Challenges of Medical Devices Reprocessing

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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Efficiency in healthcare refers to do more and better with less resources to provide health services who are cost-effective, safe and based on high standards of care.¹

Efficiency can be achieved with the implementation of strategies that reduce the number of unnecessary resources, optimize workflows, and adopt innovation.²

Efficiency in healthcare has become a cornerstone, as technologic advances and greater coverage creates pressure on limited budgets, and ecologic aspects must also take into consideration.¹

Increasing efficiency in healthcare contributes to their economic sustainability, competitiveness, while reducing environmental damage and lastly improving quality of care and quality of life.^3,4

In each day, millions of invasive procedures take place and millions of reusable medical devices are reprocessed throughout the World. The appropriateness of reprocessing of medical devices is a pillar for quality and safety of care, reducing the incidence of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI), namely Surgical Site Infections (SSI), which are responsible for 18% of all HAI in Europe.^5-9

Without the reprocessing of reusable medical devices most procedures could not take place. Such reprocessing is also central for the adoption of a circular economy strategy, lowering the climate damage.^10-12

Reprocessing is a complex process with several steps and different players that requires efficient technologies, proficient human resources and good health technology assessments.^13-15

The Central Sterilization Services Department, where multiple strategies can be adopted in different moments, including the adoption of low temperature sterilization can contribute to maximize efficiency. ^18-20

We will also cover the importance of good traceability and material handling systems to improve efficiency in this field.²¹

Taking as a point of departure the global concept of Efficiency in Healthcare, its applicability and implications for medical devices reprocessing, in this Webinar Series, Efficiency in Medical Devices reprocessing: the road ahead, we will dive into the different scenarios where medical devices are used and need to be reprocessed: the operating room and the applicability of the lean principles to increase efficiency in the global process of reprocessing.^16,17

Prof. Francesco Venneri

Medical Device Reprocessing Efficiency impact in Healthcare: an overview

23/03

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Mr. Manuel Valente

Applying Lean principles at the OR to improve MD reprocessing efficiency

29/06

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Mr. Wouter Meert

ISO 13485 certification as a motor to improve MD Reprocessing Efficiency

27/09

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Eng. Jonathan Hart

Health Technology Assessment role on MD Reprocessing efficiency

30/11

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WEBINAR #1

Medical Device Reprocessing Efficiency impact in Healthcare: an overview

Prof. Francesco Venneri

Clinical Risk Manager and Patient Safety Officer

Florence Healthcare System, Italy

SYNOPSIS:

General analysis of the impact of DM Reprocessing efficiency on healthcare systems (addressing the right reprocessing process according to Spaulding classification, certification & accreditation processes, value base healthcare, and healthcare professionals training) that have contributed to reducing the SSI related to MD reprocessing, in the last decade.

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Impact of HAI and SSI

in healthcare

The importance of MD reprocessing

in the prevention of SSI

Efficiency in healthcare definitions and perspectives:

affordability, sustainability and value based healthcare

Efficiency of MD reprocessing:

impact and optimization strategies

QUESTIONS:

What is the HAI and SSI impact in healthcare?
How does efficacy and efficiency influence quality healthcare outcome?
What are the milestones considering that:
Sustainability and value-based healthcare are the challenges of the future and MD reprocessing may have an important role in assuring these goals.

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WEBINAR #2

Applying Lean principles at the OR to improve MD reprocessing efficiency

Mr. Manuel Valente

Department of Quality Nurse Director

Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto - Portugal

SYNOPSIS:

All over the world, healthcare has an increasing financial burden because of aging population and evolving technologies, both of which drive an increasing cost trend.

In addition, the healthcare market is more competitive and patients are more informed and demanding. On the other hand, evidence demonstrates that in the healthcare area, 30-40% of costs are waste.

Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of medical device reprocessing is one component of the solution for providing more and better healthcare at a lower cost.

The operational response to this challenge must be to reduce the number of activities or tasks that do not add value to the process, in order to make them “fat-free”. This is the basis of the philosophy “Lean healthcare”

SAVE THE DATE: 29^th JUNE

General LEAN

principles

Quality and standardization

of procedures and processes

Reduction of waste associated with

the management of surgical MD

Process improvement and pre-processing

activities for MD reprocessing efficiency

Integration of management processes for

continuous improvement and efficiency

QUESTIONS:

What is LEAN management?
What are the classical types of waste?
How can we change the actual operational management practice?

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WEBINAR #3

ISO 13485 certification as a motor to improve MD Reprocessing Efficiency

Mr. Wouter Meert

Process-Project Manager CSSD, Head Instrument Management

Uz Leuven, Belgium

Manual labor is necessary for the daily operation of a CSSD. Many of the critical processes remain without automation. Additionally, customer requirements can increase workloads and define the process flow within our departments. How can we change this inefficient use of resources based on random customer demands? By introducing ISO 13485 quality system requirement standards in your department, you are able to strictly define your own processes and continuously improve them. ISO 13485 standards allow you to use various types of data to conduct process analyses and identify areas where improvements should be made. The fundamental idea is to “secure our qualitative sterile end-product in the most efficient way.”

SAVE THE DATE: 27^th SEPTEMBER

Developing a data management system

to analyze your daily operations

Risk analyses

as the basis for improving efficiency

Policy plans and management review

to ensure top management support

Automation and robotization

how far can we go?

QUESTIONS:

How often is CSSD department analyzed/followed up?
Do institutions often perform risk analyses at CSSD departments?
Do CSSD departments have a long-term policy?
Can CSSD departments be robotized?

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WEBINAR #4

Health Technology Assessment role on MD Reprocessing efficiency

Eng. Jonathan Hart

Head of Technological Innovation and Health Technology Assessment Policlinic Universitario Campus Bio-Medico

Rome, Italy

Effectiveness and efficiency of MD reprocessing are achieved through proper selection, use, maintenance, and technological updates of the equipment involved (decontaminators, washers/disinfectors, sterilizers, etc.) as well as adequate planning of workflows, procedures, staffing, and organization in general in order to meet throughput needs. Health Technology Assessment (HTA) takes all these aspects into account and therefore can play an important role in managing reprocessing efficiency.

Introduction to

Health Technology Assessment

HTA and its role in

the reprocessing of MDs

Efficiency in MD reprocessing

and HTA applications

MD reprocessing efficiency

examples and future ahead

QUESTIONS:

What does health technology assessment (HTA) provide
What role can HTA play MD reprocessing efficiency?
In improving efficiency which factors should be assessed?
How can new technologies help to improve efficiency in MD reprocessing?

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