• Endoscope reprocessing: paradigm shift

      Date: October 10th, 2019

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Dr. Michelle Alfa, University of Manitoba

      Objectives:

      – Describe how inadequate cleaning and wet storage of flexible endoscopes leads to build-up biofilm
      – Describe the two rapid test methods for detection of residual moisture in fully reprocessed endoscope channels
      – Discuss how Build-up biofilm leads to bacterial survival in endoscopes that can cause infection transmission 
      – Discuss the efficacy of the FDA Supplemental Recommendations for endoscope reprocessing

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