Sopheak Srun Appointed Co-Chair of an AAMI Working Group
Sopheak, QTS Principal Sterilization Specialist, will be contributing to new and existing ISO standards to be upheld internationally.
April 5, 2021
Sopheak Srun, MPH, SM(NRCM), CISS-EO, CISS-RAD was recently appointed as Co-Chair to the AAMI Microbiological Methods working group.
Sopheak Srun, MPH, SM(NRCM), CISS-EO, CISS-RAD was recently appointed as Co-Chair to the AAMI Microbiological Methods working group. Sopheak, QTS Principal Sterilization Specialist, will be contributing to new and existing ISO standards to be upheld internationally.
A few significant standards that this particular working group is responsible for include the following:
• ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11737-1:2018 (Sterilization of health care products – Microbiological methods – Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products)
• ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11737-2:2019 (Sterilization of health care products – Microbiological methods – Part 2: Tests of sterility performed in the definition, validation and maintenance of a sterilization process)
• ANSI/AAMI ST72:2019 (Bacterial endotoxins – Test methods, routine monitoring, and alternatives to batch testing)
The AAMI working group co-chairs also typically serve as U.S. delegates to the ISO meetings for the corresponding ISO working group (ISO/TC 198/WG 8 – Microbiological Methods).
