Microbial Barrier Tests for Sterile Barrier System
About the webinar
The Sterile Barrier System (SBS) is a critical component in healthcare, designed to protect medical devices and surgical instruments from microbial contamination, ensuring they remain sterile up to the point of use. It plays a key role in infection control and is crucial for patient safety.
Microbial Barrier Tests are essential to validate that SBS packaging materials and systems effectively prevent microbial contamination during storage, handling, and transport. These tests ensure the packaging maintains its integrity and sterility over time.
In this webinar, we will explore the combination of methods used for microbial barrier testing, discuss compliance with international standards, and highlight recommendations from the World Federation for Hospital Sterilisation Sciences (WFHSS) to ensure the reliable and consistent sterility of surgical instruments in healthcare settings.
Meet the speakers
Menno Dufour, Ph.D., Product Development Manager, Ahlstrom
Menno Dufour has a Textile Engineering background with a Master Degree in Polymer Science. He received a Ph. D. in Polymer and Composites from University in Lyon, France in 2001.
In 2019 he received a University Diploma in Hospital Sterilization from Grenoble University, France. He is member of the French Society of Sterilization Science (SF2S), WFHSS, Sterile Barrier Association and expert in the French Normative Association (AFNOR).
He joined Ahlstrom in 2001 and since 2016 he is part of the Medical Business focusing on Sterile Barrier System.
Dr Christine Delebecque, President of the WFHSS
Dr. Christine Delebecque holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University Lille, France.
She has over twenty years of experience working as CSSD Manager at the Public University Hospital inLille, a facility counting 3000 beds, 100 Operating Rooms and 14000 employees.
Since 2014, Dr. Christine Delebecque is President of the WFHSS (World Federation for Hospital Sterilization Sciences) a scientific society whose purpose is the worldwide improvement of knowledge and practices related to decontamination, disinfection and sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices (RMD’s) in healthcare facilities and related topics.