The World Assembly,
Noting that certain medical utensils require proper sterilisation in order to prevent the spread of infectious disease,
Believing that it is the imperative of the World Assembly to ensure the minimization of this spread,
Hereby,
- Defines "susceptible medical instrument" (hereafter referred to as SMI) as any apparatus which is primarily intended to be used in a healthcare setting, will have direct contact with a patient, and has a potential to, if reused, carry and transmit harmful germs from a patient to another individual;
- Tasks the Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Center (hereafter referred to as EPARC) to establish the following protocols, where possible, for each form of SMI brought to their attention:
- create a form of proper disposal for the SMI after initial use;
- determine the amount of reuse an SMI may undergo before needing sterilization or disposal, and create a safe and effective way to carry out that sterilization or disposal;
- Requires one or both of the above protocols to be enforced whenever an SMI is being used in a healthcare setting;
- Urges medical institutions to implement similar protocols on SMIs which have not yet had protocols established by EPARC;
- Demands all SMIs which do not presently have proper protocols established by EPARC to be reported directly to the committee in order for protocols to be established in a timely manner;
- And mandates that all individuals working in healthcare who will work with an SMI of any kind to be adequately trained in carrying out and following the protocols established by EPARC, and to be retrained in the case that EPARC changes the aforementioned protocols.
