Archive for month: March, 2015

AORN, IAHCSMM & AAMI Show Info
Plus a Webinar for Everyone

This edition of New-Splash from Ultra Clean Systems is a great roundup of three of the most important shows in healthcare involving perioperative nursing (AORN), sterile processing and central supply (IAHCSMM) and healthcare technology professionals (AAMI).

But what’s just around the corner is a very informative ProReveal Florescence Protein Detection Test Webinar hosted by Ultra Clean Systems on Tuesday, March 3.

ProReveal Florescence Protein Detection Test Webinar

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 – 11:00 to 11:45 AM

The subject is residual protein on surgical instruments and how to detect it with no guesswork or swabbing. The Webinar will cover ProReveal, the most sensitive protein detection system available using fluorescence technology.

The Guest Speakers will be:

• Dr. David Perrett
  An Inventor of the ProReveal Fluorescence Protein Detection System and Prof. of Bioanalytical Science at Barts Medical School in London.
• Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT
  President/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting, LLC, and formerly the Director of the Sterile Processing Department at The Children’s Hospital of Denver.

AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015

Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202
March 7-11, 2015

Ultra Clean Systems – Booth 3916

AORN is just around the corner with hundreds of exhibitors on tap for you to learn and explore at the Colorado Convention Center, March 7-11.

This conference is the place to learn about best practices; from educational sessions, fellow attendees, worldwide experts, and industry contacts in one location.

Ultra Clean Systems – Booth 3916, will be showing the remarkable ProReveal Fluorescence Protein Detection System and demonstrate why your surgical instruments may not be as clean as you think. Come see what you’ve been missing.

Rose Seavey will be in our booth from time-to-time so plan on coming by Booth 3916 and see the best in ultrasonic surgical instrument cleaning systems too.

The line-up up includes a wide range of Ultra Sonic Washer Systems including the Triton-36, which has been validated by Intuitive Surgical to clean da Vinci^®
Robotic instruments including the new, longer Xi instruments.

IAHCSMM 50th Annual Conference & Expo

Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
May 3-6, 2015

Ultra Clean Systems – Booth 802

In May, the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) will celebrate its 50th Year of Service with an exciting Expo in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

The IAHCSMM Expo will boast its biggest turnout this year with expanded educational opportunities and exhibitors. Included in this offer is an easy escape on your downtime to head to the beach.

Ultra Clean Systems will be performing two Lab Sessions at the Pre-Conference Session on May 2.

Seating is very limited so plan to attend early.

It will be a very informative session, (repeated a second time due to popularity), on the topic of dirty instruments and detecting residual protein qualitatively and quantitatively.

FLUORESCENCE BASED PROTEIN DETECTION TESTING
Dr. Perrett, Thomas Overbey, Rose Seavey – Ultra Clean Systems

The detection of residual proteins is considered to be a necessary step for the validation of decontamination procedures in hospital SPDs.

Protein determinations are conducted off-instrument by either wet swabbing part of the instrument or by soaking the instrument in a detergent solution.

Previous studies have demonstrated that significant amounts of adsorbed BSA or fibrinogen, (a relatively hydrophobic protein with some similar characteristics to prion proteins) can remain on the instrument after swabbing with water or detergent solutions.

A suggested alternative approach is the in-situ detection of residual proteins on the actual instruments. Proteins adsorbed onto surfaces can be directly quantified by a number of possible techniques. Many such techniques are at present far too complex and expensive for routine use.

Another technique is through the use of fluorescence imaging since it can offer considerably more sensitivity.

This lab will provide a thorough step-by-step demonstration of fluorescence based protein test detection and follow-up discussion by the inventors of the only system of its kind.

Ultra Clean Systems – Booth 802

For the Expo, Ultra Clean Systems at Booth 802, will have the full line of Ultra Sonic Cleaning Systems on display featuring the Triton36 cleaning system fully validated by Intuitive Surgical to process da Vinci^® robotic instruments including the newer Xi generation robotics.

A special feature is our in-booth education.

We will be offering a half-hour CE credit course on:

Fluorescence Based Protein Detection on Surgical Instruments

The In-Booth Course schedule in Booth 802:

Monday, May 4 8:00 AM 8:45 AM 9:30 AM Tuesday, May 5 8:00 AM 8:45 AM 9:30 AM

Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate plus be included in a separate drawing to win a iPad mini.

Come take a spin through Booth 802 to see what you’ve been missing
and don’t miss the chance to win an iPad mini!

We’ll also have some special guests in our booth to speak with you.

AAMI 2015 Conference & Expo

Colorado Convention Center
700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202
June 5-8, 2015

Expo Overview
The AAMI 2015 Expo is where you’ll discover new technologies that can improve your facility’s healthcare delivery and increase your own productivity and professional knowledge.

• Meet with representatives of nearly 200 exhibiting companies, including many of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers and service providers.
• Get a first-hand look at state-of-the-art technology, including wireless telemetry, monitoring devices, equipment management software, imaging equipment, and much more.
• See demonstrations of cutting-edge medical equipment in a full series of interactive Product Showcases—20-minute presentations by AAMI 2015 exhibitors, scheduled in the Expo Hall throughout the Expo hours.
• Network with more than 1,700 of your colleagues from across the nation and around the world.

Chart your course through the year and drop us a line on your favorite show and why?
We would love to hear from you!

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