IAHTM-Related News, Articles, Posts, Etc. 

Oct. 1, 2021
"With Focus on ‘Resilience, Reinvention and Reconnection,’ IAHTM Convenes In-Person 2021 Annual Meeting, Education Conference"
The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) held its 2021 Annual Meeting and Education Conference Sept. 10-14 at Disney’s BoardWalk resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL., with almost 100 attendees representing 17 laundries (some virtually).

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Oct. 1, 2021
"IAHTM Names Kathy Craig and Norbert Gittard Its ‘2021 Don Pedder Lifetime Achievement’ Recipients" 
The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) has named Kathy Craig and Norbert Gittard Its “2021 Don Pedder Lifetime Achievement” award recipients. The awards were presented at IAHTM’s Annual Meeting and Education Conference held Sept. 10-14 at Disney’s BoardWalk resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

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 April 2, 2021
"IAHTM’s Next Online Continuing Learning Session Set for April 29 – Focus on Data Storage and Security; Recommended Best Practices - Presenters: Martin Joseph and Andrew Sullivan"

The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) is scheduling on April 29 the third session of its quarterly online continuing learning series focusing on professional development. The next session, drolly titled “Taking the SH out of IT,” will focus on data storage and security, with a review of the current cyber threat landscape and recommend best practices. Presenters for the session will be Martin Joseph, president and CEO of 360ITPartners, Virginia Beach, VA.; and Andrew Sullivan, technical business advisor at 360IT Partners.
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Feb. 4, 2021
“Laundry Services & Healthcare Protocols in the Age of COVID”
IAHTM held the second of its online continuing learning series focusing on professional development. This session focused on healthcare providers’ points of view regarding hospital needs during the pandemic. Presenters for the session were Jacqueline P. Butler MLT (ASCP), CIC CHOP; and Glenda Schuh, RN, BSN, CIC.  The presentation lasted 45 minutes, with 15 minutes for discussion and questions. Below are resources shared during the presentations:
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Link to how to spot a fake N95 mask
 

January 12, 2021
"As Meredith Bowery Takes Helm, IAHTM Announces New Board Members for 2021"
The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) has announced its board of directors for the new term, which began on Jan. 1, 2021.  Meredith Bowery is the new IAHTM board President. Bowery is Executive Vice President, Virginia Hospital Laundry Inc., Richmond, VA. She has been a part of the healthcare laundry industry for 20 years and has been an active participant with IAHTM since 2005.
Other board members include:
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Dec. 21, 2020
"IAHTM's Myles Noel Reflects On 30 Years of Service"
Myles Noel will be completing his term as president of the International Association of Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) at the end of this year. Noel, who is CEO of Central Ohio Medical Textiles (COMTEX), Columbus, OH, has been connected with IAHTM and the healthcare laundry industry for 30 years. He will be retiring in March.
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October 2020
"IAHTM to Offer Online Continuing Learning to Membership; Oct. 29 Launch Will Look At Supply Chain Innovation During Pandemic"The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) is enhancing its membership benefits with a quarterly online continuing learning series focusing on professional development. The inaugural presentation, “The State of Textiles – A Macroeconomic Look at Supply Chain in a Global Pandemic,” will examine how global changes are creating innovation throughout the healthcare laundry supply chain. The presenter will be Jeffrey Courey, president, and CEO of George Courey Inc. The presentation will last 45 minutes, with 15 minutes for discussion and questions.
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October 2020
"IAHTM Has 4 Openings for Committee Membership in 2021"
With an ever-changing world affecting our industry, your insight and opinions matter to your association. The 4 current, active committees and their mission for IAHTM are as follows:

  • EDUCATION – to assist the 2nd VP in planning, organizing, and securing the education agenda for each annual meeting with the overall goal of providing excellent educational opportunities to the IAHTM membership.
  • MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING – to identify strategies to market IAHTM’s benefits to potential new members. Identify candidates who meet the IAHTM membership criteria and reach out to increase membership all while maintaining current membership. This may include working with current members on strategies to prevent contract management, development of next-generation leadership, etc.
  • PURCHASING – to identify ways to improve the purchasing power of all IAHTM members either through bulk commitment or other similar programs while engaging sponsors to provide additional value through funding education.
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING – to identify the mission and vision of IAHTM going forward and to identify and develop initiatives to advance that mission and vision.
To sign on for 2021 or more information, contact [email protected]
 
January 2018
"IAHTM Marks 50th Anniversary"
The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) is observing its 50th anniversary this year, having held its first meeting on Nov. 12th and 13, 1968, in Madison, WI, for the “free exchange of ideas for the mutual benefit of the membership,” according to archive notes.
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2/5/2020

IAHTM Announces New Board Members.  CLICK HERE to read more

 

 

11/26/19

 

In Memory - Michael Hans Dreher

 

Michael Hans Dreher, former president & CEO of Kannegiesser USA passed away on October 8, 2019 due to pancreatic cancer. He was 72.  CLICK HERE to read more.

 

  

 

IAHTM Names Larson and Sealey Lifetime Achievement Recipients

 

The Laundry Ledger has published our 2019 Lifetime Award Winners.  CLICK HERE to read more.

 

  

 

C Diff Study Article Published in The American Journal of Infection Control

 

 We want to recognize Ed McCauley and Brendan O’Neill for their part in the study.  CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE.

 

 

Did You See This Article in the Wall Street Journal about Superbugs?

 

CLICK HERE to read article.  Thank you Charles Berge for sharing with IAHTM. 

 

 

Infection Control Today – Article on The Case for Moving Infection Prevention Textiles to the Linen/Laundry Department published on 11/13/19

 

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Gift on Behalf of IAHTM in Memory of Lynn Dunning

 

Lynn Dunning, served as president of North Texas Health Care Laundry (NTHCL) and was an active member of IAHTM before he passed away on September 24, 2019 due to Multiple Myeloma.  IAHTM donated $100 to the UT Southwestern Medical Center for Cancer Research.  CLICK HERE to read more about Lynn.

 

 

 

 

10/16/18

IAHTM 2018 Annual Meeting Recap: A 50th Anniversary Fete, Professional Development, and 2 Lifetime Achievements Honorees

 

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8/24/18

Available for Wider Distribution: AJIC Article On Study Comparing Environmental Impact of Reusable vs. Disposable Isolation Gowns

 

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6/29/18

New ALM Board Announced

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6/28/18

 50th Anniversary Celebration Will Be Top Bill At IAHTM’s 2018 Annual Meeting, Education Conference

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5/18/18

Members Gather to Learn Production Management At IAHTM’s Successful Spring Workshop

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2/12/18

IAHTM’s Spring Workshop to Focus on Use of Information Systems to Monitor/Assure Production Standards

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1/31/18

IAHTM Marks 50th Anniversary in 2018

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1/25/18

IAHTM Announces 2018 Board

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10/20/17

IAHTM Names Mike Dineen of Pellerin Milnor Its '2017 Lifetime Achievement' Recipient

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10/12/17 

IAHTM Set for 2017 Annual Meeting and Education Conference, Oct. 14-17, Charleston, SC

  

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8/15/17

Service New Brunswick is seeking an individual to join the Laundry and Linen Services Division as a Plant Manager.

 

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5/30/17

 

IAHTM Members Look to Organization’s Peers to Optimize Laundry Performance: Article

Powell, OH – May 30 , 2017 – IAHTM’s Peer Assessment & Evaluation Program is featured in a recent article, “IAHTM’s Laundry Performance Program,” by Rocco Romeo and published by The Laundry Ledger.


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5/2/17

 

COMTEX (Central Ohio Medical Textiles) located in Columbus; Ohio seeks a COO for a 40+ million pound 260 FTE’s, stand-alone healthcare laundry including an O.R. repack and sterilization service.  

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4/25/17

IAHTM, HLAC Say Healthcare Laundry Standards Are As Important to OPLs as Commercial, Co-op Laundries

10 Principles for Facility Cleaning Managers Overseeing Laundry

            Powell, OH; Plainfield, IL – April 24, 2017 – On-premise laundries (OPLs) must hold themselves up to the same sort of healthcare laundry standards as commercial laundries and cooperatives. So state Rocco Romeo and John Scherberger in a collaborative article just published in Facility Cleaning Decisions magazine.

            Romeo is board president of the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM), and Scherberger is board president of the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC).

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2/3/17

IAHTM Touts Its Expertise, Experience Re:  Laundry Processing's Role in Use of

Copper-Embedded Healthcare Linens 

 

        Powell, OH – Feb. 3, 2017 – As interest grows among the acute care community in the use of self-disinfecting copper-embedded composites to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) is promoting its experience and expertise regarding copper-infused textiles and laundry processing’s role in their effectiveness.

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2/2/17

 

IAHTM: Collaboration Among IPs, Healthcare Laundries Essential to Ensuring Hygienically Clean, Safe Textiles 

 

        Powell, OH – Feb. 2, 2017 – Rocco Romeo, board president the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM), recently told an audience of Infection Preventionists (IPs) of the need for stronger collaboration with healthcare laundries to ensure hygienically clean and safe textiles.

 

            “Our job (the healthcare laundry’s job) is to ensure that every piece of linen that touches a patient is free from contamination,” Romeo told IPs who were attending a fall educational conference held by the New England Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). “This takes advocacy from and partnership with you.”

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11/22/16 

IAHTM Praises United Hospital Services For 50 Years of Service 

        Powell, OH – Nov. 22, 2016 – The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) recently paid tribute to United Hospital Services of Indianapolis, IN, for its 50 years of providing reliable, high-quality medical linen and services to its healthcare customers. With a special award, the honor was presented to 

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10/28/16

 

Professional Development Drives Agenda at IAHTM Annual Meeting, Education Conference

        Vancouver, British Columbia – Oct. 28, 2016 – Attendees were presented with a wealth of industry expertise and knowledge at the 2016 Annual Meeting and Education Conference of the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM). The conference, held Oct. 15-18 in Vancouver, British Columbia, featured a variety of speakers who presented on a range of relevant industry topics.

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7/11/16

 

IAHTM European Laundry Tour Includes Plant Visits, Attendance at Texcare and

          ‘Exchange of Ideas and Best Practices’

 

             Powell, OH – July 11, 2016 – Members of the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) recently participated in a nine-day group study tour that included visits to laundries and vendor factories in Germany and The Netherlands – as well as attendance at Texcare International, which bills itself as the “world’s leading trade fair for the laundry, cleaning and textile rental sectors.”

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4/22/16

 

IAHTM Member Company Profiles Laundry Processing’s Role in Use of Copper-Embedded Healthcare Linens at ARTA Conference 

 

        Powell, OH – April 22, 2016 – Shared Hospital Services, a member of the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM), recently shared the stage in a presentation on the use of copper in healthcare textiles at the 2016 Education Conference of the American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA) held in Orlando, FLA.

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4/11/16

 

IAHTM Leadership Joins in Top-Level Discussion Of Industry’s Challenges, Opportunities At ALM’s IMPACT 2016 

            Powell, OH – April 11, 2016 – Leadership from the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) recently participated in the General Session of IMPACT, the 2016 educational conference of the Association for Linen Management (ALM) held in Phoenix, AZ.

            IAHTM is a nonprofit membership organization for healthcare laundry cooperatives that provides senior-level textile managers with resources and support to maximize their laundries’ efficiencies and control costs without compromising quality or patient focus.

            At the ALM conference, IAHTM’s Board President Rocco Romeo joined 

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1/24/16

  IAHTM Announces 2016 Board of Directors

Powell, OH – January 24, 2016 – The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) recently announced its board of directors for the new term. IAHTM is a nonprofit membership organization for healthcare laundry cooperatives that provides senior-level textile managers with resources and support to maximize their laundries’ efficiencies and control costs without compromising quality or patient focus. Rocco Romeo remains board president for the 2016 term. Romeo is CEO, Ottawa Regional Hospital Linen Service Inc., Ottawa, ON. Other board members include: 1st Vice

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10/30/15

  

IAHTM Names James Hunt and Don Pedder Its ‘2015 Lifetime Achievement’ Recipients

Powell, OH – Oct. 30, 2015 – The International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) has named James Hunt and Don Pedder its “2015 Lifetime Achievement” recipients.
The newly created honor was presented for the first time at IAHTM’s Annual Meeting and Education Conference held Oct. 24-28 in 

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