Everyone talks about optimising washer disinfector cycles and I have presented my holistic approach to the subject before in the Volume 19, No. 2 issue of this journal. Since that …
Prewash, Mainwash and Greenwash – sustainability in decontamination context
This is really a continuation of the line of thinking from one of my first blogs/articles entitled “process versus result”. This time explored through sustainability, a big word that is …
Extrospective approach to decontamination – the need for the external perspective
For some time now I have been thinking about the shape of the decontamination process. Almost everyone is now familiar with the famous multicolour diagram depicting the concept of surgical …
Elusive cost of risk
From some time I have been researching, or shall I rather say trying to research the concept of risk associated with infection transmission through inadequately decontaminated surgical instruments. So far …
Robots, robots everywhere!
Picking up on my presentation at IDSc Conference in Blackpool, I wanted to expand on the thought of introducing robotics and automation into the decontamination environment. And at the beginning, …
Snapshots from Switzerland
Just a few snapshots from Borer’s 50th Anniversary Conference. it was an enlightening occasion and hats off to Borer for creating an event that was a perfect balance of business, …
Antibiotic resistant bacteria and decontamination – food for thought
As it cannot be denied that infection can result from environmental conditions and can be caught anywhere it is often forgotten that pathogenic microorganisms could have been planted in …
A reflection on CSC annual conference 2014
It was my first CSC conference and I must admit I did not expect it to be of such value. What I found particularly interesting was the multitude of perspectives …
Process versus the result
Washer disinfectors follow strict processes to deliver clean and safe to handle instruments ready for sterilization. Over the years I have been looking into different designs of washer disinfectors but …
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