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
• References
• Links
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Links

Gastroenterological Organisations

• Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia (GENCA)
• Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA)
• Australian Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association (AGEA)
• Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
• British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
• Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (CSGNA)
• Society of International Gastroenterological Nurses and Endoscopy Associates (SIGNEA)
• World Organisation of Gastroenterology - Organisation Mondiale de Gastro-Entérologie (WGO-OMGE)
• World Organisation for Digestive Endoscopy Organisation Mondiale d'Endoscopie Digestive (OMED)
• European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)

Infection Control Sites

• Australian Infection Control Association (AICA)
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
• Communicable Diseases Australia
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc. (SHEA)
• Hospital Infection Society (HIS)
• Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA)
• Health Protection Agency

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Sterilisation Sites

• Sterilising Research Advisory Council of Australia   (SRACA)
• Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN)
• Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
• World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply  (WFHSS)

Workplace Health & Safety

• Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC)
• Division of Workplace Health and Safety, Queensland
• WorkCover NSW
• ACT WorkCover
• Victorian Workcover Authority
• Workplace Standards Tasmania
• WorkCover Corporation, South Australia
• WorkSafe Western Australia
• Work Health Authority, Northern Territory
• Comcare, Australia
• Occupational Health and Safety Service, New Zealand
• Australasian Legal Information Institute
• National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)

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Health Departments

• Australian Department of Health and Ageing
• Queensland Health
• Australian Capital Territory Health
• New South Wales Health
• Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
• South Australian Department of Health
• Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
• Victorian Department of Human Services
• Western Australia Department of Health

Others

• Standards Australia
• Therapeutic Goods Administration  (TGA)
• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency  (MHRA)
• Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention (CHRISP)

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