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Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), formerly International Association of Health Central Service Material Management (IAHSCMM), is a professional association which represents healthcare Central Service (CS) professionals, and is based in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois with over 48,000 members worldwide. HSPA in association with Purdue University provides education and professional certification for central service personnel in the field. These certifications include: * Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) * Certified Endoscope Reprocessor (CER) * Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) * Certified Healthcare Leadership (CHL) * Certified Central Service Vendor Program (CCSVP) Publications HSPA publishes several manuals to support the educational component of the certifications offered. These include: * ''Endoscope Reprocessing Manual'', 2nd Edition * ''Instrument Resource Manual'', 1st Edition * ''Sterile Processing Leadership Manual'', 4th editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
