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International Sister CSSD Exchange What is the IAHCSMM-3M Healthcare International Sister CSSD Exchange? A travel exchange designed to facilitate the learning and sharing of best practices between similar CSSDs in different regions of the world. The program pairs one hospital in the US with one hospital in another country. Participants visit each other’s CSSD department for one week to learn about best practices in their “Sister Hospital”. Participants since 2012 United Arab Emirates Columbia Taiwan Lebanon Brazil Singapore Russia Argentina China Idaho Texas Minnesota California Idaho South Dakota Iowa Maryland North Carolina The program provides: Airfare (coach) Ground Transportation Hotel Meals Note: Spouses or other guests are not allowed. Incidental expenses will be the traveler’s responsibility. Pre-Travel Activities Participate in monthly teleconferences with Sister CSSD and facilitators. Share a PowerPoint presentation to introduce your facility to your Sister CSSD. Identify educational objectives. Share information to prepare your staff and hospital. Get acquainted with your Sister CSSD colleague via e- mail, Facebook, etc. Plan the agenda for your Sister CSSD colleague’s visit. The Exchange Participants travel to their Sister CSSD and spent one week learning about their processes and best practices. Participants also learn about the culture and region they are visiting. Sharing Participants share: With their Sister CSSD With regional CSSD Managers With their co-workers With others in the greater CSSD community Together, we can all share our Application Process Read application instructions carefully. Complete application and submit supporting documents: Letters of reference Letter of support from hospital Applications that meet criteria will move on to a telephone interview process.
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International Sister CSSD Exchange What is the IAHCSMM-3M Healthcare International Sister CSSD Exchange?

A travel exchange designed to facilitate the learning and sharing of best practices between similar CSSDs in different regions of the world.

The program pairs one hospital in the US with one hospital in another country.

Participants visit each other’s CSSD department for one week to learn about best practices in their “Sister Hospital”.

Participants since 2012United Arab EmiratesColumbiaTaiwanLebanonBrazilSingaporeRussiaArgentinaChina

IdahoTexasMinnesotaCaliforniaIdahoSouth DakotaIowaMarylandNorth Carolina

The program provides:• Airfare (coach)• Ground Transportation• Hotel• Meals

Note: • Spouses or other guests are

not allowed. • Incidental expenses will be

the traveler’s responsibility.

Pre-Travel Activities• Participate in monthly teleconferences with Sister

CSSD and facilitators.• Share a PowerPoint presentation to introduce your

facility to your Sister CSSD.• Identify educational objectives.• Share information to prepare your staff and hospital.• Get acquainted with your Sister CSSD colleague via e-

mail, Facebook, etc.• Plan the agenda for your Sister CSSD colleague’s visit.

The Exchange

• Participants travel to their Sister CSSD and spent one week learning about their processes and best practices.

• Participants also learn about the culture and region they are visiting.

Sharing

• Participants share:– With their Sister CSSD– With regional CSSD Managers– With their co-workers– With others in the greater CSSD community

Together, we can all share our

Application Process• Read application instructions carefully.• Complete application and submit supporting

documents:– Letters of reference– Letter of support from hospital

• Applications that meet criteria will move on to a telephone interview process.

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