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27th WORLD STERILIZATION CONGRESS
Sava Congress Center
Belgrade, Serbia

 

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27th WORLD STERILIZATION CONGRESS
Sava Congress Center
Belgrade, Serbia

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Join us for this insightful webinar where we will tackle the challenges in endoscope reprocessing and improve patient safety!


Date: Friday, October 23 Time: 13:00-14:30 (CEST) Room: MR13


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SPEAKERS

Mr. Rob Warburton
MBA CMgrFCMI MIDSc Chtd - Trust Decontamination Lead
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Manchester, United Kingdom
Decontamination of RIMD – The Biofilms Risks, Challenges, and Control Strategies

  • Trust Decontamination Lead for Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the largest Healthcare provider in Northern Europe, 10 Acute care hospitals, 7 community medical centres. 30,000 staff and over £3 billion turnover.
  • A Director & Chairman for the Institute of Decontamination Sciences the UKs largest professional body for Decontamination.
  • Registered Healthcare Scientist specialising in Decontamination and Infection Prevention and Control.
  • Published in 2012 for research conducted with Public Health England, looking at cleaning efficacy of chemistries on TSE (CJD) Prions.
  • Over 17 years’ experience in Decontamination Science, being one of the first in the UK to centralise Endoscope decontamination and have processes accredited to ISO13485 and MDR back in 2009.
  • Currently conducting extensive research into biofilms with a view to challenge international standards and guidance documents, particularly for Flexible Endoscope Decontamination.
Ivan Salgo
MD, MS, MBA - ASP Medical & Scientific Affairs Chief Officer
Boston, United States
Is Compliance Enough? - Building a Margin of Safety Across the Entire Reprocessing Workflow

  • Chief Medical & Scientific Officer at Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), focused on reducing Hospital Associated Infections and improving standards of care.​​
  • Holds an M.D. in Perioperative Medicine and Surgical Critical Care from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.​​
  • Earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, and an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.​​
  • Former faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine with 10 years of clinical critical care experience.​​
  • Author of 76 peer-reviewed publications and recipient of multiple research grants, including NIH-funded surgical research.
Mr David Bellamy
Vice President- World Federation of Hospital & Sterilization Sciences Sterilizing Services Department Manager-
NSW Health, Sydney, Australia
Moderator

  • Vice President of the World Federation of Hospital Sterilization Sciences and SSD Manager at NSW Health.
  • Over two decades of dedicated service in the hospital sector, with a focus on advancing sterilization and infection control practices for the past decade.
  • His expertise includes management, strategic planning, clinical education, research, and SSD department development and design in healthcare settings.
  • Commitment to excellence in sterilization and infection control education – Vice President and Scientific Officer for the World Federation for Hospital Sterilization Sciences, and past President of the Federal Sterilizing Research and Advisory Council of Australia.
  • Collaboration with the World Health Organization in the Asia-Pacific Region to improve local and international standards.
  • Australian Certification in sterilization Teacher & passionate about empowering leadership and driving innovation & excellence in healthcare sterilization and infection control.
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