MUSCAT: A two-week training workshop in medical and surgical sterilization, organized by the Ministry of Health (MOH), represented by the Department of Prevention and Infection Control at the Directorate General of Disease Control and Surveillance, in cooperation with Oman Liquefied Natural Gas Company Development Corporation and the German Academy of Sterilization Sciences (Aesculap), has commenced yesterday at the Holiday Inn Muscat.

The opening was held under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Fatima Mohammad Al Ajmi, MOH’s Undersecretary for Administrative, Financial and Planning Affairs, and the presence of a number of Ministry officials.

25 technicians working in sterilization from various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman are participating in the training.

As per MOH eHealth Portal, the workshop will offer theoretical and practical training in the skills and stages necessary to recover surgical instruments for medical and surgical use in a manner that ensures the application of infection prevention and control principles and standards.

The course is part of a continuous training plan to obtain the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification. It aims to prepare qualified professional cadres to manage all disinfection and sterilization services at all levels of health care, capable of handling central sterilization departments in hospitals.

The program has been developed to be comprehensive and at an advanced level, that ensures coverage of the updated theoretical knowledge and necessary skills in the field of medical and surgical sterilization in accordance with global standards and international health regulations.

Hands-on workshops and visits to health institutions will be also conducted to learn best safe practices to reduce the risks of health institutions acquired infection and to prepare specialists to take responsibility for training other health care cadres.

Aesculap Academy is one of the globally recognized institutions for continuing medical education that offers plenty programs in the field of sterilization in many regions and countries of the world, including the Middle East countries. It provides a high-quality transfer of knowledge based on globally recognized quality standards by using innovative methods and techniques.