6th Middle East CSSD Decontamination & Sterilisation Conference : 23 - 25 October 2011
 

This year the Patient Safety Congress will feature a new format which recognises the importance of working together across sectors. The 6th Middle East CSSD Decontamination & Sterilisation Conference aims to promote the exchange of ideas and best practices to ensure the level of reprocessing is as high as possible around the globe. This conference will meet the growing challenges faced by personnel working in CSSD departments by presenting the latest innovations in the extremely dynamic area of hospital hygiene disinfection.

This conference will attract regional CME accreditation. 

 

This year's speaker faculty includes:

Sue Klacik, CRCST, CHL, FCS, ACE, International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management, IAHCSMM, CSS Manager, St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Joy Markey, National Decontamination Programme Lead, Health Service Executive, Chairperson, Irish Decontamination Institute, Dublin, Ireland

Birte Oskarsson, Director of CSSD, Skånes University Hospital (SUS), Vice President of WFHSS, Malmö, Sweden

Wim Renders, President, WFHSS, Belgium

Richard W. Schule, MBA, BS, FCS, CRCST, CHMMC, FAST, CST, Director Clinical Education, STERIS Corporation, Ohio, USA

Bengt Ternström, Director, Getinge Academy, Getinge Infection Control AB, Getinge, Sweden

H. Cem Yurttas, Ph.D., Intl. Clinical Education Specialist, 3M Infection Prevention Division, Saint Paul, USA
 Topics at this year's conference include:
  • Cleaning
  • Validation
  • Sterilisation methods
  • Cleaning solutions 
  • Cleaning technology
  • Re-useable instruments
  • Sterility assurance
  • Instrument tracking
  • Traceability
  • Re-useable instruments
  • Packing and storage for sterile Supplies/devices
  • Sterilisation of dental instruments
  • New trends in CSSD operation
  • Quality control
  • Monitoring and traceability
  • Difficult to clean instruments
  • Personal growth through continuous training
 Target audience:
  • Decontamination & Sterilisation Personnel
  • Sterile Processing Directors
  • Sterile Service Managers
  • Central Service Managers/Technicians
  • Heads of CSSD
  • CSSD Managers
  • CSSD Supervisors
  • CSSD Technicians
  • Sterile Processing Technicians
  • Dentists
  • Dental Technicians
  • Dental Hygienists
  • Endoscope Technicians/Nurses
  • Infection Control Managers
  • Infection Control Nurses
  • Patient Safety Policy Makers
  • Patient Safety Managers
  • Quality Management Personnel
  • Operating Room Nurse Managers
 Benefits of attending this conference:
  • Identify the training and education available for a CSSD Technician
  • Compare the validation of cleaning and disinfection processes
  • Review the challenges and issues in dental sterile processing
  • Identify the best practice and routine monitoring for endoscope reprocessing
  • Recognise the development of national standards and recommended practices for the decontamination of reusable invasive medical devices
  • Realise adherence to sterilisation standards is critical to ensure patient safety as one of our greatest threats
  • Identify best practices for cleaning and decontamination of difficult-to-clean instruments
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