DU Stérilisation et Dispositifs Médicaux

Preparation of sterile medical devices is a risky technical process, the objective of which is to guarantee the sterilisation of the material used for the performance of surgical procedures in order to ensure the quality of care and the safety of the patients.

This is carried out in health care institutions, under pharmaceutical responsibility, in central facilities that process large volumes of medical devices and surgical instruments; but it is also carried out in the hospital;It is also used in medical and dental practices where the volumes of medical devices and surgical instruments are smaller.

Whatever the location and the volume of material used, the sterilisation activity requires a perfect control of its organisation (premises, materials, processes) in a logic of quality assurance and prevention of nosocomial infections.

In health care establishments, it is a complex and multidisciplinary process with part of the process starting in the operating theatre involving the Nurse of the Operating Theatre;més dés dés dés (IBODEs) to continue in the stérilisation premises with IBODEs, stérilisation agents, pharmacy préparators, pharmacists.

In medical and dental practices, the number of actors is obviously more limited (doctor-nurse-dentist-dental surgeon-dental assistant).

This high level diploma training aims to enable the participant to know the regulatory aspects of the sterilisation process, to know the risks, to master the principles of its organisation, in order to optimise its management.

It is also with this aim that the training includes a second section devoted to implantable medical devices and surgical instruments.

In addition to the assurance of providing perfectly stable equipment, the completeness of a box and the arrangement of instruments within it are essential factors for the surgical team. Knowledge of the main types of surgical procedures and the equipment used are therefore elements that will help to better understand this problem.

Furthermore, the training of the surgical team is a key factor in the development of the surgical procedure.

Interns and Doctors of Pharmacy, Interns and Doctors of Medicine, Interns and Doctors of Odontology, Pharmacy Preceptors, State Registered Nurses, State Registered Operating Room Nurses, Midwives, Health Executives, Medical Technicians, Medical Technicians, and Nurses;(IBODE), midwives, health executives, graduate engineers or senior technicians concerned with sterilisation, other initial training (master's degree, BTS, state diploma): on file, interview and professional project.

All applications must be accompanied by a CV and a letter of motivation

The teaching will be delivered over 15 weeks in the period November-June

The lectures will be delivered in the Faculty of Pharmacy.

The tutorials and visits will be carried out in the logistic platform and in the sterilization service of the CHU Timone

Regulations on the sterilisation of medical devices

The problem of hospital-acquired infections

The problem of nosocomial infections

Organisation of a sterilisation (premises, equipment, air treatment)

The different types of sterilisation

The different stages of the sterilisation process (pre-deacute, cleaning, re-composition, repackaging, sterilisation, storage)

The different methods of sterilisation

Mastering the organisation of a stérilisation

Master the organisation of the premises (principle of forward movement)

Master the equipment (washer-dryers, autoclaves, others,...)

Know how to manage a sterilisation team

Master the various stages of the sterilisation process and their handling

Free up a batch of sterile material

Implement a quality system in sterilisation

Obtaining an autoclave authorisation

Know the surgical instrumentation and prosthetics used in the main surgical disciplines