Scientific Program

«The Congress is accredited with 15 credits by EORNA ACE»

The Scientific Programme of  the 10th World Congress of Sterilization will take place at Level 1, in Plenary Hall ZEUS.

The Scientific Programme of the 20th National Conference on Perioperative Nursing will take place at Level 0, and meeting rooms Leda – Europa, Danae,   Aphrodite – Artemis, Athena

All Workshops will take place at Level 0 and meeting rooms Leda-Europe,  Danae,  Aphrodite- Artemis, Athena and Minos South.

The Scientific Program will consist of Lectures, Round Table Sessions, Oral and Poster Presentations, Satellite Symposia and Workshops. Distinguished speakers from all around the world will be invited.

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC TOPICS

The preliminary scientific topics that will be handled and discussed during the scientific sessions will be the following:

• Education and certification of CSSD personnel
• What’ s new in Standardisation for Sterilization & decontamination
• Legal aspects
• Quality and the sterilization process
• The role of the CSSD in patient safety
• Validation
• Evidence based guidelines for sterilization and disinfection
• Infection control issues
• Emerging pathogens & resistant to sterilants & disinfectants

WORKSHOPS

Further information regarding the Workshops is included in the updated Preliminary Program of the Congress. Kindly note, that you may send the Workshops Application Form no later than September 21st 2009.

Duration 1 hour

Workshop 1: Advanced Sterilization Products a Johnson & Johnson Company

Meeting Room Leda, Europe, Level 0
Thursday, 8th October 2009, 14:15-15:15
What’s New in H2O2 Gas Plasma Sterilization?

Speakers: Marianne Borneff-Lipp & Lionel Pineau

Workshop 2: CISA

Meeting Room Athena, Level 0
Thursday, 8th October 2009, 14:15-15:15
CISA Endoscope Reprocessing & CISA Technology for Standardised CSSD

Speaker: Iyad Alamleh

Workshop 3: 3M

Meeting Room Aphrodite, Artemis, Level 0
Thursday, 8th October 2009, 14:15-15:15
Penetration Tests, Classes of Indicators, Helixes, Standards...What next?

Speaker: Joost van Doornmalen

Workshop 6: STERIS

Meeting Room Leda, Europe, Level 0
Friday, 9th  October 2009, 14:15-15:15

Speakers:
Greater concentration on cleaning chemistries - Anthony Pellicci
The Steam Penetration Test - Hollow and Porous - is it possible? - Cindy Graham

Duration 30 minutes

Workshop 4: GETINGE

Meeting Room Minos South, Level 0
Thursday, 8th October 2009, 14:15-14:45
Ηow T-DOC supports training of your CSSD staff and asset management

Speaker: Jacob Petersen & Bengt Ternstrom

Workshop 5: ECOLAB

Meeting Room Danae, Level 0
Thursday, 8th October 2009, 14:15-14:45
Introducing the revolutionary Solid System

Speaker to be announced soon

WORKSHOP 7: GETINGE

Meeting Room Minos South, Level 0
Friday, 9th October 2009, 14:15-14:45
LTSF- Secure sterilization of hollow lumen- the complete alternative

Speaker: Stefan Runnstroem

Workshop 8: BORER CHEMIE

Meeting Room Danae, Level 0
Friday, 9th  October 2009, 14:15-14:45
Visualization in real time of the progress of cleaning processes

Speaker: Urs B. Rosenberg

Workshop 9: Miele

Meeting Room Athena, Level 0
Friday, 9th October 2009, 14:15-14:45
MIS instrument reprocessing in washer disinfector  and correct use of particular load carrier

Speaker: Winfried Michels

Workshop 11: 3M

Meeting Room Minos North, Level 0
Friday, 9th October 2009, 14:15-14:45
The future of Monitoring is Digital; ETS is the Solution!

Speaker: Joost Van Doornmalen

Workshop 12: HELLENIC COPPER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (H.C.D.I.)

Meeting Room Μinos North, Level 0
Thursday, 8th October 2009, 14:15-14:45

New insights into copper antimicrobial properties for drinking water supply
William Keevil
New insights into copper antimicrobial properties for hospitals environment
Stefanos Geroulanos

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Oral and Poster Presentations are welcome to be considered for inclusion in the scientific program of the congress. If an abstract is not accepted for oral presentation, it could be accepted as a poster presentation

Abstract Sessions

Each abstract will be presented as an oral presentation or as a poster

Posters

A designated area in the Exhibition Foyer will be set up for poster sessions

Abstract Submission Guidelines & Criteria

Participants interested in presenting a paper are kindly asked to submit their abstracts electronically at:  www.wfhss-gorna.creta2009.com – Call for Abstracts Section by the 31st of March, 2009.
New deadline for abstract submission (for poster presentations only) July, 30th 2009

The Scientific Committee, will review all abstracts and the authors will be notified about the results of their proposed paper by the 30th of April, 2009

Authors of accepted abstracts will have to register by August 17th, 2009, the latest. Abstracts without registered presenters will be disregarded and not published.

More information and guidelines for the submission of papers are available at the congress website www.wfhss-gorna.creta2009.com.

Invited Speaker Presentations

Abstracts for Invited Speakers must be submitted according to the general abstract instructions and should be received by the general abstract deadline of  March 31st, 2009. Please indicate “invited speaker” on your abstract.