabajadores en las Centrales de Esterilización (by Hebert Joffre)
20 October 2006
11:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
vCJD - Historia (by E. U. Sandra Riveros)
14 October 2006
16:45 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
La enfermería y la ingeniería industrial con un solo propósito (by Enf. Elizabeth Flórez N.)
14 October 2006
16:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Presentations and Lectures
WFHSS (by Wim Renders)
14 October 2006
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria - October 4th to 7th, 2006 in Mexico
10 October 2006
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
AMPE - Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales en Esterilización
10 October 2006
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info/programme update:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Final Program
03 October 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info update:
Annual WFHSS and ÖGSV Conference 2007
May 3rd to 5th, 2007 - Baden, Austria

» Conference Info (Programme, Registration Forms, etc.)
01 October 2006
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Protest
29 September 2006
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info update:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Program Update
27 September 2006
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference info update: IASSM Conference 2006 - 10th and 11th November 2006 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
Programme, Delegates Application Form
23 September 2006
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info update:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Special Hotel Room Rates until October 7th, 2006
22 September 2006
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
21 September 2006
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new V.S.Z Education leaflet: NEN Leaflet "Sterilization and Sterility" with European Standards Texts (in Flemish/Dutch)
19 September 2006
20:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Comments Update: CEN / TC102 - Commenting Template - Document: prEN 13060
15 September 2006
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: A change from disposable to reusable textiles in the OR - experiences from a Norwegian University Hospital
(by Anne Mette Koch)
[in Norwegian]
15 September 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Textile technology - fundamental principles
(by Elise Kulseth)
[in Norwegian/English]
14 September 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update:
NfS Annual General Meeting 2007

March 23rd to March 24th, 2007 in Lillestrøm, Norway
14 September 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 3/2006
13 September 2006
20:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
new CEN Comment: Revision of EN 13060:2004 "Small steam sterilizers"
11 September 2006
17:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info update:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Final Program
07 September 2006
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.
06 September 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [45] Decontamination of Narrow-Lumened Medical Devices
03 September 2006
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update:
XVIII Jornada de Esterilización
III Jornada Bonaerense de Esterilización
17th November 2006 in Morón, Prov. de Buenos Aires, Argentina
01 September 2006
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Sometimes Dreams Come True
24 August 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: "Humour at Work"
Sense of humour as working tool - clinical aspects

(by Kyrre Sæther)
24 August 2006
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
WFHSS Industrial Partner info update: VP Group - Stericlin®
23 August 2006
12:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Medewerker CSA - Dr. Horacio E. oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba
22 August 2006
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SRACA - Sterilizing Research Advisory Council of Australia
21 August 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Transparency of expenses by recording, calculation and billing of CSSD service
(by Toni Zanette)
17 August 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Loan instruments, an avoidable problem
(by Cornelia Hugo)
14 August 2006
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info update:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Preliminary Program
14 August 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Bowie & Dick type testing
(by Terry McAuley)
10 August 2006
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update:
V.S.Z Study Day - 27th October 2006 in Mechelen, Belgium
10 August 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Advantages and limitations of class 5 and 6 chemical indicators according to EN-ISO 11140-1
(by Ulrich Kaiser)
06 August 2006
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
ANES Conference Lectures and Presentations added
ANES - Portuguese National Association for Sterilization
4th National Sterilization Days 2-3 June 2006 - Lectures
01 August 2006
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: "Humour Delivery"
31 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Jack van Asten Memorial Lecture
"Standards under continuous development"
Meet your expectations

(by Joost van Dormalen)
28 July 2006
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Supply / Switzerland
27 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Job Satisfaction. Motivation. Confidence in CSSD workers
(by Dr. Sverre Fauske)
25 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info update:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Delegates Registration Fee Discounts for Exhibitors and Industrial Partners
22 July 2006
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 2006 Federal SRACA Conference
October 5th to Obtober 7th, 2006 - Melbourne, Australia
22 July 2006
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new WFHSS member organization:
SRACA - Sterilizing Research Advisory Council of Australia
22 July 2006
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new WFHSS member organization added:
SRACA - Sterilizing Research Advisory Council of Australia (Australia)
19 July 2006
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new WFHSS Industrial Partner: VP Group
19 July 2006
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner VP Group added
18 July 2006
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: XVI Congreso International del CEDEST
October 18th to Obtober 20th, 2006 - Palacio de Congresos, Zaragosa, Spain
17 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Combi load experiences - a manager's view
Validation of Combi load

(by Heidi Garberg Gule)
14 July 2006
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w. / Belgium
13 July 2006
13:21 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Medewerker centrale sterilisatieafdeling (deeltijds) - H.-Hartziekenhuis, Liers, Belgium
13 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Experience of Soil Test Used in Two French Hospitals: Detergent Validation
(by Damien Talon)
10 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Experience of Soil Test Used in Two French Hospitals: Hollow Instrumentation and Detergent Validation
(by Anne Jacolot and Damien Talon)
06 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Our own cleaning experiences and its Parameters - The Value of Ultrasound
(by Dr. Med. Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Fengler)
03 July 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: New cleaning processes: Oxivario and two other component procedures
(by Klaus Roth)
30 June 2006
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: "Eye Test for CSSD Technician"
30 June 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [44] Compilation of Procedures
29 June 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Danish Standard for CSSD
(by Torben Abilgaard Pederson)
28 June 2006
14:15 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
Annual IASSM Conference 2005 - Results of Delegates Questionnaire
28 June 2006
14:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2003
Annual IASSM Conference 2003 - Delegates Feedback
27 June 2006
14:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar info update: Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
27 June 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [43] Recommendations for Validation of Steam Sterilisation Processes in Large Sterilisers
26 June 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Working with certification - Experience from Sweden
(by Marie Banck)
23 June 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: 28th National Sterilisation Days - April 12th to 13th, 2006 in Tours, France
23 June 2006
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: "Sterile with a Smile" - Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference in Lillehammer, Norway, 18 - 20 May 2006
23 June 2006
17:45 [GMT]
CEN Standards
new CEN Standards Page: "CEN Comments"
23 June 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: Education of CSSD Technicians in Sweden
(by Maria Tuulse)
22 June 2006
16:15 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 3/2006
22 June 2006
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [42] Using Process Challenge Devices To Verify Cleaning Performance for Validation of Washer-Disinfector Processes
21 June 2006
16:30 [GMT]
CEN Standards
new/updated page for CEN/TC 204
21 June 2006
16:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
new/updated page for CEN/TC 102
20 June 2006
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted:
CSSD Technician

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
20 June 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006: University Education of CSSD Managers in Norway
(by Ann Margrethe Berg)
19 June 2006
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update:
I Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Panamericano de Esterilización Hospitalaria
"La Esterilización Hospitalaria; Estrategia Fundamental para el Control y la Prevención de Infecciones Nosocomiales"

October 4th to October 7th, 2006 in Mexico
15 June 2006
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar calendar update: Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD" - November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
15 June 2006
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association
15 June 2006
06:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to WFHSS member organization changed/added: HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association (Hong Kong))
14 June 2006
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Logos
WFHSS logos provided for download
13 June 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted:
Bio Medical Engineer / Hospital Engineer

International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland/Israel
11 June 2006
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update:
V.S.Z - Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis v.z.w.

Education / Basic Level Education
08 June 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
EFHSS Conference 2006 Poster Presentation: The Role of Quality Management System in Patient Safety Culture for Central Sterilization Units
(by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozkan Tutuncu; Hulya Erbil, MSc)
07 June 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Sterilization Article:
"Wet Loads"
by Tim Galekop, Ahlstrom

[ PDF File ]
05 June 2006
21:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 30 March 2006 Lectures:
Uitbesteding van de CSA: De aanpak van het UZA.
by Miranda Jaspers [in Dutch/Flemish]
02 June 2006
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 2/2006
30 May 2006
14:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: NfS - Norwegian Association of Sterile Supplies
30 May 2006
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Verantwoordelijke centrale sterilisatie afdeling - H.-Hartziekenhuis, Liers, Belgium
25 May 2006
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
WFHSS member page/info update: HuDiS - Hungarian Disinfectology Association
25 May 2006
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: IDSc Journal Vol.10 No.4 (May to July 2006)
24 May 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
EFHSS becomes WFHSS
24 May 2006
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
The EFHSS "Sparkling Egg" Award 2006
24 May 2006
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new EFHSS member organization: ACPCE - Asociación Colombiana de Profesionales de Centrales de Esterilización, Colombia
24 May 2006
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new EFHSS member organization: HuDiS - Hungarian Disinfectology Association
24 May 2006
12:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply - Training Programme (update)
24 May 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS Conference 2006: Opening Speech (by Wim Renders)
23 May 2006
17:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: General IASSM Meeting 3 March 2007
23 May 2006
17:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: IASSM Study Day 24 February 2007
23 May 2006
17:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: General IASSM Meeting 27 January 2007 - Dublin Dental Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
23 May 2006
17:35 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: IASSM Conference 2006 - 10th and 11th November 2006 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
23 May 2006
17:35 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: General IASSM Meeting 19 August 2006
23 May 2006
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: General IASSM Meeting 24 June 2006 - Castelcommer, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
23 May 2006
11:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
EFHSS member page/info update: IASSM - Irish Association of Sterile Services Managers
22 May 2006
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar update: Annual WFHSS and ÖGSV Conference 2007 - May 3rd to May 5th, 2007 - Baden near Vienna, Austria
18 May 2006
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: "Conference in Lillehammer 2006"
02 May 2006
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Decontamination Sciences Congress 2006
November 27th to November 29th 2006 - St Andrews Bay Hotel, Scotland
27 April 2006
12:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 30 March 2006 Lectures:
Resultaten van een Belgische vragenlijst over de stoompenetratietest (Bowie Dick) in de ziekenhuizen. Welke test gebruiken?
by Dirk Eraly [in Dutch/Flemish]
18 April 2006
15:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2006
V.S.Z Study Afternoon 30 March 2006 Lectures:
Chlorine Dioxide - An alternative for disinfecting flexible endoscopes?
by Paul Swinney [in English]
18 April 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Info Update:
B. Braun / Aesculap Satellite Symposium at the EFHSS Conference 2006

"CSSD Quality Management"
18 May 2006 in Lillehammer, Norway
31 March 2006
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: "The Thinker"
29 March 2006
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
V.S.Z Quality Group Antwerp - Meeting
May 10th, 2006 - Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, Mol, Belgium
28 March 2006
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
V.S.Z Initiative: Establishment of a Quality Group for Limburg and Vlaams-Brabant
April 27th, 2006 - Ziekenhuizen Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Genk, Belgium
28 March 2006
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
V.S.Z Initiative: Establishment of a Quality Group for East and West Flanders
April 26th, 2006 - AZ St. Lucas, Gent, Belgium
23 March 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Medische Hulpmiddelen voor de OK - Richtlijnen en Normen - Colloquium over Normen en Praktijk in de Actualiteit
June 20th, 2006 - Elewijt Center, Zemst, Belgium
22 March 2006
19:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link added: EORNA - European Operating Room Nurses Association
17 March 2006
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Sterilization Article:
"Relevance of the Bowie and Dick Test today??"
by Peter Newson, Albert Browne International

[ PDF File ]
16 March 2006
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
EFHSS Industrial Partner info update: hawo GmbH
15 March 2006
08:15 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 1/2006
09 March 2006
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: XV. International Conference - Hospital Hygiene
October 24th to October 25th 2006 - Brno, Czech Republic
09 March 2006
22:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: II. Annual CSS Conference 2006
April 19th to April 20th 2006 - Brno, Czech Republic
07 March 2006
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Course listings update:
UK Level 3 National Vocational Qualification in Health (Decontamination)
07 March 2006
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link added: DAS - Dezenfeksiyon Antisepsi Sterilizasyon Dernegi (Turkey)
04 March 2006
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference programme/info update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
01 March 2006
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Friendly approach...
23 February 2006
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: V.S.Z Study Afternoon - March 30th, 2006 - UZ Antwerpen, Belgium
22 February 2006
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
EFHSS member page/info update: DKCS - The Danish Society for Hospital Hygiene and Sterile Supply
22 February 2006
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
EFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Interster International B.V.
20 February 2006
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference info update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
16 February 2006
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 2nd International Infection Control Conference
"Infection Control: Evidence Vs Reality"
June 16th to June 18th 2006 - Hong Kong
10 February 2006
19:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference programme update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
09 February 2006
20:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 04/2005 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
09 February 2006
20:15 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 03/2005 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
09 February 2006
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 02/2005 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
09 February 2006
19:40 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 01/2005 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
09 February 2006
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Info/Programme Update:
ASP Satellite Symposium at the EFHSS Conference 2006

"Low Temperature Sterilization in Today's Decontamination Environment"
18 May 2006 in Lillehammer, Norway
06 February 2006
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: IDSc Journal Vol.10 No.3 (February to April 2006)
05 February 2006
13:15 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
Periodicals archive update: El Autoclave - Magazine of CEDEST (Club Español de Esterilización)
03 February 2006
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006: Special Information for V.S.Z Members and Attendees/Visitors from Belgium
03 February 2006
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference info update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
02 February 2006
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference info update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
02 February 2006
03:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference programme added: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
02 February 2006
01:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
ASP Satellite Symposium at the EFHSS Conference 2006

"Low Temperature Sterilization in Today's Decontamination Environment"
18 May 2006 in Lillehammer, Norway
02 February 2006
01:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
Getinge Satellite Symposium at the EFHSS Conference 2006

"T-DOC"
18 May 2006 in Lillehammer, Norway
02 February 2006
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
B. Braun Satellite Symposium at the EFHSS Conference 2006

"CSSD Quality Management"
18 May 2006 in Lillehammer, Norway
01 February 2006
10:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Discovery
31 January 2006
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
Periodicals archive update: FUDESA Informa
25 January 2006
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
EFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Franke Finland Oy
25 January 2006WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
International Specialist Training Courses by the Aesculap Academy

Sterile Processing Technician Level I
2 May to 11 May 2006 in Tuttlingen, Germany
25 January 2006WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar Calendar Update:
International Specialist Training Courses by the Aesculap Academy

Sterile Processing Technician with extended terms of reference Level II
27 November to 6 December 2006 in Tuttlingen, Germany
24 January 2006
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: TSSU Technician - LR Medical, London, United Kingdom
19 January 2006
18:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Franke Finland Oy
19 January 2006WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Franke Finland Oy added
18 January 2006
03:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
EFHSS Member Society Report: Organisation of the sterilization courses: the Flemish experience
18 January 2006
02:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005
18 January 2006WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: SPNN - 2nd International Congress on Nosocomial Infection Prevention - May 28th to May 31st, 2006 - Hotel Horizont, Pec pod Snezkou, Czech Republic
17 January 2006
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
EFHSS Industrial Partner info update: gke-GmbH
31 December 2005
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: in control! - EDANA's Brand New Infection Control Conference - March 20th to March 21st, 2006 - Prague, Czech Republic
29 December 2005WFHSS Members
EFHSS member page/info update: MSSA - Malaysian Sterile Service Association
28 December 2005WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to member organisation updated: MSSA - Malaysian Sterile Service Association
26 December 2005
22:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005 Lectures:
Microscopische oppervlaktebehandeling van Inox, macroscopische gefolgen
by Door de Heer ir. Filip Sys, Ingenieur Consulting, Pack Inox [in Dutch/Flemish]
23 December 2005
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: I. National Sterilization Conference Turkey 2006 - March 2nd to March 4th 2006 - Izmir, Turkey
21 December 2005
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: CSSD Holiday Wishes
21 December 2005WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Public Health Consultant - Government Health Services Kerala, India
20 December 2005
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Borer Chemie AG
20 December 2005WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Borer Chemie AG added
16 December 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [41] Production of Heat Sealing Seams for Packing Medical Devices (based on the currently valid standards, ISO 11607, EN 868, DIN 58953)
14 December 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [40] Automated Processing of Ophtalmologic Instruments
12 December 2005
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [39] Recommendations for the Storage Period for Sterile Medical Devices
10 December 2005
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Meeting and Conference 2006 - June 7th to June 8th, 2006 - Fribourg, Switzerland
09 December 2005
21:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005 Lectures:
Bijdrage en uitdagingen van de industrie teneinde de optimale behandeling van de patient te garanderen
by Jean-Pierre Willems [in Dutch/Flemish]
09 December 2005
20:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005 Lectures:
Outsourcing de la Stérilisation de la Fondation Rotschild: Expériences en Ophtalmologie
by Laurence Hamza [in Dutch/Flemish]
05 December 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 4/2005
30 November 2005
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Bacterial Bungee-Jumping
28 November 2005
07:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 28th National Sterilisation Days 2006 - Satellite Symposium - April 11th - Tours, France
28 November 2005
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 28th National Sterilisation Days 2006 - April 12th to April 13th 2003 - Tours, France
26 November 2005
18:30 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005 Lectures:
Financiering vs kost van de CSA: een kwaliteitsbedreigend onevenwicht
by Jos Bessemans [in Dutch/Flemish]
26 November 2005
17:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005 Lectures:
Logistieke flow en afspraken binnen AZ Groeninge over leeninstrumentarium
by Dominique Couckuyt [in Dutch/Flemish]
26 November 2005
09:00 [GMT]
Past Conferences 2005
V.S.Z Study Day 27 October 2005 Lectures:
Een andere manier van meten...
by Jan Oort [in Dutch/Flemish]
25 November 2005WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Online Training Programme: Formation Hygienosia 2006 - Bonnes Pratiques de Stérilisation Hospitalière
[in French]
07 November 2005
11:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - Poster Price
07 November 2005
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - Call for Papers
04 November 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new EFHSS member organization: MSSA - Malaysian Sterile Service Association
03 November 2005
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
conference info update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 - Lillehammer, Norway
03 November 2005
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
NfSSL / NfS info/member page update: member association name changed
01 November 2005
15:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: IDSc Journal Vol.10 No.2 (October to December 2005)
30 October 2005
08:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Weight reduction made easy
13 October 2005
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation by Swissmedic [in German and French]: Example of a checklist for sourcing a small steam sterilizer
13 October 2005
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendation by Swissmedic [in German and French]: Guideline for sourcing a small steam sterilizer
04 October 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF - Sterilisation Days 2005 - November 8th to November 9th, 2005 - Rainbow Hotel Oslofjord, Sandvika, Norway
28 September 2005
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Top Secret
26 September 2005
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 3/2005
26 September 2005
07:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Técnico en Esterilización - Asociación Argentina de Técnicos y Auxiliares en Esterilización (AATAE) - Lincoln, Argentina
18 September 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: CLEANICAL FORUM 2006 - 7th International Forum Medical Device Processing: Regulator Affairs - February 24th, 2006 - Berlin, Germany
15 September 2005
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual IASSM Conference 2005 - October 21st, 2005 to October 22nd, 2005 - Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
15 September 2005
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
IASSM info/member page update:
IASSM Committee 2005/2006
15 September 2005
15:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
new/updated page for CEN/TC 204
15 September 2005
14:30 [GMT]
CEN Standards
new/updated page for CEN/TC 102
15 September 2005WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
new courses by Mayfield Education
27 August 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: MSÜD - I. National Sterilization Conference Turkey 2006 - March 2nd to March 4th, 2006 - Surmeli Efes Resort Hotel, Kusadasi, Izmir, Turkey
24 August 2005WFHSS - Publications
new publication: IDSc Journal Vol.10 No.1 (July to September 2005)
23 August 2005
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Einstein's Theory of Relatives...
17 August 2005
01:30 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: SPNN - Spoločnosť prevencie nozokomiálnych nákaz (Slovakia)
17 August 2005
01:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: SPNN - 2nd International Congress on Nosocomial Infection Prevention - May 28th to May 31st, 2006 - Hotel Horizont, Pec pod Snezkou, Czech Republic
17 August 2005
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SPNN - Spoločnosť prevencie nozokomiálnych nákaz (Slovak Society for Nosocomial Infections Prevention) added
10 August 2005
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: FUDESA - X Jornada de Esterilización - September 10th to September 11th, 2005 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
10 August 2005World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: CSSA - Lithuanian Sterilisation Specialists and Sterile Supply Association (Lithuania)
06 August 2005WFHSS Communications
new seminar report:
Annual EFHSS Workshop 2005 "CSSD" - Seminar Report
30 July 2005WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Second National Bulgarian Symposium on Hospital Sterile Supply - December 15th to December 16th, 2005 - Park Hotel Vitosha, Sofia, Bulgaria
28 July 2005
23:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 Poster Presentation: 3M ETS (Electronic Test System) in a university hospital: Diagnostics beyond the BDT!
(by Philip A de Vries)
24 July 2005
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Reprocessing Limitation
14 July 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [38] Checklist for Preparation of Visits by the Competent Inspection Authorities
08 July 2005
08:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: in control! - EDANA's Brand New Infection Control Conference - March 20th to March 21st, 2006 - Prague, Czech Republic
07 July 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [37] Guide to Compilation of Standard Operating Procedures
07 July 2005WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 04/2004 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
07 July 2005WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 03/2004 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
07 July 2005WFHSS - Publications
new publications: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 02/2004 (German and French versions) available for download in PDF format
30 June 2005
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
commercial article:
Low-temperature sterilization using low-temperature steam and formaldehyde
(by Getinge; PDF File, 1,187 KB)
29 June 2005
19:00 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: ROSTERIL - Romanian CSSD and OP Association (Romania)
29 June 2005
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual PSSSM Conference 2006 - April 25th to April 26th, 2006 - Falenty, Poland
27 June 2005
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 8B: Surviving the ride
(by Elinor V Radke)
19 June 2005
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Surprise
19 June 2005WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Meditalika (Lithuania) added
17 June 2005
09:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 8A: Innovation in decontamination services
(by Mike Pointer)
14 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Closing Session: The Essential Relationships between Decontamination Services
(by Melanie van Limborgh)
13 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 7B: Validation of a low temperature, low pressure, Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma (HPGP) Sterilization System
(by A. A. van Sorge)
12 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 11: The Decontamination of Endoscopes - a review in Northern Ireland
(by Elizabeth Fradd)
11 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 11: Decontamination of Instruments in Dentistry
(by Dr MV Martin)
10 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 10: A Quality Based Approach for Error Reduction in Surgical Sets Assembly
(by Yaffa Raz)
09 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 10: Risk Management for Instrumentation
(by Jennifer Grainger)
07 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 8B: Specifications of steam sterilizers for health facilities with limited resources
(by Jan Huys; presented by Dr. med. Andreas Mueller)
06 June 2005
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 2: The UK Approach
(by Valerie O'Brien)
06 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 8A: Development of Ozone Sterilization
(by Simon Robitaille)
05 June 2005
13:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 Poster Presentation: Evaluation of the use and re-use of cotton fabrics as medical and hospital articles wraps in steam sterilization method
(by Edna Rodrigues and Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano)
05 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 7A: The standard helix test in hospital sterilisers
(by Adrie de Bruijn)
04 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 7A: Cleaning, decontamination and disinfection in Argentina
(by Helga Gertrudis Sager de Agostino)
03 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 5: Product Release - a modern mythology?
(by Peter Hooper)
02 June 2005
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply - Training Programme
02 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 5: Parametric control of cleaning processes in the age of vCJD
(by Klaus Roth)
01 June 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 4: Organisational redesign - did Bowie and Dick get their MBA?
(by Frank Schuurmans)
31 May 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 3: Validation in the practice of sterile supply
(by Cornelia Hugo)
30 May 2005
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 3: What Sterile Processors Need to Know and Do: A Ten Year Analysis of Accreditation in the United States
(by Nancy Chobin)
23 May 2005
15:55 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Farmaceutica Especialista en Esterilizacion - Hospital Universitario Austral (HUA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
20 May 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual DGSV Conference 2005 - October 1st to October 3rd, 2005 - Bad Boll, Germany
20 May 2005WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 2/2005
19 May 2005CEN Standards
CEN Standards page updated: prEN13060-1, prEN13060-2, prEN13060-3 and prEN13060-4 replaced by EN13060
17 May 2005
11:45 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
EFHSS Member page updated: HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association (Hong Kong)
16 May 2005
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Wet Pack Detector
09 May 2005
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: V.S.Z Study Day - 27th October 2005 in Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium
09 May 2005WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Healthcare A2Z added
03 May 2005
12:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to NFS - Norsk Farmaceutisk Selskap (Norway) added
29 April 2005
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.9 No.4
27 April 2005
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication:
Central Service Issue 2/2005
27 April 2005
06:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
new conference report:
DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress 2005 - "Decontamination Sciences Worldwide" - Conference Report
27 April 2005
06:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
new conference report:
6th International Forum "Medical Device Processing": Instrument Management - Conference Report
26 April 2005WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
new correspondence course:
Formation Hygienosia en Ligne
Bonnes Pratiques de Stérilisation Hospitalière

(in French)
25 April 2005
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication/periodical:
STÉRILISATION ÉTUDES & RECHERCHE
23 April 2005
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Info Update:
Annual EFHSS Workshop 2005 "CSSD"
June 2nd to June 4th, 2005 in Riga, Latvia
Preliminary Programme, Registration Form, etc.
16 April 2005
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual EFHSS and NfS Conference 2006 - May 18th to May 20th, 2006 in Lillehammer, Norway
16 April 2005WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link added: AfPP - Association for Perioperative Practice (United Kingdom)
15 April 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
DSc 2005 Congress: Free Poster Award
15 April 2005
05:45 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: ICD - Infection Control Directorate (Kuwait)
15 April 2005
05:30 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: NZSSA - New Zealand Sterile Services Association (New Zealand)
15 April 2005
05:15 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: HKSSMA - Hong Kong Sterile Services Management Association (Hong Kong)
15 April 2005
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new EFHSS Member Organisation NZSSA (New Zealand) added
14 April 2005
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2005 - June 14th to June 15th, 2005 in Olten, Switzerland
13 April 2005
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: After Congress Syndrome
11 April 2005
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 11: MDD and ISO13485:2003 Compliance - An Integrated Approach
(by Phil Naylor)
08 April 2005
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Session 9: Jack van Asten Memorial Lecture
(by David J Hurrell)
07 April 2005
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link added: MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (United Kingdom)
06 April 2005
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
conference lecture/presentation:
DSc 2005 - Opening Session: Introduction
(by Wim Renders)
04 April 2005
10:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
The First EFHSS "Sparkling Egg" Award
24 March 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: ebro
24 March 2005
09:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner ebro added
23 March 2005
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: DSc London 2005
22 March 2005WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Belimed
22 March 2005WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Belimed added
16 March 2005
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 1/2005
11 March 2005
02:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 6/2004
11 March 2005
02:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 5/2004
08 March 2005WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Info Update: Annual EFHSS Workshop 2005 "CSSD" - June 2nd to June 4th, 2005 in Riga, Latvia - Preliminary Programme
05 March 2005
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
DSc 2005 Conference Paper Abstract (in English): The Practical and Cost Implications of the different Instrument Identification Systems currently available (by Douglas Telford)
05 March 2005
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: V.S.Z Study Day - 28th April 2005 in Het Kasteel van Brasschaat, Belgium
03 March 2005
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Institute of Decontamination Sciences Annual Conference 2005 - November 28th to 30th, 2005 in Blackpool, United Kingdom
03 March 2005
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.9 No.3
03 March 2005
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to IDSc - Institute of Decontamination Sciences (United Kingdom) added/updated
28 February 2005
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 1/2005
11 February 2005
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Sterilization Processing
11 February 2005
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Educational material: Video "Sterilization - a view for insiders!"
11 February 2005
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS WebShop
The EFHSS WebShop is open for business!
07 February 2005
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Victim Search for Downsizing
05 February 2005WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Calendar Update: Annual EFHSS Workshop 2005 "CSSD" - June 2nd to June 4th, 2005 in Riga, Latvia
01 February 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [36] Risk Management in the CSSD
31 January 2005WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Info Update: Advances in Sterilization and Disinfection - Satellite Symposium presented by ASP in association with the Decontamination Sciences Congress 2005 - March 30th, 2005 - Business Design Centre, London
28 January 2005
16:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2005 - June 14th to June 15th, 2005 in Olten, Switzerland (Please Note: Date and location changed!)
28 January 2005WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Exhibitors List Update: DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
27 January 2005
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: VI. Work Days - Sterilisation - April 7th to April 8th, 2005 - Luhačovice, Pozlovice, Czech Republic (Please Note: Date and location changed!)
27 January 2005WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Exhibition Floorplan Update: DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
25 January 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [35] Loading Pattern and Its Implications for Successful Cleaning in the Washer-Disinfector
23 January 2005
09:00 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: LSHSA - Latvian Sterilisation and Hygiene Specialists Association
20 January 2005
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
First Bulgarian "Sterilization" Workshop - Seminar/Conference Report
18 January 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [34] Packaging Part 3: Summary
16 January 2005
16:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: NfSSL 2005 Annual General Meeting & Seminar - March 17th to March 18th, 2005 - Rainbow Hotel Oslofjord, Sandvika, Oslo, Norway
15 January 2005
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: Group Travel from Oslo to the DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress in London, March 30th to April 1st, 2005
13 January 2005
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [33] Mesh Trays and Their Implications for Successful Cleaning in the Washer-Disinfector
12 January 2005
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: KW2
12 January 2005
11:55 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner KW2 added
09 January 2005
04:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: CLEANICAL FORUM 2005 - Medizinprodukte-Aufbereitung: Instrumenten-Management - February 25th, 2005 - Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
07 January 2005
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Talking Bacteria
30 December 2004
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2005 - June 8th to June 10th, 2005 in Basel, Switzerland
29 December 2004
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: gke-GmbH
29 December 2004
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partners gke-GmbH added
27 December 2004
13:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Sales Manager - gke-GmbH / Germany
22 December 2004
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: Exhibitors at the DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
20 December 2004WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Christmas Party
10 December 2004
03:00 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: BulSteri - Bulgarian Sterile Supply Association
02 December 2004
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 4/2004
02 December 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [32] How Quality Management is Structured in CSSD Practice
30 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [31] Updating the Decision Tree on Risk Assessment and Classification of Medical Devices
27 November 2004
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Anios
27 November 2004
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Belintra
27 November 2004
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
links to new Industrial Partners Anios and Belintra added
25 November 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Self-diagnosis
25 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [30] Packaging Systems - Part 2: Hard Packaging
22 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [29] Verification of the Performance of Washer-Disinfectors Used for Thermal Disinfection
18 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [28] Daily Check of Washer-Disinfectors Before Placing Them in Operation
15 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [27] Packaging Systems
14 November 2004
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual ÖGSV Conference 2005 - April 28th to April 29th, 2005 - Seehotel Hafnersee, Carinthia, Austria
11 November 2004
10:40 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
EFHSS Member page update: CSS - Česká společnost pro sterilizaci - Czech Society for Sterilization, Czech Republic
11 November 2004
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: XIV. International Conference - Hospital Hygiene - April 27th to April 28th, 2005 - Kongresové centrum Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
11 November 2004
10:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: VI. Work Days - Sterilisation - March 15th to March 16th, 2005 - Prague, Czech Republic
11 November 2004
10:10 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Consultation Day 2004 - Disinfection, Disinfestation - December 12th, 2004 - SZU - National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
11 November 2004
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to SZU - National Insitute of Public Health (Czech Republic) added
11 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [26] Water for Operating Washer-Disinfectors (Part 2)
08 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [25] Water for Operating Washer-Disinfectors
06 November 2004
18:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Validation of a low-temperature, low-pressure, vaporized aqueous hydrogen peroxide-based, plasma sterilization system - STERRAD®100S sterilizer (by A. A. van Sorge, PhD)
05 November 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [24] Classifying Medical Devices before Processing (Part 3)
01 November 2004
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.9 No.2
27 October 2004
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Ecolab
27 October 2004
14:25 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
links to new Industrial Partner Ecolab added
26 October 2004
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Annual DGSV Conference 2004 - Conference Report
24 October 2004
14:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Our little bosses
20 October 2004
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: XV Congreso Internacional CEDEST - May 18th to May 20th, 2005 - Madrid, Spain
20 October 2004
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: CSC Conference 2004: "Perpetuum mobile (eeuwig in beweging)" - October 29th to October 30th 2004 - Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
16 October 2004
15:30 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: CSS - Česká společnost pro sterilizaci - Czech Society for Sterilization, Czech Republic
16 October 2004
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to CSS - Czech Society for Sterilization - Česká společnost pro sterilizaci (Czech Republic) added
09 October 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 2004 IAHCSMM Fall Meeting - 31 October 3 to November 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
05 October 2004
21:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
Industrial Partner info update: Ahlstrom
05 October 2004
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Programme Update: DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
04 October 2004
20:45 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to AGS - Association des gestionnaires en stérilisation du Québec (Canada) added
28 September 2004
15:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: V.S.Z Study Day / 21 October 2004 - Venue/location changed to: Elewijt Center, Elewijt-Zemst, Belgium
26 September 2004
17:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Insight
25 September 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: FUDESA - Jornadas de Esterilización - 15 to 16 October 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
24 September 2004
08:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture/Presentation (in English): Bioburden estimation of reusable and single use medical devices - methodology and evaluation (by Dr Egil Lingaas)
21 September 2004
15:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture/Presentation (in English): Opening Session - Introduction (by Wim Renders)
16 September 2004
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new job posted: Dr. Horacio E. Oduber Hospital / Oranjestad, Aruba
14 September 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Practical instructions for the Validation of cleaning and disinfection methods according to the recommendation of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) and according to the prEN ISO 15883 (by Toni Zanette)
13 September 2004
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: Annual IASSM Conference 2004: Decontamination - much to do - November 12th to November 13th 2004 - The Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
12 September 2004
07:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Calendar Update: First Bulgarian "Sterilization" Workshop - 16 December to 18 December 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria
11 September 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual IASSM Conference 2004: Decontamination - much to do - November 12th to November 13th 2004 - The Grand Hotel, Malahide, Ireland
09 September 2004
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Medisafe UK Limited
09 September 2004
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to new Industrial Partner Medisafe UK Limited added
09 September 2004WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to IFIC - International Federation of Infection Control added
09 September 2004WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to VHIG - Vereniging voor Hygiëne & Infectiepreventie in de Gezondheidszorg (Dutch Society of Infection Prevention and Control in the Health Care Setting) added
02 September 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Outsourcing the CSSD a threat? Or a challenge?! (by René Vis)
01 September 2004
11:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 3/2004
31 August 2004
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Basics article in Spanish: El ciclo del producto sanitario estéril - Limpieza [The Sterile Supply Cycle - Cleaning]
31 August 2004
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Back from Holiday
28 August 2004
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 4/2004
27 August 2004
17:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Basics article in Spanish: El ciclo del producto sanitario estéril - Empaquetado [The Sterile Supply Cycle - Packaging]
23 August 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Decontamination of Reusable Medical Devices: A Risk Management Perspective (by Paul Holland)
21 August 2004
11:30 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS Member Organisation: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione, Italy
21 August 2004
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione (AIOS) - X Congresso Nazionale A.I.O.S. - Autumn 2005 - Italy
15 August 2004WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Olympic Bug
13 August 2004
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Vacancies
new vacancy posting: TSSU/CSSD Technicians / Central London
12 August 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Infection Control and Sterilization Unit (by A. Arzu Sayiner, MD)
05 August 2004
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
affiliated non-European member page updated: FUDESA - Foundation for the Development of Sterilization in Argentina - Argentina
04 August 2004
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to FUDESA - Foundation for the Development of Sterilization in Argentina (Argentina) updated
02 August 2004
10:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Industrial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization of Medical Devices (by Paul J. Sordellini)
02 August 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): What's new in sterilisation... since Louis Pasteur? (by Dr Dominique Goullet)
26 July 2004
18:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: Argentina de Técnicos y Auxiliares en Esterilización (A.A.T.A.E.) - II Jornada Bonaerense de Esterilización - 7 August 2004 - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
22 July 2004
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
EFHSS 2004 Conference Lecture (in English): Sterilization Process Monitoring - 'In-Pack' Monitoring versus 'Load Control' (by Peter Newson)
16 July 2004
22:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Argentina de Técnicos y Auxiliares en Esterilización (A.A.T.A.E.) - II Jornada Bonaerense de Esterilización - 7 August 2004 - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 July 2004
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.9 No.1
13 July 2004
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Seminar Report: Progress in Instrument Processing - ASP Seminar in advance of the EFHSS Congress 2004
13 July 2004
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Conference Report: Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004
11 July 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Small Talk
05 July 2004WFHSS Education
new Electronic Publication: AAMI Sterilization Standards on CD
02 July 2004
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 3/2004
01 July 2004WFHSS - Publications
new Publication Download: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum 04/2003 - Editorial [PDF Files; German, French]
01 July 2004WFHSS - Publications
new Publication Download: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum 03/2003 - Editorial [PDF Files; German, French]
01 July 2004WFHSS - Publications
new Publication Download: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum 02/2003 - Editorial [PDF Files; German, French]
28 June 2004
23:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Education Article: Challenging times for sterile barrier industry
28 June 2004
22:00 [GMT]
CEN Standards
CEN Report: REPORT FOR CEN TC 102 - March 2004 (by Tim Galekop)
19 June 2004
14:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
Sterilization Basics - updated article: Cleaning of Equipment and Materials to be Sterilized
18 June 2004
09:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation (Spanish / español): Esterilización de Productos Sanitarios por Vapor, Volumen I Teoría General by Jan Huys
18 June 2004
01:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: MMM Münchener Medizin Mechanik GmbH
18 June 2004
00:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to MMM Münchener Medizin Mechanik GmbH (Germany) added
17 June 2004
19:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
17 June 2004
15:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
EFHSS Industrial Partner Info Update: Miele
17 June 2004
14:50 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Industrial Partner Miele updated
15 June 2004
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual DGSV Conference 2004 - October 1st to October 2nd, 2004 - Seminaris-Seehotel, Potsdam, Germany
15 June 2004
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: DGSV Member Meeting with Elections - September 30th, 2004 - Seminaris-Seehotel, Potsdam, Germany
14 June 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: The 12th Days of Central Sterilization and The 6th Days of Central Operating Theatres - November 24th to November 26th, 2004 - Hotel Sachticka, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
11 June 2004
10:15 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link added: AIOS - Associazione Italiana Operatori addetti alla Sterilizzazione / Italy
11 June 2004
09:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
10 June 2004
10:00 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 2/2004
04 June 2004
14:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Minutes
04 June 2004
12:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: And who has the last word?
29 May 2004
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
new Recommendation/Resource: PRE-PURCHASE QUESTIONAIRE - Form intended to supply prospective purchasers with information about equipment being considered for purchase.
28 May 2004
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new affiliated non-European member organisation: FUDESA - Foundation for the Development of Sterilization in Argentina - Argentina
27 May 2004
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 2/2004
26 May 2004
10:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Matachana
26 May 2004
10:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Matachana (Spain) added
24 May 2004
02:00 [GMT]
MSNBC Health / Friday 21 May 2004:
More human cases of mad cow possible
Scientists estimate 3,800 people in Britain may be infected
24 May 2004
01:40 [GMT]
WFHSS Communications
new Recommendation: ASHCSP/IAHCSMM Position Paper on Loaner Instrumentation
24 May 2004
01:30 [GMT]
Reuters Health eLine / Friday 21 May 2004:
Human Mad Cow Disease Estimates in UK May Be Higher
23 May 2004
21:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Online Publication (in French): Bonnes pratiques de retraitement des dispositifs médicaux stériles
23 May 2004
21:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Online Publication (in German): Gute Praxis zur Aufbereitung von sterilen Medizinprodukten
22 May 2004
13:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Members
new affiliated non-European member organisation: ISA - Israel Sterilization Association - Israel
22 May 2004
12:30 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
NfSSL member page update
01 May 2004WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: EFHSS Annual Conference 2004
30 April 2004
05:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Questions and Answers
EFHSS Questions and Answers Page Redesign: We are currently redesigning and restructuring the EFHSS Questions and Answers pages in an effort to simplify the usage and management of this fast growing forum. Columns for displaying authors and reply counts have been added to the questions listings, and the listings can be sorted by these entries. A new view option allows for the display of all unanswered questions. And there are now also forms provided for automatically/instantly submitting new questions and answers/replies.
29 April 2004
16:20 [GMT]
WFHSS Questions and Answers
EFHSS Questions and Answers Page Redesign: We are currently redesigning and restructuring the EFHSS Questions and Answers pages in an effort to simplify the usage and management of this fast growing forum. A new column indicating the number of replies/answers has been added to the questions listing.
26 April 2004
11:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Education
new Book Recommendation: Sterilization of Medical Supplies by Steam, Volume 1 General Theory (Second Revised Edition) by Jan Huys
25 April 2004
20:00 [GMT]
WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Bacteria on the couch!
22 April 2004
12:15 [GMT]
WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.8 No.4
20 April 2004
08:33 [GMT]
WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Programme Update: Advances in Clinical Instrument Processing - Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization - 5 May 2004 in Izmir, Turkey
16 April 2004
13:30 [GMT]
World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS member organisation: SEA - Slovak Epidemiological Association - Slovakia
16 April 2004
12:30 [GMT]
WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: 3rd Cerveka's Days of Preventive Medicine - June 2nd to June 4th, 2004 - Hotel Biela Medvedica, Bystrá, Slovakia
14 April 2004CEN Standards
CEN Standards page updated: Directives 1993/42/EC and 2001/95/EC added
07 April 2004WFHSS Vacancies
new vacancy posting: Medical Systems Design Pty Ltd / Australia
01 April 2004WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 1/2004
27 March 2004WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: CSSD response to cost pressure
20 March 2004Contact WFHSS
EFHSS Contacts / Mailing List updated
20 March 2004World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
EFHSS member page update: CSC - Central Sterilization Club (The Netherlands)
19 March 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: V.S.Z Study Afternoon - 23 April 2004 - U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
19 March 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: V.S.Z Study Day - 21 October 2004 - Elewijt Center, Elewijt-Zemst, Belgium
16 March 2004World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
EFHSS member organisation page updated: vDSMH - Vereniging van Deskundigen Steriele Medische Hulpmiddelen - The Netherlands
10 March 2004WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 1/2004
10 March 2004WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to NASP - North American Sterilization and Packaging Company (United States) added
26 February 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: Annual SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference and Meeting 2004 - June 15th to June 16th, 2004 in Pully, Switzerland
24 February 2004WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Problem Solving Chart
18 February 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Info Update: DSc 2005 - Decontamination Sciences Congress - March 30th to April 1st, 2005 in London, United Kingdom
17 February 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: ISSM Annual Conference and Exhibition 2004 - November 22nd to November 24th, 2004 in Blackpool, United Kingdom
14 February 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [23] Classifying Medical Devices before Processing (Part 2)
14 February 2004WFHSS Courses and Seminar Listings
Seminar/Conference Details Update: Advances in Clinical Instrument Processing - Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization - 5 May 2004 in Izmir, Turkey
07 February 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [22] Classifying Medical Devices before Processing (Part 1)
02 February 2004WFHSS Communications
V.S.Z Study Day 27 November 2003 - Study Report
30 January 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [21] Why Computerised Documentation? - Reflections from the Field
30 January 2004World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
EFHSS member page update: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO - Swiss Society for Sterile Supply
28 January 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Programme Update
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Programme Update
28 January 2004WFHSS Guestbook
The EFHSS Guestbook was deactivated for technical reasons. It is now finally back online again :-) Enjoy and feel free to sign it...
24 January 2004World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
new EFHSS member organisation: vDSMH - Vereniging van Deskundigen Steriele Medische Hulpmiddelen - The Netherlands
24 January 2004CEN Standards
new CEN standards added to listing: prEN 13795-2, prEN 13795-3
23 January 2004WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.8 No.3
20 January 2004WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: The Emancipated Patient
17 January 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [20] Cleaning (Part 2) - Verification of Cleaning Efficacy
15 January 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Programme Update
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Programme Update
14 January 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [19] Cleaning (Part 1) - Instruments Causing Problems
11 January 2004WFHSS Vacancies
new vacancy: Mouwasat Hospital / Kuwait - CSSD Supervisor
10 January 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [18] Bowie Dick Test
07 January 2004WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Programme Update
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Programme Update
02 January 2004WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [17] Quality Assurance on the Unclean Side of a CSSD (Part 2)
30 December 2003WFHSS Education
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group: [16] Quality Assurance on the Unclean Side of a CSSD
23 December 2003WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 6/2003
16 December 2003WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 4/2003
16 December 2003WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Christmas Inspiration in CSSD
11 December 2003Contact WFHSS
EFHSS Contacts / Mailing List updated
09 December 2003WFHSS Education
new Article: CSSD Expert Visits South Africa (SteriView interview with René Vis)
03 December 2003WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Amcor Flexibles SPS (France) added
03 December 2003WFHSS Industrial Partners
EFHSS Industrial Partner info update: Amcor Flexibles SPS
02 December 2003WFHSS Education
new Article: Sterilization. Past and Future (by Tim Galekop)
30 November 2003WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Remarkable Insurance
27 November 2003WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
conference calendar update: SGSV Study Day - Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland - 5 December 2003
25 November 2003WFHSS Education
new Article: European Expert Condemns the Re-use of Sterilization Packaging (SteriView interview on sterilization packaging with Tim Galekop)
23 November 2003WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Cisa s.r.l.
23 November 2003WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Cisa s.r.l. (Italy) added
22 November 2003WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Details
Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Conference Details
13 November 2003WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 - Poster Exhibition
Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004
- Poster Exhibition
11 November 2003WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Getinge AB
11 November 2003WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Getinge (Sweden) added
11 November 2003WFHSS Members
new affiliated non-European member organisation: NPPG - Nurse Professional Practice Group CSSD - United Arab Emirates
04 November 2003WFHSS Education
new article: Sterilization Basics - The Sterile Supply Cycle - Cleaning of Equipment and Materials to be Sterilized
01 November 2003WFHSS Industrial Partners
new EFHSS Industrial Partner: Bode Chemie
01 November 2003WFHSS Related Sites & Links
new link to Bode Chemie (Germany) added
24 October 2003WFHSS Communications
Annual DGSV Conference 2003 - Conference Report
23 October 2003WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 5/2003
23 October 2003WFHSS - Publications
new publication: ISSM Journal Vol.8 No.2
22 October 2003WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: Challenges
15 October 2003WFHSS Members
new affiliated non-European member organisation: Enfermeras Pabellon y Esterilización - Chile
14 October 2003WFHSS Communications
EFHSS / SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Conference 2003 - Conference Report
06 October 2003WFHSS Education
e-CSPD - Electronic Central Sterile Processing Department - Issue October 2003 now online!
04 October 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in German): Umsetzung der MP-Gesetzgebung in der ZSVA (by Markus Zobrist, Dr. rer. nat., Inspektor)
03 October 2003WFHSS - Publications
new publication: Central Service Issue 4/2003
03 October 2003WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: In memory of the last blackout
03 October 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in German): Bioindikatoren - Sinn oder Unsinn? (by Prof Dr Peter Heeg)
02 October 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture: Can Temperature And Pressure Datalogging Replace The Bowie and Dick Test? (by Dr Brian Kirk)
30 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in French): La qualité des emballages (by Christine Denis)
29 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in German): Verpackungsarten / Unterschiede (by Hans Wolf, Christian Wolf)
28 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in French): Maîtrise de l'air en stérilisation (by Annette Beaugas)
27 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in French): Qualification de la performance des laveurs désinfecteurs (by Bénédicte Gourieux)
26 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in German): Testanschmutzungen (TA) für die Kontrolle von Dekontaminationsgeräten (by S. Krüger, T. Hofmann, B. Zühlsdorf)
24 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture: Washer-Disinfectors - EN 15883 and the role of the operator (by David J Hurrell)
23 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture (in French): Certification d’un hôpital comme fabriquant de dispositifs médicaux (by Frédy Cavin)
22 September 2003WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: IASSM Annual Conference 2003 - 7 to 8 November 2003 in Malahide, Ireland
22 September 2003WFHSS - Publications
new publication: SGSV/SSSH/SSSO Forum Issue 3/2003
22 September 2003WFHSS Education
conference lecture: How a quality system had to be implemented for the hospital sterilisation (by Dr Dominique Goullet)
18 September 2003WFHSS Education
Sterilization Basics article in Portuguese: O Ciclo de Produtos Esterilizados - Embalagem [The Sterile Supply Cycle - Packaging]
18 September 2003WFHSS Education
new EFHSS Education Link: KW2 Movie about Sterilizer Validation
17 September 2003WFHSS Congress and Conference Calendar
Conference Calendar Update: V.S.Z Study Day - 27 November 2003 in Het Kasteel van Brasschaat, Belgium
13 September 2003WFHSS Humour - Cartoons
new cartoon: How has your morning been so far?
05 September 2003WFHSS Education
e-CSPD - Electronic Central Sterile Processing Department - Issue September 2003 now online!
26 August 2003WFHSS Related Sites & Links
link to Enfermeras Pabellon y Esterilización (Chile) added
25 August 2003WFHSS Vacancies
new vacancy: Meditalika - Sterilisation Monitoring, Disinfection Goods in Kaunas, Lithuania
21 August 2003WFHSS Vacancies