Sterile Processing – Wet Packs: How to Prevent Them

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:

• Recognize and identify potential causes of wet packs in steam sterilization
• Describe preventative measures in order to abate wet packs
• Compose and incorporate quality audit tools/measures to negate we packs