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IDI Study Day · 27/06/2026

Advancing Sterilisation Practices

A practical programme on sterile packaging, contamination control and sustainability, with ideas delegates could bring straight back to their workplaces. Sponsored by Owens & Minor, Halyard and Criticlean Solutions.

Saturday 27 June 2026 · Aishling Hotel Dublin, 10-13 Parkgate Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 8, D08 P38N.

View the Study Day agenda (PDF)
Delegates attend a presentation at the Owens & Minor, Halyard and Criticlean Solutions Study Day.

Programme

From packaging standards and wet-load prevention to innovative contamination control, the agenda combined expert presentations with a workshop and interactive quiz.

Owens & Minor Halyard
Criticlean Solutions

With Nanocolltech

  1. Registration, tea and coffee

  2. Opening of the Study Day

    Tracey Scott, IDI Chairperson

  3. Performance characteristics of sterile packaging materials

    Karina Engels, O&M Halyard. EN ISO 11607 and EN 868-series: pouches, wraps and containers.

  4. Sterilisation packaging: practical tips and common pitfalls

    Karina Engels, O&M Halyard. Preventing wet loads and wrapping robotic instruments.

  5. An innovative approach to contamination control

    Tibor Ördög, Nanocolltech

  6. Workshop, lunch and interactive quiz

  7. Bacteriological and ecological aspects of sterilisation packaging

    Karina Engels, O&M Halyard. Microbial considerations, sustainability and environmental impact.

  8. Criticlean Solutions presentation

    The supplied agenda lists the presentation title as to be confirmed.

  9. Closing of the Study Day

    Tracey Scott, IDI Chairperson

Study Day gallery

Presentations, practical displays and conversations from the day.

  • Study Day guests gather beside the IDI event banner.
  • Delegates attend a presentation at the Study Day.
  • A full room of delegates watches a Study Day session.
  • A speaker presents to delegates at Aishling Hotel Dublin.
  • The meeting room prepared for the Study Day.
  • Criticlean Solutions demonstration products displayed for delegates.
  • Delegates take their places around the conference tables.
  • Sponsor information and materials arranged at an exhibitor table.
  • A presenter speaks beside a sponsor display.
  • Criticlean Solutions materials on the exhibition table.
  • A speaker presents to the Study Day audience.
  • Sterilisation and decontamination products displayed for delegates.
  • Conference tables and chairs arranged before the sessions.
  • A final view of the room set for the Study Day.