March Live Training Event
For Pacific West Sterile Processing Professionals
Saturday, March 18th, 2023
Cost $50 for all Attendees
Session 1
Keeping Biofilms at Bay in Your Reprocessing Loop
(Michele McKinley, STERIS Corp.)
- List three requirements for biofilm formation.
- Describe the hazards of medical biofilm formation.
- Identify areas where biofilms hide and ways to mitigate their formation.
Session 2
What Am I Looking At: Visual Inspection
(Cheron Rojo, Healthmark)
- Define Optical inspection
- Review the benefits of optical inspection of medical devices
- Review various methods for optical inspection
- Demonstrate examples of inferior cleaning exposed with the use of optical inspection.
Session 3
The Evolution of Sterile Processing
(Allan McNicol, Zuno Medical)
- Identify the limitations of ports barriers for sterile processing containment devices
- Understand the technological advancements made in the sterile processing environment
- Learn how to increase sterile processing efficiency and workflow
Session 4
C.H.I.P. Tips (Care, Handling , Inspection, & Prevention) for the SPD Professional
(Cheron Rojo, Healthmark)
- Review Sterile Processing tips in everyday tasks in the decontamination area
- Understand the importance of handling instrumentation and equipment within your department on the decontamination side
- Reinforce the basic technical principles that are used in the decontamination area
- Understand the impact that standards and guidelines have in a properly functioning department within the decontamination area that processes instrumentation and medical devices
Session 5
Assessment and Enhancement of the SPD and Beyond
(Dave Jagrosse, Ascend Co.)
- A consistent system for lowering and limiting bioburden before sterilization
- Properly preparing items for sterilization
- Selecting the appropriate sterilization parameters.
- Establishing and implementing controls to maintain the sterility of sterilized items until they are used.
Session 6
Fun with Sonics
(Stephan Kovach - Healthmark)
- Understand how does a sonic works?
- Review how the 10 factors of cleaning apply to a medical sonic cleaner?
- What is the verification process for a sonic cleaner?