Program
Program
*Program is subject to change and is correct as of 28th June 2023
| CONFERENCE DAY 1 | THURSDAY 10 AUGUST | ||
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Trade Hall Open | |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Conference Opening | |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Day 1 Introduction and Welcome from MC and FSRACA President Opening & Acknowledgement of Country |
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| 08:45 – 09:00 | David Nash (WA) Launch of the Teressa Normington WFHSS Scholarship |
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| 09:00 – 10:00 | Keynote Motivational Speaker Mark Squirrell OAM Motivational Talk |
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| 10:00 – 10:50 | Decontamination Challenges |
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| 10:00 – 10:25 | Keynote International Industry Speaker Sulisti Holmes (SCOT) Shared Learning of Decontamination Incidents |
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| 10:25 – 10:50 | Invited Speaker Maria Ong Medical Device Incident Report Investigation Scheme (IRIS) |
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| 10:50 – 12:20 | Brunch around the Trade |
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| 12:20 – 14:15 | Challenges and Updates | |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | Abstract Speaker – Industry Francisco Carbera (Matachana) Terminal Sterilization of complex flexible endoscopes using LTSF technology |
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| 12:45 – 13:15 | Invited Speaker Di Jones (QLD) Infection Prevention & Control in Endoscopy |
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| 13:15 – 13:40 | Invited Speaker Anne Hardy (VIC) Manual Handling |
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| 13:40 – 14:10 | Invited Speaker Nicole Lapanaitis (NSW) Plan Do Act Check – An approach to Decontamination |
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| 14:10 – 14:45 | Afternoon with Trade |
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| 14:45 – 16:30 | Clinical Challenges |
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| 14:45 – 15:10 | Abstract Speaker Ann Borg (QLD) Addressing labour gaps within a specialist aging workforce: utilising strategic planning and review of available resource |
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| 15:10 – 15:35 | Abstract Speaker Robyn Williams Standards to Clinical Practice |
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| 15:35 – 16:00 | Abstract Speaker Shyam Lal Pandey (NT) Comprehensive Learning and Development (CLD) Framework in Central Sterilization Department |
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| 16:00 – 16:25 | Abstract Speaker – Industry Steve Winter (SVA) Key takeaways for reprocessing teams |
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| END OF DAY 16:25 | ||
| 18:30 – 22:30 | Gala Dinner Olympic Room | MCG Entertainment by Mad Cow |
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| CONFERENCE DAY 2 | FRIDAY 11 AUGUST | ||
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Trade Hall Open | |
| 08:30 – 09:10 | Conference Day 2 Opening | |
| 08:30 – 08:40 | Introduction and Welcome from MC |
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| 08:40 – 09:10 | Keynote Professional Speaker Professor Michael Toole (VIC) Covid-19 Pandemic Response – Where to from here |
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| 09:10 – 11:00 | Clinical Improvements |
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| 09:10 – 09:40 | Invited Speaker A/Prof Karen Vickery (NSW) Biofilms in reprocessing |
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| 09:40 – 10:10 | Keynote International Industry Speaker Sulisti Holmes (SCO) Pre-packed Pre-sterilized Single Use Small Implants Policy |
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| 10:10 – 10:40 | Invited Speakers Robyn Williams (QLD) & Sandie Lenehan (QLD) Unsterile Custom Implants |
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| 10:40 – 11:05 | Invited Speaker David Bellamy (NSW) WHO Quality Improvement Project for the APAC Region |
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| 11:05 – 12:30 | Brunch around the Trade |
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| 12:30 – 14:20 | Reprocessing Updates | |
| 12:30 – 12:55 | Abstract Speaker Lesley Lewis (VIC) Annual audits kick goals with sustained AS/NZS4187:2014 compliance improvement |
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| 12:55 – 13:20 | Abstract Speaker – Industry Lia Moshkanbaryans (Nanosonics) Comparison of soaking, misting, wiping, and ultraviolet irradiation for high-level disinfection of ultrasound transducers |
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| 13:20 – 13:50 | International Invited Speaker Alison Stewart (NZ) Reprocessing Standards – A new era |
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| 13:50 – 14:20 | Invited Speakers Trish Seagrove (QLD) & Suzanne Zayas-Buil (SA) Achieving compliance in the reprocessing of ultrasound probes |
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| 14:20 – 14:50 | Afternoon with Trade |
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| 14:50 – 16:30 | Future Considerations |
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| 14:50 – 15:15 | Invited Speaker Sue Fuller (QLD) Centralising a CSD |
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| 15:15 – 15:45 | Invited Speaker Andrew Ellis (SA) A Unique Position |
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| 15:45 – 16:10 | Abstract Speaker Darren Martin (VIC) Contaminated mobile phones and identification access cards of reprocessing staff; disinfecting personal items |
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| 16:10 – 16:30 | Reprocessing Q&A Panel Discussion Trade & Conference prize giveaways |
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| CONFERENCE CLOSE 16:30 | ||