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By William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H.

By William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H.

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APIC 2018 Pre Conference Workshop

Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues, New Research and New Technologies.  Minneapolis, MN

Friday, June 12, 2018 8:00am-5:00pm

Time Activity Speaker
7:00-7:50 Registration
7:55-8:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH

Research Professor of Medicine

UNC School of Medicine

Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology

Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine

brutala@med.unc.edu

8:00-8:20

 

Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis in Healthcare: An Overview William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH

Research Professor of Medicine

UNC School of Medicine

Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology

Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine

brutala@med.unc.edu

8:20-8:40

 

Medical Instrument Reprocessing :  Current Issues with Cleaning and Cleaning Monitoring Michelle Alfa, Ph.D., FCCM

Professor, Dept of Medical Microbiology

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

CANADA  R2M 5M3

Tel: 204 997-0603

Email: michellealfa001@gmail.com

Previous email: malfa@sbrc.ca

 

8:40-9:00

 

Current Issues in Hand Hygiene (how long [seconds] should HCP perform hand hygiene with ABHR, does hand size affect volume of ABHR, technique, methods for promoting hand hygiene, approaches for monitoring hand hygiene) John M. Boyce, MD

Middletown, CT 06457

Jmboyce69@Gmail.com

 

9:00-9:20

 

Room Decontamination (UV, HP, others): An Update

 

Curtis J. Donskey, MD

Cleveland VA Medical Center,

Cleveland, Ohio

Curtis.Donskey@va.gov

9:20-9:40

 

New Technologies in Disinfection and Sterilization Curtis J. Donskey, MD

Cleveland VA Medical Center,

Cleveland, Ohio

Curtis.Donskey@va.gov  

9:40-10:00

 

Break (coffee break)  
10:00-10:20

 

Emerging Pathogens (C. auris, MDROs, norovirus, Ebola, C. auris, MDROs, MERS, Avian influenza, C. difficile): Germicidal Activity and Control Measures David J. Weber, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Hospital Epidemiology and Occupational Health, UNC Hospitals,

Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

dweber@unch.unc.edu

10:20-10:40

 

Biofilms on Instruments and Environmental Surfaces: Do They Interfere with Instrument Reprocessing and Surface Disinfection? Review of the Literature Michelle Alfa, Ph.D., FCCM

Professor, Dept of Medical Microbiology

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

CANADA  R2M 5M3

Tel: 204 997-0603

Email: michellealfa001@gmail.com

Previous email: malfa@sbrc.ca

 

10:40-11:00

 

Best Products for Skin Antisepsis for Preoperative Bathing, Surgical Site Preparation, Surgical Hand Scrubs, Daily CHG Bathing in ICU and Prevention of Infection during Intravascular Access: Review of the Literature John M. Boyce, MD

Middletown, CT 06457

Jmboyce69@Gmail.com

 

11:00-11:20

 

Nasal Decolonization: What Antimicrobials Are Most Effective Prior to Surgery Edward J. Septimus, MD

Medical Director, IC and Epidemiology

HCA Healthcare

Houston, Texas

edward.septimus@hcahealthcare.com

11:20-12:00 Discussion-Q/A Panel
12:00-1:00 Lunch (box lunch)  
1:00-1:20

 

Special Problems Associated with Reprocessing Instruments in Outpatient Care Facilities Judie Bringhurst, MSN, RN, CIC

Infection Preventionist, Outpatient Care and Instrument Reprocessing

Hospital Epidemiology

UNC Hospitals

Mobile: 919.951.4158

judie.bringhurst@unchealth.unc.edu

 

1:20-1:40

 

Endoscope Reprocessing:  The Need to Shift from HLD to Sterilization William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH

Research Professor of Medicine

UNC School of Medicine

Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology

Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine

brutala@med.unc.edu

1:40-2:00

 

A Systematic Approach to Adopting New Sterilization Technologies in SPD and the OR Rose E. Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT

President/CEO

Seavey Healthcare Consulting, Arvada, CO

roseseavey@outlook.com

2:00-2:20

 

 

Continuous Room Decontamination Technologies (visible light, dilute HP, persistent disinfectants, copper): Review of the Literature David J. Weber, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Hospital Epidemiology and Occupational Health, UNC Hospitals Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

dweber@unch.unc.edu

 

2:20-2:40

 

 

New Developments in Reprocessing Semicritical Items: ENT Scopes; Endocavitary Probes, Prostate Biopsy Probes, Tonometers, TEE, Other Channeled Scopes (cystoscopes, ureteroscopes, hysteroscopes), Laryngoscopes William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH

Research Professor of Medicine

UNC School of Medicine

Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology

Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine

Bioinformatics Building, CB#7030

Chapel Hill, NC  27514-7030

brutala@med.unc.edu

 

2:40-3:00 Break (coffee and drinks)  
3:00-3:20

 

Environmental Sources of Transmission: Beyond High-Touch Surfaces (Floors, Portable Equipment, Sinks) Curtis J. Donskey, MD

Cleveland VA Medical Center,

Cleveland, Ohio

Curtis.Donskey@va.gov

 

3:20-3:40

 

Reduction in Virus Transmission in Homes with Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub

 

Charles P. Gerba, PhD

Zuckerman School of Public Health

University of Tucson

Tucson, AZ

gerba@ag.arizona.edu

 

3:40-4:00

 

 

Best Practices in Disinfection of Noncritical Surfaces in the Healthcare Setting (Floors, Surface Roughness,  Organic Matter, Wipes, Contact Time vs Treatment Time, Probiotics, Persistence) William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH

Director, Hospital Epidemiology, Occupational Health & Safety Program

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Chapel Hill, NC

brutala@unch.unc.edu

 

4:00-4:20

 

Use of germicides in the home and health care setting: Is there a relationship between germicide use and antimicrobial resistance. David J. Weber, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Hospital Epidemiology and Occupational Health, UNC Hospitals Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

dweber@unch.unc.edu

4:20-5:00 Discussion-Q/A Panel
5:00 Closing Remarks  

 

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