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ETA Chapter Report
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Since last annual report, there have been both a Fall and Spring ETA Chapte rCENTRAL SERVICE OF ONTARIO MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING TECHNIQUES COURSE offered and an annual Chapter rebate of $8,001.80. These funds are primarily used to send members to the annual conference as well as support educational opportunities and meetings throughout the membership year. Since the last annual report, the ETA Chapter held four meetings scheduled and delivered at the most acceptable and opportune times and locations making sure that all these were accepted by the membership. The first meeting took place on October 22, 2013, at St.Michael’s Hospital. 3M Canada sponsored and presented educational material for the meeting. Provincial and chapter updates were also conducted. The second meeting was a seasonal networking session, which after many years became a tradition. It was held at the Mandarin Restaurant on December 10, 2013, and was attended by our members from various hospitals. Although scheduled as a fun/networking meeting the executive group made sure that enough time was allocated for information on the chapter and provincial activities. Our third meeting was held at UHN on February 12, 2014, and sponsored by SciCan, who presented educational material. Chapter and provincial updates were also presented. The fourth meeting took place at Miele Limited Headquarters on March 29, 2013. I would like to take this opportunity and thank our secretary Kevin Wan, Pablo Ramiro, the chapter treasurer for preparing and maintaining our finance in order and the past president, Michael Lacatus for all his support. The minutes from last four meetings follow below. The financial report prepared by our treasurer is also attached with this annual report. Louis Konstant
CENTRAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO ETA Chapter Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Executive: Louis Konstant – President 1.0 Welcome:
Chris reviewed the standards related to chemical and biological monitoring of healthcare sterilization. Biological indicators were reviewed in what the CSA standards call for and the current Rapid Readout 3 hour test. Chris also introduced the new Super Rapid Readout BI Test and incubator and explained the improved 1 hour result time and how the system works. The group also discussed challenges we face when testing and releasing reprocessed medical devices.
This was the first meeting for the ETA Chapter this membership year and after the conference. Louis talked about the Provincial group meeting later that week. They would continue with the Strategic Planning consulting (Riverhorse Consulting) that was started earlier in the year. As well, conference planning for next year will be underway.
4.0 50/50 Draw: Winner of tonight’s 50/50 draw was Armi Pablo ($18.00)
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm.
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Time: 5:30pm Location: Mandarin Restaurant, 2300 Yonge Street, Toronto
Executive: Louis Konstant – President Michael Lacatus – Past-President Pablo Ramiro – Treasurer Kevin Wan – Secretary 5.0 Welcome: Louis Konstant, ETA Chapter President, welcomed all members and thanked them for attending the annual Christmas networking dinner at the Mandarin Restaurant at this busy time of the year and on this exceptionally cold evening. 2.0 Summary: Dinner and networking was enjoyed by all who attended. 50/50 and Christmas prize draws were held. All who attended received a CSAO ETA Chapter reusable shopping bag as a small gift. Eta Chapter members were reminded that this year is an election year. The process for both Chapter and Provincial elections were reviewed and mentioned that more details would be communicated early next year. Two more meetings will likely be held in Feb and May 2014. 3.0 50/50 Draw: Winner of tonight’s 50/50 draw was Jennifer ($12.00). CSAO baseball caps (Laurie, Rohan and Rafael) and a 3M Cup (Cheryl) were also awarded as draw prizes. 4.0 Attendance:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.
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Date:Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Time: 5:30pm Location: UHN, Toronto General Hospital Site Executive: Louis Konstant – President Michael Lacatus – Past-President Pablo Ramiro – Treasurer Kevin Wan – Secretary 1.0 Welcome: Louis Konstant, ETA Chapter President, welcomed all members and guests and thanked them for attending the evening ETA Chapter meeting at UHN. Louis also acknowledged Gary Reimer and Pat Hennesey from SciCan and their team for supporting our Chapter meeting and for sponsoring the snacks. Louis outlined the agenda for the evening. 2.0 Presentation: Pat opened by talking about SciCan and also about quality management of flexible endoscope reprocessing. His presentation outlined importance of following established, recommended procedures when handling and reprocessing flexible endoscopes. Pat reviewed the various options and history behind SciCan and their Automated Endoscope Reprocessors and their evolution to their latest model. The group then toured the UHN SPD endoscopy reprocessing area. It is extremely well organized, spacious, clean and up to industry standards. It employs a pass thru system. The high quality process the flexible scopes undergo at the facility, from receipt, documentation, work flow creation, cleaning and repairing was reviewed. The Innova CMS was shown in operation and details of process steps in placereviewed. There are 7 units installed and the capacity is quite large with 4 scopes able to be processed in one unit per cycle. The SciCan technician, Ricardo was there to explain the technical workings of the system including quick connects, scanning and reporting. There are many quality features in place to prevent errors in reprocessing that historically were at risk of occurring. 3.0 CSAO ETA Chapter Updates: This was the third meeting for the ETA Chapter this membership year. Next meeting will be on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Miele Headquarters. More details to follow via e-mail. Reminder of the election year details and deadlines were reviewed. The group was informed about a 3 year strategic plan the Provincial Executive would soon share with the members. This plan would address CSAO as continuing to be an important voice and educational resource in the ever changing environment. Member value and engagement was discussed. The annual conference dates were discussed (September 7-9, 2014), highlighting the inclusion of workshops on Sunday once again this year.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 pm.
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Date:Saturday, March 29, 2014 Time: 9:00am Location: Miele Limited Headquarters, Vaughan
Executive:Louis Konstant – President Michael Lacatus – Past-President Pablo Ramiro – Treasurer Kevin Wan – Secretary 6.0 Welcome:
7.0 Presentation: Paula opened by talking about Miele and their history and healthcare focus. Andreas spoke about the reprocessing equipment options that Miele has and some of the new technological developments that their units offer. Miele has been family operated for 112 years and prides itself on quality and durability of their products.
The group then toured the Miele facility. There was a room with functional reprocessing equipment that Andreas showed us and explained the features they have in place. There is also a state of the art showroom for home appliances that the facility has.
8.0 CSAO ETA Chapter Updates: This was the fourth meeting for the ETA Chapter this membership year.
Updates of the recent nominations were reviewed. The new chapter Executive will be as follows:
President - Louis Konstant Vice President - Rohan Jagasar Past President – Michael Lacatus Secretary - Laurie Schwemlein Treasurer - Penny Pei Educator - Pablo Ramiro The group was informed about a 3 year strategic plan the Provincial Executive would soon share with the members. This plan would address CSAO as continuing to be an important voice and educational resource in the ever changing environment. Member value and engagement was discussed. The annual conference dates were discussed (September 7-9, 2014), highlighting the inclusion of workshops on Sunday once again this year. Two names were drawn to attend the annual conference. The J & J annual award was mentioned and reminded all to nominate someone they feel was a worthy candidate. We discussed the updating of the CSAO textbook with a new editor. We also discussed the possibility of changing the annual conference to a spring instead of September (potential in 2017).
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00am. 
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