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On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Mike and Hank talk about the latest announcement from Ambu A/S & Cook Medical regarding a Single-Use Duodenoscope that will be disrupting the US market. Cleaning, disinfection, and storage challenges…

On this episode of Real Talk w/ Bob Marrs, Bob brings up one of the most shocking statistics in all of healthcare — nearly 100K patients are dying in our hospitals each year. Why is this happening? And how do we keep the national conversation focused…

Shift huddles are one of the most important things you can do every day as a Sterile Processing team. But there are many departments out there who either don’t do them at all, or do them all wrong. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank gives some…

How dangerous are your insulated laparoscopic devices? How often are you performing insulation testing on them? Have you ever heard the full story on why these questions are so important? On episode 3 of Season 5, we invited , Clinical Education…

This week on Beyond The Headlines with Mike Matthews:  Mike and Hank dig into a recent CMS survey report that just hit the news and discuss findings related to Sterile Processing, Endo, and Radiology departments — how you can prepare and…

This week on Real Talk with Bob Marrs:  Bob discusses why device manufacturers should lean over and give their IFUs a KISS, and how government can get involved to help Sterile Processing protect our patients. If we can’t find the IFU or…

This week on Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch:  We are fans of Sterile Processing certification, but let’s keep it in perspective. Certification does not always equal Opportunity. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank lays out important…

Each year we see more and more technical colleges creating Sterile Processing programs across the US. What impact are they having on the job market and individual students who take that route into the industry? This week we talked to Densley Coke,…

This week on Beyond The Headlines with Mike Matthews:  Another news headline about stolen surgical instruments – this one for $25K worth of endoscopes, just weeks after a similar $450K heist from a hospital in the same state. On our kickoff…

This week on Real Talk with Bob Marrs:  Bob discusses the background to regulatory focus on IFUs in Sterile Processing, and the real challenges with following them as frontline Sterile Processing technicians. IFUs – Manufacturer Instructions…