Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
(Key: Blue Items are Educational Sessions, Red Items are Social Functions.
Click on session titles for more information (links will be posted as information becomes available)
Friday – April 27, 2012 |
- Pre-registration for paid attendees
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Saturday – April 28, 2012 (pre-Conference Activities) |
- Off-Site Excursions (9:00am-2:30pm), Three separate tours available:
♦ Meet Albuquerque
♦ Acoma “Sky City” Pueblo
♦ Sandia Peak Tramway
Click here for details
- Hands-on Sessions / Workshops (9:00am-3:15pm)
- Conducting a Moisture Assessment
- Inspection Steps for Rigid Endoscopes
- Care and Handling of Instruments
- Good Work Practices for Cleaning Complex Devices
- Surgical Instrument Inspection Techniques
- Risk Analysis of the Steam Sterilization Process
- To Mark or Not To Mark Identification Tape
- Laparoscopic Instrumentation
- Benchmarking
- Review of IAHCSMM’s Loaner Instrument Policy Template
and Position Paper and the Role of the IAHCSMM
Orthopedic Council
- Practical Applications for CSSD Program Management
- Self-Developed Computerized Surgical Instrument
Tracking System
- How to Publish in a Scientific Journal
- Overview of the HPN Department of the Year
- Workshop on Teaching and Learning, (4:30pm - 8:30pm, separate
registration required plus additional fee, all attendees invited),
Sponsored by 3M Health Care
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Sunday – April 29, 2012 |
- Topics for Early Bird Round Table Discussions:
Sponsored by Case Medical
- AAMI ST79
- Improving the Relationship Between CSSD and OR
- Fair Comparisons: Benchmarking Issues in CSSD
- Quality Cleaning Practices: Techniques and Measurements
- Building a Dynamic Team
- The Joint Commission - Experiences and Insights
- Technical Track (8:00am-5:15pm)
- Composition, Care and Handling of Scopes
- Oh No! We Have a Sterilization Process Failure!
- The Importance of Surface Disinfection and Departmental Housekeeping
- When Steam is Too Extreme - Today’s Options for
Low-Temperature Sterilization
- Is Your CSSD Team Really Committed to Service Excellence?
- Management Track (8:00am-5:15pm)
- The Central Sterile Supply Department and ISO 9001:2008
- Leadership Skills Necessary for Success
- The HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) Survey and VBP (Value Based Inititative: What Are They and Why Should We Care?
- Training and Mentoring the Adult Learner in CSSD
- CSSD Competencies
- Director's Brunch (By Invitation Only to Board of Directors) Sponsored by Belimed
- A Night with SPSmedical (Open to all paid attendees, 6:00pm)
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Monday – April 30, 2012 |
- Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by:
- Joint Commission FAQs
- So What Do You Do? The Critical Role CSSD Performs in Contributing to Optimal Patient Outcomes
- Rising to Excellence: Incorporating CSSD Best Practices Into Each Work Area
- Are You Leading or Just Taking a Walk?
- Membership Lunch Sponsored by Kimberly Clark
(Open to all paid attendees, 11:45am-1:45pm)
- Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Healthmark Industries
(Open to all paid attendees, 6:00pm) .
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Tuesday – May 1, 2012 |
- Topics for Early Bird Round Table Discussions:
Sponsored by Case Medical
- AAMI ST79
- Improving the Relationship Between CSSD and OR
- Fair Comparisons: Benchmarking Issues in CSSD
- Quality Cleaning Practices: Techniques and Measurements
- Building a Dynamic Team
- The Joint Commission - Experiences and Insights
- Exhibits, Learning Annexes, Repair Vehicle Displays, and
Poster Sessions (8:30am-2:30pm)
- Preventive versus Reactive Maintenance: A Case Study
- What is Steam Quality and Why Does It Matter?
- Around the World in 80 Slides: Focus on CSSD
- Boxed Lunches During Exhibits Sponsored by 3M Health Care
- Awards Dinner with Spectrum Surgical and STERIS
(Sponsored by Spectrum Surgical and STERIS; open to all paid attendees 6:00pm
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Wednesday – May 2, 2012 |
- Certification Advocacy Efforts and Mock Meeting with Legislators
- Medical Device MGSs IFU: What, Where, Why, and How?
- Report from Washington: Update on AAMI and FDA Activities
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Albuquerque Annual Meeting ends at 12:30 pm |
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