Competency Testing in Aseptic Manipulation: An Introduction

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to:

1. Explain how contamination can occur in compounded sterile preparations using the Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram model.
2. Identify the six major categories of contamination causes and provide examples for each.
3. Connect contamination causes to the design and purpose of USP <797> aseptic competency testing.
4. List and describe the four key components of aseptic manipulation competency testing.
5. Demonstrate awareness of how root causes of contamination influence aseptic technique and sterile compounding practices.