Sterile Processing
Meet the Experts Series – Part 3: “Protocol Development for Temperature Management”
3M Health Care Academy* presents…Meet the Experts Series – Part 3: “Protocol Development for Temperature Management” As a follow-up to Part 2 of our Meet the Experts Series, Kari Cole, Ed.D, CRNA, will discuss how temperature management protocols were developed as part of the ERAS® bundle to reduce the risk of surgical site infection and readmission […]
“What is New with Flexible Endoscope Processing: New Evidence and New Guidelines for Improving Practices”
3M Health Care Academy* presents…"What is New with Flexible Endoscope Processing: New Evidence and New Guidelines for Improving Practices" This Webinar will cover the most recent updates of ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021. Learning Objectives | At the end of this session, participants should be able to: Review key recent publications including ANSI/AAMI ST91: Semi-rigid and flexible endoscope processing in […]
“Chemical indicator classifications: What you need to know…”
3M Health Care Academy* presents..."Chemical indicator classifications: What you need to know..." This webinar will provide the most updated evidence related to the classifications of chemical indicators and will describe the main differences between ISO and FDA requirements. Learning Objectives | After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to: Review chemical indicator […]
“Using the HFMEA Tool in the Risk Management of the Cleaning Process”
3M Health Care* presents…"Using the HFMEA Tool in the Risk Management of the Cleaning Process" This webinar proposes to demonstrate the use of the HFMEA tool to assess the reprocessing of medical devices in order to identify the failure modes and severity index, the effects of failure if they occur, which forms and detection rates, […]
Meet the Experts Series – Part 4: “SSI Bundle Surveillance”
3M Health Care Academy* presents…Meet the Experts Series – Part 4: “SSI Bundle Surveillance” As a follow-up to Part 3 of our Meet the Experts Series, Dr. Randy Loftus will discuss the importance and compliance of basic infection preventative measures are often overlooked. Perioperative interventions such as patient decolonization, anesthesia work area hand hygiene, vascular care […]
“Water Quality for Steam Sterilization & Equipment Conservation”
3M Health Care Academy* presents..."Water Quality for Steam Sterilization & Equipment Conservation" This webinar aims to present a practical approach to problems related to water in steam sterilization processes. Among the problems are: adverse events, steam quality, impacts on the conservation of equipment and surgical instruments, such as various stains and incrustations. Learning Objectives | […]
“Meet the Scientist Part 1—Science of Warming: Principles of Heat Transfer”
3M Healthcare Academy* presents…"Meet the Scientist Part 1—Science of Warming: Principles of Heat Transfer” As a result of physiologic responses to anesthesia, surgical patients are at risk of developing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. Clinicians initiate preventive interventions such as forced air warming (FAW) to maintain patients’ core temperature. This webinar, presented by a 3M scientist and […]
“Risk Management Series Part 1: Risk Management in Central Sterile Services Department”
3M Healthcare Academy* presents…"Risk Management Series Part 1: Risk Management in Central Sterile Services Department" This webinar takes a broad approach to risk management in CSSD, presenting tools used to detect possible failures, from which it is possible to establish the actions and improvements needed to mitigate the risks. Learning Objectives | At the end […]
“Meet the Scientist Part 2—What Thermographs Can Tell Us About Warming Effectiveness”
3M Healthcare Academy* presents…"Meet the Scientist Part 2—What Thermographs Can Tell Us About Warming Effectiveness” As a result of physiologic responses to anesthesia, surgical patients are at risk of developing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. Clinicians initiate preventive interventions such as forced air warming (FAW) to maintain patients’ core temperature. This webinar is a continuation of our […]
“Risk Management: Medical Devices and Point of Use Decontamination”
3M Health Care Academy* presents…"Risk Management: Medical Devices and Point of Use Decontamination" This webinar aims to assess the risks related to the processes of preparation, sterilization, storage and distribution of medical devices up to the point of use in order to identify the failure modes, the effects of failure if they occur and the impact […]
