Annual WFHSS and JSMI Conference 2012::13th World Sterilization Congress

The scientific program of the Congress will consist of plenary and parallel sessions with oral presentations, poster presentations and workshops. Special attention will be given to the following themes.

• Washing of medical devices
• Sterilization of medical devices
• Low temperature sterilization
• Decontamination of flexible endoscopes
• Detoxification of Prion
• Validation of equipment
• Traceability of medical devices and instruments
• Management of loan instruments
• Education and training of professionals
• Risk management in CSSD
• Decontamination of environmental surface
• New technologies in CSSD fields
• others

13rd World Congress of Sterilization PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Wednesday, November 21^st 2012

12:00-17:30	Arrival and Registration

14.00-17.00	WFHSS BOARD MEETING

17.30-20.00	Welcome CEREMONY

Thursday, November 22nd 2012

PLENARY SESSION

09.00-10.15	Opening session Congress Chair, President of JSMI, President of WFHSS Keynote lecture Axel Kramer, Germany
10.15-11.00	Grand Opening of Exhibition Coffee Break
11.00-12:30	Session 1: Cleaning Washer disinfectors, effectiveness and quality assurance Tillo Miorini, Austria Development of new washing method "vacuum boiling washer" Masaki Takashina, Japan Development of a method of assay of residual protein in metallic medical device containing Aluminium Masatake Shimizu, Japan
12.30-14.00	LUNCH
13:00-14:00	Workshops are taking place in the parallel meeting rooms
14.00-15.30	Session 2: Packaging & Sterilization Reliability and quality evaluation of sealing of hospital sterilized pouches Takako Kami, Japan Validation of packaging systems Marion Peissker, Germany Comparative study of current low temperature sterilization methods Keiji Kanemitsu, Japan
15.30-16.15	Coffee Break
16:15-17:15	Session 3: Education and risk management Development of a nationally accredited blended education program for sterile service technicians Julia Pascal Kent, Ireland Minimizing risks with Medical Device Reprocessing Myrna Tanedo Tuya, United Arab Emirates
17.15-18.00	Scientific Evening Seminar Prions- a challenge and informative paradigm for the cleaning and disinfection of medical devices Michael Beekes, Germany

Friday, November 23^rd 2012

PLENARY SESSION

09.00-10.00	Session 4: CSSD environment and management Environmental monitoring in decontamination units Joy Mary Markey, Ireland Modelization of a CSSD organization: a great help to manage a project Christine F. Denis, France
10.00-11.00	Coffee Break
11.00-12.30	Session 5: Flexible endoscope reprocessing Justified confidence in the patient on safe application of flexible endoscopes John van Bergen Henegouw, The Netherlands Flexible endoscope reprocessing: retrospective analysis of 7818 endoscope samples Lionel Pineau, France Centralised endoscope reprocessing: a proof of concept Moya Ann Alexander, United Kingdom
12.30-14.00	LUNCH
13.00-14.00	Workshops are taking place in the parallel meeting rooms
14.00-15.00	Session 6: Reprocessing paradigms Reprocessing single use devices – towards a new European Standard Francesco Tessarolo, Italy Evaluating the quality of surgical drapes reprocessing services Yaffa Raz, Israel
15.00-15.45	Coffee Break
15.45-16.45	Session 7: Hydrogen peroxide Role of the environment in the spread of HCAI's and the role of non touch decontamination technologies Teera Kolladarungkri, Thailand Problems on hydrogen peroxide sterilization Rika Yoshida, Japan
16.45-18.15	Session 8: Flexible endoscope decontamination (cont.) A kind of disposable sheath for decontamination of digestive endoscope Kerang Jiang, China A study on the cleaning of flexible endoscopes by adenosine triphosphate measure Takayuki Ohishi, Japan Water Leak of Gastrointestinal Endoscope and Bronchoscope after Clinical Us Ryo Fushimi, Japan

Workshop sponsored by JSMI Sterilization Technician Approval Committee

16.45-18.15	Panel Discussion The Role of Sterilization in Implementing Infection Prevention (Panelists are expert or implementer of each kind of sterilizer.)

19.00-23.00	Gala Diner

Saturday,24^th November 2012

PLENARY SESSION

09.00-10.00	Session 9: Sterilization and Disinfection Effectiveness of Sterilization Process Quality Standards based in 7 countries in Latin America Fabiola Casas, Mexico Disinfection of environmental surface using hydrogen peroxide (tentative) Jon Otter, United Kingdom
10.00-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45 -12.15	Symposium Peri-Serilisation Supply Services in Clinical Settings of East Asia Liuyi Li, China Hyang Soon Oh, Korea Chie Takeuchi, Japan And other speakers from Asian region
12.15-12.45	CLOSING CEREMONY Poster award Presentation of Turkey 2013