DECONTAMINATION AND STERILISATION
n Invited attendees depending on the agenda, and as required.
Looking to be the key expert group Through liaising with these various bodies, we are looking to be the key expert group advising on many issues connected to the decontamination of medical devices bodies across the whole of the United Kingdom. In the past the group has assisted in reviewing the guidance of other organisations, such as BSG national guidance, and audit tools for JAG, as developed by IHEEM and the IPS. The outcomes from this group will depend on good communication between each body involved. The representatives on the group will draw on the expertise and knowledge of their own organisations for advice, as well as for help and input in reviewing documentation and guidance. The group’s primary purpose is to provide an effective communication forum for the decontamination world, and to devise effective communication strategies to raise awareness of any changes that will contribute to best practice. The DPECF will also look to inform and raise awareness among other bodies of new decontamination-related developments and publications that may impact on members of the constituent organisations, and advise accordingly. This can assist everyone – for instance via the posting of eachother’s documentation and/or guidance on the individual websites, including that of the CSC.
Reaching out to existing representatives
Dr Jimmy Walker, who is Chair of the Central Sterilising Club, adds: “When Graham Stanton recently joined the CSC committee, he was keen to bring together the members of the DPECF, which presented an opportunity to reach out to the existing representatives. IHEEM was kind enough to provide secretarial support, and the Institute’s COO, Tania Davies, organised an online meeting on 17 February with the following attendees: myself (CSC), Graham Stanton (IHEEM), Helen Griffiths (British Society of Gastroenterology), Sarah Marshall (Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy), Rose Gallagher (Royal College of Nursing), Dawn Stott (Association for Perioperative Practice), and Gail Lusardi (Infection Prevention Society). Following discussions, I chaired the meeting, which brought forth a number of lively discussions, which included: n Terms of reference for the group. n Standards for the safe transportation and timely reprocessing of endoscopes when using remote offsite decontamination services.
n ‘Green endoscopy’ and sustainable solutions in decontamination.
From left: Helen Griffiths of the British Society of Gastroenterology will present on ‘40 years in Endoscopy’ at the CSC’s Annual Study Day on 4 October in Stratford upon Avon; Sarah Marshall, Lead nurse of the Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy, and Chair of the BSG Nurses Association; Dawn Stott, Chief Executive of The Association for Perioperative Practice.
n Advice to services on the rationale for the use of sterile water (and not potable water) in endoscope flushing systems. National and manufacturers’ guidelines and risk assessment.
n Redrafting of the former
Microbiological Advisory Committee Manual into a Decontamination training manual.
“This enabled those present to leave the meeting with a number of actions that we can take forward at the next DPECF.”
Other news from the CSC
Reporting on other news from the Central Sterilising Committee, Dr Walker added: “The CSC is pleased to announce that three new CSC members have joined the committee: Graham Stanton – a senior decontamination engineer still involved in many professional groups; Tracy Walley – healthcare sales executive, and infection control consumables specialist, Jennifer Stevenson.”
The CSC has recently, Dr Walker explains, been working in collaboration with Rob Dyas and Gemma Rhodes at independent provider of online dental CPD, ProdentalCPD, with whom it has hosted two online collaborative study forums over the past six months – n ‘Rising to the Challenges of Managing COVID-19’ on 8 October 2020, and
n ‘Dental Decontamination and the Pandemic – Is Your Practice Recovering?’, on 10 February this year. With over 500 registrations, the events were well attended; CSC members can access the recordings on the Members’ section of the CSC website, at
https://centralsterilisingclub.org
Dr Walker said: “We are very grateful to Rob and Gemma for this collaboration, and we hope to continue with our online study forums in due course. The CSC much appreciates the time that all the committee members contribute. This is especially important as we work towards and plan our face-to-face events.”
CSC Annual Study Day
The CSC’s Annual Study Day on 4 October this year at the Crowne Plaza, Stratford upon Avon, will be entitled ‘Absence of Evidence or Evidence of Absence?’ The day will see the BSG’s Helen Griffiths present what would have been her 2020 Kelsey Lecture, ‘40 years in Endoscopy’. Dr Walker explained: “This will be CSC’s first face-to-face meeting of 2021, and we also hope to have this transmitted as an online event. Our postponed 60th Anniversary Annual Scientific Meeting will be held from 4-5 April 2022. We are keeping as much of the programme as it was, and are delighted to announce that Peter Hoffman has recently accepted his invitation to present our 2022 Kelsey Lecture.”
New Working Group on Ventilation Requirements within Endoscopy The CSC has also announced plans to form a technical working group to revise the previous paper developed to discuss the implementation of guidance and design requirements for decontamination units for endoscopy. This will be led by John Prendergast. Dr Walker said: “It is intended that the technical paper be expanded to look at the revised HTM 03-01 guidance, and to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, it is felt that there is the need to promote further discussion for safe systems within clinics using medical gases known to be heavier than air. The Working Group will look at how decontamination facilities should be ventilated to provide appropriate pressure cascades, air change rates, and extraction systems, to present safe environments for staff working with chemicals such as peracetic acid. It is intended that the Group will also look at new-build options, along with system upgrades that can be considered for existing facilities, and will issue a report in due course. The CSC looks forward to welcoming you to our Annual Study Day and the Annual Scientific Meeting in due course.”
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