Major Courses : OT & Anaesthesia

Sterilization Technique
- introduction
- definition
- methods of sterilization
-methods of disinfection
-techniques, process, principles, efficiency, factors affecting, applicable
3 Hrs
Methods used in O.T 2 hrs
O.T fumigation 2 hrs
Sterilization control 2 hrs
Log of sterilization processes & methods 2 hrs
Cleaning of soiled instruments in OT ( spotting, staining)
- methods of cleaning, objectives of cleaning ( washing, assembling & dismantling,
cleaning, soaking, rinsing, drying, assembly, mechanical cleaning, ultrasonic
cleaning, manual drying, heat & heatless drying, air drying, air gun for drying,
checking, counts, parts, functioning, assembly, wrapping- types of packing,
mentioning date & time, type of materials used
3 hrs
Selection of sterilization methods-types of material, duration and objectives 2hrs
Processing 1hr
Sterilization control and sterility check 2hrs
Chemical disinfection-properties, action, duration, purpose, spectrum 2hrs
Hand hygiene-surgical, medical
-disinfectant used and technique and principle
-sanitizer-soap and water
-classification of instruments & levels of disinfectants, levels of disinfection
3 hrs
Methods used in disposable and reusable items 2hrs
Biomedical waste-hazards, segregation, colour coding , making non-infectious,
disposing
2 hrs
Advance sterilization methods (plasma, ozone, Sterrad, hydroclave) 1 hr
CSSD 1 hr
Infection control in OT
Principles of infection control
-Definition, types of infections & definitions
-Spread of infections- source, host, route of transmission, spread of
infection in OT
2hrs
O.T design, zones, traffic pattern 2 hrs
O.T scheduling 2 hrs
O.T cleaning, sterilization (relevant to OT infections, cleaning & sterilization of OT
after biohazardous case)
2 hrs
Equipment handling & processing- maintenance of in use equipment, reuse of
equipment, disposable equipment, & fluid & drug precautions, storage of equipment
in OT.
-Factors influencing the effectiveness of germicide- sterilization,
disinfection & cleaning
2 hrs
Infection control in OT & methods of infection control
-Universal precautions
-PPE
3 hrs
-Hand hygiene
-Barriers
-Air borne
-Droplet, contact precautions
Hazards in O.T
-Electric
-Biological
-Chemical
-Radiation
-Occupation
3 hrs
Safety of personnel
Hospital acquired occupational infections
-First aid
-Preventive measures- vaccination, health practices (awareness)
2 hrs
Isolation precautions
-fundamentals of isolation precautions, identifying infections risk
device
-practices & methods followed
2 hrs
Surveillance microbiological study ( principles & methods)
- principles of elimination+ sampling+ staining & cultures
- collection of specimens for sampling & its methods
- VAP & other common HAI (common infections, cause of
infections, common microorganisms, detection of infection,
treatment, preventive measures)
3 hrs
Biomedical waste management
-identify, risk assessment, segregation, checking, disposal,
biohazardous waste produced in OT
3 hrs
Quality control( standard guidelines- who
-HICC, OT Infection Control Committee- defining roles &
responsibilities of various personnel involved
-composition
-policy making & implementation
-standards of OT
-preventive measures
-survey
-generating & maintaining data related to infection