Day 1

Sunday, 23 October 2011
   
09:50 Opening Remarks by Chair
Myrna Tanedo Tuya,
Section Head, Central Sterile Service Department, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
SESSION 1: THE CHANGES IN STERILE PROCESSING
Moderator: Myrna Tanedo Tuya,
Section Head, Central Sterile Service Department, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
10:00 Keynote Presentation: An Ideal Sterilisation Department
Wim Renders,
President, WFHSS, Belgium
   
10:45 Around the World in 80 Slides – Focus on CSSD
H. Cem Yurttas, Ph.D.,
Intl. Clinical Education Specialist, 3M Infection Prevention Division, Saint Paul, USA
   
11:15 Refreshment Break 
   
SESSION 2: QUALITY CONTROL
Moderator: Wim Renders,
President, WFHSS, Belgium
   
11:45 Product/Device Testing & Review as a Part of CSSD’s Quality Management System
Richard W. Schule, MBA, BS, FCS, CRCST, CHMMC, FAST, CST,
Director Clinical Education, STERIS Corporation, Ohio, USA
   
12:15 Biological Indicators in Sterilisation Assurance
H. Cem Yurttas, Ph.D.,
Intl. Clinical Education Specialist, 3M Infection Prevention Division, Saint Paul, USA
   
12:45 Q & A
   
13:00 Lunch
   
SESSION 3: MONITORING AND TRACEABILITY
Moderator: Peter Newson,
Director, Valisafe, Bishop’s Stortford, UK
   
14:30 Instrument Tracking System
Myrna Tanedo Tuya,
Section Head, Central Sterile Service Department, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   
15:00 Achieving Maximum Value with Next Generation Equipment Monitoring Technologies
Anders Buch,
Remote Diagnostics Manager, Getinge IT Solutions ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark
   
SESSION 4: DENTAL CONCERNS
Moderator: H. Cem Yurttas, Ph.D.,
Intl. Clinical Education Specialist, 3M Infection Prevention Division, Saint Paul, USA
   
15:30 Decontamination of Dental Reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD)
Tony McLoughlin,
Central Decontamination Unit Manager, Bon Secours Hospital, Vice Chairperson, Irish Decontamination Institute, Cork, Ireland
   
16:00 UK Standard Requirements for Dental Processing
Peter Newson,
Director, Valisafe, Bishop’s Stortford, UK
   
   
16:30 Q & A
   
   
17:00 Close of Day 1
   
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