Hello, everyone. The Board will be meeting on April 2-3, 2015, to determine and finalize the Constitutional changes to be brought forward for the members to vote on. They will then be listed on the website for your review...
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I hope everyone is enjoing the spring weather that is finally upon us. The CSAO Executive group has been working hard over the winter on many fronts from conference planning, editing the new text book edition soon to be published, education and advocating for all members.
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This year the CSAO Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday May 21, 2015, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (EST) via Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN).
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Hello! We hope that everyone is well and enjoying the beginning of spring. Since our last meeting, The ETA Chapter held a course in October and the GAMMA Chaper held a course in February...
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The ETA Chapter members met at the SciCan Facility on Tuesday March 24, 2015, for a recent member's meeting. Special thanks to Thibaud Boiston, Pat Hennessey and Gary Reimer for hosting an excellent evening of education in the Don Mills location...
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The DELTA Chapter met in December at St. Joseph's Health Care East End Clinic in Hamilton to celebrate Christmas. A report was provided from the CSAO Board to include Education updates, the Annual meeting in May via OTN, and Constitutional changes...
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On March 28th, the GAMMA Chapter hosted their Education Day at the Brockville Convention Center, and most recently held the CSAO MDR Techniques Course in Cobourg February 2015...
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Central Service Association of Ontario
Theta Chapter 6th Education Day
April 17-18, 2015
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IAHCSMM is currently in the planning stages of the IAHCSMM 50th annual conference & Expo. This conference will provide attendees the resources needed to elevate their knowledge and promote ongoing quality professionalism within their departments.
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Victoria, British Columbia, is home to some of the country's most exhilarating scenery - ocean and mountains.
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"Partnering for success: Raising the Bar in MDR." CSAO conferences offer three days of inspiration, education, and skills development for MDR professionals.
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With an extensive selection of educational programs for endoscopy, Olympus University Canada is a convenient way for nurses, technicians, biomedical engineers, administrators and materials managers to further their knowledge of GI and surgical instrument procedures.
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Learn about effective medical device reprocessing and legal, occupational, health and safety, and risk management.
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Welcome to STERIS University! For more than a century, STERIS Corporation has recognized and valued the daily commitment of the health care professional toward quality patient care...
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Accreditation Canada is an independent not-for-profit organization that accredits health organizations in Canada and around the world. Its comprehensive accreditation program uses evidence-based standards and a rigorous peer review process to foster ongoing quality improvement. (Page 61 - Reprocessing)
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Over 10 years ago, the Public Health Agency of Canada released the results of a nation-wide survey of hospitals that demonstrated that the reuse of singe-use medical devices was widespread in Canadian healthcare institutions...
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Single-use medical devices are those labelled by their manufacturers to be used only once...
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A proactive approach by the infection prevention and control (IPAC) team at Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) recently brought a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) outbreak under control in less than two weeks...
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Los Angeles (CNN) - The superbug CRE outbreak connected to two patient deaths at a UCLA hospital was caused by two medical scopes that still carried the deadly bacterial even after disinfection guidelines were followed...
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The 2015 CSAO Conference 'Partnering for Success: Raising the Bar in MDR' is scheduled for September 13-15, 2015, at the International Plaza Hotel & Conference Center in Toronto, ON. An exciting acquisition to the two-day Conference begins with our Keynote Speaker - CFL Legend and Toronto Argonauts Vice-Chairman: Michael 'Pinball' Clemons!
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