Description
Learning Objectives
- Describe routes of prion transmission relevant to sterile service departments.
- Explain the limitations of conventional reprocessing on prions.
- Identify sterile processing practices used to manage potential prion exposure.
- Recognize limitations of sterilization technologies and how monitoring systems affect prion risk management in sterile processing.
About the Author
Dr. Brian Kirk BSc, MSC, PhD, MRPharmS, FIHEEM, AE(D)
