• Gastrointestinal endoscopes: a need to shift from disinfection to sterilization?

      Date: July 23rd, 2015

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Prof. William Rutala, University of North Carolina Medical School

      Objectives:

      – Review the CRE/MDR outbreaks associated with ERCP procedures
      – Evaluate the cause of endoscope-related outbreaks
      – Discuss the alternatives exist today that might improve the safety margin associated with duodenoscope reprocessing
      – Describe how to prevent future outbreaks associated with duodenoscopes and other GI endoscopes

      DOWNLOAD MATERIALS

      VIDEO MATERIALS