*Best Practice Workshop: Utilizing Steam & Other Sterilization Methodologies

This is a 2-day course with interactive presentation sessions, followed by short quizzes and multiple choice questions on topics covered.  This course is conducted by an experienced and highly motivated trainer.

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to “Microbial Hazards” and ‘Targets Set’
• Sterilization Efficiency
• Sterilization Process Testing – Why ‘test’?
• Importance of Testing Programs
• Preparing and Packing Instruments to be Sterilized
• Packaging & Wrapping of Items for Sterilization Principles of Dry Heat Sterilization
• Dry Heat Sterilization Processes
• Steam (increased pressure) Sterilizers
• Sterilizer performance monitoring & calibration
• Operations & maintenance of steam sterilizers
• Trouble Shooting – High Pre-vac Sterilisers
• Low Temperature Sterilizers & Liquid Sterilants

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

• Hospital and nursing home staff
• Theatre Nursing Staff
• CSSD & TSSU personnel in Hospitals
• Sterilization equipment suppliers
• Support equipment suppliers — eg suppliers of Detergents /Disinfectants
• Hospital maintenance staff and technicians