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Articles On-The-Go: The Need for Sterile Processing Speed - 4 Clutch Concepts for Increasing Your Prep/Pack Assembly Time
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for insights on how to safely increase the speed of your Sterile Processing team: "If you are able to connect pictures with individual instruments in your tracking system, this can be a huge boost to...
Daniel Coole: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Stainless Steel
Few materials in the world have come to define a Sterile Processing professional more than stainless steel. We are literally surrounded by it – our sinks are composed of it, our washers are encased by it, our assembly tables are covered with it, and...
Safety at the Source: Eliminating Airborne Pathogens from OR HVAC
A Vendor Spotlight with Alfa Laval
Fighting Dirty: The Beyond Clean Story - Be Brave & Do Big Things
How did two guys who had never met, living on opposite sides of the country create a podcast what would take the Sterile Processing industry by storm in the summer of 2017? It had a lot to do with timing, a little to do with Linkedin, a good dose of...
Articles On-The-Go: Don't Give Up the Ship - 5 Tips to Keep SPD Quality High without Throwing Productivity Overboard
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for ideas about keeping quality as the central focus of your Sterile Processing team: "As with many other things, your vision for quality should start at the front door. Don't hire any technician before...
Phil Sayles: Digitalization of Surgical Implant Management
Can you account for every implant screw and plating system within the four walls of your hospital? Can your Sterile Processing team efficiently and correctly validate, restock, and reorder consignment inventory? Or are you like the majority of...
The Automated Road to Safety: A Conversation about TEE Probe Reprocessing
A Vendor Spotlight with CS Medical
Real Talk: Sterilization Success - Sterile Storage
On this week's episode, Bob continues his series on the sterilization process and talks specifically about the critical components of sterile storage. What are the things to consider to ensure sterility after the sterilization cycle is complete and...
Articles On-The-Go: You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - How Incomplete Surgical Trays Kill Your Culture
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for tips on tackling your missing instrument challenges: "Few things are more frustrating for front line techs than to be processing along at full speed, noticing an instrument is missing, and then...
Dr. Christine Greene: Debunking the ATP Test and Collaborating for Clean
Are your ATP tests measuring what you think they are measuring? What is the real relationship between residual protein, dangerous bugs, and our mission to #FightDirty in our departments? For this re-release episode of Season 3 of the Beyond Clean...
Air Matters: A Focus on Humidity and Temperature Solutions in Healthcare
Vendor Spotlight with Altaire Systems
60-Second Growth Spurt: Reading the Room
Someday you may be asked to speak in front of your coworkers or members of another hospital department or even your peers at a conference. This is the first in a series of episodes about communication and public speaking. Join Lindsay for today's on...
Articles On-The-Go: One Book to Rule Them All - 5 Creative Ways to Read the AAMI Standards & Not Get Bored
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for creative encouragement to read your copy of AAMI ST79: "You've heard it said that it takes a village to raise a child. I would argue that it takes a village to read the standards. Not only was ST79...
Lisa Wakeman: Getting Right to The Point of Use
There is one theme that shows up in nearly EVERY surgical instrument quality breakdown headline to come out in recent years. That reoccurring theme is a lack of point-of-use cleaning in the OR and the many implications this oversight has on a Sterile...
How to Respond to Increased Surgical Volumes Post-COVID-19
A Vendor Spotlight with Innovative Sterilization Technologies
Fighting Dirty: How to Leverage Sterile Processing Newsletters
How do you get your Sterile Processing department's successes, updates, and requests in front of your hospital CEO, CNO, CFO, surgeons, Operating Room leadership, nurses, surgical technicians, and SPD staff? On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank...
Articles On-The-Go: Go Out Among the Hedges: The Place for Sterile Processing Leadership in Recruiting All-Stars
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for encouragement and recommendations on your hunt for Sterile Processing all-stars at your hospital: "Not only is the physical location of the Sterile Processing department in the basement of the...
Sterile Processing and Perioperative Efficiency with Paul Wafer
Often times the most obvious ways to improve are the hardest to see. That's why teams of all sizes, in all industries, can benefit from an outside perspective. On this week's episode, Hank and Justin speak with longtime perioperative consultant, Paul...
Real Talk: Sterilization Success: Unloading the Sterilizer
On this week's episode, Bob continues his series on the sterilization process and talks specifically about unloading the sterilizer. What are the critical things to consider to ensure sterility from the moment you crack that sterilizer door? Tune in...
Articles On-The-Go: Sterile Processing Service Excellence: 5 Tips to Become the Chick-fil-A of Your Surgical Team
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for tips on becoming the Chick-fil-A of your surgical team by focusing on service excellence in SPD: "You know your customers better than anyone else, so be intentional about hiring SPD techs according to...
Fighting Dirty Together with Melissa Morgan
As Sterile Processing professionals, something that we will always need is an advocate. We need people throughout our healthcare facilities to back us, to support us, and to help make the case for improvements throughout surgical services--especially...
N95 Reprocessing in Sterile Processing: Critical Insights on Masks
with featured guest Janet Prust, Global Standards Director for 3M Medical Solutions Division
60-Second Growth Spurt: Curating Connections
In this episode, Lindsay talks about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who will encourage you, support you and help you grow as a professional. Join her for today's on curating meaningful connections. Have a question or comment for...
Articles On-The-Go: Cultivating your Team: How to "Grow Your Own" Sterile Processing Leaders
On this episode of Articles On-The-Go, tune in for insight into preparing your department's Sterile Processing technicians for growth opportunities right where they are: "As you interview for entry level SPD tech positions, always be thinking about...