This course is in the base subscription pack
Category
Health, Disability and Aged Care
Subject Matter Expert
HICMR (Healthcare Infection Control Management Resources)
Provider
HICMR (Healthcare Infection Control Management Resources)
This course has been developed to provide healthcare workers responsible for the cleaning, packaging and sterilisation of reusable medical devices including other devices (hereafter referred to as RMDs), with an understanding of the recommended reprocessing procedures from an Infection Prevention and Control Risk Management perspective.
Target Audience
This course has been designed to educate health care workers (HCWs) responsible for the cleaning, packaging and sterilisation of RMDs and management of associated equipment. The course outlines principles of IPC Risk Management in accordance with current standards, guidelines and manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFU).
This course includes:
- All Regulatory and other requirements - updated to include all new relevant standards and guidelines, for example AS 5369, revised or new Normative References and relevant Australasian Healthcare Facility guidelines
- Requirements for a Quality Assurance Management Program - this has been added since the last revision of the module. Includes an overview of the Quality Assurance activities involved
- Risk-based approach to RMD reprocessing that systematically evaluates the hazards and threats which can arise during the medical device reprocessing pathway from the point of use to subsequent reuse on an alternate Patient - this has been added since the last revision of the module as is a new requirement in AS 5369
- Design and environment considerations, including ventilation systems supplying the Sterilising Services Department and requirements for pass-through equipment has been extensively revised since the previous revision to the module as per the new requirements included in AS 5369
Learning Outcomes
This module will provide you with an understanding of IPC principles and risks related to cleaning, packaging, disinfection and/or sterilisation of RMDs, including:
- regulatory and other requirements
- education, learning resources and experience
- design and environment considerations
- appropriate precautions, including Standard Precautions, personal protective equipment (PPE), effective hand hygiene, staff health, and management of Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Incidents (BBFEIs), and
- documentation requirements, including sterile stock traceability and incident management
Contextualised Content
AS/NZS 4187, Disinfection, Product Families, Reusable Medical Devices, RMDs, Reprocessing, Sterilisation, Steriliser, Sterile Barrier System, SBS, Sterile Stock Shelf Life, Validation, Washer Disinfector, Water Quality, Sterilising Services, Sterilising, HICMR
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