Opatija, Croatia

International Annual Meeting and Scientific Workshop – Sterilisation and Disinfection

Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta, Opatija 25 - 28 March 2009

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Afternoon - arrival of participants

16,00 – 18,00 hIntersectional meeting of regional associations

17,00 – 19,00 hregistration

19,00 hofficial opening ceremony

20,00 hwelcome cocktail

Dinner

Thursday, 26 March 2009

8,00 - 9,00 hregistration

9,00 – 9,30 hwelcome addresses

9,30 – 10,00 hPlace and role of sterilisation and disinfection in health care system

(Bengt Ternström)

10,00 – 10,30 hProfile of sterilisation managers and workers – educational programme

(Anke Carter)

10,30 – 11,00 hValidated procedures in CSSD – Basic knowledge and requirements

(Anke Carter)

11,00 – 11,45 hcoffee break

11,45 – 12,15 hQualification of equipment for washing and disinfection – validation

(Winfried Michels)

12,15 – 12,45 hValidation of washing and disinfection procedures – performance testing

(Winfried Michels)

12,45 – 13,15 hGeneral information on application technologies,

disinfection and detergents in medicine (Jürgen Staffeldt)

13,15 – 15,00 hlunch

15,00 – 15,30 hSterilisation equipment characteristics – validation

(Günter Dotter)

15,30 – 16,00 hSterilization – recent changes to EN 285 and ISO 11140

(Peter Newson)

16,00 – 16,30 hcoffee break

16,30 – 17,00 hReprocessing of flexible endoscopes

(Ecolab)

17,00 – 17,30 hManual reprocessing of instruments

(Wolfgang Merkens)

17,30 – 18,00discussion and conclusions of the first day

20,00 hdinner

Friday, 27 March 2009

9,00 – 9,30 hLow temperature steam ethylene oxide and

low temperature steam formaldehyde sterilisation(Rudi Salzbrunn)

9,30 – 10,00 hNew advancements in gas plasma sterilisation

(Tatyana Yermakova)

10,00 - 10,30VHP sterilisation and the inactivation of Prions

(John Mills)

10,30 - 11,15coffee break

11,15 - 11,45Penetration tests according EN ISO 11140

(Joost van Dornmallen)

11,45 - 12,15New methods to monitor steam penetration into complex medical devices using

medical device simulators(MDS) and batch monitoring systems (BMS)(Dr. Ulrich Kaiser)

12,15 - 12,45discussion and conclusions

12,45 - 14,00lunch

14,00start of excursion

20,00gala dinner

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Workshop

Hall ARepresentatives of the Ministry of health,

hospital management and health inspectors

9,30 - 11,00Round table:

- legislation and harmonization with EU standards- CSSD, organisation and equipping

- surveillance over hospital sterile supply departments

Hall BOthers

9,30 - 10,00Sterilisation and disinfection in small clinics,

private practices and dentistry (Gert Linder)

10,00 - 10,30Reprocessing of complex surgical instruments

(Ben Siegmund)

10,30 - 11,00Total solution for endoscope reprocessing

(Dr. Lionel Pineau)

11,00 - 11,45coffee break

11,45 - 12,15Pack Safely! Properties and Demands of Good Packaging Materials

(Mr.Sc Hanna-Kaisa Kyyrönen)

12,15 - 12,45 Container packaging system

(Daniel Soell)

12,45 - 13,15Biological and chemical indicators

(Matijaž Prešern)

13,15 - 14...discussion, conclusions and questions