Advancements in Endoscope Reprocessing: Lowering Risk of Infection Transmission

 Advancements in Endoscope Reprocessing: Lowering Risk of Infection Transmission

Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 2:00 PM EDT

An educational discussion of the current endoscope cleaning landscape in the GI field, which will highlight the recently published data by Michelle Alfa, Ph.D . on the endoscope cleaning efficacy of the EVOTECH® Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR), and its implications for future practice and infection prevention.

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Speaker:

Dr. Michelle J. Alfa

Dr. Michelle J. Alfa is a professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Manitoba. In addition, she is the Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology Discipline for Diagnostic Services of Manitoba. She has worked for the past 20 years as a Clinical Microbiologist involved with teaching and research in the area of hospital- acquired infections.

Her areas of research include Clostridium difficile and the role of spores in the environment as a means of nosocomial infection transmission and the role of medical devices in infection transmission.

Dr. Alfa received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Manitoba, her Master of Science degree from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and her Ph.D. degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB. She is also board certified as a Clinical Microbiologist with the Canadian College of Microbiologists