Conference Lectures and Presentations
Annual WFHSS & Central and Eastern European Congress 2014 - Lectures and Presentations
15 - 18 October 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic
15 - 18 October 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic
Scientific Programme
- Opening Ceremony
- Wim Renders (Belgium - WFHSS President):
Opening Speech
[in English; PDF File; 53 KB]
- Wim Renders (Belgium - WFHSS President):
- Key Note Lecture
- D.J. Weber (USA):
Assessing the risk of disease transmission to patients when there is a failure to follow recommended desinfection and sterilization guidelines
[in English; PDF File; 1.4 MB]
- D.J. Weber (USA):
- Session 1 - Modern Technologies and Procedures
Moderator: Y. L’Hocine- Y. L’Hocine (Canada):
New developments in sterilization and decontamination using nanotechnologies
[in English; PDF File; 9.7 MB] - P. Hilsberg, G. Antonisen (Denmark):
The use of robotics and automatisation to achieve a better work environment and efficiency
[in English; PDF File; 915 KB] - N. Jain (USA):
Best practices for robotic instrument reprocessing
[in English; PDF File; 5.1 MB]
- Y. L’Hocine (Canada):
- Session 2 - Cleaning and Disinfection
Moderator: C. Hugo- G. Kirmse (Germany):
Influence factors on cleaning efficacy of standard instruments
[in English] - C. Hugo (Germany):
How to solve the problem of cleaning of narrow lumina
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB] - T. Tomkinson (UK):
Reducing the risk of iatrogenic CJD - Improving the cleaning of re-usable neurosurgical instruments
[in English] - N. L. Havill (USA):
Best practices in disinfection of noncritical surfaces in the health care setting: Creating a bundle for success
[in English; PDF File; 1.6 MB]
- G. Kirmse (Germany):
- Session 3 - Infection Prevention in Dentistry
Moderator: M. Zimmerman- A. Smith (UK):
Infection prevention in dental practices
[in English; PDF File; 3.2 MB] - M. Zimmerman (Sweden):
Medical devices in dentistry
[in English; PDF File; 3.4 MB] - T. Zanette (Germany) :
The reprocessing of medical devices in dentistry. Are there any differences to the reprocessing of surgical instruments?
[in English; PDF File; 482 KB] - S. Winter (UK):
Investigating steam penetration into dental handpieces when processed in benchtop sterilizers
[in English; PDF File; 825 KB]
- A. Smith (UK):
- Session 4 - Sterilization
Moderator: G. Lacis- V. Akimkin, P. Demidov (Russia):
Sterilization of MD in healthcare organizations. Development of medical service
[in English; PDF File; 952 KB] - G. Cirulis (Latvia):
Where is a challenge for process challenge devices
[in English; PDF File; 543 KB] - V. Turcic (Croatia):
New, modern textiles as wrapping material for sterilization
[in English; PDF File; 1.4 MB]
- V. Akimkin, P. Demidov (Russia):
- Session 5 - Endoscopes
Moderator: W. Spencer- W. Spencer (UK):
Endoscopy reprocessing trends
[in English; PDF File; 458 KB] - T. Bradley (UK):
Practical implementation of new compliant endoscopy reprocessing
[in English; PDF File; 2.5 MB] - P. Kent (Ireland):
National RIMD / endoscope GS1, track & trace system project - The Irish experience
[in English; PDF File; 5.0 MB]
- W. Spencer (UK):
- Session 6 - Sterlization
Moderator: H. Oussoren- M. Tanedo Tuya (United Arab Emirates):
Traceabilitiy and productivity
[in English; PDF File; 7.4 MB] - H. Oussoren (The Netherlands):
Practical issues of the validation of steam autoclaves
[in English; PDF File; 377 KB]
- M. Tanedo Tuya (United Arab Emirates):
- Session 7 - Endoscopes
Moderator: H. Biering- H. Biering (Germany):
The impacts of disinfectants on endoscope surfaces
[in English; PDF File; 393 KB] - L. Pineau (France):
Endoscope reprocessing with brushless cleaning process conditions
[in English; PDF File; 984 KB]
- H. Biering (Germany):
- Session 8 - Operating Theatres
Moderator: T. Zanette- C. Denis (France):
Pre assembly of operating trays in OT: an innovating and structuring concept
[in English; PDF File; 761 KB] - D. Percin (Turkey):
An unknown danger in the operating rooms: open system filling adaptors
[in English; PDF File; 881 KB] - T. Zanette (Germany):
Case-related provision of reusable medical devices and diposables in a operation theatre of so called a hospital with maximum supply
[in English; PDF File; 966 KB] - O. Willieme (Belgium):
Safe surgery safes lives, WHO challenge impacts on daily CSSD activities
[in English; PDF File; 2.6 MB]
- C. Denis (France):
- Session 9 - Hospital Environment, LT Sterilization
Moderator: P. Carling- P. Carling (USA):
Methods for assessing the adequacy of practice and improving room disinfection
[in English; PDF File; 1.9 MB] - T. v. dem Hagen (Germany):
Critical aspects on selection and validation of LTS-processes
[in English; PDF File; 2.9 MB] - I. Ciznar (Slovakia):
Biocide resistance, real risk in hospital environment
[in English; PDF File; 2.4 MB] - E. Pieckova (Slovakia):
Biocidal control of mycoses and mycotoxicoses
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB]
- P. Carling (USA):
- Session 10 - Varia
Moderator: T. Salinska- I. McIvor (UK):
Delivering better customer service; A 25 point plan to sucess
[in English] - V. Buchrieser (Austria):
A study on the A0-concept has started
[in English; PDF File; 425 KB] - T. Salinska (Poland):
Education system in Poland
[in English; PDF File; 371 KB]
- I. McIvor (UK):
- Session 11 - Infection Control
Moderator: R. Madar- R. Madar (Slovakia):
Infection control in 21st century. Developed vs. developing countries
[in English; PDF File; 1.8 MB] - D. Hedlova (Czech Republic):
From today´s infection prevention activities we can profit in the future
[in English; PDF File; 2.1 MB] - E. Stastna (Czech Republic):
Practical experiences from implementation, control and surveillance of nosocomial infections
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB]
- R. Madar (Slovakia):
- Session 12 - Reprocessing
Moderator: T. Salinska- D. Vukelich (USA):
Reprocessing of single use medical devices: regulations coming to Europe
[in English; PDF File; 718 KB]
- D. Vukelich (USA):
- Session 13 - Working Environment
Moderator: R. Madar- C. Hugo (Germany):
Promotion of team building and reinforce the team spirit
[in English; PDF File; 423 KB]
- C. Hugo (Germany):
- Poster Presentations
- K.T. Ikeda:
Incomplete Closure of the Gusset Type Sterilization Pouch in Clinical Use
[in English; PDF File; 715 KB] - C.A.F. Ioshida:
Instruments recontamination in the packing area after handling
[in English; PDF File; 1.2 MB] - K. Nakamuraya:
Performance of the sterilization device using a low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB]
- K.T. Ikeda:
Annual WFHSS and DAS Conference 2013 - Lectures and Presentations
6 - 9 November 2013 in Antalya, Turkey
6 - 9 November 2013 in Antalya, Turkey
Scientific Programme
- Opening Ceremony
- Wim Renders, Belgium - WFHSS President:
Opening Speech
[in English; PDF File; 79 KB]
- Wim Renders, Belgium - WFHSS President:
- Session A-1
Moderator: Bülent Gürler, Turkey- Martin Exner, Germany:
The role of surface disinfection in infection prevention
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB] - Tom Brophy, United Kingdom:
Quality assurance of new surgical instruments. Don't accept our rejects
[in English; PDF File; 2.1 MB]
- Martin Exner, Germany:
- Session A-2
Moderator: Güven Külekçi, Turkey- C. William Keevil, United Kingdom:
Adsorption of proteins to surgical stainless steel surfaces and assessment of SSD decontamination procedures
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Axel Kramer, Germany:
Key Points of Infection Control in Dental Practices
[in English; PDF File; 742 KB] - Alexander Franz, Austria:
Does a representative test soil exist for the reprocessing of dental intruments?
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB]
- C. William Keevil, United Kingdom:
- Session A-3
Moderators: Mehmet Ali Özinel, Turkey; Mustafa Özyurt, Turkey- Rodolphe Hervé, United Kingdom:
Potential of Cold Atmospheric Plasma as a new method for the decontamination and sterilization of reusable surgical instruments
[in English; PDF File; 865 KB] - Hartmut Dunkelberg, Germany:
From a time- or event-related to a databased shelf-life practice for sterilized items
[in English; PDF File; 972 KB]
- Rodolphe Hervé, United Kingdom:
- Session A-4
Moderators: Dominique Goullet, France; Duygu Perçin, Turkey- Benedicte Gourieux, France:
Sustainable development: a new approach for quality management
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Ronnie Russell, Ireland:
Biohazardous Waste Treatment and its Management - the evolving story in Ireland
[in English; PDF File; 3.2 MB]
- Benedicte Gourieux, France:
- Session A-5
Moderators: Christophe Rousseau, Switzerland; Patricia Gomez, The Netherlands- Soufiane Derraji, Morocco:
Upgrade of the central sterilization service at Mohamed V Military Training Hospital in Morocco: from design to implementation
[in English; PDF File; 430 KB] - Maria Hansby, Sweden:
Northern transparent education and competence for staff in Central Sterile Services Department
[in English; PDF File; 414 KB]
- Soufiane Derraji, Morocco:
- Session A-6
Moderators: Christine Denis, France; Erdal Akalin, Turkey- Dominique Goullet, France:
Conception and development of a mega center of sterilization for public hopitals in Lyon - France
[in English; PDF File; 1.0 MB] - Jean-Marc Legentil, Canada:
To be or not to be ISO 13 485? - Quality systems in the CSSD
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB]
- Dominique Goullet, France:
- Session A-7
Moderator: Aysegül Karahasan, Turkey- Mark J. Sutton, United Kingdom:
Systematic comparison of the ability of commercial cleaning indicators to predict process failures
[in English; PDF File; 765 KB] - Cristophe Lambert, France:
Implementation of feed back experience committee in CSSD
[in English; PDF File; 416 KB]
- Mark J. Sutton, United Kingdom:
- Session A-8
Moderators: Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Japan; Hürrem Bodur, Turkey- Sharon Green-Golden, USA:
Technology, Machines, Robots: Getting the Instruments Clean Requires the Human Factor
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Michael Beekes, Germany:
Decontamination of Medical Devices from Human Prions
[in English; PDF File; 935 KB]
- Sharon Green-Golden, USA:
- Session A-9
Moderators: Wim Renders, Belgium; Serhat Ünal, Turkey- David Larmuseau, Belgium:
Economic study on the impact of reprocessing of single-use medical devices in Belgium
[in English; PDF File; 736 KB] - Koen Vandormael, Belgium:
Logistical improvements in the Operating Room
[in English; PDF File; 2.5 MB]
- David Larmuseau, Belgium:
- Session A-10
Moderators: Tillo Miorini, Austria; Saban Esen, Turkey- Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Japan:
Central Sterile Service in Japan
[in English; PDF File; 12.0 MB] - John van Bergen Henegouw, The Netherlands:
Monitoring the Performance of your Automated Endoscope Reprocessor - Validation
[in English; PDF File; 398 KB] - Elinor Radke, Australia:
The National Health Training Package - 'The Australian Way'
[in English; PDF File; 441 KB]
- Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Japan:
- Session A-11
Moderators: Birte Oskarsson, Sweden; Türkan Özbayir, Turkey- Caroline Conneely, Ireland:
Validation Of An Endoscope Drying Cabinet For Extended 7 Day Storage Of Non-Channelled Endoscopes - A Clinical Perspective
[in English; PDF File; 387 KB] - Deborah Spratt, USA:
AORN Recommended Practices: Attire & Traffic Patterns
[in English; PDF File; 6.6 MB]
- Caroline Conneely, Ireland:
- Session A-12
Moderator: Hakan Leblebicioglu, Turkey- Ernst Dennhöfer, Germany:
International and European Standardization of Sterilization Processes and Equipment
[in English; PDF File; 129 KB] - Stephanie Dancer, United Kingdom:
Investigation of an increase in surgical site infections among Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology patients
[in English; PDF File; 554 KB]
- Ernst Dennhöfer, Germany:
Annual WFHSS and JSMI Conference 2012 - Lectures and Presentations
21 - 24 November 2012 in Osaka, Japan
21 - 24 November 2012 in Osaka, Japan
Scientific Programme
- Opening Session
- Wim Renders (Belgium):
Welcome Speech
[in English; PDF File; 63 KB]
- Wim Renders (Belgium):
- Keynote Lecture
Chair: Takashi Okubo (Tokyo Healthcare University, Vice-Chancellor / Professor, JPN)- Axel Kramer and Isabel Dörflinger (Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine University Medicine Greifswald, Germany);
Wilfried von Eiff (Center of Hospital Management University Muenster, Germany);
Birgit Thiede (Regional Council, Darmstadt, Germany):
Reprocessing of medical devices (MD) in Germany with analysis of reprocessing quality in 170 German Central Sterilization Service Centers and in 18 dermatological medical practices
[in English; PDF File; 388 KB]
- Axel Kramer and Isabel Dörflinger (Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine University Medicine Greifswald, Germany);
- Session 1: Cleaning
Chair: Bruce T. Bird (International Association of Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) / Primary Children's Medical Center, USA)- Tillo Miorini (Institute for Applied Hygiene, AUT):
Washer-Disinfectors - Effectiveness and Quality Assurance
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Masaki Takashina (Osaka University Hospital, JPN):
Development of New Washing Method "Vacuum Boiling Washer"
[in English; PDF File; 3.7 MB] - Masatake Shimizu (INUI MEDICS CORPORATION, JPN):
Development of a Method of Assay of Residual Protein in Metallic Medical Device Containing Aluminum
[in English; PDF File; 2.6 MB]
- Tillo Miorini (Institute for Applied Hygiene, AUT):
- Session 2: Packaging & Sterilization
Chair: Wim Renders (World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply, BEL)- Takako Kami, MS. RN. Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, MD. PhD. (Division of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Healthcare University Postgraduate School):
Study on Sealing Quality and Reliability of Pouch Package Sterilized in Hospital
[in English; PDF File; 6.1 MB] - Marion Peissker:
Guideline for the validation of packaging processes according to DIN EN ISO 11607-2
[in English; PDF File; 1.7 MB] - Keiji Kanemitsu:
Comparative study of current low temperature sterilization methods (EOG, PLASMA and LTSF)
[in English; PDF File; 6.4 MB]
- Takako Kami, MS. RN. Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, MD. PhD. (Division of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Healthcare University Postgraduate School):
- Session 3: CSSD Environment and Management
Chair: Birte I Oskarsson (Skåne University Hospital / WFHSS / Swedish Institute of Standardisation, SWE)- Joy Markey:
Environmental Monitoring Methods for Decontamination Units
[in English; PDF File; 7.4 MB] - Dr Christine Denis:
Modelization of CSSD's Organisation: A Real Help to Manage a Project
[in English; PDF File; 2.0 MB]
- Joy Markey:
- Session 4: Education and Risk Management
Chair: Seizo Nakata (Itami City Hospital, Administrator of Itami City Hospital, JPN)- Julia Paschal Kent:
National Blended Education Programme - the Irish Experience
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB] - Myrna Tanedo Tuya:
Minimizing the Risk Associated with Processing Reusable Medical Devices while Safeguarding Quality and Implementing Cost Savings
[in English; PDF File; 5.7 MB]
- Julia Paschal Kent:
- Session 5: Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing
Chair: Viola Buchrieser (Institut für angewandte Hygiene, AUT)- John van Bergen Henegouw:
Justified confidence of the patient in safe application of flexible endoscopes
[in English; PDF File; 3.1 MB] - Lionel Pineau:
Flexible Endoscopes Reprocessing: Retrospective analysis of 7818 endoscope samples
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Moya Alexander:
Centralised Endoscope Reprocessing - A Proof of Concept
[in English; PDF File; 5.5 MB]
- John van Bergen Henegouw:
- Session 6: Reprocessing Paradigms
Chair: Masato Minami (Surgical Center, Osaka University Hospital, Director, JPN)- Francesco Tessarolo:
Reuse of single-use medical devices - Towards an European harmonization
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB] - Yaffa Raz:
Evaluating the Quality of Surgical Drapes Reprocessing Services
[in English; PDF File; 1.0 MB]
- Francesco Tessarolo:
- Session 7: Hydrogen Peroxide
Chair: Masato Kamitani (Takahashi Central Hospital, Vice President, JPN)- Suwat Damnin:
The Role of "NO-TOUCH" Decontamination Technologies: Room Disinfection by Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor at Siriraj Hospital
[in English; PDF File; 6.5 MB] - Rika Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi:
Problems on Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilisation - New Proposal for Safety and Effective Use
[in English; PDF File; 15.7 MB]
- Suwat Damnin:
- Session 8: Flexible Endoscope Decontamination (cont.)
Chair: Kazuhiko Fukatsu (Surgical Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Associate Professor, JPN)- Jiang Kerang:
The Research and Application of Disposable Sheath for Preventing Digestive Endoscope Cross-infection
[in English; PDF File; 2.5 MB] - Takayuki Ohishi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Okubo, Yoshimitsu Hiejima, Ryo Fushimi, Satoshi Shinomiya, Eiko Miura, Hiroshi Matsumoto:
A Study on the Cleaningof Flexible Endoscope by Adenosine Triphosphate Measure
[in English; PDF File; 1.8 MB] - Ryo Fushimi, Masaki Takashina, Hideki Yoshikawa, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Okubo:
Water Leak of Gastrointestinal Endoscope and Bronchoscope after Clinical Use
[in English; PDF File; 2.1 MB]
- Jiang Kerang:
- Session 9: Sterilization and Disinfection
Chair: Duygu Percin (Department of Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, TUR)- Fabiola Casas:
Current Situation of the CSSD in Mexico and Seven Latin American Countries
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB]
- Fabiola Casas:
- Scientific Evening Seminar
Chair: Hiroshi Yasuhara (Surgical Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Professor, JPN)- Michael Beekes (FG 14, Applied Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene, Robert Koch-Institut, DEU):
Prions - A Challenge and Informative Paradigm for the Cleaning and Disinfection of Medical Devices
[in English; PDF File; 2.9 MB]
- Michael Beekes (FG 14, Applied Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene, Robert Koch-Institut, DEU):
- Workshop Sponsored by JSMI Sterilization - Technician Approval Committee: Panel Discussion : The Role of Sterilization in Implementing Infection Prevention
Chair: Hiroyoshi Kobayashi (Tokyo Healthcare University and Postgraduate School, Professor, JPN)- Daniel Smith:
Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma System
[in English; PDF File; 1000 KB] - Gerald McDonnell:
The V-Pro Series of Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Sterilizers
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Magnus Uvenfeldt:
Sterilization with LTSFLow Temperature Steam Formaldehyde
[in English; PDF File; 951 KB] - Taku Someya:
Ethylene Oxide Gas Sterilization
[in English; PDF File; 344 KB]
- Daniel Smith:
- Symposium: Peri-Sterilization Supply Services in Clinical Settings of East Asia
Chair: Hiroyoshi Kobayashi (Tokyo Healthcare University and Postgraduate School, Professor, JPN)- Chie Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi:
Sterile Supply Assurancein Clinical Settings of Japan
[in English; PDF File; 994 KB] - Ching Wen Chien:
Toward a New Hospital and Medical Sterile Supplies Management: A New Challenges Brought by Global Budget Payment System
[in English; PDF File; 2.5 MB] - Rodger Yu:
Sterile Services Development in Hong Kong - Journey to Service Excellence
[in English; PDF File; 6.0 MB]
- Chie Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi:
Annual WFHSS and ANES Conference 2011 - Lectures and Presentations
12 - 15 October 2011 in Estoril, Portugal
12 - 15 October 2011 in Estoril, Portugal
Scientific Programme
- Opening Session
Moderators:
Carlos Carreiras, Portugal - Mayor of Cascais
Elaine Pina, Portugal - PNCI Coordinator
Wim Renders, Belgium - WFHSS President
Luisa Nogueira, Portugal - Chair of the Local Organizing Committee (ANES)- Wim Renders (Belgium):
Welcome Speech
[in English]
- Wim Renders (Belgium):
- Lecture
Moderator: Elaine Pina (Portugal) PNCI Coordinator-National Infection Control Programme- Valeska Stempliuk (USA) Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control - PAHO/WHO:
Sterilization - challenges in the 21st century!
[in English; PDF File; 5.9 MB]+-AbstractThe quality and safety of the disinfection and sterilization processes varies a lot, despite the wide Access to scientific information and the opportunities for Professional improvement. Even when we just consider one country, the different hospitals of the different geographical regions are under unequal conditions, which means that it is difficult to follow the national and international recommendations on this topic. The human resources training, the incorporation of sterilization and disinfection technology and the cost of processes play a critical role in the maintenance or in the correction of such inequalities. This presentation's objective is to discuss the reasons for the safety differences and the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection practices, its consequences and the challenges to overcome them.
- Valeska Stempliuk (USA) Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control - PAHO/WHO:
- Panel 1: Cleaning (I)
Moderator: Luísa Nogueira (Portugal) President - ANES - Portuguese Association of Sterilization- Anke Carter (Germany) Consultant Health Care - MMM Group;
Jurgen Gebel (Germany) Microbiologist - Institute for Hygiene and Public Health - Bonn University:
Validation of manual cleaning and desinfection procedures
[in English; PDF File; 1.7 MB]+-AbstractGuideline for the standardized manual cleaning and chemical disinfection of medical devices- In August 2008 a working group comprising representatives of the German Society for Sterile Supply (DGSV), the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH ), and the instrument preparation working group (AKI) was founded to develop a guideline for the standardized manual cleaning and chemical disinfection (hereafter "Manual cleaning and disinfection") of medical devices. Based on the experience and results in the development of the "Guideline of DGKH, DGSV and AKI for the validation and routine control of the mechanical cleaning and thermal disinfection process for medical devices and principles of equipment selection" the following objectives were set:
Provision of study materials for the creation of operator-specific work instructions for manual reprocessing of medical devices depending on the design and the classification of medical devices.
Provision of methods and acceptance criteria to verify the operator-specific work instructions with regard to the results of the cleaning and disinfection as well as to detect chemical residues after the manual cleaning and chemical disinfection.
At the start the performance and the success of previous working practices in Central Sterile Supply Departments (CSSD) for manual cleaning were verified in laboratory studies. In a practical field test, ten “Crile forceps” soiled as for use in the performance qualification (PQ) as part of the validation of automated cleaning and disinfection processes, were cleaned manually in nine CSSDs in accordance with the respective present work regulations in those departments. The performances differ in their implementation as well as using different cleaning agents and methods. With the insertion into an ultrasonic bath very good cleaning results with protein levels below 100 mg / specimen could be achieved by all trial participants. Without ultrasound a number of specimens of several panelists showed residual protein levels greater than 100 mg / specimen, with the highest value at 200 mg / test (W. Michels and K. Roth, Zentr Steril 2010; 18 (36-39).
At the same time tests were carried out in the laboratory of the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health at the University of Bonn and in the test laboratory by Miele&Cie for the manual cleaning and disinfection of dissecting forceps and Crile forceps. Crile forceps were used to obtain comparability to the mechanical cleaning and thermal disinfection. The results of the various tests are presented in the lecture. It became clear that the current approach in clinical practice for manual cleaning and disinfection is often not sufficiently effective.
The laboratory experiments were carried out using different approaches. Based on the results mentioned above first standardized steps to improve the cleaning and disinfection were developed. These steps were summarized in a standard operating procedure (SOP) and a second field test was conducted in various CSSD. Unlike in the first practical test, the same operating procedure was used in all departments. Variable parameters, such as the duration of individual process steps, brushes and cleaning agents used were documented by the operators. The expectation to improve the results significantly through standardization of individual steps without the use of ultrasound could not be fulfilled. The results were only slightly better than those in the first practice field test. The conclusion was that probably not all possible influencing factors for cleaning and disinfection had been considered even though the steps described in SOP were followed. The instructions have to be more precise.
Essential for consistently high quality cleaning and disinfection is a sufficient contact between the cleaning and / or disinfectant solution to the pollution and the medical device. In case of instruments with a box joint, such as the Crile forceps, a "mechanical" support, such as opening and closing of the forceps during cleaning, using an ultrasonic bath and/or brushing is required. Other technical factors that influence the outcome of manual cleaning and disinfection are:
- water quality
- cleaning agents: the type and concentration
- disinfectant: type, concentration and reaction time
- design of instruments / medical devices
- type, quantity, dryness of the contamination on the instruments
- type of aids used for the procedure, for example
- brushes
- water and compressed air
- ultrasound
Since these factors are not the same in each CSSD there won’t be any "finished" work instructions for manual cleaning and disinfection in the guideline. Instead flow charts will be provided, which can be used in CSSDs to develop specific SOPs for their instruments.
The guideline is also dealing with Medical Devices of the category "critical B". The German RKI / BfArM recommendation states that in principle, instruments in this category must be cleaned mechanically and thermally disinfected in a washer/disinfector. Only in justified exceptions, and having undertaken a risk analysis and assessment, manual cleaning and disinfection of an instrument classified into the group “critical B” is an option.
Three examples of flow charts for manual cleaning and disinfection of different instrument groups according to their risk classification following the RKI / BfArM recommendation have been created. These are sample charts for:
- a critical instrument of group A > (Volkmann) sharp spoon
- a critical instrument of group B with joint, but without the hollow tube > Crile forceps
- a critical instrument of group B with joint and hollow tube > arthroscopy trocar
Currently, these flow charts are presented as a draft and tests have been carried out in the laboratory. The results will be provided in the lecture.
If instruments are cleaned and disinfected manually using a standardized procedure, all steps carried out have to be documented. The success of the procedures has to be verified. Methods for verification are currently being developed within the group. This work will take some time; therefore, the publication of the guideline is currently not useful. The working group plans to publish the guideline at the earliest next year (2012). Current state of work is as follows:
- legal and normative foundations are extensively worked out (nearly finished)
- requirements for standardization are extensively worked out (nearly finished)
- Three flow charts depending on the design and the classification of medical devices are finished. Work on verification has been started
- Recommendations for Checking in view of the flow charts
- cleaning - in preparation
- disinfection - in preparation
- residual chemicals-determination - in preparation
The development of the guideline could not be done without the support of the staff in CSSDs and laboratories who performed all practical and/or laboratory tests. Therefore, the members of the working group would like to thank all those very much who have supported the work over the past three years. - Robert Mettin (Germany) Permanent Reseacher - Georg-August-University Goettingen:
Cleaning with ultrasound: The secret life of bubbles
[in English; PDF File; 7.5 MB]+-AbstractThe cleaning agents in ultrasonic cleaners are actually bubbles that emerge at sufficiently high ultrasonic intensity (acoustic cavitation). In the presentation, fundamentals of acoustic cavitation are proposed (e.g. ultrasonic fields, cavitation bubble dynamics, sonoluminescence), and applications are highlighted (e.g. sonochemistry and cleaning).
- Anke Carter (Germany) Consultant Health Care - MMM Group;
- Panel 2: Cleaning (II)
Moderator: Isabel Malta (Portugal) Director of the Central Sterile Supply Department - Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto- Diana Bijl (The Netherlands) Expert Sterile Medical Devices - Diana Bijl Consultancy:
New insights in cleaning of highly complex minimal invasive surgery
[in English]+-AbstractTwenty 20 years ago minimal invasive surgery (MIS) was widely introduced as a new operating technique in the operating theatre. Less operative trauma, reduced post-operative pain, less incidence of wound infections and shorter hospital stay, thus resulting in earlier return to normal life and productive work are the advantages. For these reasons, minimally invasive surgery has emerged as a highly competitive new sub-specialty within various fields of surgery. Special medical equipment may be used, such as fiber optic cables, miniature video cameras and special surgical instruments handled via tubes inserted into the body through small openings in its surface. The process of minimally invasive surgery has augmented the development of highly complex instruments with lumens, joints, cables and bending tips. The restricted vision, the difficulty in handling of the instruments (new hand-eye coordination skills are needed), the lack of tactile perception and the limited working area are factors which add to the technical complexity of this surgical approach. The comfort of the surgeon is a big issue in designing the instruments but less attention is paid to the fact that after the operation the instruments has to be cleaned and sterilized in a proper way.
So these instruments are a real challenge not only for the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) but also for the manufacturers of washer disinfectors and detergents. Because by the urgent request of the CSSD's, manufacturers of washer disinfectors but also suppliers of detergents did a lot of investigations to the cleaning efficiency of the processes on the CSSD and modified the machines and processes, sometimes in cooperation with the manufacturer of the instruments.
In this lecture I will show the attendees the results of the studies and investigations and I will talk about new insights in the cleaning of these highly instruments like the relevance of the flow in the tubes, the choice of the detergent and the relevance of a manual pre-cleaning. - Christine Denis (France) Chief Pharmacist CSSD - CHRU ( University/regional hospital) of Lille:
Are the cleaners safe for medical devices? Story of an unfortunate experience
[in English; PDF File; 1.6 MB]+-AbstractIn washer disinfectors we use a large range of detergents, disinfectants and final rinse aids/lubricants. A case of depolymerisation of polyoxymethyl (component of a lot of instruments in loan orthopaedic trays) brought about by cleaners led us to a lot of questions:
Are these cleaners safe for medical devices?
Are they laboratory-tested on all types of medical devices before launching?
At the opposite, do medical devices’ providers test their instruments in all kinds of cleaning situations?
Do they produce precise enough instructions about recommended cleaners?
All the questions have to be asked and the answers are not so patent….
- Diana Bijl (The Netherlands) Expert Sterile Medical Devices - Diana Bijl Consultancy:
- Panel 3: Traceability
Moderator: Duygu Percin (Turkey) Associate Professor - Department of Microbiology - University Faculty of Medicine Kayseri- Cristina Rato (Portugal) Nursing Officer of the Central Support Steril Devices - Hospital da Luz:
Medical device tracking - Myth or reality
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 6.1 MB]+-AbstractWith the advent of the computer and today´s tracking technologies, there are some possibilities to solve the issues of the management of a CSSD. There are systems capable of monitoring the instruments, the processing cycle including the provision of cleaning and assembly instructions as well as the sterilization and biological monitoring systems. Instrument sets can be tracked through the entire cycle, and the information can be tied to specific instruments sets to keep everyone informed regarding the instruments or set status. Instruments orders and repairs can be entered into the overall system and tracked through the procurement cycle. This information obtained through this system will allow materials management to standardize products and vendors. This is one of the most important portions of the instrument tracking system. The sterile processing management should have the ability to utilize the system for training and quality control purposes. Sets and individual instruments can be traced to an individual employee. This will provide sterile processing management with the ability to take corrective action and to review the productivity of the CSSD as well as individual employees. - Christophe Lambert (France) President - French Association of Sterilisation:
Individual traceability of surgical instruments: guide of application
[in Portuguese]+-AbstractWithin the framework of the sterilisation of the sterile medical devices, the requirement of traceability is inseparable of the system of quality assurance. However this traceability of products and processes applies only to the packaging and ever to the instrument. And nevertheless, it is well this last one who is used in the contact with the patient!
In an internal study, the author and his co-workers showed that during the reprocessing of one caesarian composition, about 15 % of instruments were replaced at each reorganization.
Different French experimental sites investigated these solutions and grouped together at the initiative of the French association of Sterilisation to share their experiences. The coordinator of the group presents the various solutions applicable in establishments of health. The guidelines for the implementation of an individual traceability of surgical instruments is available on www. afs.asso.fr
- Cristina Rato (Portugal) Nursing Officer of the Central Support Steril Devices - Hospital da Luz:
- Panel 4: International practices
Moderator: Amália Espada (Portugal) Responsible for CSSD - Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, E.P.E.- Ana Paula Coutinho (Denmark) Technical Officer - Infection Prevention and Control, Alert and Response Operations, Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security & Environment - World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe:
Sterilization with limited resources, what is essential?
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 1.1 MB]+-AbstractInfection Control Specialist with 10 years of experience in outbreak response and disaster management in Europe, Africa and Middle East. Solid background on communicable diseases and hospital epidemiology. Assisting countries facing public health events of national or international concern by ensuring rapid appropriate technical support on site or remotely. Assisting national outbreak preparedness initiatives by advising on the implementation of control and preventive measures for containment of epidemic threats. - Gillian Sills (United Kingdom) Director of Education:
Global warning - what next?
[in English; PDF File; 2.9 MB]+-AbstractThis presentation will give an overview of the international situation in relation to the current concerns of practitioners employed in decontamination scientific services. It will highlight the differences in standards and practices and offer some potential solutions to the world's pressing need for patient safety and positive outcomes. - Tillo Miorini (Austria) President - Austrian Society for Sterile Supply:
The RUMED concept - a new WFHSS guideline
[in English]+-AbstractIn Austria, the Medical Devices Act stipulates in it´s ordinance to come that there are different categories of Reprocessing Units for Medical Devices. Why that? Why not talking of CSSD´s? That’s very easy to explain:
1) Not all of the units, that are reprocessing medical devices are centralized (e.g. departments for endoscopy, anesthesia, ICU, but as well doctor´s offices, rehabilitation centres, or homes for the elderly do not have CSSDs)
2) Not all of the units perform sterilization (e.g. departments for endoscopy, anesthesia)
Because not all of the given requirements are applicable for the different facilities there was a need to classify them in 3 categories dependent on the risk connected with the use of the medical devices as well as the risk involved in reprocessing them. Due to the fact that the ordinance is still in waiting position the Austrian Society for Sterile Supply (ÖGSV) decided to make a guideline out of it (with the authorization of the Ministry of Health). A part of this guideline is the RUMED concept, which was adopted (and adapted) by the education/guideline group of the WFHSS.
The question, which RUMED belongs to which category depends on the risk group, as defined by the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI).
RUMED Category I is allowed to reprocess MDs of the risk group “non-critical”,” semicritical A” and “critical A”.
RUMED Category II additionally may reprocess “semicritical B” and
RUMED Category III (which is comparable with a CSSD) of course can reprocess all of them.
The three categories have to meet different requirements concerning Quality assurance, Structural requirements, Staff qualifications and Technical equipment. Part of the RUMED concept is as well the “Concept for continuing professional development courses”, which will be introduced during the lecture.
Mag. Dr. Tillo Miorini
President of the Austrian Society for Sterile Supply
- Ana Paula Coutinho (Denmark) Technical Officer - Infection Prevention and Control, Alert and Response Operations, Division of Communicable Diseases, Health Security & Environment - World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe:
- Panel 5: Environmental factors
Moderator: Judite Neves (Portugal) Director of the Health Products Directorate - INFARMED - National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, I.P.- Manuela Cano (Portugal) Responsible for Air Quality Laboratory at the Air and Occupational Health Unit, Environmental Health Department - National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA):
Environmental control
[in English; PDF File; 1.4 MB]+-AbstractMaria Manuela Cano has a MSc in Toxicology by the University of Birmingham, is graduated in Biochemistry by the University of Coimbra, she is a member of the technical staff of the Environmental Health Department of the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge since 1994, being at the moment responsible by the Air Quality Laboratory at the Air and Occupational Health Unit.
Her work experience is related with the monitoring of indoor air quality with the identification of potential sources of contamination and recommendation of better practices in order to correct abnormal situations, being also involved in the monitoring of occupational exposure to biological agents.
She was invited as a lecturer in several post-graduate courses, namely on Occupational Health, Qualified Experts on Indoor Air Quality and Biological Risks in Workplaces. She participates in some technical committees of standardization and working groups on Indoor air Quality and Exposure to Biological Agents. She has published some papers and technical booklets. - Gisela Cristina Mendes (Portugal) Technical Director and Quality Assurance Manager - Bastos Viegas:
Meeting the challenges of medical device packaging
[in English; PDF File; 828 KB]+-AbstractThe relevance and importance of the packaging and sterilisation activities for the safety of the patient is unquestionable. The sterile packaging systems for medical devices need to ensure the sterility of their contents until opened for use and ensure aseptic presentation. In parallel with sterile packaging system itself, the device characteristics, the type of protective packaging (if applicable), and the transport and storage systems will all play a role in challenging its attributes.
Each facility should evaluate the performance of each sterile barrier system or packaging system in order to ensure that conditions for sterilization, storage, and handling can be met. The ISO 11607-1:2006 sets the requirements for materials, sterile barrier systems, and packaging systems, including the qualification of the packaging system design and evaluation of that design and ISO 1607-2:2006 sets requirements for packaging process validation. The scopes of both of these standards apply to health care facilities and wherever medical devices are packaged and sterilized.
The presentation will focus and provide guidance on interpreting the ISO 11607 to heath care facilities. A brief overview of the more common test methods and the rationale behind their applicability is described and guidance for conformance to ISO 11607-1 and on conformance to ISO 11607-2 is explored. Moreover, the works also highlights potential materials for use in a given application and focuses on the three common choices and main types of sterile barrier systems, which are (1) sealable pouches and reels, called preformed sterile barrier systems (PSBS), (2) sterilization wrap and (3) rigid reusable container. The validation requirements for forming sealing and assembly processes are detailed and emphasis is given to the design and validation of the packaging process during installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ) of the (1) (heat) sealing process for PSBS, (2) wrapping process, (3) container process and through handling, distribution and storage. - Terry McAuley (Australia) Sterilisation and Infection Control Consultant:
Specifications for temperature and humidity in sterile storage environments - Where's the evidence?
[in English; PDF File; 2.2 MB]+-AbstractAustralia is a large country with diverse climactic conditions. Maintenance of the temperature and humidity in sterile storage environments poses particular challenges. Recent episodes of extreme climatic conditions highlighted that some air conditioning systems were unable to maintain specified requirements, with many Sterilising Department Managers facing the dilemma of having to discard single use sterile medical devices and reprocess in-house produced instruments and sets. This presentation will answer the following commonly asked questions:
- Why is maintenance of temperature and humidity conditions important for maintenance of sterility?
- Is there a real risk of contamination of sterile items when storage conditions exceed specified requirements?
- How do I manage in situations where temperature and/or humidity are noted to be outside acceptable limits?
- Manuela Cano (Portugal) Responsible for Air Quality Laboratory at the Air and Occupational Health Unit, Environmental Health Department - National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA):
- Panel 6: Advanced technologies
Moderator: Valeska Stempliuk (USA) Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control - PAHO/WHO- Hervé Ney (Switzerland) Head Manager of the CSSD - University Hospitals of Geneva:
Once upon a time in a lumen after washing process
[in English]+-Abstract"Only well cleaned devices can be well sterilized: an old rule taught, professed, repeated in the training course and in sterile supply department! Mr J. Huys wrote on page 81 of the French version of the book "Steam sterilization of medical devices " that cleaning is regarded as the most important step in reprocessing of sterile products. Sterilization has its definition as SAL: Sterility Assurance Level. How to target a CAL: Cleanliness Assurance Level? Of course, many industrial laboratories offer tests for the detection of residual, qualitative or quantitative protein, and equipment are deemed more efficient with the ultrasound to irrigation devices or specific conveyors in the washer-disinfectors. Surgical instrumentation is more complex, and the standardization of procedures and protocols for cleaning in sterilization services leads to repetitive supported, sometimes without taking the time to consider the relevance of such application. Hollow medical devices with lumen are interesting from this point of view: the hollow body is more difficult to clean. Are our procedures effective? We wanted to make a qualitative observation. The STF Test Soil ® stain was used on different needles and instruments to hollow body lengths and different diameters. Manual cleaning with a brush, assistance of a Steamer ® steam cleaner or not, apparatus with irrigation or non-ultrasound, and cleaning in washer-desinfectors with adapters have been observed. We realized that macroscopic and microscopic examinations, with optical assistance to observe the interior of the instruments, allow to account for the level of efficacy of different methods. Many questions appeared:
- Is it possible to ensure the effectiveness of the cleaning for all medical devices?
- Should we not mandate the pre-disinfection at the point of use to ensure effective cleaning for CSSD?
- Each takes into account the peculiarity of medical devices, beyond the approaches of standardization of protocols?
- Is there a variety of medical devices, the same as for patients?
Then, between lights and shadows, about what Dominique Goullet mentions in the magazine of Zentral sterilisation 2/2009, how can we talk about cleaning medical devices without being able to define it in advance? - Alberto Bertucco (Italy) Full Professor of Chemical Engineering - University of Padua:
Developing new sterilization methods of medical devices by supercritical fluids
[in English; PDF File; 2.1 MB]+-AbstractThe aim of this presentation is to show how fluids at a supercritical state, i.e. above their critical temperature and pressure, may be exploited to achieve pasteurization and sterilization of substrates and materials in general, and specifically of biomedical devices. A short introduction will provide essential information about supercritical fluids (SFs) and their relevant properties, their potential in the field of hospital sterile supply, including advantages and disadvantages of SF-based techniques. Secondly, the ability of SF to decrease and/or annul microbiological activity of both vegetative and latent forms will be addressed, and deactivation mechanisms will be briefly discussed. The attention will then be focused to potential applications of SFs for the effective treatment of biomedical devices in view of their reuse, and the case of cardiac interventional catheters will be discussed with details. The presentation will be closed by some concluding and outlook remarks.
- Hervé Ney (Switzerland) Head Manager of the CSSD - University Hospitals of Geneva:
- Panel 7: Training, psycho-social and other risks
Moderator: Maria Glória Aboim (Portugal) Vice-president - ANES - Portuguese Association of Sterilization- Caroline Conneely (Ireland) Central Decontamination Unit Manager - Children's University Hospital:
Standards are the instruments to manage risk and quality in the CSSD
[in English; PDF File; 3.3 MB]+-AbstractImplementation of Quality Management Systems specific to medical devices i.e. ISO 13485:2003 and registration to the Medical Device Directive 93/42 EEC requires application of risk management processes which are compliant to ISO 14971:2009 (Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices). This process ensures safe effective management of decontamination risks to patient safety.
This presentation identifies universal patient safety risks responsible for healthcare adverse events and identifies the impact they have on the patient outcomes. Implementing quality management systems specific to medical devices ensures the Decontamination Unit identifies all risks relating to their processes and minimises the occurrence of adverse events.
The Childrens University Hospitals journey to implementing a QMS which was externally validated by a Notified Body in 2009 presented a steep learning curve to the organisation. The presentation discusses the benefits for the Decontamination Unit and the service users in terms of providing quality assurance and optimizing patient safety. Further benefits include utilising the essential elements of the QMS throughout the organisation with positive risk management results. - Marisa Salanova (Spain) Full Professor on Social Psychology - University Jaume I, Castellón:
Psycho-social risks in closed environments
[in English; PDF File; 4.0 MB]+-AbstractThe presentation will cover the basic psychosocial risks at work especially related with hospital work and closed environments. First it starts with a definition of job stress and why it happens. Stress is due a misfit between job demands and job and personal resources and then it has consequences such as burnout, anxiety, depression and mobbing among others. High overload and poor social relationships, lack of autonomy, role conflict, poor supervision and role ambiguity among others, are the main stressors at work. Of course, personal and team resources such as efficacy beliefs, optimism, and emotional inteligence are the main "buffers" of job stress as well. Results from recent research concerning psychosocial risks at work are shown. The application of these results to hospital sterilization areas and their implications will be discussed basically how to prevent job stress at work. - João Leite (Portugal) Psychologist:
How to improve the training methodologies to be more efficient
[in English]+-AbstractThere is no doubt about the value of training!
However, this is one of the activities that is always getting cut down in any service.
Why?
Most of them comes from within. From those designing it, from those who give the training, from its own lack of productivity.
In this presentation, we shall highlight the reason why training is given, its engineering and the requirements we should all place in its execution.
Using the andragogy model as the starting point we are going to identify and dismantle some ready made ideas that have contributed for the on-the-job training devaluation...despite the fact that everyone keeps referring that... there is no doubt about the value of training!
- Caroline Conneely (Ireland) Central Decontamination Unit Manager - Children's University Hospital:
- Panel 8: Airborne microbial contamination risks
Moderator: Birte Oskarsson (Sweden) Vice President - WFHSS - World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply- Berit Reinmüller (Sweden) Docent of Energy and Environment Building Services Engineering - Chalmers University of Technology;
Bengt Ljungqvist (Sweden) Professor of Energy and Environment Building Services Engineering - Chalmers University of Technology:
Ventilation and airborne contamination
[in Portuguese]+-AbstractA short introduction to ventilation and airborne contamination is given and some technical terms are explained such as differences between air volume flows and air change rates. The simpliest mathematical model to express the relation between concentration and airborne contaminants and air volume flows is the dilution principle. This relation will be discussed and information given when it is appropriate to use. Comments to some "historical thruths" regarding dispersion of airborne microbial contamination in hospitals will be discussed. - Berit Reinmüller (Sweden) Docent of Energy and Environment Building Services Engineering - Chalmers University of Technology:
Clothing systems used in operating rooms and in clean areas
[in English; PDF File; 6.3 MB]+-AbstractDifferent types of clothing systems will be discussed, where results from laboratory tests and from ongoing operations will be presented. The laboratory tests have shown that the number of washing cycles affects the filtration efficiency of the clothing system. Results from ongoing surgery show that the filtration efficiency is better for tight polyester materials than those of mixed materials (cotton/polyester).. The role of clothing quality, comfort, microbiological cleanliness and patient safety will be discussed and illustrated. To achieve low concentrations of microbiological contaminants in the air for operating rooms, for central sterile supply departments and for decentralized sterilization facilities. - Bengt Ljungqvist (Sweden) Professor of Energy and Environment Building Services Engineering - Chalmers University of Technology:
Air movements and dispersion of contaminants
[in English; PDF File; 5.7 MB]+-AbstractThe presentation will cover the basic properties of dispersion of airborne contaminants such as diffusion, convective transport and gravitation and furthermore accumulation of contaminants in wakes and vortices.. Airborne contaminants can be transported from one room to another due to e.g., temperature differences between rooms. This can occur during door openings and some examples will be given. Furthermore during unloading of autoclaves entrainment of room air can occur and create contamination risks. Results from recent research concerning potential contamination risks in pharmaceutical industry are shown. The application of these results to sterile supply areas and their implications will be discussed.
- Berit Reinmüller (Sweden) Docent of Energy and Environment Building Services Engineering - Chalmers University of Technology;
Annual WFHSS and SOBECC Conference 2010 - Lectures and Presentations
July 30th to August 1st, 2010 in Sao Paolo, Brazil
July 30th to August 1st, 2010 in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Scientific Programme
- Opening Ceremony
- Wim Renders (Belgium):
Welcome Speech
[in English] - Antonio Tadeu Fernandes (Brazil):
The importance of materials processing in hospital infection control
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 855 KB]
- Wim Renders (Belgium):
- Session 1
- Thomas K. "Chip" Moore (United States):
Your Sterilizer is not your Father's Water Heater - It's a Class II Medical Device
[in English; PDF File; 7.1 MB] - Yaffa Raz (Israel):
Queuing and Chaos Theories Application in CSSD
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB]
- Thomas K. "Chip" Moore (United States):
- Session 2
- Professor L'Hocine Yahia (Canada):
The Effects of Steam Sterilization on Stainless Steel Instruments
[in English; PDF File; 4.3 MB] - Dr. Michelle J. Alfa (Canada):
Reprocessing of Implants: What are the Issues?
[in English; PDF File; 8.1 MB] - Hartmut Dunkelberg, Ulrich Schmelz (Germany):
Determination of the efficacy of sterile barrier systems against microbial challenges during transport and storage
[in English; PDF File; 1.4 MB]
- Professor L'Hocine Yahia (Canada):
- Session 3
- Wayne Spencer (United Kingdom):
Outsourcing Decontamination Services - An English Experience
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Silma Pinheiro (Brazil):
Quality Indicators in the CMS
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 208 KB]
- Wayne Spencer (United Kingdom):
- Session 4
- Jean-Marc Legentil (Canada):
The Toyota/Lean Approach Applied to Health Care
[in English; PDF File; 30.7 MB]
- Jean-Marc Legentil (Canada):
- Session 5
- Magda Diab Elschahawi, Alexander Blacky (Austria):
Challenging the STERRAD 100NX Sterilizer under experimental "clean" and "dirty" conditions
[in English; PDF File; 673 KB] - Lisa Huber (United States):
Challenges in the US approach to Disinfection and Sterilization
[in English; PDF File; 594 KB]
- Magda Diab Elschahawi, Alexander Blacky (Austria):
- Session 6
- Niels Buchrieser, Tillo Miorini (Austria):
Comparative Study upon Cleaning Indicators for Washer-disinfectors for Flexible Endoscopes and Routine Control after Maintenance and Repair
[in English; PDF File; 1024 KB] - Peter de Haas (The Netherlands):
Central Processing of Flexible Endoscopes
[in English; PDF File; 3.9 MB]
- Niels Buchrieser, Tillo Miorini (Austria):
- Session 7
- Georg Spaun (Austria):
Disinfection of Surgical Procedures Undertaken with the NOTES Technique (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery)
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB]
- Georg Spaun (Austria):
- Session 8
- Robson R. Dias (Brazil):
The Quality of Water - How Should One Choose the Best Water Treatment
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 472 KB] - Jeane Aparecida Gonzalez Bronzatti (Brazil):
Ergonomics in the CMS
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 4.4 MB]
- Robson R. Dias (Brazil):
- Session 9
- Janaína Anchieta Costa (Brazil):
Nursing Activities at the CSSD: Subsidies to Evaluate the Personnel
[in Portuguese; PDF File; 702 KB]
- Janaína Anchieta Costa (Brazil):
Annual WFHSS and GORNA Conference 2009 - Lectures and Presentations
October 7th to October 10th, 2009 in Crete, Greece
Lectures:
October 7th to October 10th, 2009 in Crete, Greece
Lectures:
Scientific Programme
- Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Konstantinos Mintzaridis- Wim Renders (WFHSS President):
Welcome Speech
- Wim Renders (WFHSS President):
- Lecture
Topic: Sterilization: Light and Shadow
Moderators: Aphroditi Faitatzidou, Wim Renders- Dominique Goullet (France):
Sterilization: Light and Shadow
[PDF File; 1.9 MB]
- Dominique Goullet (France):
- Lecture
Topic: Guidelines for the use of disinfectants in hospital settings
Moderators: Aphroditi Faitatzidou, Wim Renders- Eleni Tomprou (Greece):
Guidelines for the use of disinfectants in hospital settings
[PDF File; 2.2 MB]
- Eleni Tomprou (Greece):
- Session 1
Topic: Cleaning
Moderator: Duygu Percin- Michelle Alfa (Canada):
Automated medical instrument washers: To clean or NOT to clean?
[PDF File; 2.2 MB] - Tillo Miorini, Viola Buchrieser (Austria):
Test soils, cleaning indicators and protein residual tests in comparison
[PDF File; 7.8 MB] - Martin Pfeifer (Pereg GmbH, Germany):
Remarks on: "Test soils, cleaning indicators and protein residual tests in comparison"
[PDF File; 66 KB]
Information related to this lecture / presentation: - Michelle Alfa (Canada):
- Session 2
Topic: Control of Instruments
Moderator: Pia Hilsberg- Bill Keevil (United Kingdom):
Microscope assessment of surgical instrument cleanliness
[PDF File; 8.1 MB] - Frédy Cavin (Switzerland):
Establishment of a systematic monitoring for electrosurgery instruments in laparoscopy
[PDF File; 3.9 MB]
- Bill Keevil (United Kingdom):
- Lecture
Topic: Sterilization Programs, Air Removal and Steam Penetration
Moderator: Christina Tsikli- Peter Hooper (United Kingdom):
Sterilization Programs, Air Removal and Steam Penetration
[PDF File; 196 KB]
- Peter Hooper (United Kingdom):
- Oral Presentations
Moderator: Oonagh Ryan- François Kramp (France):
Purchase a Heat Sealer - The right test for the right choice
[PDF File; 3.8 MB] - Anu Tammemäe (Estonia):
CSSD Technicians Practical Training Course
[PDF File; 2.9 MB] - Costas Delezos (Greece):
Side Effects to the Hospital Employees During the Use of Disinfectants and Antiseptics in the Central Sterilization Service Departments
[PDF File; 455 KB] - Tomozo Yamamoto, Ryo Fushimi, Yushi Uetera, Kazuhisa Matsuda, Yutaka Shimazaki, Toshiaki Matsuyama, Ken Sakai, Yoji Harada, Masatake Shimizu, Ken Okubo, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi (Japan):
Investigation about Log Reduction of Blood Contamination by Washer-Disinfectors
[PDF File; 3.9 MB]
- François Kramp (France):
- Plenary Session
Moderator: Emmanouil N. Velonakis- Emmanouil Papadogiannakis (Greece):
Prion inactivation
[PDF File; 6.0 MB] - Samuel Tat Hong Law (Hong Kong):
Risk Management on Reuse Single Use Medical Device (SUD)
[PDF File; 6.5 MB] - Heike Martiny, Simonis Anette (Germany):
Reprocessing of dental instruments and angle handpieces
[PDF File; 4.5 MB]
- Emmanouil Papadogiannakis (Greece):
- Session 3
Topic: Low Temperature Sterilization Methods
Moderator: Birte Oskarsson- Gisela Cristina Mendes (Portugal):
Modelling the inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores by ethylene oxide processing
[PDF File; 737 KB] - Francesco Tessarolo (Italy):
Pyrogenic Risk in Reusing SUDs: Efficiency of Plasma Sterilization in Removing Endotoxins from Electrophysiology Catheters
[PDF File; 2.8 MB] - Keiji Kanemitsu (Japan):
Basic study and clinical application for LTSF (Low Temperature Sterilization Formaldehyde)
[PDF File; 4.8 MB]
- Gisela Cristina Mendes (Portugal):
- Session 4
Topic: Personnel Selection
Moderator: Wim Renders- Els Vanhoven, Valerie Coussement (Belgium):
From cleaning person to sterilization assistant: a talent management approach
[PDF File; 778 KB] - Els Vanhoven (Belgium):
From cleaning person to sterilization assistant: a talent management approach
Training Programme: Basic GrowthPath for new members of staff
[PDF File; 145 KB] - Goedele Baekelandt (Belgium):
Wanted: Professional education for heterogeneous group of CSSD staff: Yes, we can!
[PDF File; 216 KB]
Information related to this lecture / presentation: - Els Vanhoven, Valerie Coussement (Belgium):
- Session 5
Topic: Endoscope Reprocessing
Moderator: Christine Denis- Pia Hilsberg (Denmark):
Reusable Medical Equipment Reprocessed in a CSSD - Shelf life times
[PDF File; 372 KB] - Tillo Miorini, Viola Buchrieser (Austria):
Testing, Validation and Routine Control in Processing of flexible Endoscopes in Austria
[PDF File; 1.0 MB]
- Pia Hilsberg (Denmark):
- Plenary Session
Moderator: Ioannis Koutelekos- Olivier Willième (Belgium):
Surgical and Central Sterile Supplies Department: How to challenge a win/win approach?
[PDF File; 7.5 MB] - Yaffa Raz (Israel):
CSSD Vision on Joint Commission Accreditation
[PDF File; 1.6 MB] - Joris van de Klundert (The Netherlands):
Optimizing Sterilization Logistics in Hospitals
[PDF File; 1.2 MB]
- Olivier Willième (Belgium):
- Closing Ceremony
Moderators: Aphroditi Faitatzidou, Wim Renders- Paolo Turri, Chiara Oggioni (Italy):
We manage our sterilization errors: do you?
[PDF File; 4.8 MB] - Francesco Tessarolo (Italy):
Cleaning efficiency of pre-sterilization protocols for reusable dental burs
[PDF File; 4.6 MB] - Marion Coussemacq, Christine Denis (France):
Factors influencing aluminium foil test results in an ultrasonic cleaner
[PDF File; 2.3 MB]
- Paolo Turri, Chiara Oggioni (Italy):
International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop 25-28 March 2009 - Sterilisation and Disinfection - Lectures
March 25th to March 29th, 2009 in Opatija, Croatia
Lectures:
March 25th to March 29th, 2009 in Opatija, Croatia
Lectures:
- Bengt Ternström:
Place and role of sterilisation and disinfection in health care systems
[PDF File; 4.0 MB] - Anke Carter:
Profile of sterilisation managers and workers - educational programme
[PDF File; 697 KB] - Anke Carter:
Validated procedures in CSSD - Basic knowledge and requirements
[PDF File; 624 KB] - Winfried Michels:
Qualification of equipment for washing and disinfection - validation
[PDF File; 4.0 MB] - Winfried Michels:
Validation of washing and disinfection procedures - performance testing
[PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Jürgen Staffeldt:
General information on application technologies, disinfection and detergents in automatic reprocessing of medical devices
[PDF File; 2.4 MB] - Günter Dotter:
Sterilisation equipment characteristics - validation
[PDF File; 3.2 MB] - Peter Newson:
Sterilization - recent changes to EN285 and EN ISO 15882
[PDF File; 124 KB] - Rudolf Glasmacher:
Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes
[PDF File; 2.9 MB] - Wolfgang Merkens:
Manual reprocessing of surgical instruments
[PDF File; 903 KB] - Rudi Salzbrunn:
Low temperature steam ethylene oxide and low temperature steam formaldehyde sterilisation
[PDF File; 3.3 MB] - Tatiana Yermakova:
Advances in hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization
[PDF File; 672 KB] - Dr. Georgia Alevizopoulou:
VHP Sterilization and Prion Inactivation
[PDF File; 1.2 MB] - Joost van Doornmalen:
Penetration tests according to ISO 11140
[PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Dr. Ulrich Kaiser:
New methods to monitor steam penetration into complex medical devices (MD) using Medical Device Simulators (MDS) and Batch Monitoring Systems (BMS)
[PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Gert Linder:
Sterilisation and disinfection in small clinics, private practices and dentistry
[PDF File; 1.7 MB] - Ben Siegmund:
Reprocessing of complex surgical instruments
[PDF File; 3.7 MB] - Dr. Lionel Pineau:
Total solution for endoscope reprocessing
[PDF File; 2.0 MB] - Mr.Sc Hanna-Kaisa Kyyrönen:
Pack Safely! Properties and Demands of Good Packaging Materials
[PDF File; 2.6 MB] - Daniel Söll:
Sterile Container Packaging System
[PDF File; 4.7 MB] - Matija Preern:
Biological and chemical indicators
[PDF File; 1005 KB]
WFHSS and AIOS World Congress 2008 - Lectures and Presentations
June 4th to June 7th, 2008 in Milan, Italy
Lectures:
June 4th to June 7th, 2008 in Milan, Italy
Lectures:
Opening Session
- Wim Renders (Bruges, Belgium):
Welcome
[in English]
Session I
Health Care Governance and Risk Management in Sterilization Centres
- Wim Renders (Bruges, Belgium):
Introduction
[in English] - Barbara Mangiacavalli (Pavia, Italy):
Health Care Governance
[in Italian; PDF File; 240 KB] - Gina Pugliese (Chicago - Illinois, United States of America):
Patient Safety: Time for a process redesign
[in English; PDF File; 1.2 MB] - C. Moiset (Monza - MI, Italy):
Accreditation with JCI (Joint Commission International)
[in Italian; PDF File; 2.0 MB] - Daniela Barzanó (Monza - MI, Italy):
Risk analysis in sterilization centres
[in Italian; PDF File; 2.1 MB] - F. Weekers (Leuven, Belgium):
Restructuring the CSSD at a University Hospital: Methodology and analysis
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB]
Session II
Planning for Major Events or Disasters: Emergency and Management of Medical Supplies
- Gianluca Serafini (Ancona, Italy):
Intra-hospital emergency plan for massive inflow of injured patients (PEIMAF)
[in Italian; PDF File; 3.3 MB] - Pascale Choquenet (Caen, France):
Sterilization in the field
[in English; PDF File; 3.6 MB] - Dario Pistolesi (Abuzzano, Italy):
Steam sterilizer for mobile field hospitals
[in Italian; PDF File; 1.5 MB]
Session III
Regulatory Framework for the Sterilization Process
- G. Salerio (Italy):
Evolution of the European technical standards in the field of sterilization
[in Italian; PDF File; 844 KB] - Dario Pistolesi (Milano, Italy):
EN ISO 17665-1 Standard
[in Italian; PDF File; 1.5 MB] - L. Kingston (Normandy, Guildford Surrey, United Kingdom):
EN 13060 Standard
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB]
Session IV
Training and Responsibility
- Fredy Cavin (Lausanne, Switzerland):
School for sterilization operators. The Swiss experience
[in English; PDF File; 2.1 MB] - A. Luperi, S. Casucci, R. Castellani Mannocci (Livorno, Italy):
Skills and responsibilities of support staff in sterilization centres
[in Italian; PDF File; 955 KB]
Session V
Confetti
- Christine Denis (Lille, France):
RFDI coding of instruments
[in English; PDF File; 6.1 MB]
Round Table
Sterilization of Medical Supplies as a Health Right in the World
- Assoc. Prof. Duygu Esel, MD (Kayseri, Turkey):
Sterilization of Medical Supplies as a Health Right in Turkey
[in English; PDF File; 3.2 MB]
30th National Sterilisation Days 2008 - Lectures
April 9th to April 10th, 2008 in Nantes, France
Lectures:
April 9th to April 10th, 2008 in Nantes, France
Lectures:
- Wim Renders:
Sterilization - is it useful?
[PDF File; 46 KB]
ICCAID 2008 - Second International Congress of Central Asia Infectious Diseases - Lectures and Presentations
March 27th to March 30th, 2008 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Lectures:
March 27th to March 30th, 2008 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Lectures:
Sterilization and Disinfection
- W. Renders, Belgium:
Main principles in sterilization at hospitals
[PDF File; 64 KB] - D. Esel, Kayseri, Turkey:
Disinfection policies at hospitals: Why? How? Where? When?
[PDF File; 410 KB]
Eastern European Workshop for Sterile Supply 2007 - Lectures
December 6th to December 8th, 2007 in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Lectures:
December 6th to December 8th, 2007 in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Lectures:
- Elzbieta Trafny:
Combating Biofilms - a new challenge in medicine
[in Polish; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Verona Schmidt:
Potentials of an alkaline cleaner - Development tendencies for improving process safety
[in English; PDF File; 572 KB] - Urs B. Rosenberg:
EN ISO 15883: The cleaning issue
[in English; PDF File; 2.5 MB] - Wilfried Michels:
Objectives for use of washer/disinfectors and dependency of performance
[in English; PDF File; 3.6 MB] - Ben Siegmund:
Ultrasonic Cleaning of today's instruments ...and tomorrow's
[in English; PDF File; 879 KB] - Ulrich Kaiser:
New methods to monitor steam penetration into complex medical devices (MD) using Medical Device Simulators (MDS) and Batch Monitoring Systems (BMS)
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Rita Gielen:
Internal transport and storage of sterile goods within the CSD and the DS
[in English; PDF File; 1.9 MB] - Nicole Hirth:
The role of cleaning in the manual reprocessing of medical devices and quality assessment of different cleaners
[in English; PDF File; 446 KB] - Peter Newson:
The Removal and Inactivation of Prions
[in English; PDF File; 533 KB] - Emiel Goovaerts:
High level disinfection of endoscopes - A central vision
[in English; PDF File; 208 KB] - Franz Kies:
How to remove all those Bugs after using an Endoscope
[in English; PDF File; 954 KB]
1st meeting of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices - Design of Surgical Instruments - Patient Safety First - Lectures and Presentations
November 22th, 2007 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Lectures:
November 22th, 2007 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Lectures:
- Ir. L. W. Meinders:
Safety of medical devices - Perspective of the users and controllers in laparoscopy
[PDF File; 564 KB] - Th. Fengler, E. Kraas:
Operational Application of Instruments and Infection Prevention - the Surgeon´s View
[PDF File; 5.6 MB] - Frank Raymaekers:
Purchasing of surgical instruments
[PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Ingeborg Griffioen:
Universal criteria for the design of medical instruments
[PDF File; 1.4 MB] - Friedrich-Wilhelm Oertmann:
Cleanable MIS-instruments, a challenge for the designer
[PDF File; 1.4 MB] - Diana Bijl, Philip de Vries:
Clean care is safer care
[PDF File; 246 KB] - Klaus Roth:
Classification of Instruments - Elaborating of a Reprocessing Instruction According to ISO 17664
[PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Dr. Winfried Michels:
Future of the general washer disinfector?
[PDF File; 1.8 MB] - Frederike Tesser:
Responsibilities of the parties involved
[PDF File; 150 KB] - Adrie de Bruijn:
Instructions for the reprocessing of reusable medical devices - Does ISO 17664 make a difference?
[PDF File; 245 KB]
IV Congreso Nacional de Profesionales en Centrales de Esterilización Hospitalaria - Lectures and Presentations
September 27th to September 29th, 2007 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Lectures:
September 27th to September 29th, 2007 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Lectures:
- Wim Renders, WFHSS, Belgium:
Opening Speech
[in English] - Dra. Adiela María Cortés, Colombia:
Acción Detersiva y Efecto Bactericida en el Control de las Infecciones Nosocomiales
[in Spanish; PDF File; 842 KB] - Martha Elena Rodríguez Silva, Colombia:
El Agua
[in Spanish; PDF File; 5.2 MB] - Frédérique Olivier, France:
La Detergencia
[in Spanish; PDF File; 1.7 MB] - Segio Benitez Argentina:
Determinación Rápida de la Actividad de Proteasa en Detergentes Enzimáticos
[in Spanish; PDF File; 927 KB] - Martha Rodríguez, Colombia:
El Sal - En el Proceso de Esterilizacion
[in Spanish; PDF File; 3.7 MB] - Joost P.C.M van Doornmalen, The Netherlands:
Physics of Sterilization
[in English; PDF File; 225 KB] - Nancy Chobin, United States:
The Importance of Education for Central Sterilization Personnel
[in Spanish; PDF File; 625 KB] - Wim Renders, Belgium:
Comments on Sterilization
[in English; PDF File; 5.0 MB] - Joost P.C.M van Doornmalen, The Netherlands:
Validation in Healthcare
[in English; PDF File; 1.6 MB] - Wim Renders, Belgium:
Re-use of single use medical devices?
[in English; PDF File; 2.9 MB] - Elisabeth Flórez, Colombia:
Traceability
[in Spanish; PDF File; 808 KB] - Nancy Chobin, United States:
Management of the Central Sterilization Department
[in Spanish; PDF File; 695 KB] - Johanne Louise Brændgaard, Denmark:
Traceability System Implementation
[in English; PDF File; 469 KB] - Magally Dueñes Gómez, Colombia:
Implementation of Special Surgical Set Systems - "In Search of Efficiency"
[in Spanish; PDF File; 4.6 MB]
Annual IDI and ÖGSV Conference 2007
May 3rd to May 5th, 2007 in Baden/Vienna, Austria
Lectures:
May 3rd to May 5th, 2007 in Baden/Vienna, Austria
Lectures:
- Wim Renders, Belgium:
Introduction
[in English] - Y. Raz, Israel:
Meeting the Informative Needs of a Multinational Forum
[in English; PDF File; 1.2 MB] - Wan Ngah, Malaysia:
Processing of Medical Products in Malaysia
[in English; PDF File; 1.5 MB] - R. Berger, Austria:
Safety of Medical Devices
Medical Device Vigilance and Reporting
[in English; PDF File; 532 KB] - W. Ecker, Austria:
Hygienic Management of Medical Devices in/for Health Care Facilities: The Austrian Approach
[in English; PDF File; 1.5 MB] - T. Miorini, Austria:
EN ISO 15883 - A Milestone?
[in English; PDF File; 318 KB] - K. Roth, Germany:
Generation of a Processing Instruction According to ISO 17664
[in English; PDF File; 6.7 MB] - Walter Koller, Austria:
What is the place for Hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilisation in hospital sterile supply?
[in English; PDF File; 865 KB] - L. Marzi, Austria:
Legal Aspects of Medical Product Reprocessing
[in English; PDF File; 46 KB] - R. Zierler, Austria:
Acquisition of Medical Products
[in English; PDF File; 182 KB] - A. Percht, Austria:
Acquisition of WDs (Washer-Disinfectors)
[in English; PDF File; 792 KB] - D. Bijl, Netherlands:
Loaner instrumentation, the Dutch approach
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB] - H. Faber, Austria:
Comparative Investigations Concerning Protein Detection on/in Medical Products
[in English; PDF File; 5.2 MB] - H. Taferner:
Development of a Routine Control Plan Concerning Detection of Protein Residuals in MIS Instruments
[in English; PDF File; 9.1 MB] - T. Yamamoto, Japan:
Investigation of Cleaning Efficacy conducted by Cleaning Evaluation/Determination Working Group in Japanese Hospital Settings
[in English; PDF File; 5.3 MB] - A. de Bruijn, Netherlands:
Instructions for Reuse - Beware when buying
[in English; PDF File; 894 KB] - C. Denis, France:
Evaluation of the Endotoxin Risk Posed by Use of Contaminated Water during Sterilisation
[in English; PDF File; 1018 KB] - W. Schulz-Schaeffer, Germany:
(v)CJD and Reprocessing of Medical Products
[in English; PDF File; 2.6 MB] - T. Enko, Austria:
Validation of Sterilisation Processes - a Practical View
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - M. Gehrer, Austria:
Validation of Cleaning and Disinfection Processes in WDs: Implementation of the OEGSV Guideline
[in English; PDF File; 1.9 MB] - T. Miorini, Austria:
Testing and Validation: Crash, Breakdown and Bad Luck
[in English; PDF File; 1.9 MB] - U. Prüfert-Freese, Austria:
Testing and Validation of Cleaning - Disinfection Processes for flexible Endoscopes
[in English; PDF File; 382 KB] - H. Martiny, Germany:
Influence of different Parameters on the Cleaning of flexible Endoscopes
[in English; PDF File; 1.5 MB] - F. Bossi, Italy:
The Role of Nursing in the Processing of Medical Products
[in English; PDF File; 3.3 MB] - R. Williams, Australia:
"Credentialing" in Queensland
[in English; PDF File; 4.5 MB] - M. Semler, Austria:
QM: They way to Certification according to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485
[in English; PDF File; 2.2 MB] - T. Kießling, Germany:
3 Years Experience with Certification of Reprocessing Based on the German RKI/BfArM Recommendations
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB] - C. Denis, France:
Instrument Traceability with RFID
[in English; PDF File; 2.1 MB] - K. Kolhonen, Finland:
Wood Fiber Products in Health Care
[in English; PDF File; 524 KB] - R. Kellner, Austria:
Outsourcing: Point of View of the Public Health Authority
[in English; PDF File; 369 KB]
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD"
November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Lectures:
November 1st to November 2nd, 2006 in Muscat, Oman
Lectures:
- Wim Renders:
Annual WFHSS Workshop 2006 "CSSD"
[in English; PDF File; 1.7 MB] - Dr Jaffar Mohammed Nima'h:
Bahrain Experience on Education and Training of CSS Personnel
[in English; PDF File; 435 KB] - Britt Klofsten:
Getting Hospital Management Support for C.S.S.D. Practices and Protocols
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Intisar Quritum:
CSSD and Infection Control - How to Work Together
[in English; PDF File; 2.4 MB] - Peter Newson:
Routine monitoring of the disinfection / washing process ISO 15883
[in English; PDF File; 316 KB] - Christian Siehe:
Controlix ID bracelets - Patient safety and individual billing issues
[in English; PDF File; 151 KB] - Christian Winther:
How to optimize and streamline your procedures in a CSSD with a computerized system?
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Azad Saadalla:
Validation Process
[in English; PDF File; 945 KB] - Markus Kamer:
Cleaning Processes and Methods in CSSD
[in English; PDF File; 1.2 MB] - Edward Palmer:
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Today’s Instruments ...and Tomorrow’s
[in English; PDF File; 4.1 MB] - Eng. Reyad Al-Darawsheh:
Cleaning & Disinfection Instruments
[in English; PDF File; 390 KB] - Stephan Brinke-Seiferth:
About Biofilm and prevention of nosocomial infection through water associated germs
[in English; PDF File; 2.2 MB] -
Plenum / Podium
- Tim Galekop:
ISO 11607 - Council Directive 93/42/EEC Of June 14 1993 Concerning Medical Devices - Patient’s Safety and Staff’s Safety
[in English; PDF File; 1.0 MB] - Dr Stefan Manhart:
ISO 11607:2006 - focused on: Sealable Pouches and Reels
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Hans Wolf:
Validation of heat sealing processes - ISO 11607 Part 2
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB] - Elmar Heid:
ISO 11607 - How to translate into action - Sterile Container Systems
[in English; PDF File; 1.8 MB]
- Tim Galekop:
- Gillian A Sills:
Historical Relections
[in English; PDF File; 1.6 MB] - Susan Borden:
Where do we go from here? National and Regional Objectives
[in English; PDF File; 1.5 MB] - Ahmad Ghaddar:
3 ETS - Electronic Test System - A Revolution in Testing Steam Sterilizers
[in English; PDF File; 3.4 MB]
APIC Conference 2006, Tampa, Florida, United States
Lectures and Presentations
Lectures and Presentations
- Dr. Michelle J. Alfa, FCCM, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, Canada:
Cleaning: Recent advances in products and processes and Real-time monitoring
[in English; PDF File; 2.0 MB]
EFHSS Conference 2006, Lillehammer, Norway
Lectures and Presentations
Lectures and Presentations
- Wim Renders:
Opening Speech
[in English] - Ann Margrethe Berg, Department Manager CSSD:
University Education of CSSD Managers in Norway
[in English; PDF File; 490 KB] - Maria Tuulse, Health Care Teacher:
Education of CSSD Technicians in Sweden
[in English; PDF File; 5.2 MB] - Marie Banck, Manager CSSD:
Working with certification - Experience from Sweden
[in English; PDF File; 1.4 MB] - Torben Abilgaard Pederson, Deputy Director / MSc, PhD:
Danish Standard for CSSD
[in English; PDF File; 562 KB] - Klaus Roth, Managing Director:
New cleaning processes: Oxivario and two other component procedures
[in English; PDF File; 5.0 MB] - Dr. Med. Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Fengler:
Our own cleaning experiences and its Parameters - The Value of Ultrasound
[in English; PDF File; 13.6 MB] - Dr Anne Jacolot, Pharmacist / Manager of CSSD; Damien Talon, Pharmacist / Department Manager CSSD:
Experience of Soil Test Used in Two French Hospitals: Hollow Instrumentation and Detergent Validation
[in English; PDF File; 7.3 MB] - Dr Damien Talon, Pharmacist / Department Manager CSSD:
Experience of Soil Test Used in Two French Hospitals: Detergent Validation
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Heidi Garberg Gule, Department Manager CSSD:
Combi load experiences - a manager's view
Validation of Combi load
[in English; PDF File; 5.1 MB] - Elise Kulseth, Quality Manager:
Textile technology - fundamental principles
[in Norwegian/English; PDF File; 332 KB] - Anne Mette Koch, Health Protection Nurse:
A change from disposable to reusable textiles in the OR - experiences from a Norwegian University Hospital
[in Norwegian; PDF File; 1.4 MB] - Dr. Sverre Fauske, Special Adviser HR Dep.:
Job Satisfaction. Motivation. Confidence in CSSD workers
[in English; PDF File; 1.9 MB] - Joost van Dormalen, Manager Validation & Monitoring:
Jack van Asten Memorial Lecture
"Standards under continuous development"
Meet your expectations
[in English; PDF File; 580 KB] - Ulrich Kaiser:
Advantages and limitations of class 5 and 6 chemical indicators according to EN-ISO 11140-1
[in English; PDF File; 233 KB] - Terry McAuley:
Bowie & Dick type testing
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB] - Cornelia Hugo:
Loan instruments, an avoidable problem
[in English; PDF File; 4.0 MB] - Toni Zanette:
Transparency of expenses by recording, calculation and billing of CSSD service
[in English; PDF File; 2.7 MB] - Kyrre Sæther, Head Nurse / Author:
"Humour at Work"
Sense of humour as working tool - clinical aspects
[in English; PDF File; 761 KB] -
EFHSS Conference 2006 Poster Presentations
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozkan Tutuncu; Hulya Erbil, MSc:
The Role of Quality Management System in Patient Safety Culture for Central Sterilization Units
[in English; PDF File; 360 KB]
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozkan Tutuncu; Hulya Erbil, MSc:
Decontamination Sciences Congress 2005, London, United Kingdom
Lectures and Presentations
Lectures and Presentations
- Wim Renders:
Opening Session - Introduction
[in English] - Valerie O'Brien:
The UK Approach
[in English; PDF File; 1.8 MB] - Nancy Chobin:
What Sterile Processors Need to Know and Do: A Ten Year Analysis of Accreditation in the United States
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Cornelia Hugo:
Validation in the practice of sterile supply
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Frank Schuurmans:
Organisational redesign - did Bowie and Dick get their MBA?
[in English; PDF File; 198 KB] - Klaus Roth:
Parametric control of cleaning processes in the age of vCJD
[in English; PDF File; 657 KB] - Peter Hooper:
Product Release - a modern mythology?
[in English; PDF File; 337 KB] - Helga Gertrudis Sager de Agostino:
Cleaning, decontamination and disinfection in Argentina
[in English; PDF File; 793 KB] - Adrie de Bruijn:
The standard helix test in hospital sterilisers
[in English; PDF File; 602 KB] - A. A. van Sorge:
Validation of a low temperature, low pressure, Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma (HPGP) Sterilization System
[in English; PDF File; 3.0 MB] - Mike Pointer:
Innovation in decontamination services
[in English; PDF File; 141 KB] - Simon Robitaille:
Development of Ozone Sterilization
[in English; PDF File; 442 KB] - Jan Huys (presented by Dr. med. Andreas Mueller):
Specifications of steam sterilizers for health facilities with limited resources
[in English; PDF File; 652 KB] - Elinor V Radke:
Surviving the ride
[in English; PDF File; 508 KB] - David J Hurrell MSc FIHEEM AP(S):
Jack van Asten Memorial Lecture
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB] - Jennifer Grainger:
Risk Management for Instrumentation
[in English; PDF File; 950 KB] - Yaffa Raz:
A Quality Based Approach for Error Reduction in Surgical Sets Assembly
[in English; PDF File; 1.0 MB] - Dr Bénédicte Gourieux:
Analysing hazards: a tool for quality management
[in English; PDF File; 830 KB] - Phil Naylor:
MDD and ISO13485:2003 Compliance - An Integrated Approach
[in English; PDF File; 496 KB] - Dr MV Martin:
Decontamination of Instruments in Dentistry
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Elizabeth Fradd:
The Decontamination of Endoscopes - a review in Northern Ireland
[in English; PDF File; 71 KB] - Melanie van Limborgh:
The Essential Relationships between Decontamination Services
[in English; PDF File; 788 KB] - Dr Douglas Telford:
The Practical and Cost Implications of the different Instrument Identification Systems currently available
[Conference Paper Abstract in English; PDF File; 15 KB] - DSc 2005 Symposium: Developments in Instrument Reprocessing
- Klaus Roth; Jürgen Gauer; Anna Draghici; Winfried Michels:
Comparative assessment of various automated processes following prEN/ISO 15883-1
[in English; PDF File; 582 KB]
- Klaus Roth; Jürgen Gauer; Anna Draghici; Winfried Michels:
- DSc 2005 Poster Presentations
- Edna Rodrigues; Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano:
Evaluation of the use and re-use of cotton fabrics as medical and hospital articles wraps in steam sterilization method
[in English; PDF File; 386 KB] - Philip A de Vries:
3M ETS (Electronic Test System) in a university hospital: Diagnostics beyond the BDT!
[in English; PDF File; 819 KB]
- Edna Rodrigues; Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano:
EFHSS Conference 2004, Izmir/Cesme, Turkey
Lectures and Presentations
Lectures and Presentations
- Wim Renders:
Opening Session
[in English] - Dr Dominique Goullet:
What's new in sterilisation... since Louis Pasteur?
[in English; PDF File; 4.2 MB] - A. Arzu Sayiner, MD:
Infection Control and Sterilization Unit
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Paul J. Sordellini:
Industrial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization of Medical Devices
[in English; PDF File; 132 KB] - A. A. van Sorge, PhD:
Validation of a low-temperature, low-pressure, vaporized aqueous hydrogen peroxide-based, plasma sterilization system - STERRAD®100S sterilizer
[in English; PDF File; 816 KB] - Dr Egil Lingaas:
Bioburden estimation of reusable and single use medical devices - methodology and evaluation
[in English; PDF File; 4.0 MB] - Toni Zanette:
Practical instructions for the Validation of cleaning and disinfection methods according to the recommendation of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) and according to the prEN ISO 15883
[in English; PDF File; 120 KB] - Paul Holland:
Decontamination of Reusable Medical Devices: A Risk Management
[in English; PDF File; 1.3 MB] - Peter Newson:
Sterilization Process Monitoring - 'In-Pack' Monitoring versus 'Load Control'
[in English; PDF File; 94 KB] - René Vis:
Outsourcing the CSSD a threat? Or a challenge?!
[in English; PDF File; 1.1 MB]
EFHSS Conference 2003, Winterthur, Switzerland
Lectures and Presentations
Lectures and Presentations
- Dr Dominique Goullet:
How a quality system had to be implemented for the hospital sterilisation
[in English; PDF File; 676 KB] - Frédy Cavin:
Certification d´un hôpital comme fabriquant de dispositifs médicaux
[in French; PDF File; 545 KB] - David J Hurrell:
Washer-Disinfectors - EN 15883 and the role of the operator
[in English; PDF File; 107 KB] - S. Krüger, T. Hofmann, B. Zühlsdorf:
Testanschmutzungen (TA) für die Kontrolle von Dekontaminationsgeräten
[in German; PDF File; 516 KB] - Bénédicte Gourieux:
Qualification de la performance des laveurs désinfecteurs
[in French; PDF File; 585 KB] - Annette Beaugas:
Maîtrise de l´air en stérilisation
[in French; PDF File; 340 KB] - Hans Wolf, Christian Wolf (HAWO):
Verpackungsarten / Unterschiede
[in German; PDF File; 286 KB] - Christine Denis:
La qualité des emballages
[in French; PDF File; 141 KB] - Dr Brian Kirk:
Can Temperature And Pressure Datalogging Replace The Bowie and Dick Test?
[in English; PDF File; 237 KB] - Prof Dr Peter Heeg:
Bioindikatoren - Sinn oder Unsinn?
[in German; PDF File; 702 KB] - Markus Zobrist, Dr. rer. nat., Inspektor:
Umsetzung der MP-Gesetzgebung in der ZSVA
[in German; PDF File; 265 KB]
EFHSS Conference 2002, Dublin, Ireland
Lectures and Presentations
Lectures and Presentations
- René Vis:
Loan Instruments
[in English]