Wednesday, October 30, 201918:00 - 21:00 Opening and Welcome

Thursday, October 31, 201907:30 - 08:30 Visit of posters and exhibition08:30 - 10:15 Session 1 - Endoscopes08:30 - 09:15 Contaminated endoscopes; to worry about, to

ignore or to combat? Margreet Vos, The Netherlands

09:15 - 09:45 The State of Endoscope Reprocessing – An American Perspective Mary Drosnock, USA

09:45 - 10:15 The Use of Test Soils and Surrogate Devices to Validate Endoscope &Surgical Instrument Decontamination Richard Bancroft, UK

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break with visit of posters and exhibition

10:45 - 12:15 Session 2 - Legislation and standards10:45 - 11:30 Medical Device Regulation; where are we, what

can we expect and tips and trics on what to do in our hospitals Eric Vollebregt, The Netherlands

11:30 - 12:15 WFHSS guidelines Philippe Destrez, France

12:15 - 14:00 Lunch with visit of posters and exhibition12:30 - 14:00 Scientific sponsor meetings14:00 - 15:30 Session 3 - Cleaning and disinfection14:00 - 14:30 Eliminating Decontami-nation of Surgical Instru-

ments with 0.5% Sodium Hypochlorite Solution: Implementing Evidence-Based Change in Low- to Middle-Income Country Sterilization Practices Christina Fast, Canada

14:30 - 15:00 Elimination of prion protein in cleaning processes of medical devices in health care Matthias Tschoerner, Germany

15:00 - 15:30 Corrosion and Discoloration – an old but still pressing topic New facts and strategies Gerhard Kirmse, Germany

15:30 - 16:30 Coffee break with visit of posters and exhibition

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15:40 - 16:25 Scientific sponsor meetings16:30 - 18:00 Session 4 - Sterilization16:30 - 17:00 Monitoring the efficacy of surface steam

sterilization processes with temperature and pressure alone. Is this a valid approach? Brian Kirk, UK

17:00 - 17:30 Validation and routine monitoring of steam sterilisers in hospitals Remon Van Der Aa, The Netherlands

17:30 - 18:00 Product families in steam sterilisation Josephus Paulus Clemens Maria Van Doornmalen Gomez Hoyos, The Netherlands

Friday, November 1, 201907:30 - 08:30 Visit of posters and exhibition08:30 - 10:15 Session 5 - Design of medical devices08:30 - 09:15 Bio inspired medical devises

Paul Breedveld, The Netherlands09:15 - 09:45 Complex design of surgical instruments as barrier

for cleaning effectiveness, favouring biofilm formation Roel Beltran Castillo, Australia

09:45 - 10:15 Redefining visual inspection for medical devices Stephen M Kovach, USA

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break with visit of posters and exhibition10:45 - 12:15 Session 6 - Continous improvement of the CSSD

processes part 110:45 - 11:15 Circularity as a new approach for sustainable

instruments Bart van Straten & Tim Horeman, The Netherlands

11:15 - 11:45 Measuring CSSD performance – what is good performance and what KPIs can we use to measure Christine Denis, France

11:45 - 12:15 CSSD design 101/New Dutch guideline for design, construction and startup of a CSSD René Vis, The Netherlands

12:15 - 14:00 Lunch with visit of posters and exhibition

12:30 - 14:00 Scientific sponsor meetings14:00 - 15:30 Session 7 - Continous improvement of the CSSD

processes part 214:00 - 14:30 Challenging the six-hour recommendation for

reprocessing sterilizable surgical instruments by identifying proportionality between protein residue and corrosion; and holding time Karin Bundgaard, Denmark

14:30 - 15:00 Meta analysis of ScopeControl data of 5 hospitals Herke Jan Noordmans, The Netherlands

15:00 - 15:30 Residues after Reprocessing on orthopedic Implants Klaus Roth, Germany

15:30 - 16:30 Coffee break with visit of posters and exhibition15:40 - 16:25 Scientific sponsor meetings16:30- 17:15 Poster Award Session

Saturday, November 2, 201909:00 - 10:30 Session 8 - Education09:00 - 09:30 Spicing up your lectures on sterile supply:

a blend of methods Jan Huijs, The Netherlands

09:30 - 10:00 The Positive Impact of Social Media on Learning and Professional Growth Within the Global Sterile Processing Community Hank Balch, USA

10:00 - 10:30 What can we learn from both worlds (debate on education in the USA and the Netherlands) Damien Berg, USA and Tom Pereboom, The Netherlands

10:30 - 11:00 Coffeebreak11:00 - 12:00 Session 9 - Miscellaneous11:00 - 11:30 Current status of cssd development in China

Zhang Qing, China11:30 - 12:00 Energy-saving of steam sterilizer in the central

sterile supply department Jin Yun-yu, China

12:00 - 13:00 Lunchbreak, visit of exhibition13:00 -14:00 Ceremony (flag and farewell)

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Getinge Architectural planning and digitalization – key enablers for an efficient surgical workflow

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The Importance of architectural planning for an efficient surgical workflow Jörgen Altsberg - Global Expert Infection Control workflow and planning, Getinge, SwedenCreating an efficient and lean sterile processing facility Mats Ry-denfors - Manager/Resonsible Sterile Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital SwedenDigitalization and RFID technology as tools for optimizing the surgical workflow - starting the project Patrick Molendijk - Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Cantel How real integration between OR, Endoscopy and CSSD can impact the efficiency, cost reduction and job satisfaction

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Managing performance: Fomula 1 in Sterilisation Stephan Michiel-sen - Managing Partner Exin Management ConsultantsICT as the tool to integrate CSSD, OR and Endoscopy: a practical example Laurent Chatelain - Director Cantel IT solutions

STERIS Trends and advances in processing of complex reusable medical devices

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Introduction Wayne Spencer - Sterilization and Decontamination Consultant, UKHigh performance cleaning chemistries Nancy Kaiser - Technical and Scientific Director, STERIS, USAHigh performance washer- disinfectors Samuel Morais - Marketing Director, Washers and Sonics, STERIS, UKVaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization Hervé Ney - Sterilization Expert, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland; Rick Gurley - Head of Device Testing, Steris, USA (to join Q&A Panel)

Belimed Service & Validation - Why So Many Different Solutions? Europe 1+2

The Value of Service in CSSDs Danny Cummins - Belimed Washer Validation Practices around the world Markus Auly - Belimed A new and innovative Approach to Washer Validation in CSSDs Dr. Gerhard Kirmse - BBraun Aesculap

15:40-16:25Famos Tools of the CSSD Yangtze 1

Stephen M. Kovach - Healthmark IndustriesHalyard Towards the CSSD of the future Yangtze 2

O&M Halyard, your partner in innovation Isabel Vincenzo - Sterilisa-tion Portfolio Marketing Manager EMEA, O&M HalyardOptimising the process flow in the CSSD using the STERISYSTEM® Wouter Meert - Manager CSSD, UZ Leuven

Dr. Weigert Cleaning of Medical Devices – Future Trends Europe 1+2

Development of the requirements concerning process chemicals in respect to the new MDD Markus Kamer - Head of Application department neodisher medical, Dr. WeigertDutch Decontamination Developments: past, present and possible future Philip A. de Vries - Consultant, Coach, Hospital Pharmacist, Expert Sterile Medical DevicesInnovative systems for cleaning processes – modern process chemicals require modern dosing solutions Dr. Matthias Tschörner - Head of Research & Developement, Dr. Weigert

Matachana Customized solutions for Low Temperature Sterilization Oceania

Upcoming challenges for new surgical applications Alejandro Ramírez - Product Manager Low Temperature Sterilization Healthcare

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MMM MMM Group - state of the art RUMED solutions MississippiDecontamination planning with the scalable washer/disinfector system concept Andreas Schneider - Marketing Director MMM Group in Planegg/Munich, GermanyRUMED refurbishment under running conditions with a temporary installation of a mobile RUMED unit Andreas Schneider - Marketing Director MMM Group in Planegg/Munich, Germany

Tuttnauer Hot vs. Cold sterilization – History, Principles and Techniques Mr. Ad Gelings

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Steelco New technologies in the treatment of surgical instruments: innovation for safer and more efficient reprocessing

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New insights in steam sterilization Francesco Tessarolo - PhD - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento & Healthcare Research and Innovation Program (IRCS), Bruno Kessler FoundationInnovation in washing technology Andrew Cserey - Marketing and Business Development Manage Steelco S.p.A. & Luigi Guarda - Marke-ting Director - Steelco S.p.A.Vapor and Liquid Hydrogen Peroxide sterilization Serena Toniolo - Product Manager low temperature sterilization - Steelco S.p.A.

Borer Value Conservation in Instrument Reprocessing Dr. Urs Rosenberg; Dr. Matthias Buhmann; Mr. Ben Siegmund

Europe 1+2

ASP H2O2 sterilization: from trends to practice Facilitator: Philippe Destrez - President, Absys Consulting

Oceania

Adapting to the evolution of needs. Not all H2O2 technologies are made equalFind out how you can elevate the efficiency of your CSSD by adop-ting new trends & appropriate H2O2 technologies Wayne Spencer - Independent Consultant and Director, Spencer Nickson LtdTransforming the Belfast Endoscope Decontamination Unit into a state of the art department. The “before and after”, the STERRAD® ecosystem solution Donna English - Decontamination Service Lead in the South Eastern Trust

15:40-16:25B-Braun/Aesculap

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Innovative Solutions in Sterile Supply Mr. Elmar Heid - Director Global Marketing Sterile Technology, Aesculap AG

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How the new European regulation impacts endoscope reproces-sing Mr. Ronald Wassenburg

Europe 1+2

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