The AKI celebrated the 30th discussion. Questions on all anniversary of its founding in aspects of instrument preparation 2006. The working group are answered by the AKI experts includes experts from the and, where relevant, published chemical and medical on the Web site. engineering industry who collect (www.a-k-i.org / info@a-k-i.org). and collate information on correct preparation and handling of surgical instruments from the various branches involved and therefore provide support for users in their daily work.
The working group meets twice a
year to discuss, for example, new findings or trends and to collate - The "Yellow Brochure" the information obtained. (2nd edition) deals with However, this is not all. The instrument processing in group also initiates trial series dental practices. such as a cleaning study concerned with the problems of - The "Green Brochure" was machine cleaning instruments published in 2006 with with awkward geometry and instructions on instrument inaccessible areas. processing specifically for veterinary practices. On the occasion on the 30th anniversary, the founding The brochures have achieved members were also invited to international recognition - Lake Constance for this year's attested by their availability in 17 Autumn meeting. languages. For several years now, the AKI brochures have They were certainly impressed to been available online as free see the fruits of their endeavours downloads in pdf format. In - the AKI brochures - in the 2005 alone, 21,000 brochures meantime the symbolic were downloaded from the home trademark of the AKI. These page! present the AKI recommendations on instrument The Web site also regularly processing: includes up-to-date articles, for example "Guideline for - The "Red Brochure" - Validation and Risk Monitoring Proper Maintenance of in Machine Cleaning and Instruments - provides Disinfection Processes" prepared detailed instructions on the by the AKI in collaboration with correct handling of the DGSV and DGKH. instruments and the first edition appeared in 1979. The AKI has been recognised It is currently available in internationally for many years its 8th revision in 17 and they provide a forum on the languages. Web site to allow worldwide Members of the AKI. Photograph from left to right: Dr. Ingo Haas (Martin), Rudolf Glasmacher (Ecolab), Dr. Holger Biering (Ecolab), Prof. Dr. Ulrich Junghannß (University of Applied Sciences Köthen), Dr. Winfried Michels (Miele), Robert Eibel (MMM), Hans-Jörg Drouin (MMM), Michael Sedlag (Miele), Dr. Jürgen Staffeldt (Dr. Weigert), Karl Leibinger (Martin/Leibinger), Verona Schmidt (Dr. Weigert), Ursel Ölrich (Aesculap), Wolfgang Fuchs ( Aesculap), Birgit Schwarz (MMM), Claudia Schwieger (Heine Optotechnik), Helmi Henn (Richard Wolf)
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