TWO STERILE PROCESSING INDUSTRY GROUPS

American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals and the International Association of Healthcare Central Service and Materiel Management, have merged in order to form a single organization. "The newly unified group will create one organization committed to the education and professional development of CS/SP staff," says Virginia Sylvestri, executive director of ASHCSP. "This is an exciting opportunity for ASHCSP and IAHCSMM to improve upon our current high level of service to our membership." The Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution says this merger in no way affects the CBSPD or personnel certified through the CBSPD.