TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on reusable device precleaning training for front-line staff
AU - Fox, Josephine
AU - Grimes-Jenkins, Lydia
AU - Gasama, Heather
AU - Lloyd, Ashley
AU - Wood, Helen
AU - Munigala, Satish
AU - Warren, David K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
PY - 2025/2
Y1 - 2025/2
N2 - High-level disinfection and sterilization are complex processes, requiring initial and ongoing training of frontline staff.1 A key component of appropriate disinfection and sterilization is point-of-use precleaning performed by front-line staff. Our facility implemented an annual hospital-wide education and competency program for staff that perform precleaning of reusable medical devices.
AB - High-level disinfection and sterilization are complex processes, requiring initial and ongoing training of frontline staff.1 A key component of appropriate disinfection and sterilization is point-of-use precleaning performed by front-line staff. Our facility implemented an annual hospital-wide education and competency program for staff that perform precleaning of reusable medical devices.
KW - Competency verification
KW - Education
KW - High-level disinfection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85209232441&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 39395640
AN - SCOPUS:85209232441
SN - 0196-6553
VL - 53
SP - 269
EP - 271
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
IS - 2
ER -