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Industrial Sterilization Foundation

Comprising 8-hours spread out over two days, Foundation Courses combine instructor-led training and hands-on exercises to quickly orient participants to the subject matter covered. Foundation Courses attendees to strike the perfect balance between practical, hands-on training and broader career development!

Upcoming Virtual Course

Sterilization

Industrial Sterilization Foundation (April25)

Apr 2 to Apr 3, 2025

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Overview

This foundation course is a short, intensive, overview of what you need to know about the basics of health care product sterilization. It will be a worthwhile introduction to some, and a good refresher to others.  It will cover aspects of ethylene oxide, radiation (gamma, electron beam, & X-ray), and alternative sterilization methods such as principles of the methods and the essentials of validation.

Objectives

This course will also cover the important factors you need to understand for each method in the current regulatory environment.  You will be able to walk away from this training with a good introductory working knowledge of the main methods of industrial sterilization of health care products, including some of the most promising emerging technologies.

Virtual Training Information

Our virtual training environment allows you to have direct interaction with your instructors and your fellow attendees. AAMI uses Zoom for virtual classes. You can test your connectivity and ability to use Zoom at zoom.us/test.
For virtual training courses, we request that you register at least one week in advance of the course start date to allow sufficient time for shipping of training materials and devices (Please allow two weeks for non-U.S. addresses). If you register within these time frames, AAMI cannot guarantee you will receive material prior to the start of the course but you will have access to digital versions of the materials. If you have any questions, please email education@aami.org.