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COVID-19 Impact Series: Dr. Patrick O'Malley | Emergency Physician | South Carolina
On this release of the Beyond Clean "COVID-19 Impact Series", we speak with Dr. Patrick O'Malley, an emergency physician in South Carolina about what he is seeing on the frontlines. As the global voice of Sterile Processing we want to provide an...
RFID: The Changing Landscape of Surgical Instrument Tracking
with featured guest Moses Chang
Bonus Episode - Preventing Contaminated Devices in Light of COVID-19
with featured guest Ryan Lewis, MD, MPH
STERILE SCOPES: The Final Frontier of Endoscope Reprocessing- Jenni Gibbs
There's an incredible amount of research that has been presented on and published the last 10 years about the dangers associated with improper reprocessing of flexible endoscopes. As healthcare facilities work through risk assessments to determine...
A Chemical Education- Vendor Spotlight with Certol International
When it comes to implementing reliable consistent chemicals to do the dirtiest jobs in sterile processing, few names rise to the top like Certol International. With a 40-year track record in chemical manufacturing for infection prevention products,...
The Case for Single-Use Instruments - Kathy Mazza
Since each healthcare facility is different, there is a time and place for reusable and single-use instrumentation that may differ from one hospital or clinic to another. On this week's re-released throwback episode from Season 2, we talk with Kathy...
Don Tumminelli: The Unknown World of Medical Device Validation
There are many questions and often a critical level of misunderstanding about medical device validation so on this re-released throwback episode from Season 2, we went right to the source and interviewed validation expert Don Tumminelli, Senior...
Are Screw Caddies Safe? Taking a Closer Look at Reprocessing Surgical Implants-Terry McAuley
It's the end of your shift, you've inspected and prepared what felt like thousands of tiny screws in an orthopedic tray. You grab the caddy, stand up, catch your foot on the anti-fatigue mat and the moment every tech dreads happens to you- the screw...
When Tools and Training Are Out of Reach: Sterile Processing Education Charitable Trust-Christina Fast
In 2011, Christina Fast, an internationally certified Sterile Processing Educator, volunteered on the Africa Mercy—the world’s largest floating hospital. While docked in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Christina visited the sterile processing department...
Dangers on the Orient(ation) Express: Getting On-boarding Right with Competency Based Programs-William Bryant
If you’ve ever been a new hire in the sterile processing department, this week’s Beyond Clean podcast interview may bring back some, we’ll just say interesting, memories. We’re talking about the onboarding process and setting sterile...
Every Second Matters: Frontline Insights and Perspectives from a 2nd Shift SPD Leader-Sarah B. Cruz
Two words: Shift wars. Each shift in a hospital department is riddled with interpersonal dynamics but the interplay between shifts is a topic we are finally shining a well-deserved light on. It's something that is a reality for many healthcare...
On Board for Improvement: Building Teams and Trust for a New Sterile Processing Leader - Aimee Kellogg
You wake up this morning, grab your cup of coffee and head into work. You get there to greet a new department- one that you have very little familiarity with- the Sterile Processing Department. You have a couple of days to observe the state of affairs...
Air Traffic Control: The Complex World of Temperature, Humidity and Airflow in Surgical Services - David Schurk
As healthcare professionals, we go to great lengths to make sure that our Operating Rooms are safe and that the sterility of medical devices is maintained to prevent harm to patients. What if, after all that effort, the culprit for spreading illness...
What Happened in Vegas: A Story About the Heart of Sterile Processing in the Midst of Tragedy-Dwayne Taylor
On October 1, 2017 a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers on Route 91 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 10 minutes later the deadliest mass shooting in US history had transpired within the blink of an eye. Little did this week's podcast guest know that...
Thinking Inside the Box: New FDA Claims on Multiple Tray Sterilization Technology
It stands a little over five feet tall, increases sterilization efficiencies and saves time and money. Yes, it could be your new best friend- it’s the SteriCUBE and on this week’s release of the Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight series, we talk to...
A Winning Plan: Making Process Improvement Possible - Marjorie Wall
When a problem strikes in Sterile Processing or the Operating Room that puts a patient at risk, the knee jerk reaction is to what? To fire the person responsible. In this first episode of Season 7 we talk with a mathematics major on a full...
ISO Certification for SPD Departments & AAMI/ASTM Updates: Ralph Basile
Regulators want it, healthcare facilities want it, medical device manufacturers want it...what if surgical instrument validation was actually geared toward a specific standard protocol? This re-released Season 1 episode features one of the biggest...
Third Party Instrument Repair: AMDSO & "The Right to Repair" Debate
Surgical instrument repair questions are such an important part of everything that we do as sterile processing professionals. David Anbari joins us to talk about preventative maintenance, accessibility and the mobile aspect of third party repair...
Smart Data: The Key to Effective Change Management in the Operating Room
Picture this: your hospital has access to a magic button that would reduce SPD volume by up to 100 trays per week and reduce tray sizes by over 35%. Sound too good to be true? On this release of the Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight series, we talk...
OR/SPD Collaboration and the 2018 OR Today Live Conference
Surgical Services is a production-based system that relies heavily on the work done in Sterile Processing. This re-released Season 1 episode features David Taylor, President of the Resolute Advisory Group, LLC. David’s particular area of...
Business Training for SPD Leaders and Thermometric Validation
How do you and your department put yourselves on the map in your hospital, especially if you don't come from a business administration background? This week's Beyond Clean re-release features René Vis, Product Manager at Steelco Benelux B.V. who...
Medical Device Instructions for Use: Shawn Flynn
This week's throwback episode of Beyond Clean gives listeners a look inside the process of gaining 510k approval and building a quality system that includes a risk analysis component. While there can be great pressure to cut corners in sterile...
Partnering with Infection Control: Michael Matthews
On this inaugural episode of Beyond Clean from 2017, we interviewed Michael Matthews, who was then the Manager of Central Sterile at Baptist Health in Arkansas. Mike was a rising star in the Sterile Processing industry, who had taken a...
The Human Connection: Networking and Success in Sterile Processing
As sterile processing professionals, we crave challenging and meaningful work- why else would we be doing this? We want to learn, grow and contribute to our departments and healthcare facilities and connecting with other professionals plays a critical...