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| Related Links To Regulatory Agencies
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Please take a look at the informative links below. These
links will direct you to some of this industries regulatory
agencies. Just click on any of the agencies or organizations
names or logos to follow a hyperlink to each of their web sites.
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FDA
- Food and Drug Administration |
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CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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OSAP
- Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures |
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OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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AAMI
- Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
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JC
- The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
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AORN
- The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses |
The
Food and Drug Administration
The Federal Food and Drug Administration's function is
to protect the public from unsafe or ineffective drugs
and medical devices. The FDA will inspect manufacturers to
ensure that they are practicing Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMPs) and all drugs and medical devices (i.e., glutaraldehyde,
sterilizers, spore strips, surgical masks, sutures, pace
makers, surgical instruments, etc.) must have their testing
protocols and results submitted for review and clearance
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Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides
science-based assistance to state and local health departments
in the control and prevention of disease, injury, and
disability. Emphasis has been placed on health promotion
and education in order to reduce the impact of smoking-related
diseases, injury, HIV and chronic disease prevention.
The National Center for Health Statistics has recently
joined the CDC. The CDC is also responsible for writing
infection control guidelines for the hospital and dental
environment, for the control of TB and pneumonia, to name
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Organization
for Safety and Asepsis Procedures
OSAP is an organization of clinicians, auxiliaries, scientists,
educators, policy makers, industry representatives, and
allied agency and association representatives dedicated
to promoting and advancing dental infection control and
practice safety worldwide. |
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Occupational
Safety and Health Administration - U.S. Department of
Labor
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration monitors
the workplace for optimal safety of all workers. Its standards
are law and are based on the premise that all employers
must provide a safe work environment, free from physical,
chemical, biological and noise hazards. There are four
Industry Standards, one of which is the General Industry
Standard, into which the following standards fall: Bloodborne
Pathogens, Chemical Hazard Communication, Personal Protective
Equipment, Emergency Response, Medical First Aid, Fire
Safety, etc. There are 19 standards in the General Industry
Standard alone. |
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Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AAMI is a unique alliance of nearly 6,000 members united
by the common goal of increasing the understanding and
beneficial use of medical instrumentation. AAMI is the
primary source of consensus and timely information on
medical instrumentation and technology, and is the primary
resource for the industry, the professions, and government
for national and international standards. |
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The
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission Evaluates and accredits nearly 18,000
health care organizations and programs in the United States.
An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is
the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting
body in health care. Since 1651, JCAHO has developed state-of-the-art,
professionally based standards and evaluated the compliance
of health care organization against these benchmarks.
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The
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
AORN is the professional organization of perioperative
registered nurses whose mission is to promote quality
patient care by providing its members with education,
standards, services, and representation. AORN is composed
of approximately 41,000 perioperative registered nurses
in the United States and abroad who manage, teach, and
practice perioperative nursing; who are enrolled in nursing
education; and who are engaged in perioperative research.
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