ASGE Masterclass: Infection Control (On-Demand) | June 2021-AGENDA Masterclass Infection Control 2021

AGENDA Masterclass Infection Control 2021

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The Masterclass Infection Control 2021 is a virtual event taking place on Friday, June 18, 2021. The agenda, listed in Central Standard Time, includes various sessions on topics related to infection control in the context of endoscopy procedures.<br /><br />The event starts at 8:30 am with a period to visit virtual rooms and exhibitors. At 9:00 am, the course director, Luke John Day, MD, FASGE, provides a welcome and overview. The first session, from 9:20 to 10:00 am, focuses on the landscape of infectious risk to patients undergoing endoscopy, presented by V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, FASGE. This is followed by a question and answer session.<br /><br />From 10:10 to 10:50 am, Nancy S. Schlossberg, BA, BSN, RN, CGRN, discusses the team-based approach to infection control, including staff training and building a leadership team. Another question and answer session follows. <br /><br />The next session, from 11:00 to 11:40 am, presented by V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, FASGE, delves into enhanced endoscope reprocessing. A question and answer session is included. <br /><br />After a break, Luke John Day, MD, FASGE, discusses drying and visualization of endoscopes from 12:30 to 1:10 pm, followed by a question and answer session. <br /><br />From 1:20 to 2:00 pm, Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH, addresses the topic of biofilm and its importance in infection control. Subsequently, there is a question and answer session. <br /><br />Luke John Day, MD, FASGE, returns to speak about disposable and detachable endoscopes from 2:10 to 2:50 pm, followed by a question and answer session. <br /><br />There is another break to visit virtual rooms and exhibits until 3:30 pm. The session from 3:30 to 4:10 pm focuses on making sense of multiple reprocessing guidelines, presented by Pushpak Taunk, MD, and is followed by a question and answer session.<br /><br />The event concludes with a World Café session at 4:20 pm, where experts discuss what they see on the horizon in infection control. The event ends with a wrap-up and adjournment at 5:00 pm.

Keywords

Masterclass Infection Control 2021

virtual event

infection control

endoscopy procedures

infectious risk

team-based approach

endoscope reprocessing

drying and visualization

biofilm

reprocessing guidelines