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Endoscope drying cabinet – periodic testing

EDC

Course Details

Course code
EDC
Days
3 days
Category
Decontamination
Tags
Healthcare
Accreditation
City & Guilds Assured
Training method
Scheduled

This course will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform drying cabinet tests, interpret results and complete relevant test documentation.

Who is the course for

This course is for technicians who are responsible for testing endoscope drying cabinets.

Aims & objectives

This course will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform drying cabinet tests, interpret results and complete relevant test documentation.

BY THE END OF THE COURSE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

– Identify test protocols defined by HTM01-06

– State how to test for air flow through lumens and how to maintain the quality of an endoscope

– Identify how to test for airborne contaminates and contamination levels and interpret laboratory results

– Outline how to test effectiveness of drying function – externally and lumen(s)

– State how to verify calibration and permitted tolerances

– Identify how to test differential pressure across hepa filter

– State how to check the pressure within cabinet and know limits

– Complete a series of periodic drying cabinet tests

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Course FAQs

Eastwood Park offers decontamination courses that fit into 3 main categories – for operators, management courses and engineering validation and testing.

Our Introduction to Decontamination (IDO) course is ideal for anyone who has a need to know about decontamination but who is not familiar with it, providing you with a broad, high-level understanding of the purpose and constraints on decontamination practices and in particular the role of the sterile services department (SSD) in the broader healthcare setting.

You can download our learner handbook on our learners page.

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