Special problems associated with reprocessing instruments in outpatient care facilities: Physical spaces, education, infection preventionists, industry, reflections - 29/05/19

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The infection preventionists’ (IPs’) presence and intervention in outpatient facilities continues to lag behind the inpatient hospital IPs’ presence. Additionally, in an outpatient world that is heavy on instrument reprocessing, IPs must be prepared to assess instrument reprocessing practices, including high-level disinfection and sterilization to keep our patients and staffs safe. This paper presents 3 problems associated with instrument reprocessing practices in health care facilities, with a special emphasis on outpatient facilities: physical space problems, training and education problems, and lack of IPs’ presence. We offer solutions and mitigation strategies for these 3 problems. We also give some reflections on the current state of IP presence and responsibilities, and industry responsibilities, and we call for robust partnerships between IPs and the instrument reprocessing industry.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : High-level disinfection, HLD, Sterilization, Ambulatory care, Clinics, Counter-top sterilizers
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| This work was presented as a 2019 Supplement at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 45th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 13-15, 2018. |
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| Conflicts of interest: Ms. Bringhurst has received consultant fees from Cogentix and honorarium from Medivator. |
Vol 47 - N° S
P. A58-A61 - juin 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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