On Demand: Infection Control: Reprocessing of Instruments used in Podiatry

It's always been important, but now more than ever as a podiatrist you need to ensure you are across those actions required to meet your obligations with respect to Infection Prevention and Control, which includes instrument reprocessing.

Rob Mullins explores the practical realities of reprocessing instruments in non-clinical settings, including home visits, aged care and mobile podiatry services. Drawing on current infection prevention and control standards, this on-demand activity examines how to identify, assess and mitigate risks when ideal clinical environments are not available.

Through real-world examples you will gain practical strategies for maintaining compliance, developing defensible risk assessments and implementing safe, evidence-informed reprocessing practices in a range of non-clinical settings.

By completing this on-demand activity, you will gain an understanding of:

1. Key infection prevention and control requirements for non-clinical settings, including home visits, residential aged care, remote practice, and other mobile podiatry environments.
2. How to conduct and document practical risk assessments when ideal clinical facilities are unavailable, while remaining aligned with infection control standards and regulatory expectations.
3. Strategies for safely reprocessing, transporting, and storing instruments in mobile practice, including managing clean and dirty workflows, water quality, waste disposal, and infection control policies

The Presenter

Robert Mullins, DPM

Dr. Rob Mullins has been a podiatrist for nearly 25 years, initially working as an attending surgeon in the New York Presbyterian Hospital System in New York City where his focus was limb salvage and critical care. For the past 12 years he has worked exclusively in the Australian aged care system, where he is today National Podiatry Manager at Plena Healthcare, the largest mobile allied health service in the country.

Rob manages the single largest team of podiatrists in Australia as they provide podiatry services across more than 600 residential aged care facilities in every state and territory. He travels extensively across Australia speaking at industry events to promote allied health as a major component of a sustainable nationwide aged care system. He is also the Chairperson of the APodA’s Podiatry Aged Care special interest group.

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