CCSA

01/08/2023

02/23/2022

Tickets are now on sale, but are limited! Spread the word and come out for a night of mystery and mayhem brought to you by the Brookdale Lounge! DOORS WILL OPEN HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME!

TIME PERIOD COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED AND THERE WILL BE A COSTUME CONTEST WITH A $100 GIFT CARD PRIZE FOR THE WINNER!!!

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10/14/2020

Right now, there is currently not a vaccine available to prevent COVID-19 or shorten its duration if you become sick. However, with influenza season right around the corner there are vaccines available that can help prevent transmission and shorten the severity of illness.

Signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza may include fever or feeling feverish, chills, cough, tiredness, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body or muscle aches, or headache. Gastrointestinal symptoms can also manifest with COVID-19, as well as loss of taste or smell.

Continued use of face coverings in public and while at work plus social distancing, surface cleaning and disinfection, good hygiene including frequent handwashing, and isolating when experiencing symptoms of a respiratory illness can help to break the chain of transmission for both of these illnesses!

Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020). Similarities and differences between flu and COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/flu-vs-covid19.htm

Happy CS Week!!!

10/06/2020

October 11-17 is Sterile Processing Week.
As a Sterile Processing professional how do you like to be recognized during this time?
As a sterile processing leader, how are you recognizing your staff?

09/17/2020

All students that come to our department for externship are special to me.
These ladies here are extra special, as I had the honor of being their instructor along with my co-professor Casey at Skyline college.
Now I have the honor of training them in my department as their primary preceptor and continue where we left in class.
It’s such an amazing feeling to be able to have a major role in their development and ultimately their career.
Say hi to the future stars of sterile processing!!

08/28/2020

Register today and grab a cup of coffee tomorrow while watching
The California Central Service Association webinar, sponsored by oneSOURCE. Saturday August 29, 2020
This 1 CEU presentation will be held from 10am-11am

The CCSA will be welcoming
Casey Czarnowski , BA, CRCST, CSPDT, CIS, CER
Sterile Processing Educator, Stanford Health Care
Presenting the topic “High-Risk, Low-Frequency, Not Scary!”
Join in this collaborative discussion on training those tasks which our workers do infrequently, but which have a high impact.

Limited attendance, so register now at
www.ccsa1.com

08/25/2020

The California Central Service Association will be hosting a free (for members) webinar, sponsored by oneSOURCE. This Saturday, August 29, 2020
This 1 CEU presentation will be held from 10am-11am

The CCSA will be welcoming
Casey Czarnowski , BA, CRCST, CSPDT, CIS, CER
Sterile Processing Educator, Stanford Health Care
Presenting the topic “High-Risk, Low-Frequency, Not Scary!”
Join in this collaborative discussion on training those tasks which our workers do infrequently, but which have a high impact.

Limited attendance, so register now at
www.ccsa1.com

08/18/2020

The California Central Service Association will be hosting a free (for members) webinar, sponsored by oneSOURCE. Saturday August 29, 2020
This 1 CEU presentation will be held from 10am-11am

The CCSA will be welcoming
Casey Czarnowski , BA, CRCST, CSPDT, CIS, CER
Sterile Processing Educator, Stanford Health Care
Presenting the topic “High-Risk, Low-Frequency, Not Scary!”
Join in this collaborative discussion on training those tasks which our workers do infrequently, but which have a high impact.

Register now at
www.ccsa1.com

08/13/2020

Lisa Everett wants to acknowledge Angela Fisher, a traveling tech working at UCSF, as a “Sterile Processing Superstar” Angela has been giving masks to coworkers during the PPE shortage. A special thanks goes out to Angela’s Mom in New Jersey. When She heard about the mask shortage she started sewing. Angela has given out dozens of these beautiful handcrafted masks as part of the SPD family. We are family🤓😷

Do you work with someone you feel should be acknowledged as a “Sterile Processing Superstar”?
Send us a message and a photo and we’ll post their story.

08/10/2020

Save the date!!
CCSA will be hosting another virtual seminar. September 19, 2020 at 10am.
There will be two speakers (To be announced)
This online seminar will be worth 2CEUs