Because sterile processing plays a vital role in patient safety, it is essential to ensure that every instrument meets sterilization requirements. 

This course helps healthcare professionals in all settings ensure compliance with regulatory standards for sterile processing and adhere to recommended best practices. 

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Identify current best practices related to the reprocessing surgical instruments
• Discuss the latest recommendations for immediate-use sterilization
• Develop an audit for measuring compliance of a sterile processing department
• Identify the necessary steps for the careful management and control of loaned instruments and/or implants

Length:
1.5 hours

Cost: 

Members- $30
Nonmembers- $40

Access
First-time users – click the orange "register" button above to begin registration. 

Returning students –

Please follow the steps below to return to your course.

Step 1:
Log in to APIC.org using the green “Sign in” button at the top of the homepage.
 
Step 2:
Visit www.apic.org/anywhere to see the list of online courses. Click the course you wish to return to.

Step 3:
On the course information page, click the green button in the middle of the page titled "Return to course"**. Click that button to pass through to your courses.

**Note: if the button is orange and reads “register” instead of  green reading “return to course” please sign in to the site using step 1 above.

Nursing contact hours: 1.5

How do I get contact hours?

To receive contact hours for an online course, you must complete the program in its entirety and complete an online evaluation. Your feedback is not only required by the accrediting organization, but it is vital to development of future programming.

How do I meet requirements to evaluate the program?

Complete the online evaluation from your computer immediately upon completion of the course by using the course survey link provided in the training menu. Once the online evaluation is complete, you will be eligible to obtain your contact hours via the certificate of completion. 

• Windows XP, Vista
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (6.0 or higher recommended)
• Sound card with speakers
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or later—allows users to download and run multimedia audio and video files from the web
• Plug-ins:
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
• Adobe Flash Player 7.0

Technical support: 

Anywhere@apic.org