VoiceMedical Device Reprocessing Association of OntarioJuly 18, 2014PRESIDENT'S REPORT
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Read about classroom courses and updates....
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The Delta Chapter met at the Niagara Regional Health Care System at the St. Catharines site in October 2013 to celebrate MDRD week. We shared slides of the Delta Chapter Education Day and the CSAO Conference, and enjoyed a tour of their new facility.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-V2.asp?aid=274059&issueID=34565 to view the full article online. We have had a good year. We have five new people involved with the Chapter. This has been a very big positive change of the morale to the Executive.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-V2.asp?aid=274067&issueID=34565 to view the full article online. Sigma Chapter has survived another year. We still see good membership numbers and our education course was a great success again this year.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-V2.asp?aid=274069&issueID=34565 to view the full article online. We currently have 117 members in the Theta Chapter. Our Chapter hosts four meetings combined with Education Days per year...
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-V2.asp?aid=274070&issueID=34565 to view the full article online. The CSAO-ETA Chapter report was prepared in accordance with the criteria set by our association's constitution and chapter by-laws and it is a true reflection of the chapter activity from the last chapter report...
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-V2.asp?aid=274205&issueID=34565 to view the full article online. There are currently 29 members in the Lambda Chapter. This includes three managers, three associates, and 23 technicians.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/articles/index-V2.asp?aid=274080&issueID=34565 to view the full article online. CSAO now has a LinkedIn group. Join today for CSAO updates.
Visit http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Central-Services-Association-Ontario-CSAO-5036123?goback=%2Egna_5036123 to view the full article online. ![]() Visit http://www.wfhss.com/index_en.htm to view the full article online. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
On May 1, CSAO launched a membership campaign with the goal of recruiting 100 new members by June 30, 2014. At the end of June, we recruited 51 new members.
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![]() "TAKING IT TO THE TOP – People, Process & Peak Performance" September 7, 8 and 9, 2014, at the International Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre (formally the DoubleTree by Hilton) Visit http://www.csao.net/conferences/2014-conference/ to view the full article online. The two-day 'Train the Trainer' course on reprocessing of Olympic surgical endoscopes.
September 15-16, 2014 Olympus Canada Richmond Hill, Ontario Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/ces-nwl/pdf/CERT_Surgical__Sept__15__16_2014.pdf to view the full article online. 2014 CSGNA National Conference
October 2-4, 2014 Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls, Ontario Visit http://www.csgna.com/en/CSGNA%202014%20National%20conference/index.html?command=view&event_id=83&sort= to view the full article online. First National Conference
October 16-19, 2014 The Delta Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba Visit http://www.camdr.ca/ to view the full article online. Annual WFHSS & Central and Eastern European Congress 2014
October 15-18, 2014 Prague, Czech Republic (Organized by WFHSS and SPNN) Visit http://www.wfhssprague2014.com/ to view the full article online. Look out soon for the 2014 CSAO Conference mobile app. This mobile app will be your key to a fun, efficient conference experience with these features in the palm of your hand:
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CANADIAN STANDARDS & ACCREDITATION
Review all the standards required in your facility on the CSA website.
Visit http://shop.csa.ca/en/canada/health-care-and-medical-devices/sterilization/icat/sterilization/&bklist=icat,5,shop,publications,healthcare,sterilization to view the full article online. Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) document with latest revisions (May 2013).
Visit http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/PIDAC_Cleaning_Disinfection_and_Sterilization_2013.pdf to view the full article online. Accreditation Canada's Standards for the Reprocessing and Sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices were prepared in response to requests from health service organizations, regulators and governments for a set of national standards. They have been developed in conjunction with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and incorporate many elements from existing CSA standards.
Visit http://www.accreditation.ca/node/735 to view the full article online. ARTICLES RELATED TO STERILIZATION AND DECONTAMINATION
Eight brain-surgery patients at a New Hampshire hospital may have been exposed to a rare and fatal disease through potentially contaminated equipment, state health officials announced Wednesday.
Visit http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/04/new-hampshire-hospital-fatal-brain-disease/2764645/ to view the full article online. According to a new market report by Transparency Market Research.
Visit http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2014/03/sterilization-equipment-and-disinfectants-market-expected-to-reach-915-billion-globally-in-2019.aspx to view the full article online. Past issues from 2008-2014
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