Chemical disinfection is a key element in the reprocessing of reusable medical devices and the decontamination of environmental surfaces. Learn of the safety, regulatory guidelines and recommendations associated with chemical disinfection.
Course Objectives:

• Describe the Spaulding Classification System.
• Identify the different types of chemical disinfectants.
• Understand the importance of reading the label and the manufacturer’s instructions for use.

Healthcare workers suffer a disproportionate number of workplace related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). When delivering patient care or performing other tasks in the healthcare environment, the risk of harm to the provider sometimes may be greater than the expectations of the task. An ever-increasing obese population and aging nursing population is a recipe for disaster. Explore the prevalence of workplace musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare personnel and some preventive programs and assistive devices that can help minimize these injuries.

Course Objectives:

• Review the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare personnel
• Discuss campaigns and programs to minimize musculoskeletal injuries
• Describe patient handling devices available to minimize healthcare worker injuries

Your hands are your most import medical instrument. They are the interface between caregiver and patient and help you to perform the critical tasks needed in caring for your patients. When your hands are irritated or damaged, your personal wellbeing, along with that of your patients, can be affected. Discover how to protect hand skin in the healthcare setting.

Course Objectives:

• Define why healthy skin is important to them and their patients
• Describe what affects skin health and how to prevent skin issues.

Follow an instrument as it journeys from the patient’s procedure through the sterile reprocessing loop. Learn surgical instrument handling in the Operating Room (OR) and the unique responsibilities of the Central Service Department. Map the cleaning, decontamination, packaging, and traditional sterilization techniques used to prepare instrument sets for use in the next patient procedure.

Course Objectives: 

• Discuss key steps for handling surgical instruments in the OR.
• Review the flow of surgical instruments in the CS Department.