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7 Courses
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Optimizing Cleaning Efficiencies - Study Guide
The Sterile Processing department (SPD) has not been immune to the changing health care landscape, often needing to do more, and do it better, with less. This self-paced study guide introduces Lean methods, automation, and cleaning technologies used to optimize cleaning efficiencies and relieve the strain from staff shortages, tighter budgets, and aging equipment.
Objectives:
• Implement Lean principles for process improvement in decontamination
• List methods that help improve cleaning efficiencies
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Introduction to Low Temperature Sterilization
Low-temperature sterilization is a critical process used to sterilize temperature sensitive critical and semi-critical medical devices. Over the past 50 years, low-temperature sterilization has dramatically expanded in both use and modalities. Understanding the modalities of low-temperature sterilization will arm you with the information you need to make the right choice for your facility.
Objectives:
- Articulate the types of low temperature sterilization processes used in healthcare
- Identify important considerations when selecting a low temperature sterilization process
- Prepare for implementation of a low temperature sterilization process
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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.
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Biological Indicators - How Do BIs Work? - eLearning
Biological indicators have been used for many years by healthcare facilities. They provide a level of confidence in the sterilization process. However, this is not the only reason biological indicators are used. This 2-part interactive eLearning course will begin with reviewing the basics on BIs including why they are used, and the standards developed to support their use. In the second part of this course we will discuss how BIs actually work..
Part 1: Intro to Bis
- List reasons why healthcare facilities use Biological Indicators (BIs)
- Identify the nationally recognized organizations that set policies or recommendations on use of BIs within healthcare facilities
- Identify how BIs function
- Explain the design of BIs
- Explain the difference between enzyme detection and spore growth
- Define sterilization
- Explain the importance of steam in steam sterilization
- Define Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) and how it relates to log reduction
- Explain the phases of sterilization and interpret a cycle graph
- Identify what occurs to the bacterial spores within a Biological Indicator during the phases of sterilization
- Identify the importance of a Chemical Indicator to ensure sterilization parameters have been met during a cycle
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Endoscopy Processing Solutions: Optimizing Best Practices
Learning Objective: To interpret industry standards and best practices for processing gastrointestinal (GI) and other flexible endoscopes to apply them.
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Sterile Processing Solutions: Optimizing Best Practices
Learning Objective: To interpret industry standards and best practices for sterile processing to apply them.
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