| What external resources would you like to have available to enhance staff education? |
| more downloadable or viewable inservices |
| HAVE MORE SPEAKERS COME TO PLACES THAT DON'T HAVE THAT BIG OF POPULATION. TRY AND MOTIVATE HOSPITALS TO BRING MORE EDUCATION TO PLACES LIKE OURS. |
| Online courses to obtain certification Online testing |
| Free Inservices on line that we could watch and get points towards our CEU's. On a variety of subjects that relate to our specific work. |
| Having more outside companies willing to do inservices with CEU's for 3 or 4 attendees |
| on line streaming video |
| we are a material management department I would really apprecicate more education towards inventory control |
| online educational offerings |
| on line in-services |
| Ortho vendors that can do saw bones demostrations with staff. Powerpoint presentations from outside sources that cover specific topics. |
| See Above. |
| Educational meetings in the San Joaquin valley of California or in California |
| Conference/audio/ web casts |
| more vendor education |
| The my local IAHCSMM Chapter her in Arizona. |
| More outside training available to moe staff. |
| More active local chapter More web inservices at later times more local seminars/work groups |
| Additional education that can be given as a staff meeting/educational time. |
| I use any resource for example, 3M, J&J , infection control magazine, and any other on-line articles. |
| out side educator |
| Classes & Conferances |
| more hands-on inservices,I feel you learn more from doing than watching or reading |
| SPEAKERS FROM COMPANIES MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM AAMI & IAHCSMM |
| It would be nice to have speakers available at nearby health care facilities or colleges to do presentations on topics relating to CS. Having a new face and a fresh perspective is energizing. |
| Local seminars |
| i would like to see more seminars. |
| na |
| Competency formats Continued inserivces in the Communique! |
| Active local IAHCSMM chapter Vendor training Workshops locally |
| Company rep scheduled inservices |
| local meetings |
| any and all vendors, online resoures |
| more inservices by the vendors, of the equipment we use |
| All Staff completing required CRCST and maintaining certification. Staff keeping up with available field related issues. i.e. Communique |
| Contact with Assistant manager to give him options to better train staff. Sorry I cannot list the resources for you |
| updated education instead of the same |
| Manufacturers educational videos |
| Dynamic lessons or lesson plans to give to the department employees. That also had CEU's attached. I was a school teacher in a previous life and we always had lesson plans to accomplish our goals. |
| List of available education material |
| We need good competencies so the employee can understand the reasons why they are doing this type of work. |
| A Central Sterile processing school |
| Free on-line courses |
| We need more on identification of instruments, what items actually are for when picking a case cart and not just know it by a number so when surgery calls and asks for it by name they will know what they are talking about, more specifics about the differences in like items such as a laparoscope vs. a hysterscope vs. cystoscope. |
| budget for attending outside seminars and meetings |
| Newsletters or email like this will help us a lot. |
| MORE VENDOR PARTICIPATION |
| Lesson plans from manufacturers and/or organizations that are downloaded and/or printable. |
| Companies to be more proactive in offering educators for staff education and competecy. |
| More external education programs, programs about new technology available |
| Central Service techinical training instructor guide update for 2008/ 2009 |
| free or low cost education programs for those who can't afford to pay for them. Many of our staff live paycheck to paycheck and don't have the money to pay for classes. |
| Paid conference |
| Workshops \, conferences within a reasonable driving distance, affordable online courses foe staff |
| To have a school here in Delaware so that the new hired employee's can get the proper training, education, he or she needs to perform their duties as a CS technician. |
| vendor inservices and infection control inservices |
| It would be great to have a video made of the keynote speakers to take back to the department for the staff to see that could not make the annual meetings. I thought Mike Ditka in Reno was great. |
| Educators, speakers etc to present during staff education meetings monthly |
| regional seminars free online programs |
| more hands on inservices with sales repsA supervisor who shows respect for our dept & the challenges we face on daily basisEducation fund/reimbursment like RN & OR Techs |
| I would like to be notified about education options in our state and/or neighboring states. |
| recent iahcsmm educational publications latest iahcsmm cs manual/ work books cs specific work area refresher tests |
| continue the on-line opportunities webcasts for credits - especially for approved instructors |
| more audio seminars |
| Better Funding available |
| perhaps a young female assitant would be wonderful thanks for asking |
| Mini seminars near campus |
| Web Sites are becoming more popular, which is a good thing. Local seminars sponsored by vendors with low registration cost. |
| product educators to present information on their products. |
| More outside company education with credit hours |
| Online training |
| hospital educator should regular in-services the includes CS department. |
| Reps from companies bringing in instruments come to us with cleaning and sterilization info. |
| i like the communique education sessions for all employees to do as an update |
| Hire outside resources to present programs to staff |
| CD/DVD lessons on CS related topics with a brief quiz |
| On-Line web-cast teaching sessions for new and experienced employees concerning new sterilization technology |
| More knowledge of external inservices that are available to CRCST's. |
| administrative support for further education |
| There are a lot of excellent external resourses- maybe having a listing we use 3-M, Infection Control, Communiques, OR Today, Materials Management, Healthcare Purchasing News, EndoNurse, Practical Gastroenterology, and most all of our company representatives offer some kind of free educational materials |
| State/regional seminars Vendor inservices for new technology as related to SPD and the OR |
| perhaps for those who need it or want it encourage online courses or off site training in cs techniques. out of only 3 employees here in cs only 1 has certification. i think that is important to make sure all have it. |
| I currently use IAHCSMM literature to assist in training. The more information the better. |
| Vendors provide additional training. |
| Would like to see a an annual seminar available to all SPD staff within the state. |
| Short movies, books, pamphlets, papers all at very low cost. |
| Our group loves being able to access info on the computer. |
| list of free inservices |
| iwould like other facilities imput on use and sterilization issues |
| A resource/guide to help guide each employee or trainer their specific duties and how that relates to there job and patient care. |
| I would like to be able to attend outside educational meetings. |
| Vendor interaction |
| Acess to CEU's from all different instrument companies. |
| Informations/updates on recent advancements in CS. |
| find more certifed people |
| Paper or computer study modules with tests so staff can acquire the contact hours when they have some down time. More affortable conferences. Our hospital SPD and the local AORN chapter offer a vendor fair with 6 to 7 hours of continuing education every two years for nurses and SPD staff to attend. This is usuall offered on a Saturday at a cost of $30.00 or less.Other programs like this would be great for staff to attend to get contat hours for their renewal credits |
| website for learning and research included in dues price and not an added expense |
| AN ON-LINE STUDY GUIDE FOR CERTFICATION AT NO EXPENSE TO THE STAFF THAT THEY COULD DO AT HOME |
| any seminars |
| MORE MEETINGS LIKE FALL MEETING WAS |
| instrument education |
| On line CS educator 24/7 |
| More local seminars in the norther NJ, tri-state area. |
| Budget allowances to provide at least two "professional" inservices a year, plus allowances to send at least one technician to a yearly conference. |
| Free on-line courses. |
| We order IAHCSMM certification courses for all staff |
| I would like to know what is new in the sterilization buisness and educate the staff about them even have a video |
| experienced speakers |
| local workshops and seminars |
| Again, vidoes with vital info on work duties, or new processes. |
| E.T.O. |
| Agencies to come in to give inservices on different equipment and products |
| yes have the reps do inservices |
| More support for certification nation wide. |
| Education lectures available to all staff and current education resources about all of SPD and any other available resources needed. |
| Time and Availability for On-Line education |
| State recognition for certification |
| At the present time I have 8 out of 20 employees that are certified, and would like to see more external materials that could be used for CEU's. |
| More presentations |
| online studies for Educator articles for CS Education |
| we have plenty of external opportunities to advance out knowlegebase. |
| interactive modules. |
| more on line courses |
| soome of the specific companys to come and teach us |
| $ for continuing ed |
| seminars, workshops |
| Classes, seminars. |
| MAGAZINES/PUBLICATIONS |
| inservices and lesson plans from iahcsmm to use for monthly meetings |
| Seminars |
| Possibility of seminars geared for rural areas (we always have to travel distances) |
| STAFF EDUCATORS FROM OTHER HOSPITALS |
| more local seminars |
| audit of department to see how we are doing and where we may need areas of improvement. |
| CEUs from companies |
| More meetings in area. CT/RI/MA |
| education |
| lession |
| Vendor Exhibits |
| more duplicated seminars offered at different times. Small staff departments would then be able to send more techs. |
| local chapter, programs teaching cs course |
| megazin ,flyers,dvd |
| Seminars Workshops |
| More online courses |
| FREE CEU'S!!! Paying the prices that are asked is ludicrous, especially in our currently volatile market! We're already paying 40 dollars to recert. |
| I would like to see the state of Michigan get the law passed to have all CS staff be certified before time of hire. I am finding it hard for my place of employment to except IAHCSMM certification they are quite addiment at being certified through CPSPD. I will not switch, once IAHCSMM always IAHCSMM. |
| dvd programs |
| Availability of more day long educational opportunities for CS staff. |
| more expereanc training |
| Timely articles with real world problems, solutions and questions to drive home the lesson. |
| More videos, on-line in-services on demand, |
| no answer |
| Benchmark industry grid for work rules |
| Seminars that are local and cost effective for employees. |
| Seminars, inservices, off site visits |
| ON LINE |
| semiars |
| PERSONS FROM OTHER HOSPITALS |
| Outside vendors to volunteer |
| Regular meetings within a short distance to our hospitals in NW Indiana |
| ANYTHING THAT IS NEW |
| eveything |
| More local workshop/seminars |
| We pretty much rely on Continuing Ed. Every month we get IAHCSMM news letter's & monthly test's that's awesome!!! |
| MORE INFROMATION ON TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION |
| More access to on line resourses for non members |
| iahcsmm |
| More available inservices for staff. |
| More seminars and educational magazines, websites, books, to keep up to date with the constantly changing recomendations and regulations, another area i feel there isn't enough education in,along with governing agencies etc.. |
| On line threaded discussions with other technicians. This seems to be an excellent learning tool. |
| I'd like to see more one day seminars for CEU's in the area. |
| more no cost online recertification articles and quizzes |
| 1. What are other hospitals doing to mandate certification. 2. Would like to see current salay survey. |
| more professional conferences or a group rate on the journal. |
| IACHCSMM AND CHAPTERS AND ALSO AMIE |
| being able to attend outside inservices that don't cost alot of money |
| I would like to be informed about any inservices in the area. |
| none |
| online CEU's |
| Less costly seminars for tech's to attend |
| Everythhing they could get like books, paper, wed sights, training treacher and worker to talk too |
| More prepared education via "HealthStream" or other prepared education for sterile processing personnel. I would like the education pieces for CRCST to be more to equipment, sterilization or standards. |
| An association that will make recommendations for SPD only. Not AORN, AAMI, etc. I believe we need to utilize their recommendations but we need one organization to develop guidelines for our profession. I believe IAHCSMM needs to be the one to step to the plate and be our governing body!!!! |
| More education materials available, such as instrument set assembly. |
| more education. |
| INSERVICES FOR ALL MEDICAL STAFF,DOCTORS INCLUDED |
| More free in-services on-line |
| A Traveling evaluation spokesperson giving us a report card on how we compare to other hospitals in several crucial areas and the benefits of mandatory certification |
| External source to make most practice the same. |
| Increased educational opportunities(seminars, speakers) |
| enforcement of the state manatory certification of CS staff in surrounding hospitals and.Especially managers More states need to have manadory certifications requirements. |
| More inservices that are low in cost and near the facility. It is difficult to get time off to attend and most CEU's are not reimbursed. |
| Money to send everyone to conferences |
| More companies providing in services to our area not just the OR |
| IAHCSMM Manuals and workbooks in other languges, besides english |
| First I would like to get information and the time to start a chapter. Where we are located we have to travel far away to attend seminars. we would like to have the maney to purchase inservice programs and other available material |
| Time to use what is already out there |
| Vendor education on equipment; outside speakers on current issues; more resources online;more recognition from management; |
| To have more vendors come in and do a formal inservice |
| ceu credits for recertificaitons without cost. Online modules preapproved for credits. |
| I would like someone to answer the phone at iahcsmm! |
| Access to training through online providers, manufacturers etc. It is very limited to us as we are in the veterinary industry. |
| More offerings from Vendors |