Archive February 26, 2024

World Congress 2024 – Santiago, Chile

25th WORLD STERILIZATION CONGRESS

20th – 23rd of NOVEMBER 2024, Santiago, Chile

Congress Website: wfhss-congress.com

 

Presentations:

Markus Auly: Economic comparison of steam sterilization quality assurance policies in German and in Chilian hospitals

Matías Pilasi Pendás: Importance of process validation according to ISO

Bianca Winkler: Process validation in real practice – a case study from a german hospital

Dr. Christine Delebecque, President: 10 years of experience and observation, so what?

Round Table 1: Improvement of the practices: What are the obstacles?

Dr. Sulisti Holmes: Increasing sterile Service Department reprocessing capacity to support sustainability outcomes

Hamid Zare Shah Mers: AI for Developing Countries CSSDs: Threat or Opportunity?

Round Table 2: Innovation and green

Adriana J.C. Bulkmans: Establishing preconditions for effective duodenoscope reprocessing: an observational cohort study

Troy Ejsmentewicz: Implementation of a complementary monitoring tool for high-level disinfection (HLD) of endoscopic devices

Dr. Michelle Alfa Ph.D.: Importance of Dry Storage to prevent biofilm formation

Patricia Gutiérrez Alegría: Good practices in reprocessing from the point of use

Dr. Matthias Tschoerner: Identification and prevention of surface alterations on surgical Instruments caused by waterborne minerals

Dr. Gerhard Kirmse: Cleaning – How to do it? What is good enough?

Eric Smith: Basics of Safe Endoscopic Reprocessing

Teddy LEE, CK: A Well-structured Sterile Services Department Training System for Sustainable Development in a Volatile Environment

Martijn Gerritsen: The Self Regulating Student

Menno DUFOUR, Ph.D.: Sterilization Wrap – Checklist for CSSD Manager

Rainer Stens: Practical experience in implementing the validation of sterile barrier systems according to ISO 11607-2:2020

Francesco Tessarolo: Exploring differences between steam penetration in a B&D test pack and in a channelled instrument

Simon Pletzer: Influence of the load positioning during a steam sterilization cycle

Juana Báez Hernández: Precision in practice: Instrument management as a key to cost control and safety improvement

Roel Beltran Castillo: Change Management: A Critical Part of Leadership Success

Nathkritta Sookchum: Optimizing CSSD Operations with QR Code Tracking

Norma Isabel Hermann: Nonconformity and risk management on product

Karin Bundgaard: Transportation Environment of Contaminated Instruments before Reprocessing