April 1, 2008 - Infection control systems maker Belimed Inc. and 3M Sterilization Assurance have formed a collaboration to jointly promote best practices in sterile processing in the U.S. and will provide objective educational resources to customers on sterilization monitoring practices.

The partnership was announced March 31 at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA.

As the first step in the partnership, 3M Attest Sterile U Network educational resources and training was featured during the AORN congress. After AORN, Belimed will provide access to 3M educational resources to all existing and new accounts on an ongoing basis, and both organizations’ sales groups will work together to advance higher standards of practice in sterile processing areas.

The companies said they hope the advancement of sterile processing best practices will bring together innovative products and practice to enable more facilities to reduce hospital acquired infections.

For more information: www.belimed.com


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