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ASCA 2024 Sterile Processing and Infection Prevention in the ASC

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This course will provide valuable insights to help assist sterile processing technicians, infection preventionists and other key ASC personnel in achieving positive patient outcomes while ensuring patient and staff safety.
  • Cleaning and Packaging of Surgical Instruments and Devices

    Dive into best practices for cleaning and decontaminating surgical instruments and devices as well as the inspection, testing and packaging of instruments and devices....

  • High-Level Disinfection: Every Step is Critical

    This session will provide a comprehensive overview of each step in performing high-level disinfection on semi-critical medical equipment and endoscopes....

  • How the SPD, OR and Infection Preventionist Work Together

    This session addressed how the infection preventionist works with the sterile processing department (SPD) and the OR....

  • Pulling It All Together

    This sessions put it all together: the hows and whys of achieving the best possible outcomes and decreasing the incidence of surgical site infections....

  • Sterilization Essentials: Back to the Basics of a Complex Process

    In this session, we will dive into the details of the two main types of sterilization used in healthcare settings: steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide....

  • Surgical Instrument Set Optimization

    This session will define surgical instrument set optimization, illustrate the benefits of optimizing the sets used in your facility, address challenges to the process and discuss real-world solutions....

  • The Role of the Sterile Processing Technician in the ASC

    Join this session to get a high-level overview of the role of the sterile processing technician....

  • Update on Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome

    This presentation will compare the differences between TASS and endophthalmitis and discuss the etiology of TASS....

Track information is not available at this time.


Mary Barnes
Surgicenter of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic

Lisa Berus
Senior Director, Clinical Education and Training
SCA Health

Nancy Chobin
President
Sterile Processing University

Barbara Ann Harmer
Vice President Clinical Services
Innovative Sterilization Technologies - ONE TRAY

Kelly Osborne
Clinical Nurse Specialist
DUKE Health

Laurie Roderiques
Director, Clinical Services
Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies

Tracey Tucker
RN Program Coordinator, Ortho Service Line

Jennifer Zeck
Clinical Specialist Central Sterilization
Solventum

Sponsor information is not available at this time.

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