Work can provide a great deal of satisfaction. It can also be frustrating. Join our panel as we explore ways to enjoy the sunny side of work and strategies to make the best of the not-so-good things that are also a part of work. Guest Speakers: Anthony Bonden Deborah Bunn Monique Jelks

The success or failure of every SP department depends on the people that work within the department. This live program will focus on the importance of building a strong and winning team. The panel will discuss strategies to help develop new and existing employees into teams that work together for the patient, the facility, and their workgroup. Along with sharing their insights, the panel will address questions from participants. Guest Speakers: Cindy Turney Tami Heacock Tony Thurmond

This live program will focus on staff education and the impact it has on patient safety and the Sterile Processing department’s success. The panel will discuss strategies for delivering meaningful staff education. Along with sharing their insights, the panel will address questions from participants. Guest Speakers: Ann Kobayashi, Deborah Bunn, and Gwen Byrd,

Learning Objectives: 1.Describe how dried soil on surgical instrument promotes the formation of a dry biofilm, which is difficult to remove and more resistant to inactivation by steam sterilization than a hydrated biofilm 2.Discuss the research project demonstrating the change in solubility of dried soil on reusable medical devices 3.Demonstrate the change in solubility of dried soil on reusable medical devices when exposed to various time, temperature and humidity ranges

Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss recent trends in infection control and healthcare-associated infections 2. Explain why the development of COVID-19 variants shifted the path of the pandemic 3. Explain strategies for leveraging science to support resource requests

Learning Objectives: 1.Define the importance of good mental and cognitive health in SPD 2.Identify two issues that are prevalent: stress and English as a second language 3.Explain how to make your SPD a mentally and cognitive healthy environment

Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the updated national standard, ANSI/AAMI ST91, highlighting key differences between the 2015 version and the latest update 2. Identify current best practices in the processing of flexible endoscopes as outlined in ST91 and other guidelines 3. Outline how engineering quality assurance parameters into endoscope processing can help to reduce healthcare-acquired infections and surgical site infections and help to determine if an endoscope is patient ready

Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the reasons for loaned instrumentation 2. Describe the IAHCSMM documents on loaned instrumentation 3. Discuss how the standards, guidelines and regulations govern practices dealing with loaned instrumentation

Competencies are a cornerstone of any Central Service training system. They outline quality requirements and serve as documentation of successful training and education. This program examines the purpose and development of useful competency measurements from basic competencies to advanced skill measurements. Major topics include: identifying competency needs, interfacing competencies with job descriptions, policies, procedures and other departmental documentation, determining competency content, selecting methods to measure competencies and education for competency evaluators and staff.

This presentation focuses on the specific aspects of processing implants. Implant processing requires additional quality monitoring, documentation and even cleaning concerns. Unique to implants is the question of what to do with them if they are removed and this presentation also addresses that question.