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[ISO 9001 quality approach in Sterilization Unit and developing the skills of agents: Contribution of a
A Trouillard1, A Gillois2, V Tournayre1
1Centre d'activités cliniques pharmacie & stérilisation, pôle médico-technique, centre hospitalier de Narbonne, boulevard Dr-Lacroix, 11108 Narbonne cedex, France.
Objectives:
The Sterilization Unit of the Narbonne Hospital Center (France) has decided to embark on a process of NF EN ISO 9001: 2015 certification. The objective is to describe how the working group has appropriated the provisions relating to staff training in order to build a skills development plan for its Sterilization agents.
Methods:
A multi-professional working group has been set up. After a preliminary inventory, an inventory of skills needs, expectations of the agents, available means, and a bibliographical research, the group drew up a training plan with the support of a quality engineer from the Hospital Centre. The training plan was validated by a review of the management of the establishment.
Results:
Several teaching aids were chosen: a serious game developed by the working group, the planning of instrumentation sessions, quality meetings and feedback committees. The principle of transdisciplinarity and recourse to multi-professional exchanges is the common thread in the elaboration of the training plan.
Conclusion:
The use of the selected materials is formalised in the form of a skills development plan indexed in the institution's quality management system. The application of the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard in terms of training in our Sterilization quality management system enables risk control and continuous improvement of the training plan to comply with technical and regulatory changes in the profession.
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