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Medical Device Reprocessing Association of Ontario

President's Report
Fellow MDRAO members and guests.

It has been a very interesting ride this year and into the fall. Just when we thought that Covid was on the decline enough for us to hold our AGM (Annual General Meeting), Covid reared its ugly head with a vengeance and we are now back to square one. We are exploring other options to be able to present the AGM to you, it just may be by email or a Zoom type format. Please stay tuned.

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Hello MDRAO Members

 Chapter Development is an ongoing effort to encourage MDRD professionals to become members of a professional association. MDRAO has been promoting the MDR Technician profession for over 50 years. From the beginning of these turbulent times of the Covid-19 pandemic, MDR technicians have been on the front lines prepared to ply our trade as needed in a moment's notice.


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Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have worked together to support each other in several new ways. This has required adapting to change quickly and sometimes thinking “out of the box.” In the spirit of renewal and change, I am pleased to share this idea from the Sigma Chapter.

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Updated technologies have revealed the importance of dealing effectively with biofilms through cleaning and sterilization.

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Infection Control Today
Thorough and effective planning is key for sterile processing departments facing the challenges of a pandemic.

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By Garry Bassi, Director of Medical Device Reprocessing, Mount Sinai Hospital

 

Phase3a is one of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects that Mt Sinai has undertaken. It involves renovating the hospital while we continue to provide services and work inside it. MDRD is a part of this project, our MDRD was in dire need of an upgrade.

 


We moved away from a system where we used paper checklists for our instrument sets and used no computers in our department to a fully technology advanced department. 

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