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Foundation Course in Decontamination and Sterilization

The SafMed Foundation and Advanced Foundation Courses in Sterilization and Decontamination is a
brief orientation to all aspects of the CSSD. As part of SafMed’s contribution to the community, this course is offered free of charge to anyone that works in the sterile services environment where infection control and specifically decontamination is paramount.

The Advanced Foundation Course is aimed specifically at managers and supervisors.

The Foundation Course is a 5-hour workshop with a short 30-minute competency exam at the end. In order to be issued with a SafMed certificate students must attain at least 80%.

The Advanced Foundation Course is run over 2 days and has a practical component on risk assessment.

Foundation Course will cover the following:
History of Sterile Services
Standard of Care and Legal Implications
Infection Prevention
The Decontamination and Sterilization Process
The Principles of Cleaning
Principals of Inspection of Medical Devices
Principles of Assembly and Packaging
Steam Sterilization Practice
Storage and Distribution

The Advanced Foundation Course will cover the following
Relevant Legislation
Health and Safety assessment
Basic Microbiology
CSSD Design and flow
Types of Instruments/Single Use
Principles of Cleaning
Classification of Instruments /Inspection
Handwashing
Risk assessment
Manual Cleaning
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Automated Cleaning
Sterile Packaging/Rigid Containers
Different Types of Sterilisation
Loading/Unloading
Sterile Storage and Distribution
Monitoring and Recording

Contact Information
In order to attend these courses an application form must be submitted. These can be obtained from

Charmaine Fraser SafMed Coordinator 011 201 4300 Email: Charmaine@safmed.co.za		Leanne Chetty 021 763 3280 Email: leanne@safmed.co.za

For further information on course content please contact Denise : denise@gfc.co.za Xana : xana@safmed.co.za

Provisional dates - 2011

Course	Venue	Date
Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Adv. Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Basic Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Basic Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Adv. Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination Foundation Course in Sterilization and Decontamination	Johannesburg Durban Red Cross Krugersdorp Durban Tygerberg Johannesburg East London Lesotho Pietersburg Tygerberg Nelspruit North West Cape Town	8 February 16 February 26 February 15 March 29/30 March 11 – 15 April 17 May 21 May ? July 11 August 19-23 September 16 September 4/5 October 8 Nov