Central Sterilization Training Course
The purpose of Central Sterilization Training Course
Central Sterilization Training Course is designed to provide the students with basic knowledge & technical skills related to various methods of sterilization to enable them to use & choose the proper method of sterilization for each material & instrument undergo for sterilization, assuring sterilization quality, proper handling & storage of sterilized materials, after completion the course and passing all exams, participants have the Opportunity to find a job in CSSD in Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan or regional hospitals
Central Sterilization training course is one of the top courses provided by Jordanian Experts Team for Training and Consultation. This course is available for participants who are working or interested to work in central sterilization, and it is available online with accredited certificates.
Who is the audience for Central Sterilization Training Course
Central Sterilization training course is directed mainly toward an audience of all health care workers, especially:
- Nurses who are working in CSSD
- Infection Prevention practitioner.
- Central Sterilization technicians
- Supervisors.
General Objectives:
- Understand the concept of sterilization & sterilization cycle.
- Describe the design of C.S.S.D and know the criteria of each work area in the department.
- Know how to deal with contaminated materials & instruments, also to deal with medical waste included in used materials.
- Know the cleaning process, methods of cleaning & chemicals used in the cleaning process.
- Know the methods of disinfection, levels of disinfection & chemicals used in disinfection process.
- Deal with instruments that need special care.
- Understand the importance of packaging of sterile materials &know the materials used in packaging & know the wrapping techniques.
- Understand the importance of personal protection & know the materials used for this purpose.
- Know the sterilization methods used in hospitals & their applications.
- Know the dangers related to certain sterilization methods & know the proper methods to protect himself & others against these dangers.
- Know the conditions needed for proper storage of sterilized materials & know the principles of storage & distribution of sterile materials.
- Know the importance of monitoring sterilization quality & methods used in monitoring sterilization quality.
- Know all machines & apparatuses used in the C.S.S.D. & their operation.
- Know how to perform daily checks on these machines and ask for 3 preventive and periodic checks.
- Quality Assurance Process.
- Quality of Machines.
- Quality of sterility After Sterilization.
- Integration of Quality Activity in the hospital.
- Principles of disease and epidemiology.
- The types of infections.
Topics that will be discussed in Central Sterilization Training Course:
Module one:
- History of sterilization and disinfectant.
- Definitions-CSSD.
- Designation of CSSD.
- Equipments of CSSD.
- Cleaning process.
Module two:
- Manual cleaning.
- Automated cleaning.
- Washer disinfector.
- Ultrasonic cleaner.
- Cleaning & Care Of Instruments Need Special Treatment.
Module three:
- Spaulding Classification
- Sterilization vs Disinfection
- Packaging and preparation of Sterile Products
- Wrapping Materials
- Methods of sterilization
Module four:
- Steam Sterilization
- Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
- Plasma Sterilization
- Quality control in CSSD
- Storage of sterile Items