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Sunday, Jun 15th
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
PCW02 - Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues, New Research and New Technologies
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Co-Presenter: John M. Boyce, MD (he/him/his) – J.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC
Co-Presenter: Steven J. Adams, RN BA CRCST CIS CHL CER – Sinai Hospital
Co-Presenter: Curtis Donskey, MD – Case Western Reserve University Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Co-Presenter: Mary Ann Drosnock, DrHSc, CIC, CFER, RM (NRCM), FAPIC – Healthmark Industries
Co-Presenter: David J. Weber, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Medical Center
Co-Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention
Disinfection and Sterilization
CE: 0
Sunday, Jun 15th
8:01 AM – 8:20 AM MST
PCW02-01 - Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis in Healthcare: An Overview
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
8:21 AM – 8:40 AM MST
PCW02-02 - Current Issues in Hand Hygiene
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: John M. Boyce, MD (he/him/his) – J.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
8:41 AM – 9:00 AM MST
PCW02-03 - Current Issues in Reprocessing Medical and Surgical Instruments
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Steven J. Adams, RN BA CRCST CIS CHL CER – Sinai Hospital
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
9:01 AM – 9:20 AM MST
PCW02-04 - Update on Continuous Air and Surface Decontamination Technologies: Far UV-C Light, Dry Hydrogen Peroxide, and Photocatalytic Oxidation
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Curtis Donskey, MD – Case Western Reserve University Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
9:21 AM – 9:40 AM MST
PCW02-05 - Updates to Instrument Processing Standards and Guidelines
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Mary Ann Drosnock, DrHSc, CIC, CFER, RM (NRCM), FAPIC – Healthmark Industries
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
9:51 AM – 10:10 AM MST
PCW02-06 - Strengthening Infection Prevention and Control – Myths and Facts: What Is the Evidence for Routine environmental Sampling
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: David J. Weber, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Medical Center
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
10:11 AM – 10:30 AM MST
PCW02-07 - Monitoring and Improving the Effectiveness of Cleaning Medical and Surgical Devices
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Mary Ann Drosnock, DrHSc, CIC, CFER, RM (NRCM), FAPIC – Healthmark Industries
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
10:31 AM – 10:50 AM MST
PCW02-08 - Effectiveness of Endoscope Reprocessing: An Update
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
10:51 AM – 11:10 AM MST
PCW02-09 - Investigation of the Internal Conditions of Endoscope Channels
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
11:11 AM – 11:40 AM MST
PCW02-10 - Discussion - Q/A
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Co-Presenter: John M. Boyce, MD (he/him/his) – J.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC
Co-Presenter: Steven J. Adams, RN BA CRCST CIS CHL CER – Sinai Hospital
Co-Presenter: Curtis Donskey, MD – Case Western Reserve University Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Co-Presenter: Mary Ann Drosnock, DrHSc, CIC, CFER, RM (NRCM), FAPIC – Healthmark Industries
Co-Presenter: David J. Weber, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Medical Center
Co-Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM MST
PCW02-11 - Disinfection and Sterilization: Current Issues and New Technologies: SHEA Guidelines and New Endoscope Sterilization Technology
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
12:51 PM – 1:10 PM MST
PCW02-12 - Emerging Infection Diseases: Infection Prevention Strategies
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: David J. Weber, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Medical Center
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
1:11 PM – 1:30 PM MST
PCW02-13 - Does Continuous Disinfection Strategies and Enhanced Daily Disinfection Reduce Microbial Contamination on Surfaces and Reduce Hais?
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
1:31 PM – 1:50 PM MST
PCW02-14 - HVAC Infection Control Issues in Healthcare Settings
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Curtis Donskey, MD – Case Western Reserve University Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
1:51 PM – 2:10 PM MST
PCW02-15 - Reprocessing Semi-critical Items: New Developments and Future Technologies
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM MST
PCW02-16 - Interventions to Reduce Risk of Transmission of Infections from Sinks and Other Wastewater Drainage Sites
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
2:46 PM – 3:05 PM MST
PCW02-17 - Outbreaks Associated with Contaminated Germicides and Nonsterile Items Used on Nonintact Skin or Mucous Membranes
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: David J. Weber, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Medical Center
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
3:06 PM – 3:25 PM MST
PCW02-18 - New Developments in Cleaning and Disinfection of Portable Equipment
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Curtis Donskey, MD – Case Western Reserve University Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
3:26 PM – 3:45 PM MST
PCW02-19 - Faithful Implementation of New Technologies and Research Will Prevent All Infections Associated with Medical Devices and the Environment
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
3:46 PM – 4:05 PM MST
PCW02-20 - Special Problems Associated with Reprocessing Medical and Surgical Instruments
Location: North Room 231
Co-Presenter: Steven J. Adams, RN BA CRCST CIS CHL CER – Sinai Hospital
Disinfection and Sterilization
Sunday, Jun 15th
4:06 PM – 4:30 PM MST
PCW02-21 - Discussion - Q/A
Location: North Room 231
Presenter: William A. Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
Co-Presenter: John M. Boyce, MD (he/him/his) – J.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC
Co-Presenter: Steven J. Adams, RN BA CRCST CIS CHL CER – Sinai Hospital
Co-Presenter: Curtis Donskey, MD – Case Western Reserve University Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Co-Presenter: Mary Ann Drosnock, DrHSc, CIC, CFER, RM (NRCM), FAPIC – Healthmark Industries
Co-Presenter: David J. Weber, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Medical Center
Co-Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention
Disinfection and Sterilization
Monday, Jun 16th
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
Damage IS Danger - Flexible Endoscope Damage Prevention and Patient Safety
Location: North Room 224
Presenter: Michael Matthews, MBA, CRCST, CIS, CHL – Healthmark
Moderator: Beth Christy, MT, MSHA CIC – Baptist Health Louisville
Disinfection and Sterilization
Monday, Jun 16th
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM MST
DS 02 - Exploring Aloe Vera as a Natural Disinfectant for Dental Unit Water Lines: A Comparative Analysis with Sodium Hypochlorite
Location: North Room 122
Presenter: Hagar L. Mowafy, MD, CIC (she/her/hers) – Faculty pf Medicine, Cairo University
Co-Author: Hamida Adel, Ph.D – Ahram Canadian University
Co-Author: Sara Seleem Mahmoud Seleem, Ph.D – Ahram Canadian University
Moderator: Gladys Griffin
Disinfection and Sterilization
Monday, Jun 16th
10:21 AM – 10:40 AM MST
DS 03 - Manufacturer's Instructions for Use: Friend or Foe?
Location: North Room 122
Presenter: Rajkiran Kullar, MPH, CIC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Co-Author: Anoshe Aslam, MPH, CIC (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Co-Author: Tania N. Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Memorial Sloan Kettering
Co-Author: Shauna Usiak, MPH, CIC (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Moderator: Gladys Griffin
Disinfection and Sterilization
Tuesday, Jun 17th
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MST
Infection Preventionists Using Borescopes: New Discoveries in Ortho- and Neurosurgery Instruments
Location: North Room 227
Presenter: Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ofstead & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Jill E. Holdsworth, MS, CIC, FAPIC, CRCST, NREMT – Emory University Hospital Midtown
Moderator: Karen McGoldrick, MT (ASCP), CIC,CHOP – Sentara Leigh Hospital
Disinfection and Sterilization
CE: 1
Tuesday, Jun 17th
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM MST
Operating Room Turnover Cleaning and Disinfection: The Infection Preventionist’s Survival Guide
Location: North Room 129
Presenter: Rebecca Battjes, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Diversey - A Solenis Company
Co-Presenter: Vydia Nankoosingh, MLT, CIC – Diversey
Moderator: Sylvia K. Ford, MSN,CIC,CMIP (she/her/hers) – The University of Kansas Health System
Disinfection and Sterilization
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MST
Standardizing High-level Disinfection in the Outpatient Setting
Location: North Room 224
Presenter: Mackinnon C. Smith, B.S., LSSGB – St. Luke's Health System - Boise, ID
Co-Presenter: Summer Johnson, MBA-HA – St. Luke's Health System
Moderator: Sylvia K. Ford, MSN,CIC,CMIP (she/her/hers) – The University of Kansas Health System
Co-Moderator: Aimee Baerlocher, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – St. Luke's Health System
Disinfection and Sterilization
CE: 1
Wednesday, Jun 18th
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MST
Environmental Hygiene MythBusters! an Interactive Session to Distinguish Fact from Fiction
Presenter: Rebecca Battjes, MPH, CIC, FAPIC – Diversey - A Solenis Company
Moderator: Amy Huff, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP (she/her/hers) – Hazel I. Findlay
Disinfection and Sterilization