STERIS University
9 Courses
Live Events
Improving Endoscope Drying: Misconceptions, Risks, and Best Practices - Webinar
Explore effective endoscope drying techniques
through research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. This
research addresses the gaps in flexible endoscope reprocessing and emphasizes
the crucial role of proper drying in enhancing infection prevention and control
practices. This webinar is tailored for technicians, managers, and infection
preventionists.
Objectives:
- Recognize the critical role of endoscope drying in infection prevention.
- Recognize the limitations and challenges of current drying verification methods.
- Identify key factors influencing the effectiveness of endoscope drying.
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Leveraging Service Technology for Operational Efficiency and Staff Satisfaction - Webinar
Keeping sterile processing equipment running is the goal of all facilities, biomeds, and sterile processing leaders but did you know records from maintenance, repairs, and quality assurance results are part of a comprehensive survey? These distinct departments must work together to ensure the documentation is retrievable and complete. Let Andrey Tsupruk walk you through the many ways this can be accomplished in the digital age.
Objectives:
- List service documentation requirements for a successful accreditation survey.
- Compare and contrast service documentation retention methods used in healthcare facilities
- Leveraging technology to improve equipment servicing efficiencies
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Endoscopy Processing Documentation - Webinar
Join Pam Boulet, Clinical Education Specialist Manager, and Cody Troutt, Clinical Education Specialist for an in-depth look at best practices for endoscope processing documentation based on standards and guidelines from AAMI ST91, SGNA, and AORN. Learn to optimize your workflow, ensure compliance, and reduce errors by leveraging detailed documentation standards.
Objective:
- Identify best practices of GI endoscopy processing documentation.
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Surgical Instruments Unscathed - Webinar
In this program, we’ll take an inside look at the treacherous journey your surgical instruments travel through in the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Department and highlight some of the practical challenges they face in everyday use. From water and steam to blood and debris, to drops and damage, there are many factors that put instruments at risk. As we look at these, we’ll discuss some practical strategies to help protect your instruments.
Objectives:
- Identify the environmental factors in the Operating Room and Sterile Processing Departments that can lead to instrument damage.
- Highlight how improper handling, storage, transport and use of surgical instruments can lead to physical damage.
- Introduce best practices for protecting instruments, including tip protection and instrument organization.
- Identify common types of damage and wear in surgical instruments.
Live Events
Best of Cleaning and Decontamination - Webinar
Dive into best practices for
point-of-use treatment, manual and automated cleaning, and using rigid
containers—all curated from our most popular webinars. Plus, join the fun with
an interactive bingo game featuring sterile processing key terms. It will be a
great way for technicians, managers, and infection preventionists to celebrate
together.
Objective:
- Identify best practices in point-of-use treatment, manual and automated cleaning and disinfection, and rigid container use to optimize sterile processing.
Live Events
Endoscopy Processing Solutions: Optimizing Best Practices
Dates: Thursday, 12SEP24 – Friday, 13SEP24
Location: Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
Learning Objective: To interpret industry standards and best practices for processing gastrointestinal (GI) and other flexible endoscopes to apply them.
Pretest: Participants must complete a workshop pretest to identify gaps in knowledge or understanding. The feedback for each question will guide you to courses on STERIS University to help you prepare for the workshop in advance.
Live Events
Sterile Processing Solutions: Optimizing Best Practices
Dates: Tuesday, 10SEP24 – Wednesday, 11SEP24
Location: Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
Learning Objective: To interpret industry standards and best practices for sterile processing to apply them.
Pretest: Participants must complete a workshop pretest to identify gaps in knowledge or understanding. The feedback for each question will guide you to courses on STERIS University to help you prepare for the workshop in advance.
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