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TRAINING AND COMMISSIONING OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VILADECANS
On 7, 14 and 15 May, having obtained the training accreditation from the hospital, the training and commissioning of the new medical device reprocessing unit of the hospital of Viladecans, in Barcelona, Spain, took place. The company MATACHANA, was awarded this...
MIEC IN PANAMA: SEMINAR ON HOSPITAL STERILIZATION
On 13 May 2024, Panama City was the setting for the seminar: ‘Monitoring in Medical Device Reprocessing Centres: what I need to know’. This event was organised by MATACHANA, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSES OF PANAMA (ANEP) and the company HOSPIMED, and was attended...
KNOWLEDGE UPDATE AT THE HOSPITAL OF URDULIZ – ALFREDO ESPINOSA, VIZCAYA – SPAIN
On 9 May, together with the training department of the Urduliz Hospital, in Vizcaya, we held 2 refresher training sessions with the staff of the hospital's sterilization and operating theatre service. This health centre has a long-standing training tradition with our...
EDUCATIONAL SESSION AT THE BARCELONA SCIAS HOSPITAL
On May 6th, 2 training sessions were organised with the staff of the Reprocessing Unit of the Hospital de Barcelona, in Spain. This Centre, one of the most established private hospitals in the city, maintains a close training relationship with MATACHANA, organising...
EDUCATIONAL VISIT WITH THE STAFF OF THE CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY, L’HOSPITALET – SPAIN
On May 2nd, we received at our headquarters in Castelledefels, the complete staff of the reprocessing centre of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). It is a public and monographic centre on cancer, which deals with the disease in a comprehensive way, since it...
TRAINING DAY AT THE HOSPITAL STA. CATERINA DE SALT HOSPITAL, GIRONA – SPAIN
On 25th April, a training session was held to coincide with the start-up of the new Medical Device Reprocessing Unit at the Hospital Sta. Caterina in the municipality of Salt, Girona. Some 20 professionals from the sterilization and surgical block service benefited...
TRAINING AT THE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NTRA.SRA. DE LA CANDELARIA, TENERIFE – SPAIN
On 4 and 5 April 2024, more than 50 professionals from the sterilization service of the Hospital Universitario Ntra. Sra. de la Candelaria in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, attended a theoretical and practical training course on the reprocessing of medical devices....
Ongoing commitment: Excellence in Reprocessing Medical Devices in Uruguay
The notable participation in the 7th Conference of Hospital Sterilisation and Disinfection held recently in Uruguay was a reflection of the commitment to academic excellence and continuous improvement in the area of medical device reprocessing. The event, held...
MIEC lands in Angola: training at the Hospital Reverendo Guilherme Pereira Inglés
At the end of February, the Head of MIEC (Matachana International Education Center), Elena Lorenzo, gave several training sessions at the Bengo General Hospital in Angola. More than 15 members of the Reprocessing Unit, as well as Engineers from the hospital...