About this Course

*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
  

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