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Safety organizations
Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP), Wexford , PA
Description: promotes the health and safety of workers in healthcare.
Tel number: 800/362-4347
Web site: http://www.aohp.org/
The Leapfrog Group, Washington , DC
Description: represents employers seeking to improve the safety, quality and affordability of health care.
Tel number: 202/292-6711
Web site: http://www.leapfroggroup.org
National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), Chicago , IL
Description: a partnership of health care practitioners, institutional providers, health product providers, etc., to make health care safer for patients.
Web site: www.npsf.org
Premier Safety Institute, Oak Brook , IL
Description: provides tools for patient and worker safety; affiliated with the Premier Inc., the group purchasing organization.
Tel number: 877/777-1552
Web site: http://www.premierinc.com/safety/
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Infection control
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Washington , DC
Description: a multi-disciplinary international organization.
Tel number: 202/789-1890
Web site: http://www.apic.org
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Alexandria , VA
Description: represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases.
Tel number: 703/299-0200
Web site: http://www.idsociety.org/
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Alexandria , VA
Description: a member organization of healthcare epidemiologists.
Tel number: 703/684-1006
Web site: http://www.shea-online.org/
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Sharps safety
Association of Needle-Free Injection Manufacturers (ANFIM), East Syracuse , NY
Description: represents five manufacturers and five developers.
Tel number: 315/463-4999
Web site: http://www.anfim.com/
International Healthcare Worker Safety Center , Charlottesville , VA
Description: prevention of occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens.
Tel number: 434/924-5159
Web site: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/epinet/
International Sharps Injury Prevention Society, South Jordan , UT
Description: it has corporate members.
Tel number: 801/280-8797
Web site: www.isips.org
National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (NAPPSI), Carlsbad , CA
Description: represents health organizations, medical device manufacturers, healthcare professionals and others.
Tel number: 858/350-8623
Web site: www.NAPPSI.org
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Sterile processing groups
American Society of Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP), Chicago , IL
Description: promotes effective health care central service, sterile processing and inventory management practices.
Tel number: 312/422-3700
Web site: http://www.ashcsp.org/ashcsp/index.jsp
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), Arlington , VA
Description: among other things, AAMI writes standards for sterilization.
Tel number: 703-525-4890
Web site: http://www.aami.org/
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Sterile processing consultants
Infection Control Education Institute, Phoenix , AZ
Description: provides education on topics including cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and sharps safety.
Tel number: 480/990-1101
Web site: http://www.iceinstitute.com/home.html
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Sterilization
Case Medical Inc., Ridgefield , NJ
Description: manufactures sterilization systems for the medical industry. Its consulting division offers training programs, case cart systems, regulatory assistance and other consulting for sterile processing departments.
Tel number: 888/227-2273
Web site: http://www.casemed.com/
Steris Corp., Mentor , OH
Description: manufacturer of infection-control and decontamination products.
Tel number: 440/354-2600
Web site: http://www.steris.com/
SterilTek Inc., Mentor , OH
Description: consulting services on instrument reprocessing, including help on consolidating CS operations; a subsidiary of STERIS Corp.
Tel number: 440/354-2600
Web site: http://www.steris.com/healthcare/ser_consulting.cfm
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