Endoscope Reprocessing

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• Module 1. Disease Transmission & Control
  • 1.1 Disease Transmission & Control
  • 1.2 Standard & Transmission-Based Precautions
  • 1.3a Microorganisms
  • 1.3b Normal Flora
  • 1.3c Infectious Agents
  • 1.3d Bacteria
  • 1.3e Viruses
  • 1.3f Other
  • 1.4 Review
• Module 2. Cleaning Disinfection & Sterilisation
  • 2.1 Cleaning, Disinfection & Sterilisation
  • 2.2 Impacting on Sterilisation & Disinfection
  • 2.3 Cleaning
  • 2.4 High-level Disinfectants & Chemical Sterilants
  • 2.5 Review
• Module 3. Workplace Health & Safety
  • 3.1 Workplace Health & Safety
  • 3.2 Biological Hazards
  • 3.3 Hazardous Substances
  • 3.4 Personal Protective Equipment
  • 3.5a Risk Assessment-Glutaraldehyde
  • 3.5b Risk Assessment-Peracetic Acid
  • 3.5c Risk Assessment-OPA
  • 3.6 Review
• Module 4. Endoscope Structure & Function
  • 4.1 Structure & Function
  • 4.2 External Components
  • 4.3 Internal Features
  • 4.4 Review
• Module 5. Reprocessing
  • 5.1 Reprocessing
  • 5.2 Pre-cleaning
  • 5.3 Leak Testing
  • 5.4 Manual Cleaning & Rinsing
  • 5.5 Manual High-level Disinfection
  • 5.6 Final Drying
  • 5.7 Reprocessing Accessories
  • 5.8 Automated Reprocessors
  • 5.9 Damaged Endoscopes
  • 5.10 Review
• Module 6. Quality Assurance
  • 6.1 Quality Assurance
  • 6.2 Proof of Process
  • 6.3 Templates
  • 6.4 Microbiological Testing
  • 6.5 Water Quality
  • 6.6 Recall & Tracking
  • 6.7 Review
• Final Review
• Self-Assessment Tool
• Glossary
• Abbreviations & Acronyms
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Abbreviations & Acronyms

| A | C | E | G | H | K | M | N | O | P | S | T | V | W |
|  Glossary   |

A

AFER: automatic flexible endoscope reprocessor

AS: Australian Standard

ASCC: Australian Safety and Compensation Council - formerly the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC)

ATM: atmosphere - a measure of pressure, 1 atmosphere is the pressure exerted by the atmosphere on the earth's surface

C

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDNA: Communicable Diseases Network Australia

CJD: Cruetzfeldt - Jakob disease

E

ERCP: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

ETO: ethylene oxide

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G

GENCA: Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia Inc

H

HCW: health care worker

HIV: human immunodeficiency virus

HLD: high level disinfectant

K

KPA: kilopascal - a metric measure of pressure

M

MDRTB: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

MEC: minimum effective concentration

MRSA: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MSDS: material safety data sheet - a document providing information about a hazardous substance including health effects and instructions for safe use

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N

NHMRC: National Health and Medical Research Council

NICNAS: National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

NOHSC: National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (now known as the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC)

O

OPA: ortho - Phthalaldehyde

P

PPE: personal protective equipment

PSI: pounds per square inch - an imperial measure of pressure also written on older gauges as lb/in².

S

STEL: short-term exposure limit (see glossary)

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T

TGA: Therapeutic Goods Administration

TSE: transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

TWA: time weighted average (see glossary )

V

VRE: vancomycin resistant enterococci

W

WH&S: workplace health and safety

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