Infection Prevention Seminar

Tools of the Trade - Best Practices in Endoscope Reprocessing Technology and Workflow

The impact of infection prevention in endoscopy is significant, and the risks and associated costs of doing it wrong are huge. Flexible endoscopes are complex devices that are extremely difficult to clean. ECRI Institute consistently ranks inadequate endoscopic reprocessing among its top safety hazards.

This seminar will review evidence-based research and how professional society guidelines use it to support their best practice recommendations. Topics will include hands-on instruction concerning the critical steps in flexible endoscope reprocessing and to identify techniques that can have a serious impact on patient safety.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Review evidence-based research and society guidelines
• Review Cantel’s Infection Prevention Assessment Chart and understand the full reprocessing cycle and contamination risks at each stage
• Discuss the best practices to prevent infection and improve patient outcomes