MEDICAL DEVICES

MAY 26, 2011

8:15

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00

Welcoming Remarks from Insight Information

9:05

Opening Remarks from the Chair

Michael Lacatus
Manager, Sterile Processing Department
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
Past President
Central Service Association of Ontario (CSAO)

9:10

What's New in Medical Device Oversight and Policy Development

Michael Lacatus
Manager, Sterile Processing Department
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
Past President
Central Service Association of Ontario (CSAO)

9:45

Networking Coffee Break

10:00

Purchasing Best Practices for Medical Devices

Valerie Zellermeyer
Program Director, Perioperative Services
St. Michael's Hospital

• A team approach - who needs to be at the table
• Establishing the needs and the options
• Addressing key issues before purchase decisions are made
• Balancing budgets and wish lists
• Cost benefit analysis
• Shared accountability and decision making
• Inspections and trials - a risk minimization approach
• Mitigation of supplier risk
• Supplier assessments - best practices
• Vendor perspectives on procurement process

10:45

Medical Device Development Process and Improved Device Usage - Facilitating Stakeholder Input and Collaboration

Moderator:
Michael Lacatus
Manager, Sterile Processing Department
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
Past President
Central Service Association of Ontario (CSAO)

Lorna Coutoulas
Manager, Sterile Processing Department
Southlake Regional Health Centre
President, Central Service Association of Ontario

John Soloninka P. Eng., MBA
President and CEO
The Health Technology Exchange

Mark W. Taylor P. Eng, MSc, MBA
Senior Business Development Officer
Technology Development & Commercialization
University Health Network (tentative)

• Incorporating processing and reprocessing concerns in design
• Technology assessments pre and post development
• How the development process accommodates user input
• The developer/user feedback loop for better results
• How user complaints can lead to a win win
• Aligning manufacturer?s reprocessing specifications and current standards

12:15

Networking Luncheon

1:30

Lean Solutions for Central Processing

Renate Ilse
Director Surgery, Endoscopy and Central Processing
Rouge Valley Health System

Rhodora Gutierrez
Manager, OR and Central Processing, Centenary Site
Rouge Valley Health System

Lisa McVety
Manager, OR and Central Processing, Ajax-Pickering Site
Rouge Valley Health System

• Background and problem identification
  • RVHS context and challenges
  • Role of Lean
  • OR / Central Processing issues
  • Processing challenges and impact on staff, physicians and patients
• The Lean solutions to the processing challenge
  • The task
  • The team
  • LEAN approach
  • Outcome
  • Sustaining the Change
• What DID and DID NOT work
• Moving forward….

2:15

Core Competency Training, Testing and Certification

Brian Pond
Manager, Sterile Processing Department / Case Carts
Moncton Hospital
Horizon Health Network (NB)

• The human resources and training challenges
• What are the current training best practices
• Continuous improvement through training and testing processes
• Staying current given moving targets in standards and devices
• How does certification fit in?
• Why national certification is necessary
• Next steps

3:00

Networking Refreshment Break

3:15

Strategies for Effective On-site Medical Device Development and Device Modification

Andrea Rush 
Partner, Patent and Trade-mark agent
Heenan Blaikie LLP

Emily Larose
Partner
Cassels Brock LLP

• Commercializing and protecting IP in medical devices and modified devices
• Protecting/commercializing in-house developed devices
• Device modification and use - legal considerations and risk management
• Policy development and risk management for medical device uses
• Risk management for locally developed and/or modified devices

4:15

Reflections on Latest Innovations and Technological Developments for Medical Device Design and Use

Moderator:
Abdool Z. Karim BSc, MD, MBA
Manager
Regional Processing Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Douglas J. Friesen 
President
Getinge Canada Limited

John Soloninka P. Eng., MBA 
President and CEO
The Health Technology Exchange

• Today's healthcare challenges
• How the world of healthcare technology and devices is changing
• Developments in healthcare technology and devices to address current healthcare challenges
• How healthcare delivery will be impacted going forward
• Turning cost into healthcare

5:00

Conference Adjourns for the Day

MAY 27, 2011

8:30

Continental Breakfast

9:00

Chair's Opening Remarks

9:05

The Future of Medical Devices in a Changing Healthcare World

Mark W. Taylor P.Eng, MSc, MBA
Senior Business Development Officer
Technology Development & Commercialization
University Health Network

What are the key healthcare trends and the longer term impacts this will have on the world of medical device development and use? What are the cutting edge developments in medical technology and how will this impact the way healthcare is delivered?

9:45

Infection Control Challenges and Strategies for Medical Device Use - Latest Developments

Michael Lacatus
Manager, Sterile Processing Department
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
Past President
Central Service Association of Ontario (CSAO)

• Highest areas of infection risk in medical device use
• Latest on infection management strategies for medical devices in surgical contexts
• Special issues related to research on medical devices and infection control
• Latest developments and strategies for infection control and new healthcare technologies

Abdool Z. Karim BSc, MD, MBA
Manager
Regional Processing Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

• Strategies for CJD instruments
• Misconceptions in infection control and severity
• Modes of sterilization
• Compliance with standards
• Cost perspectives
• Adherence to PIDAC

10:45

Networking Coffee Break

11:00

Incident Reporting Best Practices for Medical Device Management and Use

Ann-Marie Gonsalves
Manager, Central Processing
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network

Marilyn Mah
Manager, Central Processing Department
Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network

Ruxandra Nedu
Senior Analyst, Patient Safety & Clinical Risk
University Health Network

• Using incident reporting for continuous improvement
• Breaking down resistance
• Putting the processes in place to ensure compliance
• Rewarding error identification and process improvement
• Early intervention and reporting
• Event tracking
• Tools and sample procedures

11:45

Medical Devices Tracking Systems to Enhance Patient Safety and Improve Patient Care

Abdool Z. Karim BSc, MD, MBA
Manager
Regional Processing Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

• Overview of various technologies
• Sunnybrook experience with tracking systems for the last 14 years
• Recall procedure
• Quality assurance of decontamination and sterilization
• Inventory and wait times management
• Financing models

12:30

Networking Luncheon

1:45

Risk Reduction Strategies for Managing Medical Devices

Mitra Nadjmi
Senior Healthcare Risk Management Specialist
HIROC

• Case studies and outcomes
• Risk management lessons of note
• Practice tips emerging from HIROC claims

Mary Jane Dykeman
Partner
Dykeman Dewhirst O'Brien LLP

• Understanding where the highest risk areas are
  • Lending of devices
  • Technological advances in medical devices
  • Complexity of devices and processes
  • Staff recruiting, competency and training
• Progress made in device reprocessing at the front lines
• What's on the horizon in risk reduction and technology use

2:45

Lean and Six Sigma Strategies for Process Excellence in Medical Devices

Sheryl Baker
CPS Manager
Kingston General Hospital

Derek Wallis
Process Excellence
Kingston General Hospital

Most CPSD are over-taxed, over-stressed and under constant pressure to improve time, performance and output. How can through-put times be cut without adding stress, risks, errors and adverse events? How can these crucial hospital departments be shaped into high performing divisions with commensurate high staff satisfaction? Learn some essential lean and Six Sigma Lessons from Kingston General Hospital which was able to cut reuse time in half by:

• Reducing waste
• Standardizing processes
• Streamlining procedures and flow paths
• Aligning inventories
• Reducing storage space requirements

3:45

• From Hospitals, Health Regions and Independent Surgery Facilities: VP/Medical Director/Manager/Supervisor of Perioperative Services, CPS, SPD, Surgical Support, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Operations, Medical Engineering, Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, Purchasing and Educators

• From Medical Device Manufacturers: VP/Director of: Product Development, Quality Assurance, Product Support, Regulatory Affairs
• Senior representatives of: Ministries of Health, Healthcare Associations, Accreditation and Oversight Bodies and Colleges
• Healthcare Consultants, Lawyers and Advisers

Dear Colleague,

Today we see that healthcare delivery is becoming more and more dependent on innovations in technology and medical devices to meet the demands of Canada?s high pressure healthcare environments. Given the current climate of budgetary challenges and the increasing demands on the system there is an unprecedented need to ensure that health care organizations implement the most effective tools, methods and practices. This is especially true in the acquisition, management and use of medical devices and healthcare technologies that play a crucial role in improving healthcare wait times, outcomes and efficiencies.

This Insight Information conference is specifically designed to bring these best practices and latest developments to Canadian healthcare professionals. It will also deliver practical updates on a range of other timely topics such as human resources and training, risk management, incident reporting, infection control and on improving the teamwork with stakeholders such ad device and technology developers and perioperative care managers.

What are the latest technical and procedural innovations that will help ensure standards are met and infection rates reduced? What lessons have been learned to help you avoid errors and adverse events? How can LEAN process improvements be implemented to ensure improved performance and results in medical device reprocessing and use? What is the latest thinking on better resource and financial management in this critical area of healthcare?

Once you review the rich program being offered, I am sure you will agree that this conference is not to be missed. I look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Michael Lacatus
Manager, Sterile Processing Department, Mt. Sinai Hospital
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
Past President, Central Service Association of Ontario (CSAO)

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