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Decontamination and Reprocessing of Medical Devices for Health care facilities – 2016 – World Health Organization – WHO
Good practices for the sterilisation of medical devices – 2017 – Superior Health Council
Good practices voor sterilisatie van medishe hulpmiddelen – Herziening van de aanbevelingen voor sterilisatie – 2017 – Hoge Gezondheidsraad
Bonnes pratiques en matière de stérilisation des dispositifs médicaux – 2018 – Conseil Supérieur de la Santé
Guide des bonnes pratiques de stérilisation – 2018 – SF2S
Bonnes pratiques de pharmacie hospitalière – 2001 – Ministère de la Santé – DHOS
Hygiene Requirements for the Reprocessing of Medical Devices – RKI — 2012 – BfArM
Validation and routine monitoring of automated cleaning and thermal disinfection processes for medical devices – 2017 – DGKH – DGSV – AKI
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (102) – Low-temperature sterilization processes – 2017 – Central Service
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (98) – Recommendations for validation preparation of steam sterilization processes in large sterilizers – 2016 – Central Service
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (99) – Recommendations for validation preparation of steam sterilization processes in large sterilizers – Part 2 – 2016 – Central Service
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (89) – Programme Controls Part 2: Endoscope washer-disinfectors with chemothermal disinfection – 2015 – Central Service
Guideline for the validation of packaging processes according to ISO 11607-2 — 2012 – Central Service – DGSV
Guidelines for validation of manual cleaning and manual chemical disinfection of medical devices – 2013 – DGSV – DGHK – AKI – VAH
Professional Standard Handbook Cleaning and Disinfection Flexible Endoscope – 2017 – SVN – DSMH – VHIG – VOVN
Bonnes pratiques de retraitement des dispositifs médicaux – 2016 – SSSH – SSHH – Swissmedic
Guide suisse de validation et de contrôle de routine des procédés de lavage et de désinfection des Dispositifs médicaux – Partie 1 – généralités – 2019 – SGSV – SSHH – IG-WiG – Swissmedic
Guide suisse de validation et de contrôle de routine des procédés de lavage et de désinfection des Dispositifs médicaux – Partie 2 – Procédé de nettoyage mécanique et de désinfection thermique – LD pour instruments chirurgicaux, matériel d’anethsésie, bacs, plats, récipients, ustensiles, verrerie, etc, – 2019 – SGSV – SSHH – IG-WiG – Swissmedic
Bonnes pratiques de retraitement des dispositifs médicaux pour les cabinets médicaux et les cabinets dentaires ainsi que d’autres utilisateurs de petits stérilisateurs à la vapeur d’eau saturée – 2010 – Swissmedic
Buone pratiche di ricondizionamento di dispositivi medici – 2016 – SSSH – SSHH – Swissmedic
Schweizerische Leitlinie für die Validierung und Routineüberwachung von Reinigungs- und Desinfektionsprozessen für Medizinprodukte – 2017 – SSSH – SSHH – Swissmedic
Turkish guideline for the sterilization and disinfection in healthcare settings – DAS
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part A: Management and provision – 2016 – Department of Health
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part A: Common elements – 2016 – Department of Health
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part D: Washer-disinfector – Part A: Common elements – 2016 – Department of Health
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part E: Alternatives to steam for the sterilization of reusable medical devices – Part A: Common elements – 2016 – Department of Health
Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: validation, methods and labeling – Guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff – 2015 – Food and Drug Administration
High-Level Disinfection (HLD) and sterilization BoosterPak – 2016 – The Joint Commission
Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes – 2016 – SGNA – APIC – SHEA – AASLD – ASGE – ACG – AGA – ASCRS
Guidelines for disinfection and sterilization in Healthcare facilities – 2019 – CDC
AAMI Standards and Technical Information Reports – Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
The APSIC guidelines for disinfection and sterilization of instruments in health care facilities – 2017 – APSIC
Turkish guideline for the sterilization and disinfection in healthcare settings – DAS
Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations – AS/NZS 4187: 2014
Guidelines for the evaluation of sterilants and disinfectants – Therapeutic Goods Administration – TGA – 1998 – Therapeutic Goods Administration – TGA
Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations – AS/NZS 4187: 2014
Decontamination and Reprocessing of Medical Devices for Health care facilities – 2016 – World Health Organization – WHO
Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities – 2003 – Standard Australia
Guidelines for the evaluation of sterilants and disinfectants – Therapeutic Goods Administration – TGA – 1998 – Therapeutic Goods Administration – TGA
Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities – 2003 – Standard New Zealand
Hygiene Requirements for the Reprocessing of Medical Devices – RKI — 2012 – BfArM
Validation and routine monitoring of automated cleaning and thermal disinfection processes for medical devices – 2017 – DGKH – DGSV – AKI
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (102) – Low-temperature sterilization processes – 2017 – Central Service
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (98) – Recommendations for validation preparation of steam sterilization processes in large sterilizers – 2016 – Central Service
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (99) – Recommendations for validation preparation of steam sterilization processes in large sterilizers – Part 2 – 2016 – Central Service
Recommendations by the Quality Task Group (89) – Programme Controls Part 2: Endoscope washer-disinfectors with chemothermal disinfection – 2015 – Central Service
Guideline for the validation of packaging processes according to ISO 11607-2 — 2012 – Central Service – DGSV
Guidelines for validation of manual cleaning and manual chemical disinfection of medical devices – 2013 – DGSV – DGHK – AKI – VAH
Professional Standard Handbook Cleaning and Disinfection Flexible Endoscope – 2017 – SVN – DSMH – VHIG – VOVN
Good practices for the sterilisation of medical devices – 2017 – Superior Health Council
Good practices voor sterilisatie van medishe hulpmiddelen – Herziening van de aanbevelingen voor sterilisatie – 2017 – Hoge Gezondheidsraad
Bonnes pratiques en matière de stérilisation des dispositifs médicaux – 2018 – Conseil Supérieur de la Santé
Guidance Document: Information to Be Provided by Manufacturers for the Reprocessing and Sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices – 2011 – Health Canada
Guidance document – Safety and Effectiveness Requirements for High-Level Disinfectants and Sterilants for use on Reusable Semi-Critical and Critical Medical Devices (2018) – 2018 – Health Canada
Retraitement des dispositifs médicaux critiques – 2014 – Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
Bonnes pratiques de retraitement des dispositifs médicaux – 2016 – SSSH – SSHH – Swissmedic
Guide suisse de validation et de contrôle de routine des procédés de lavage et de désinfection des Dispositifs médicaux – Partie 1 – généralités – 2019 – SGSV – SSHH – IG-WiG – Swissmedic
Guide suisse de validation et de contrôle de routine des procédés de lavage et de désinfection des Dispositifs médicaux – Partie 2 – Procédé de nettoyage mécanique et de désinfection thermique – LD pour instruments chirurgicaux, matériel d’anethsésie, bacs, plats, récipients, ustensiles, verrerie, etc, – 2019 – SGSV – SSHH – IG-WiG – Swissmedic
Bonnes pratiques de retraitement des dispositifs médicaux pour les cabinets médicaux et les cabinets dentaires ainsi que d’autres utilisateurs de petits stérilisateurs à la vapeur d’eau saturée – 2010 – Swissmedic
Buone pratiche di ricondizionamento di dispositivi medici – 2016 – SSSH – SSHH – Swissmedic
Schweizerische Leitlinie für die Validierung und Routineüberwachung von Reinigungs- und Desinfektionsprozessen für Medizinprodukte – 2017 – SSSH – SSHH – Swissmedic
Guide des bonnes pratiques de stérilisation – 2018 – SF2S
Bonnes pratiques de pharmacie hospitalière – 2001 – Ministère de la Santé – DHOS
The APSIC guidelines for disinfection and sterilization of instruments in health care facilities – 2017 – APSIC
Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: validation, methods and labeling – Guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff – 2015 – Food and Drug Administration
High-Level Disinfection (HLD) and sterilization BoosterPak – 2016 – The Joint Commission
AST Standards of Practice for Packaging Material and Preparing Items for Sterilization – 2009 – Association of Surgical Technologies
Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes – 2016 – SGNA – APIC – SHEA – AASLD – ASGE – ACG – AGA – ASCRS
Guidelines for disinfection and Syerilization in Healthcare facilities – 2019 – CDC
AAMI Standards and Technical Information Reports – Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part A: Management and provision – 2016 – Department of Health
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part A: Common elements – 2016 – Department of Health
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part D: Washer-disinfector – Part A: Common elements – 2016 – Department of Health
Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care – Part E: Alternatives to steam for the sterilization of reusable medical devices – Part A: Common elements – 2016 – Department of Health
Turkish guideline for the sterilization and disinfection in healthcare settings – DAS
