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Education, training, and knowledge of infection control among endoscopy technicians and nurses
Sanjivini Suresh1, Mala Pande1, Kalpesh Patel2
1Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
American Journal of Infection Control
|January 24, 2021
Abstract:
Our survey of 88 endoscopy technicians and nurses to determine their experience, training, and knowledge of infection control found that few personnel (<15%) received formal training in endoscope reprocessing or infection prevention before or after joining an endoscopy unit. While self-reported confidence in endoscope reprocessing was high (9 out of 10), knowledge of best practices in this regard lagged (average assessment score of 62%).