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HELPFUL RESOURCES

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From structured eLearning to easy online access to IFUs and other resources, Aspen Surgical offers critical educational support and proper use instructions for healthcare professionals. Find resources right on this page, as well as at the provided links.

Our goal is the same as yours: to offer patient care based on best practices and the highest standards while also protecting the health and wellbeing of those who provide that care.


PPE Best Practices

Every healthcare worker who cares for patients, or supports those who provide direct care, most likely uses personal protective equipment (PPE) at some point to protect themselves from transmissible diseases, including COVID-19. Knowing how to properly put on (don) and take off (doff) this PPE is critical.

To help, we offer a series of educational documents created by Precept, one of Aspen Surgical’s acquired brands.

You can also learn more about this topic through the interactive eLearning program described below.


Continuing Education Courses

Personal Protective Equipment: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Offered by Pfiedler Education, a division of AORN, with funding from Aspen Surgical

This online program illustrates the proper use of PPE along with helping the learner to understand the rationale behind each action in donning and doffing PPE. Intended for nurses, central services professionals, sterile processing technicians, and other healthcare professionals who want to gain knowledge and skills in how to correctly use PPE and protect themselves from transmissible diseases. (1 CE credit)


Industry Links

For more information on recommended practices, protocols, guidelines, and position statements in the healthcare environment, visit these websites.

AAMIAssociation for the Advancement of Medical Instruments
ASTMAmerican Society for Testing and Materials
AORNAssociation of Perioperative Registered Nurses
ANAAmerican Nurses Association
IAHSCMMThe International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management
APICAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. government)
NIOSHNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
HIDAHealth Industry Distributors Association

Resource links related to proper use and safe handling of Aspen Surgical products: