CIS Lesson Plans provide members with ongoing education in the
complex and ever-changing area of surgical instrument care and
handling. These lessons are designed for CIS technicians, but
can be of value to any CRCST technician who works with surgical
instrumentation. For Online Grading (www.iahcsmm.org): To
activate a quiz: Each lesson plan graded online with a passing
score of 70% or higher is worth two points (contact hour). You
can use these points toward either your re-certification of
CRCST (12 points) or CIS (6 points). Mailed submissions to
IAHCSMM will not be graded and will not be granted a point value
(paper/pencil grading of the CIS Lesson Plans is not available
through IAHCSMM or Purdue University; IAHCSMM accepts only
online subscriptions of the CIS Lesson Plans) A typical
healthcare facility has thousands of different surgical
instruments, and many of them look very similar. Others are
identical, but they are designated for use in specific
procedures. In spite of these challenges, Certified Ins