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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…
Read MoreDr. 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…
Read More60-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…
Read MoreLisa 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…
Read MoreFighting 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…
Read MoreSterile 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…
Read MoreThe Number of Tools You Need to Effectively Clean
When instruments make their way from the operating room to the decontamination department, their manual cleaning journey is about to begin. If your facility does not stock 12-15 different size lumen/channel brushes and toothbrush style brushes, are you able to clean everything effectively? For the sterile processing department to be successful, it is important that…
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