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Articles-On-The-Go: So you Want to Write a Blog Post? The Normal Person's Guide to Great Sterile Processing Content
In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch talks about how you (yes, you!) can start creating sterile processing content of your very own. And it's easier than you may think! // "You don't have to be as prolific as William Shakespeare or...
Way Back When: Snapshot of the 1980's in UK Sterile Services
with guest Matthew Peskett
Sterile Processing & COVID-19 | Expert Series On-The-Go
with Jamie Zarembinski
Articles-On-The-Go: The Great Pity of the Sterile Processing Pizza Party: Recognition Drowned in Marinara Sauce
Ever feel like the "pizza party" is the bare minimum the hospital can do to make you feel appreciated? You're not alone. In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank looks at why the pizza party has become a cliche and how we can actually make...
Spent? The Over / Under of Surgical Instrument Budgets
with guest David Kelman, P.E.
What is Ultrasonic Cavitation? | Expert Series On-The-Go
with Thomas Overbey
Breathe Easy: Reusable Laryngoscope Systems Designed with Safety and Sustainability in Mind
A Vendor Spotlight with Heine
Articles-On-The-Go: So you Failed your Sterile Processing Certification Exam?
Failed your Sterile Processing certification exam? You're not alone. Approximately 40% of test takers fail the exam on their first try. In this episode of Articles-On-The Go, Hank Balch looks at all the reasons you have to not be...
The Secret of Staff Satisfaction: Happy High Performers & Award-Winning Departments
with guest Brian Dolan, MHSA, CMRP, CRCST, CVAHP, LLSGB
Articles-On-The-Go: On Low Standards and Lawsuits: An Argument For Infection Control in the Clinic Setting
What potential harm could there be in a visit to your local clinic? More than you might think... In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank examines the need for standards and guidelines in the clinic settings, and the dangers of avoiding them....
Making the Sterile Processing Net-Work: A Conversation with the Beyond Clean Team
This special release episode of the Beyond Clean podcast features a recent Expert Series conference session with our Beyond Clean team members, Hank Balch (President & co-founder), Lindsay Brown (VP), Michael Matthews (VP), and Adam...
Articles-On-The-Go: 3,778 Reasons the New Jersey Sterilization Outbreak Matters to You
In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch discusses why you should care about one of the most recent hospitals to make national headlines for problems in Sterile Processing. "The impact of the recent dirty surgery headline in New Jersey is...
Shoulders, Knees, & Trays: A Conversation with a Vendor Management Expert
featuring Jeff Wertz
Articles-On-The-Go: Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Why Sterile Processors Love Facebook
Why are Sterile Processing groups on Facebook so popular? What makes us as an industry so hungry for community & connection? In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch answers those questions and add some perspective of his own:...
Chemical Warfare: A Conversation with an Enzymatic Expert
featuring Peggy Spitzer
Articles-On-The-Go: The Dangerously Dirty Secret of Sterile Processing Contract/Traveling
On this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank examines the events that led to the Sterile Processing Department market becoming flooded with Sterile Processing Contract Travelers. "Now I'm going to say something most Sterile Processing leaders already...
Do the Twist: A Conversation with a Manual Cleaning Expert
with Jamie Zarembinski
Articles-On-The-Go: When It's My Surgery: Fear, Trust, and Our Sterile Processing Moment
On this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch examines what it's like to be on the "other" side of the instrument, and to experience surgery as a patient..."Ultimately, I was confronted with only one choice -- trust the process. I had to hope...
Water, Water, Everywhere: A Conversation with a Water Quality Expert
with Jonathan Wilder Ph.D.
Not a Pipe Dream: A Conversation with a Steam Sterilization Expert
with Joel Schafer
Articles-On-The-Go: Sterilization Scare: 5 Lessons We Must Learn from Porter Adventist Hospital
On this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank looks at lessons that should be learned from the incidents at Porter Adventist Hospital. Could your facility be the next Porter? "The final lesson here is a warning, as much as a takeaway from the...
Articles On-The-Go: When Technology Makes People Talk - What Uber Can Teach the Sterile Processing Industry
What can Uber teach the Sterile Processing Industry? You might be surprised... On this Article-On-The-Go, Hank looks at the connections that we make in SPD and how technology can use our natural inclination toward social interaction to fuel...