close to 4 decades. It seems that every few years a devastating out-
break related to improper endoscope reprocessing occurs or alarming
research like the Johns Hopkins study is published to make us take a
long, hard look at infection control programs in place across the
country. Outbreaks
and attention-grab-
bing research should
serve as powerful
reminders that proper
endoscope care is an
everyday responsibili-
ty that demands buy-
in from everyone who
handles scopes in
procedure rooms and
reprocessing areas.
You shouldn't ignore
the importance of
using any technology
or tests that have the
potential to assist
your staff in protect-
ing patients from
infectious diseases.
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Mr. Collins (collinj@ccf.org)
is the enterprise endoscopy
accreditation nurse for the
Department of Gastro-
enterology and Hepatology
of the Cleveland Clinic's
Digestive Disease Institute
in Cleveland, Ohio.
