Celebrating the Infection Prevention & Sterile Processing Partnership

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This continuing education course explores the ways that infection preventionists can help the sterile processing department achieve compliance with standards and recommendations that support optimal patient outcomes.

NOTE: This course was part of the 2022 Symposium on Sterile Processing and Infection Prevention, developed by Keystone Media Inc. in partnership with Healthcare Hygiene magazine.

EXPERT INSTRUCTOR: Jill Holdsworth, MS, CIC, FAPIC, CRCST, NREMT

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Review the role and key responsibilities of the hospital-based infection preventionist (IP).
2. Review the areas in the sterile processing department that fall under the purview of the IP relating to rounding and observations.
3. Discuss how the infection preventionist and the sterile processing team can enhnce their communication and collaboration.