This online workshop has now taken place. Designed to give attendees the opportunity to refresh their knowledge on the latest guidelines, discover updates on electronic tracking systems and determine how to achieve efficient retention time, this online workshop offered an interactive platform to learn and network.
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5 hours Continuing Professional Development
With practical approaches explored, this online workshop was a relevant and useful guide for managing and understanding decontamination. With specific focus on:
| 10:00 |
Introduction, instructions and leader’s opening remarks
Helen Campbell, Chair of Southwest Branch and Director of Education, Institute of Decontamination Science
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| Improving JAG and ISO 13485 | |
| 10:10 |
Following JAG guidelines: understanding and overcoming the common challenges
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| 10:40 |
Your questions and answers with the leader
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| 10:50 |
Interactive discussion: How can your service develop the role of endoscopy decontamination technicians?
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| 11:10 |
Screen break
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| 11:20 |
Interactive discussion feedback: How can your service develop the role of endoscopy decontamination technicians?
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| Proving robust tracking | |
| 11:30 |
Improving tracking and tracing: guidance on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) for your trust
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| 12:00 |
Your questions and answers with the leader
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| 12:10 |
Interactive discussion: How can sterile services overcome the challenges of COVID-19?
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| 12:30 |
Screen lunch break
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| 1:00 |
Interactive discussion feedback: How can sterile services overcome the challenges of COVID-19?
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| Updating Quality Management Systems | |
| 1:10 |
How to achieve ISO 13485: what you need to know
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| 1:40 |
Your questions and answers with the leader
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| 1:50 |
Interactive discussion: How can you progress your decontamination service?
Opportunity for attendees to share their experiences in meeting rooms, then return to the main conference to feedback to the chair. Discuss the future for decontamination services:
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| 2:10 |
Screen break
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| 2:20 |
Interactive discussion feedback: How can you progress your decontamination service?
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| 2:30 |
Practical approach for advancing your infection control and minimising outbreaks
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| 3:00 |
Question and answer sessions and recap of objectives and understanding
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| 3:10 |
Chair’s closing remarks and close of day
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Share in first-hand experience
Helen Campbell from the Institute of Decontamination Science was described as a “Very interesting, invigorating and a great knowledgeable speaker with lots of experiences to share and allows great networking input and forward thinking” as well as a “Fantastic, approachable educator”:
Helen started work in Sterile Services in June 2000 writing the quality system and obtaining accreditation to ISO 13485 in 2005. She moved department in 2008 and was asked to look at endoscopy. The machines were out of action more than they were working, this lead to a steep learning curve reading standards, attending training courses and obtaining advice from the AEd. This was the beginning of Helen’s interest in endoscopy, looking at reports, water results, environmental conditions, writing SOP’s and staff competencies.
The machines they had were old and out of date; a decision was made to build a new department. Helen was asked to lead this with architects, Nurses and estates. They developed a plan based on HBN13 to ensure the unit was futureproofed, which was approved by the Trust. The build took approximately 1 year with the need for an electricity sub-station, additional softeners, air handling unit and was not without its difficulty, but on a positive, Helen did develop a very good relationship with estates.
On opening the unit they recruited endoscopy decontamination technicians, this allowed them to arrange the training and encourage staff to obtain qualifications. Helen moved to Portsmouth in December 2016 managing the Sterile Service and endoscopy decontamination department. This is as usual a challenge with water, RO and old machinery business case to write and issues to sort.
Helen became the Director of Education for the Institute of Decontamination Science in April 2018, and is working with the National School of Healthcare Science in Birmingham to develop qualifications within decontamination.
Past attendee feedback
Held as an interactive online forum, here is some feedback on the excellent content from the professionals who attended:
‘I feel that the forum was very informative and Helen answered all the questions very well’
Salford Royal Foundation Trust
‘All the presentations were excellent’
MTW NHS Endoscopy Maidstone
‘I thought Helen was very good’
The Shewsbury and Telford Hospital