Sterile Processing – Low Temperature Processing: An Update on Guidelines, Standards, and Requirements

Featured Speaker:  Delores O’Connell, Clinical Education Specialist, (LPN, BA, AGTS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSPDT, ASQ-CQIA) an expert in supporting professional education to achieve best practices for sterile processing, infection control, surgical and endoscopy environments as it pertains to device processing. Most recently, she was recognized for her work on the IAHCSMM Central Service Technical Manual 8th Edition as a Subject Matter Expert.

Objectives:

• Differentiate between guidelines, standards, and requirements in low temperature processing
• Provide an overview of the current low temperature processing guidelines and standards
• Understand the modern requirements for choosing low temperature processing solutions to include safety, sustainability, and cost of ownership