‘Healthcare Sterile Processing Association’ Name Takes Effect Jan. 1, 2022 From June 22-July 12, 2021, members of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) cast their votes regarding the proposed name change from IAHCSMM to the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), with a tagline of “Professionals Instrumental to Patient Safety.”  Upon reviewing the certified results from the ...

With a New Year Comes New Hopeand We Have Great Expectations for Bringingthe Sterile Processing Community Back Together Again Conscious of the pandemic continuing but having even greater expectations that vaccines will triumph, IAHCSMM and its Executive Board have decided to move our 2021 Annual Conference & Expo from May to October, in Columbus, OH.  With social distancing also likely ...

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For weeks, the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) has been carefully monitoring the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation and its impact on the upcoming IAHCSMM Annual Conference & Expo, which was to be held in Chicago, Illinois, April 25-29, 2020. Today, the IAHCSMM Board of Directors made the decision to cancel the conference due to health and wellness ...