August 2014 The CS Wrapper • CSAI Fall Seminar • October 16-17, 2014 • Gateway Hotel Ames, Iowa Contact: Roe Lloyd, President [email protected](319) 339-3643 Mary Moyers, Past President [email protected](319) 335-8965 1 - Upcoming Events Fall Seminar Brochure 2 – Education Verify V24 Contaminated Instruments 3 –Misc. Proclamation Openings Board of Directors Upcoming Events The program for the CSAI Fall Seminar is in the process of being finalized. Members will receive electronic versions of the brochure via email. Other hard copies will be mailed by US Postal Service to Iowa hospitals, and other surrounding area hospitals on our mailing list. We have a great program scheduled. Hope everyone can make it! If your hospital’s name or address has changed please let us know. Seminar Speakers: Steve Kubler-3M Scott Waite-3M Joan Spears-Aesculap Joe-Ben Mattos-Chemdad Larry Greene-SMS Ann Burke-Steris Keynote Speaker-Dr. Steve Sobel Topics: The Science of Microbiology, Sterilization, and Disinfection Reducing Surgical Site Infections Critical Issues in the Steam Sterilization Processes Rigid Containers for IUSS OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Laparoscopic Instruments New Products & Technology Optimizing Sterile Processing Flow
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August 2014 The CS Wrapper
• CSAI Fall Seminar • October 16-17, 2014 • Gateway Hotel Ames, Iowa Contact: Roe Lloyd, President [email protected] (319) 339-3643 Mary Moyers, Past President [email protected] (319) 335-8965
1 - Upcoming Events
Fall Seminar Brochure
2 – Education
Verify V24
Contaminated
Instruments
3 –Misc.
Proclamation
Openings
Board of Directors
Upcoming Events The program for the CSAI Fall Seminar is in the process of being finalized. Members will receive electronic versions of the brochure via email. Other hard copies will be mailed by US Postal Service to Iowa hospitals, and other surrounding area hospitals on our mailing list. We have a great program scheduled. Hope everyone can make it! If your hospital’s name or address has changed please let us know.
Seminar Speakers: Steve Kubler-3M Scott Waite-3M Joan Spears-Aesculap Joe-Ben Mattos-Chemdad Larry Greene-SMS Ann Burke-Steris Keynote Speaker-Dr. Steve Sobel
Topics: The Science of Microbiology, Sterilization, and Disinfection Reducing Surgical Site Infections Critical Issues in the Steam Sterilization Processes Rigid Containers for IUSS OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Laparoscopic Instruments New Products & Technology Optimizing Sterile Processing Flow
On August 18th the Governor signed a proclamation proclaiming October 12-18 as “International Central Service Week”.
The Central Service Association of Iowa will have the following positions to be filled:
President Elect (3yr-progressive term) Secretary (2yr term) To serve on the Board you must be directly involved in the field of Central Service management, supervision or education in the State of Iowa. If interested please contact Roe Lloyd or Mary Moyers by September 15th.
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STERIS Corporation receives clearance for VERIFY V24 biological indicator monitoring Sterrad Sterilization Systems STERIS Corporation, a pioneer in low temperature sterilization, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the VERIFY V24 Self-Contained Biological Indicator for routine biological monitoring of the standard cycles of the STERRAD 100S and STERRAD 200 Sterilization Systems; the Standard and Advanced Cycles of the STERRAD NX Sterilization System and the Express, Standard and Flex Scope Cycles of the 100NX Sterilization System. In these applications, healthcare facilities can confidently utilize the VERIFY V24 Self Contained Biological Indicator as a permanent alternative to the STERRAD Cyclesure Biological Indicators; however, the VERIFY V24 SCBI is not intended to be used in test packs for any STERRAD cycles. The VERIFY V24 Self-Contained Biological Indicator provides healthcare professionals with benefits such as: one biological indicator for use in multiple gaseous hydrogen peroxide systems and compliance with ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11138 and ANSI/AAMI ST58 standards. When used in accordance with its full instructions for use, the VERIFY V24 Self-Contained Biological Indicator provides highly resistant microbial challenge for both the V-PRO Low Temperature and STERRAD Sterilization Systems. Visit STERIS for more information. HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS Center cancels surgeries over fear of contaminated instruments LAKELAND, FL - Officials at Lakeland Regional Medical Center and an adjoining medical center shut down surgeries Friday after they suspected a surgical instrument may have been exposed to a fatal brain disease. Yadira Holmes, a spokeswoman with Lakeland Regional Medical Center, wrote in an email that the hospital stopped surgeries after it was notified about the situation. "Steps were immediately taken to safely utilize instruments not involved in this situation to deal with any urgent procedures," Holmes wrote. Holmes said the hospital received surgical equipment from an out-of-county facility at which there was a possible case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. It is a rare, degenerative, fatal disease, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The disease is similar to mad cow disease. "At no time did any instrument used on that patient ever leave that facility," Holmes said. Hospital officials speculated the surgical instruments used at the other facility were washed at the same time as the instruments routinely transferred to Lakeland Regional Medical Center. "This particular set of instruments was cleaned multiple times in a sterilization procedure that over the last 40 years has effectively stopped transmission of CJD," Holmes said. The situation also impacted a surgical center next to LRMC. David Daniel, CEO of Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center on North Florida Avenue, canceled surgeries scheduled for Friday afternoon. He said it was highly unlikely there was exposure to the disease but he wanted to take all precautionary measures. The surgical instruments in question were on a tray at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, but were never actually taken to the Surgical Center, Daniel said. However, Daniel said an instrument used at Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center for a foot surgery may have come in contact with other instruments on the tray. Officials at the surgical center canceled 10 surgeries and planned to soak all instruments in bleach over the weekend. Daniel said the plan is to resume surgeries on Monday. Visit The Ledger for the article. HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS
