CSC Annual Scientific Meeting A recent report by the HSIB warned that


there is “no national picture of the scale of the problem of dirty instruments arriving in operating theatres for use on patients”. It called for the reporting of such incidents, better training and competency assessment, changes to governance, and improvements to the design of surgical instruments. The investigation followed an incident in which ‘black material’ was seen coming out of the end of a surgical


Agenda


DAY 1: Monday 3rd April 2023 9:00 Registration and refreshments


10:25 Welcome and introduction Jimmy Walker, CSC Chair


10:30 Kelsey Lecture: Sterilisation and decontamination in low resource settings: Tales from the frontline Joost Hopman


11:30 Tea and coffee Chair: Mike Bowden


12:00 Corporate presentation 1: Assessing transmission risks and use of an Infection Prevention toolkit for reprocessing ultrasound probes Elise Wishart, Nanosonics


12:30 Corporate presentation 2: Endoscopy rinse water: where have we come from, where are we now, where are we going – Mett Smart, 2030 Labs


13:00 Lunch 14:00 Debate: “This house believes that manufacturer’s instructions are restrictive and detrimental to instrument reprocessing” Moderator: David Jenkins For: Sharon Fox Against: Andrew Bent


15:15 Tea and coffee Chair: Jim Tinsdeall


15:45 HSIB’s investigation relating to the decontamination of surgical instruments Neil Alexander


16:15 Human Factors: How people bring uncertainty to any system Elaine Cloutman-Green


16:45 Final questions and close 17:00 Annual general meeting


19:30 Mike Emmerson drinks reception followed by the ASM Gala dinner and quiz hosted by Mike Bowden


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DAY 2: Tuesday 4th April 2023 8:30 Registration and refreshments


Chair: Mike Bowden


9:15 Corporate presentation 3: To be confirmed


9:45 Corporate presentation 4: Dental biofilms, an update from the frontline – Simon Davis and Jason Bedford, Clean Cert Hygiene


10:15 Tea and coffee


Chair: Karen Johnson – Mobile Decontamination Units


10:45 Mobile treatment units – essential quality requirements or best practise? John Prendergast


11:15 Interim solutions – reasons to be cheerful! Jim Tinsdeall


12:00 Clinical perspectives on mobile endoscopy units Helen Griffiths


12:30 Lunch


Chair: Andrew Smith – The Alphabetti Spaghetti of Dental Decontamination


13:45 “The Specialists”: An introduction to dental decontamination across the UK Andrew Smith


14:00 “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”: Not so well known risk factors in dental instrument and equipment decontamination David Coleman


14:30 “A Fistful of Dollars” Evolving and embedding guidance – factors that facilitate uptake |and progress Alice Miller


15:00 Tea and coffee 15:15 “For a Few Dollars More”: Dental decontamination in Wales: evidence, policy and practice Ilona Johnson


15:45 Once Upon a Time in the West”: IPC challenges, risks and opportunities in primary dental care Ian Mills


16:15 Panel discussion 16:30 Close of meeting Jimmy Walker, CSC Chair


instrument. This was later confirmed to be dried blood and, as a result, the patient had to be tested for bloodborne viruses. Patient safety is a top priority for decontamination teams but eliminating human error can be challenging. With this in mind, Elaine Cloutman-Green, consultant clinical scientist in infection prevention and control/ lead healthcare scientist at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, will provide an


insight into: ‘Human factors and how people bring uncertainty to any system’. At the end of the first day, there will be a drinks reception, followed by the ASM Gala dinner and quiz. This promises to be a fun opportunity for the sector to network with colleagues from across the decontamination sector, in a relaxed and informal setting. On the second day, Karen Johnson, operational director, University Hospital Birmingham, will chair the session on ‘Mobile Decontamination Units’, with John Prendergast, senior decontamination engineer, NHS Wales, which will consider the question: ‘Mobile treatment units – essential quality requirements or best practice?’ The theme will be explored further in the field of endoscopy, with a presentation by Helen Griffiths, associate director of Primary Care Networks, NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG, who will provide an insight onto ‘Clinical perspectives on mobile endoscopy units’. The programme will conclude with a focus on decontamination in the dental sector. This section of the programme will revisit the hot topics in dental decontamination, as we hear from across the four nations. Speakers will include Andrew Smith, professor of clinical bacteriology & Hon consultant microbiologist, University of Glasgow; David Coleman, professor of oral & applied microbiology, dental science, Trinity College, Dublin; Alice Miller, assistant associate postgraduate dean, NHS Education for Scotland; IIona Johnson, consultant in public health for Public Health Wales; and Ian Mills, associate professor in primary care dentistry, Plymouth. They will discuss the challenges of balancing IPC and instrument decontamination, and the pressures faced on the front line today. Dr. Jimmy Walker, chair of the CSC, said


“Following on from our recent Green Endoscopy and Sustainability Day* in October 2022, we are delighted to be visiting the great city of Newcastle upon Tyne for our Annual Scientific Meeting on 3-4 April. We have a fantastic range of topics and speakers lined up. This will be one of the decontamination highlights of the year and those that work in the area of decontamination will not want to miss such a great event. We look forward to seeing all out delegates for this packed out programme including the CSC AGM and the annual quiz after the gala dinner.” The event carries 14 CPD points for the two days. To register, visit: https:// centralsterilisingclub.org/event/annual- scientific-meeting/


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*Coverage of the Green Endoscopy and Sustainability Day will be published in April, in the CSJ Decontamination Supplement.


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