Editorial

News Update
WFHSS Congress in Mexico at the AMPE – El Día de los Muertos
IDSc Conference 2018. Blackpool, 26 – 28 November
New Editorial Board members

Main Articles
W. Michels
Comparative assessment of the effects of process parameters as well as of detergents on PTFE channels with regard to automated reprocessing of flexible endoscopes

Recommendations
Committee for Hygiene, Construction and Technology: Requirements for construction or reconstruction of a  Reprocessing Unit for Medical Devices (RUMED). Part 8: Room furnishings and equipment for a reprocessing unit for flexible endoscopes