Reprocessing instruments and equipment, including endoscopes, for use in health care – AS/NZS 4187

$535 (GST Inclusive) - 1 Day

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This full day workshop will work through the requirements of the Standards AS/NZS 4187, Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising resuable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities and AS/NZS 4815, Office based health care facilities – reprocessing of medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of the associated environment. Both standards set out the procedures and process development which can be validated for reprocessing of resuable items in both hospitals and office based practices.

This is the working title of the revised edition – still awaiting for publication.

Course Outline

The workshops will cover:

Requirements of AS/NZS 4187 and AS/NZS 4815

Cleaning of reusable instruments and equipment

Sterilising and sterilising procedures

Packaging and storage of equipment

Validation and monitoring

Quality management and record keeping

Learning Outcomes

By attending this workshop and with further reading of AS/NZS 4187 or AS/NZS 4815, participants should be able to:
Outline the significant differences between AS 4187 and AS/NZS 4185
Discuss cleaning methods used to reprocess reusable items
State the main procedures relating to packaging of reusable items for sterilisation
Review types of sterilising equipment and state the principles for loading and unloading of sterilisers
Describe the major elements involved in validation and routine monitoring of the sterilisation process
Identify key aspects of quality management as they apply to sterilisation processes; and
Explain the requirements for storage and handling of sterile items.

Who should attend?

This workshop would suit nurses, including operating room and gastroenterological nurses, sterilising technicians, health care administrators, infection control workers, state health authorities, doctors, dentists, hospital engineers, manufacturers of cleaning equipment and products and sterilisers for use in health care and office based facilities.

Speaker

RN, Grad Dip Education and Training, Certificate in Sterilisation and Infection Control, Certificate in Perioperative Nursing, Certificate in Operating Suite Management.

Terry McAuley is on the Australian Standards Committee responsible for both AS/NZS 4187 and AS/NZS 4815. Terry is an independent Sterilisation and Infection Control consultant. Prior to this, Terry had first hand experience in implementing the original requirements of AS 4187-1994 in a major metropolitan teaching hospital. She has conducted consultancies in sterilising departments for a number of Victorian hospitals, assisting them to improve compliance with the Standard and to identify areas for productivity and efficiency gains. Her background and experience has given her a unique perspective on the implications the subsequent revisions of these Standards may have on hospitals and office based facilities.

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