Adoption of Closed-System Drug Transfer Devices: Effectiveness in Reducing Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs and the Change Management Process.

Chun-Yip Hon, Jackie Ellis, Tina I En Chiang, Matty Jeronimo, Rita Ciconte, A Dana Ménard

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Article in The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chun-Yip Hon, PhD, CRSP, CIH, is with the School of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario.

Jackie Ellis, MSc, CIH, ROH, CRSP, is with the Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, British Columbia.

Tina I En Chiang, MSc, MD, is with the Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, British Columbia.

Matty Jeronimo, BSc, is with the School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Rita Ciconte, MSc, CRSP, is with the Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, British Columbia.

A Dana Ménard, PhD, is with the Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.

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Background: Closed-system drug transfer devices (CSTDs) are known to be effective in reducing hazardous drug contamination and, in turn, the risk of exposure for health care workers. In response, the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia had plans to introduce CSTDs into practice. Objectives: To confirm the effectiveness of CSTDs in reducing hazardous drug contamination and to understand health care workers' perspectives regarding the change management process for CSTD implementation. Methods: Surface wipe samples were collected at 4 health care facilities within the health authority over 3 time points: T Results: A total of 156 wipe samples were collected, consisting of 13 samples at each of the 4 sites at each of the 3 time points. There was a statistically significant reduction ( Conclusions: CSTDs were confirmed to be effective in reducing surface contamination levels, and the change management process employed by the health authority appeared to be well received.

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change managementclosed-system drug transfer deviceshazardous drugshealth careoccupational exposure

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PMID40584924

DOI10.4212/cjhp.3676

PMCPMC12204714

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