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Also, check out the most current information from Washington, reproduced on-line from our regular feature in Communiqué: Inside Washington

• Status of Mandatory Central Service Certification in the US

• IAHCSMM / ASHCSP Merger

• Applying for Fellowship

• Scholarships Available

• Public Health Notification from FDA, CDC, EPA and OSHA*: Avoiding Hazards with Using Cleaners and Disinfectants on Electronic Medical Equipment

• IAHCSMM in Taiwan

• IAHCSMM Remembers Tracy Johnson

• CS Bill Introduced in New York

• ‘Instrumental to Patient Care’ tagline earns federal registration designation

• IAHCSMM Remembers Joyce Dickerson

• INTEGRITY: An Old-Fashioned Value Rekindled (2006 Fellowship Paper)

• New Master Document for Steam Sterilization to be Released

• Case Medical has launched Case Academy

• IAHCSMM Contributes more than $6,000 to Salvation Army’s Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

• CS Week at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Indiana

• Past President Sybil Williams Opens Her Home to Katrina Evacuees

• Natalie Lind Interviewed on The Health Show

• AHA President calls for Support for Healthcare Reform - IAHCSMM Responds!

• IAHCSMM Keynote Speaker featured in Wall Street Journal Article

• IAHCSMM Website's New Look

• MEDWATCH – How to Report Problems With Manufacturers to the FDA

• AORN Position Statement on Patient Safety

• IAHCSMM/Purdue Online Self-study Courses

• Efforts to mandate CS certification gain momentum

• Don Gordon addresses IAHCSMM/ASHCSP Joint Meeting

• Texas Professionals Meet to Discuss Mandatory Certification

• IAHCSMM responds to vendor budget woes with Fall Meeting changes

• New Jersey passes the CS Mandatory State Certification Law

• ASHCSP/IAHCSMM Position Paper on Loaner Instrumentation

• Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes (ASGE) 

• IAHCSMM Welcomes Natalie Lind as Educational Director

• CDC: Q&A Regarding CJD Infection-Control Practices 

• Press Releases

  IAHCSMM/Purdue Online Self-study Courses

  IAHCSMM responds to vendor budget woes with Fall Meeting changes

  New York State

  Association for Central Service Professionals (NYSACSP) First Annual Educational Seminar

  IAHCSMM Speaks at Senate Committee Hearing on Reuse (7/5/2000)

  IAHCSMM Prepares Certification Exam for Computer Administration (4/17/2000)

  IAHCSMM Teams with Prometric Computer-based Testing Services (4/8/2000)

• FDA Links