I am very honoured to welcome you all to the European Sterilization Conference 2004 organized in collaboration with the Society of Central Sterilization Units and the European Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply. It will be held at the Altin Yunus Hotel in Izmir.
Each health institution has different applications of sterilization methods suitable for their own requirements to deal with hospital infections which are a major threat to human and hospital health. The method and place of sterilization and the parameters of monitoring the sterilization process are of major importance in a hospital.
I hope that this conference will serve as a scientific medium, where new knowledge can be shared, and the collaboration and solidarity between managers, technicians, nurses and physicians working in sterilization processes can be strengthened.
I believe that the participation of international and national scientists will help this to be a fruitful and satisfactory programme. I invite all colleagues working in the sterilization process to Izmir on May 5-7, 2004 and wish you all best.
Opening session Emin Alici - Dokuz Eylul University Rector Adil Esen - Dokuz Eylul University Hospital Director Hulya Erbil - MSÜD President Wim Renders - EFHSS President
10.00
GENERAL LECTURES
What's new in sterilization since ...Louis Pasteur Bénédicte Benoit
COFFEE BREAK
Innovative training in sterile services - an e-learning 'blended' approach Dr Rosemary Simpson
Role of CSSD in the infection control Arzu Sayiner, Associate Professor
LUNCH
LOW TEMPERATURE STERILIZATION
Industrial sterilization of medical devices with Ethylene Oxide: What hospitals need to know about reprocessing single use devices Paul Sordellini
Validation of a low-temperature, low-pressure, vaporised aqeous Hydrogen-Peroxide based, plasma sterilization system: Sterrad 100S. A. A. van Sorge, PhD
COFFEE BREAK
Low temperature steam Formaldehyde sterilizers, EN 14180 requirements and testing, a users review Linda Ashurst
Ozone sterilization by TSO3 Simon Robitaille
PANEL
20:00
GALA DINER
Friday, May 7th, 2004
9:30
RISK ASSESSMENT IN DECONTAMINATION AND STERILIZATION
Bioburden estimation of reusable and single use medical devices - methodology and evaluation Dr Egil Lingaas
Validation and routine monitoring of processes with Washer-Disinfectors Toni Zanette
COFFEE BREAK
Decontamination of reusable medical devices - a risk management perspective Paul Holland
"The Jack van Asten lecture" Validation .... A challenge! Oonagh Ryan
PANEL
LUNCH
Sterilization monitoring, inpack monitoring versus load control Peter Newson
On the occasion of the
EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004 in Turkey, a poster exhibition will be organised for the first time. In this way we hope to stimulate a number of colleagues to undertake scientific research concerning one or other aspect regarding central sterilization and to foster scientific communication about it. Research is of course of the utmost importance in order to make progress in our domain.
During the conference, a poster price will be awarded to the best poster(s). The final date for submitting posters to the Poster Exhibition
has been extended to Monday, 15th March 2004.
Please visit the
MSÜD website at
www.msudtr.org/pos.htm for more information about the Poster Exhibition.
The final date for Conference Registrations and Hotel Bookings is Thursday, April 22nd, 2004. Please remember to make your payments for hotel registrations with account name "Imbat Reklam Ltd".
For more conference details such as Conference Organization Committee, Conference Bookings, Hotel Reservations, etc. please visit the MSÜD website at
www.msudtr.org/conf.htm.
Attention: In case of emergency you can call Miss Sibel Acar GSM: (+90) 542 41 82 311
