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Jenny Manderino: Joint Commission Accreditation & Survey Preparation

This week we speak with Jenny Manderino, Director of Accreditation LifeCare Oklahoma/Arkansas with Vizient.  Jenny has been a nurse for 25 years and the first half of her career was spent at the bedside and afterwards assuming various leadership…

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Robert Edelstein: Custom Surgical Instruments, Cost Savings & Purchasing

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Robert Edelstein, President Millennium Surgical Corp. A division of Avalign Technologies.  Robert has been in the surgical instrument business for over 25 years.  His company Millennium Surgical Corp….

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Candidate Spotlight: Brian Reynolds and Tony Thurmond

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Brian Reynolds and Tony Thurmond, the two IAHCSMM President-Elect candidates for 2018.  Brian is the Assistant Chief SPS at the Birmingham VA Medical Center and Tony is the CS Manager at The Christ Hospital…

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Sara Freiberg: Flexible Scope Cleaning, Adverse Events & Putting ST_91 Into Practice

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Sara Freiberg, Clinical Education Account Manager with Northfield Medical.  Sara has 16 years of experience in the Operating Room and significant experience as a Clinical Specialist, Product Manager and…

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Nestor Hernandez: Discovering Your Why, Finding Your Voice, and Public Speaking

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Nestor Hernandez, SPD Manager at Lehigh Valley Health Network.  Nestor speaks at Regional IAHCSMM Seminars, has developed a precertification course and prompts others to be successful and sensible,…

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Ralph Basile: ISO Certification for SPD Departments & AAMI/ASTM Updates

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Ralph J. Basile, Vice President of Marketing and Regulatory Affairs for Healthmark Industries Co., Inc. He is a member of AAMI Sterilization Standards Committee including Cochair for Work Group 12. He is a U.S….

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David Anbari: Third Party Instrument Repair, AMDSO & The “Right To Repair” Debate

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with David Anbari, Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Instrument Service and Repair, a national provider of repair and maintenance services for reusable surgical equipment.  David brings a diverse background…

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David Taylor: OR/SPD Collaboration & The OR Today Live Conference

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with David Taylor, President of the Resolute Advisory Group, LLC.  David has been providing services to clients with various nursing, perioperative, ancillary service line, and business development needs across…

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Rene Vis: Business Training for SPD Leaders & Thermometric Validation

This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Rene Vis, Product Manager at Steelco Benelux B.V.  Rene has over 30 years involved in decontamination of medical devices.  He is a member of the National Standardization Institute The Netherlands NEN…

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Jay Hardingham: Sterilization Container Rentals & Other Practical Implications

This week we speak with Jay Hardingham, the founder of SPD Rentals. Throughout Jay’s career, he has been both an Entrepreneur and held senior-level Sales and Marketing leadership roles within the healthcare industry.  He has also held the…

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