Dirty Little Secrets Seminar October 2010

Dirty Little Secrets: The difficulties of decontamination of instruments in Wales was held on 21 October 2010 at Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells.

 

The Chairman was Dr Mike Simmons, Public Health Microbiologist, Chair, Welsh Decontamination and Sterilisation Group

 

The speakers are listed below and their presentations can be accessed via the link from each title.

 

Peter Phillips, Director, Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory

 

Dr Jimmy Walker, Principal Investigator - Decontamination Biosafety Unit, Research Department, Health Protection Agency

 

Karen Chell Senior Buyer, Endoscopy & Decontamination NHS Supply Chain

(Presented by Phil Scott, Buyer, Sterile Services & Dental Decontamination)

 

Tom Brophy, Lead Medical Engineering Technician, Barts and The London NHS Trust

 

Stuart Line, Director, Sterilizer Consultants Ltd, Devon

 

Case studies investigating problems associated with reprocessing surgical instruments (This presentation will be uploaded at a later date)

Dr Gavin Hughes, Technical Manager Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory