ETA Chapter Report

The CSAO-ETA Chapter report was prepared in accordance with the criteria set by our association’s constitution and the chapter by-laws and it is a true reflection of the chapter activity from the last chapter annual report.

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.

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.

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: St.Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

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 thanked them for attending the evening ETA Chapter at St.Michael’s Hospital. Louis also acknowledged Chris Collins from 3M Canada for supporting our Chapter meeting and for sponsoring the snacks.

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.

Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 5:30 and will be our annual Christmas networking dinner at the Mandarin restaurant. We are looking to hold an early year ETA Chapter meeting in 2014 at UHN to be sponsored by SciCan. More details to follow soon.

The group was reminded that this will be an election year both at the provincial and chapter levels and anyone interested in running for positions and had any questions was encouraged to talk to current executive members. Roles and responsibilities of these executive positions could be found on the CSAO website under the constitution section. More details will be shared early next year outlining deadlines and distributing of nomination forms.

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.

	Last Name	First Name	Hospital
1	Andrada	Raphael	SteriPro/Credit Valley
2	Blanco	Estelita	Toronto Western
3	Merritt	Sherryl	Toronto Western
4	Coutoulas	Lorna	Southlake Regional
5	Cerneseu	Elizabeth	St.Michael’s Hospital
6	Shah	Lystra	Toronto Western
7	Lau	William	St.Michael’s Hospital
8	Jagasar	Rohan	The Scarborough Hospital
9	Johnson	Margot	Halton Healthcare - Milton site
10	Lebre	Marilla	Southlake Regional
11	Konstant	Louis	The Hospital for Sick Children
12	Lacatus	Michael	Mt.Sinai Hospital
13	Pablo	Armi	Mt.Sinai Hospital
14	Pei	Penny	Southlake Regional
15	Naugler	Stephenie	St.Michael’s Hospital
16	Rainville	Allen	St.Michael’s Hospital
17	Schwemlein	Laurie	The Hospital for Sick Children
18	Vallee	Johanne	Southlake Regional

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.

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.

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.

	Last Name	First Name	Hospital
1	Abunan	Selamawit	Centennial College student
2	Andrada	Rafael	SteriPro
3	Catling	Jake	UHN
4	Gnanasegaram	Brenda	Centennial College student
5	Gunda	Aileen	UHN
6	Kidune	Marta	Centennial College student
7	Konstant	Louis	The Hospital for Sick Children
8	Lacatus	Michael	Mt.Sinai Hospital
9	Pei	Penny	Southlake Regional
10	Ramiro	Pablo	The Hospital for Sick Children
11	Rendevski	George	UHN
12	Richardson	Jennifer	Markham Stoufville
13	Rodulfa	Anita	Mackenzie Health
14	Schwemlein	Laurie	The Hospital for Sick Children
15	Wan	Kevin	The Hospital for Sick Children

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.

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.

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.

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.

	Last Name	First Name	Hospital
1	Abunan	Selamawit	Centennial College student
2	Andrada	Rafael	SteriPro
3	Catling	Jake	UHN
4	Gnanasegaram	Brenda	Centennial College student
5	Gunda	Aileen	UHN
6	Kidune	Marta	Centennial College student
7	Konstant	Louis	The Hospital for Sick Children
8	Lacatus	Michael	Mt.Sinai Hospital
9	Pei	Penny	Southlake Regional
10	Ramiro	Pablo	The Hospital for Sick Children
11	Rendevski	George	UHN
12	Richardson	Jennifer	Markham Stoufville
13	Rodulfa	Anita	Mackenzie Health
14	Schwemlein	Laurie	The Hospital for Sick Children
15	Wan	Kevin	The Hospital for Sick Children

6.0 Welcome:

Louis Konstant, ETA Chapter President, welcomed all members and guests and thanked them for attending the Saturday morning session at Miele. Louis also acknowledged Paula, Andreas and their team for supporting our Chapter meeting and for sponsoring the breakfast. Louis outlined the agenda for the morning.

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.

Updates of the recent nominations were reviewed. The new chapter Executive will be as follows:

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).

	Last Name	First Name	Hospital
1	Andrada	Rafael	SteriPro
2	Coutoulas	Lorna	Southlake Regional
3	Dal Bello	Lori	Halton Healthcare
4	DeJesus	Chona	Western Hospital
5	Fang	Michelle	The Hospital for Sick Children
6	Gnanasegaram	Brenda	Centennial College student
7	Jagasar	Rohan	The Scarborough Hospital
8	Jocelyn	Samson	The Scarborough Hospital
9	Kelly	Mortimer	The Scarborough Hospital
10	Kidane	Marta	Centennial College student
11	Konstant	Louis	The Hospital for Sick Children
12	Lacatus	Michael	Mt.Sinai Hospital
13	Macabunga	Joel	Centennial College student
14	Pei	Penny	Southlake Regional
15	Ramiro	Pablo	The Hospital for Sick Children
16	Richardson	Jennifer	Markham Stoufville
17	Schwemlein	Laurie	The Hospital for Sick Children
18	Valenzuela	Yolyn	Western Hospital