AAMI

Following an eight-month search, the AAMI Board of Directors has announced Pamela Arora, a respected health care leader, as its next president and CEO.

The improved guidance document, ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021, addresses new technologies as well as concerns about medical device cleanliness and patient safety.

Anew AAMI technical information report (TIR) aims to help product designers and developers apply a more robust testing regime to infusion devices – and, ultimately, improve device, medication and patient safety.

Anew AAMI technical information report (TIR) aims to help product designers and developers apply a more robust testing regime to infusion devices – and, ultimately, improve device, medication and patient safety.

The delivery of a sterile, ready-to-use medical device is vital to delivering safe and effective patient care. Although conceptually a simple idea, the actual processes involved in delivering a sterile medical device to the sterile field involves a complex web of activities and stakeholders.

The AAMI Foundation has named the 2021 recipients of the Mary K. Logan Research Award Program. Two grants, totaling $80,000, were awarded to research initiatives that focus on improving patient outcomes by advancing the landscape of clinical alarms and enhancing radiation effects on breast cancer patients.