It is with mixed feelings that I announce the resignation of Louis Konstant and Rohan Jagasar from the positions of MDRAO President, and Vice President. They have both recently decided to step down due to personal reasons. The MDRAO would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all of their outstanding contributions over the past several years, and wish them the very best with their future endeavors.

Welcome Spring! As Medical Device Reprocessing Technicians, we are constantly surrounded by changes in our industry and must embrace these changes in order to be successful.

Lambda Chapter has experienced numerous changes over the past year. Chris Sherlock from TBRHSC has stepped down as both Lambda Chapter President and MDRAO Board Member for Communications. After a call out to the Lambda membership, Luanne Sutherland, past Chapter President for Lambda has agreed to step in. Connie Johnson from Thunder Bay remains on as Chapter Treasurer and Secretary. We wish Chris Sherlock best of luck and thank him for his MDRAO service.

It has been a busy and exciting time in the first three months of 2017.

Last year, the ETA Chapter had two successful meetings at Keir/Mobile Repair facility and Johnson and Johnson Medical Products headquarters.

The Board of Directors have been very busy over the past several months preparing for the MDRAO Annual General Meeting to take place on May 18, at 5 p.m.

This is your chance to be nominated either by your MDRD leadership or by a peer to win $1,000 for continuing education in our important field of work.

Upcoming educational conferences

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.

The Certified Medical Device Reprocessing Technician (CMDRT) Certification has been developed by CSA Group in conjunction with industry stakeholders to provide assurance that an individual possesses the competencies deemed necessary to perform the job function of a Medical Device Reprocessing Technician.

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.

GI Scope Handling and Reprocessing - Essentials is the first in a series of customized courses presented by PENTAX as part of our educational offering.

"Harnessing Our Power" (Scotiabank Convention Center - Niagara Falls, ON)

From knowledge-building hands-on labs and workshops to timely management and technical updates taught by some of the profession's most renowned and respected experts, plus poster sessions, discussion groups, and the largest vendor exposition for the CS profession...

Registration is now open for our 2017 National Education Conference in legendary Charlottetown, PEI! http://ipac-canada.org/ipac-canada-annual-conference.php

Mark your calendars to join us September 10-12, 2017 at the International Plaza Hotel & Conference Center Toronto Airport for the 2017 MDRAO Conference.

Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI's) is a top priority in healthcare today.

Contamination has been found on endoscopes and infections linked to gastrointestinal, respiratory and urologic endoscopes.

"There remains a lack of published performance measures and industry benchmarks"....