Disinfection & Sterilisation Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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The importance of sealing instruments in the practice 12/14/2022

Making a good job of packing and sealing instruments helps to ensure that both the instruments and all people involved from healthcare operators to patients are entirely safe.

How do you clean a medical stretcher? 12/7/2022

Learn best practice for cleaning & maintaining your medical stretchers from your Australian manufacturer.

Singapore uses Hygiena ATP monitoring to reach new levels of clean 11/30/2022

Singapore is one of the world’s cleanest cities—by design. Since its 1965 independence, the tropical city-state has been famous for strictly enforcing rules on hygiene and disease ...

Breaking the Mould 11/29/2022

Investigation into the use of the biocide STERI-7, for the remediation of mould from cultural heritage artefacts and historic building interiors.

Euronda Pro System autoclaves with Covid-19 Control 11/14/2022

The recent Covid-19 pandemic has further highlighted the need to protect operators, doctors, clinicians and patients.

Cleaning instruments in healthcare practices - the cleaning stage of the sterilisation process 11/13/2022

In 1860, Joseph Lister introduced fundamental improvements in the cleaning of healthcare instruments in order to prevent the spread of infection, and these techniques have since ...

Prevention is Better Than Cure 6/22/2022

Talking About Infection Control and How To Prevent Infection Transmission…

Electronic Bowie-Dick type tests save 40 min per day! 5/10/2022

Bowie-Dick type tests are a commonplace and important manual maintenance check on all steam sterilizers - but with the new GEN5 Steam Sterilizers from Atherton the vital test is ...

Buying a new steriliser 5/3/2022

A few points to consider when buying a new steriliser and simplifying the choice

Importance of Healthcare Keyboards to Keep Infections at Bay! 5/2/2022

Realizing the importance of keyboards in healthcare environments

DE-MISTYFYING BIO-MISTING with S-7XTRA 3/23/2022

What is Bio-Misting? It is a method of dispensing chemicals and disinfectants via a fine mist which is mechanically sprayed from a bio-misting machine.

Wet wipes can spread germs, say experts 3/19/2022

Whether you're scrubbing off make-up, freshening up your hands or giving those kitchen or bathroom surfaces a quick wipe down, the humble wet wipe has become a cleaning stalwart for ...

How to Properly Care for Your Autoclave/Steriliser 11/12/2021

In healthcare environments, the steriliser is undoubtedly one of the most important pieces of equipment. Why throw money away on unnecessary costs which could be preventable.

Ultrasonic baths: The importance and benefits of ultrasonic cleaning 10/27/2021

The efficient way to clean reusable instruments is by using an ultrasonic bath or also known as an ultrasonic cleaner

10 Pitfalls to Avoid When Setting up a New Surgery! 10/12/2021

This article is designed to share the top 10 pitfalls that you would do well to avoid when starting a new surgery. We want to help practice owners wherever possible and are ready to ...

The first and last lines of defence in the fight against the spread of infection 10/8/2021

We want to recognise our front line — all of our hard working nurses, doctors, emergency services, and the admin staff that support them. They are a group of amazing people.

A history of Bowie-Dick Type Tests 7/28/2021

The history of the Bowie Dick steam sterilization test which has been used to check the air removing efficiency of steam sterilizers since its inception in 1963.

The pitfalls of using multiple products for cleaning and disinfection. 7/6/2021

Many challenges were faced over the last year and one was securing supplies to ensure the critical task of keeping our environments safe with cleaning and disinfection products.

Global Sterilisation Wrap Shortage - What can be done? 5/11/2021