The AATB Recovery and Donor Eligibility Council with support from the AATB Education Committee, created the Creation, Retention, and Security of Images Used in Tissue Banking to serve as an educational resource for training and individual organizational policy development for photography practices for tissue establishments.

A training and educational tool collaboratively developed by the American Association of Tissue Banks, the Eye Bank Association of America, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, and the International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners. 

The AATB Aseptic Technique Workshop Training Guide is a compilation of five individual training modules: Introduction to Aseptic Technique, Sterile Field, Surgical Scrub, Gowning & Gloving, and Donor Prepping & Draping. The intent of each of these modules is to promote and strengthen the knowledge of best practices involving aseptic technique for those members involved in the tissue recovery and packaging of tissues at recovery. At the conclusion of training for each module participants will be required to demonstrate competency through testing and direct observation.

The information contained in the AATB Aseptic Technique Workshop Training Guide reflects AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, 2015 Edition, and AST Standards of Practice for the topics covered/discussed; however, the guide does not contain all potential techniques and/or methods.

Only qualified preceptors and trainers should use this guide in conjunction with established AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice and AST Standards of Practice to develop their own Aseptic Technique Workshop Training Program.