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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The Numbers and Why They Matter: Exposing the Invisible Surgical Crisis

Do we have a global surgical instrument quality crisis before us? Have you seen the data, and just as importantly, what would you do about it if you have? Leveraging data in healthcare is one of the most efficient ways to perpetuate improvement and…

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Confident Compliance: Infection Prevention in Ultrasound Probe Reprocessing

In healthcare, one of the best ways to be compliant is to be confidently compliant. Compliance with The Joint Commission’s standards on infection control can be difficult to navigate and in this release of the Beyond…

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Check Your Blind Spot: Ultrasound Probe Reprocessing in Modern Healthcare

Ultrasound probes are used in almost every department in healthcare today and reprocessing breeches have led to safety alerts issued by The Joint Commission in recent years. We sat down with Emily Smith, Clinical Marketing Specialist with CIVCO…

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Running Out of Runway: Building a Case for a Paradigm Shift in Endoscope Reprocessing

What if the one thing standing between an endoscope and a safe outcome is the acknowledgement that antibiotics have been involved in one of the deadliest cover-ups on earth? It’s no secret that flexible endoscopes pose a safety risk. In fact,…

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The Safe Surgery Initiative: Providing Safe Instruments for Life-Saving Surgeries Around the World- Keith Miles

On the coast of Africa, standing on the deck of a Mercy Ship hospital, one individual looked out on the horizon as thousands of people lined up to receive medical care. It was a transformative moment; A moment that would be the genesis for the…

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