{"id":9508,"date":"2020-05-06T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rldatix.com\/en-nam\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9508"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:01:25","slug":"surgical-instruments-care-preventative-maintenance-repair","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.rldatix.com\/en-nam\/company\/news\/surgical-instruments-care-preventative-maintenance-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSurgical Instruments: Care, Preventative Maintenance &amp; Repair\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This article was created by oneSOURCE (now part of RLDatix) and moved from the previous oneSOURCE website. OneSOURCE is now known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rldatix.com\/en-nam\/module\/manufacturer-guidelines\/\">Manufacturer Guidelines<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 6th, 2020 12:00pm \u2013 1:00pm (MDT)&nbsp;Recording Available<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenter:&nbsp;<strong>Peter Daigle, CSPDT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supervisor, Central Sterilization, University of Connecticut (Bristol)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surgical Instruments represent a major dollar investment for any facility. This webinar will focus on the care, preventative maintenance, and repair of surgical instruments and how following the proper steps can save your facility money compared to ordering a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To earn .5 CE credit, you may watch a recording of the webinar below and follow the directions in the video to obtain your certificate. 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