Moment of truth here: Do you have any rusty instruments in your surgical trays? No, let’s be honest. And if you have seen rusty instruments, what is stopping you from taking them out? On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank brings the skeleton out of…
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On this week’s episode, Bob talks about that inevitable day when surgical volumes increase due to elective surgeries coming back on the books. Bob shares practical ways that you can get your Sterile Processing department prepared to run smoothly and…
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When it comes to helping rid hospitals of various air of pollutants, more specifically airborne viruses, what can be done? By implementing HVAC system measures such as ventilation, filtration and the addition of advanced air-cleaning technologies, engineering professionals strive to drive a wedge between building occupants and the (really-really) small airborne droplet nuclei aerosols which…
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We can control what we say and how we say it but, as it turns out, our audience will pay more attention to the “how” than the “what”. This is the second episode in a series on communication and public speaking. Join Lindsay Brown for this focused on…
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The technicians who service and repair autoclaves perform many essential tasks that keep our autoclaves functioning and are vital resources for sterile processing technicians. Not only do they repair the autoclaves when they are broken, but they also help prevent downtime by performing preventative maintenance inspections on the thousands of components that make up autoclaves…
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Although instrument cleaning brushes, and other cleaning tools may not “spark joy” in the minds of all sterile processing professionals, organization guru Marie Kondo would probably agree that access and organization can have a significant impact on productivity and efficiency in the sterile processing department. Technicians in decontamination should not be limited by inaccessible cleaning…
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Is that presentation CE approved? How many continuing education credits is it worth? Why on earth are these the first questions for so many of us in the Sterile Processing industry when confronted with education options? If all the potential industry…
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How do you verify that you have the correct chemical in your soak sink, sonic or cart washer? This simple question creates challenges for many SPD departments. Many technicians rely on color of the solution to verify that the correct chemical is in use in sinks and sonic instrument cleaners. They may even rely on…
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